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heir team is different than from when they played us, an
heir team is different than from when they played us, an
in Vergabe von Jungen und Charakteren 26.09.2019 07:43von sakura698 • Auszubildender zur Scharfkralle | 375 Beiträge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Nike Vapormax Herr . - The challenge of matching up with Oklahoma Citys high-powered offence led by Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook brought out the best of the struggling Sacramento Kings.Rudy Gay scored 28 points and Darren Collison added 24 to help the Kings snap a 12-game losing streak to Oklahoma City with a 104-83 victory over the Thunder on Wednesday night.The Kings allowed season lows in points and shooting percentage (32.6 per cent) in their fourth win in 11 games under new coach Tyrone Corbin.I thought tonight was the first night in a long time where we really committed on the defensive end, Collison said. I dont know if it was the stage of the game playing a team like OKC, but I thought our urgency was really high tonight.DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Kings rolled to their first win against Oklahoma City since Feb. 12, 2012.Durant scored 24 points for the Thunder, who shot just 32.6 per cent and lost both games of a brief Northern California road trip.This marked the first time all season that Oklahoma City lost back-to-back games with Durant and Westbrook in the lineup. The Thunder had won nine of 11 with their two stars healthy before the losses to Golden State and Sacramento.We just have to move on, Durant said. We dont come in here to pop champagne bottles when we win. So we cant panic because we lost.Westbrook was completely outplayed by his former UCLA teammate Collison. Westbrook shot just 3 for 19 and had seven turnovers, while Collison made a career high five 3-pointers.The Kings broke out to a big lead and coasted to the victory in the opener of a six-game homestand. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Collison early in the third quarter put Sacramento up by 17 and Ben McLemores putback in the closing seconds made it 78-57 heading to the fourth.This feels like a good win, Cousins said. Weve had other wins but with those wins, you could feel like it wasnt a good win or a good way to win.Two nights after shooting 31 per cent in a loss at Golden State, the Thunder were still searching for their shooting stroke. Oklahoma City missed 14 straight shots in the first quarter to fall behind 25-7 on a jumper by Cousins.Westbrook missed six of seven shots, scoring on an emphatic dunk, and Durant missed four of five as the Thunder started the game 2 for 21.We found the good shots but couldnt hit them tonight, Durant said. When you get down 25-7 thats when you start to rush and turn the ball over. So we have to go back to the drawing board and get our next one.A 3-pointer by Perry Jones with just under a minute left ended the drought. Serge Ibaka added a fast-break bucket and a 3-pointer to fuel a 9-0 run, but the Thunder still trailed 28-16 after one when Collison hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.The Kings maintained a comfortable lead throughout the second quarter. Durants late 3-pointer made it 53-43 at the half.TIP-INSThunder: Oklahoma City scored seven points in the first 11 minutes of the game and then nine in the final minute of the first quarter. ... Dion Waiters, acquired on Monday from Cleveland, made his Oklahoma City debut. He finished with four points on 1-for-9 shooting.Kings: Cousins got his fourth technical of the season late in the first quarter arguing a no-call. He had 16 last season. ... Cousins took 13 foul shots in the first half as Oklahoma City big men Ibaka, Steven Adams, Kendrick Perkins and Nick Collison all had three fouls.WRETCHED ROAD TRIPThe Thunder had their worst two shooting nights of the season on this road trip, shooting just 32 per cent for the two games. Westbrook struggled particularly, making just 8 of 40 shots.UP NEXTThunder: Host Utah on Friday.Kings: Host Denver on Friday. Nike Vapormax Herr Rea . -- Mississippi State was crushed twice by Florida last season, once by 35 points and the other by 25. Nike Zoom Fly Dam . The lightning strike was in the parking lot of Crew Stadium on Saturday night, but its not known if the off-duty lieutenant was struck directly, Columbus Fire Department Battalion Chief Tracy Smith said. The firefighter, identified as Lt. http://www.airvapormaxsverige.com/air-max-tn-rea.html .com) - Theres nothing better for a team than to send out the staff ace in the most important game of the season.With the Tom Brady- Peyton Manning rivalry so well documented, theres no doubt Sundays AFC Championship game comes with added significance to the two first-ballot Hall of Famers. It will be their 15th head-to-head meeting and fourth in the post-season (Sunday at 2pm et/11am pt on CTV) and for his part, Brady isnt downplaying just how big the game is for him. "Im excited - Its everything you could ask for as an athlete," the New England Patriots quarterback told WEEI Radio in Boston on Monday. "We have a great opportunity ahead of us. It would be as satisfying a victory as weve ever had to go to Denver and win this game." With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, theres no shortage of motivation for Sundays game, but its another chance for the two to stake claim to the title best QB of their generation. Brady owns the series edge over Manning 10-4 and is 2-1 head-to-head in the postseason. Sundays game will tie the two for most postseason meetings with other iconic rivals Brett Favre and Steve Young, and Terry Bradshaw and Ken Stabler. Brady knows as well as anyone about the challenge Manning and the Broncos offence presents. "Hes got great command of the offence," he said. "He can pretty much do whatever he wants. He obviously has a lot of confidence in what hes doing and he has confidence in the guys around him. "Once he sees the coverage, he tries to get the plays that can beat the coverage. It really forces the defense to playy very solid, to cover everything. Vapormax Flyknit Rea. Because if you dont then he does a great job finding the holes." While the Broncos finished the regular season atop the AFC standings and will enjoy home field advantage on Sunday, the Patriots came out ahead in their only meeting this season, a 34-31 overtime win in late November. Still, Brady says that means little come game time. "Theres nothing thats happened in the past thats going to help us try to win this game on Sunday," he said. "Well be able to take some things from the game we played and study them and prepare for them. But well have different things to do, theyll have different things to do. Their team is different than from when they played us, and were pretty different from when we played them." Denver opens the week as 4 1/2 point favourites, but Brady puts little stock in what the experts think ahead of the game. "Truthfully, I dont turn the TV on, I dont read anything," he said. I just try to focus on what I need to do. "Im sure no ones going to pick us to win this week. Weve had our backs against the wall for a while. Really the whole season weve lost players and teams have really counted us out. "Weve got a bunch of underdogs on our team, and well be an underdog again. Well see how that shapes up here at the end of the week. But I know that were as tough and physical as weve ever been, and thats the way were going to need to go out and play this game." ' ' '
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