against a ranked opponent.- | Forum
Mitglied corse178
Okt 5 '17
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Brendan Gallagher Canadiens Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings waited a long time to kick off a new era of basketball, especially considering the franchises recent fortunes.Symbolically, they will step into the future Thursday when they open their shiny new arena.The San Antonio Spurs may find that to be the perfect backdrop as the continue into their new era of basketball, one that kicked off in a way reminiscent of the old one.Sacramentos new pad, the $557 million, 17,500-seat Golden 1 Center in the citys downtown area, will become the franchises ninth home. It will be the Kings third arena since moving to Sacramento in 1985.The Kings simply hope they can win there. Sacramento finished 18-23 in its final season at Sleep Train Arena and hasnt been above .500 at home in a season since the 2007-08 campaign.A win against San Antonio would add to the good feelings the Kings stirred up in a 113-94, opening-night win at Phoenix on Tuesday. Center DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points, and forward Rudy Gay scored 22 with four blocked shots as a Kings team that allowed an NBA-worst 109.1 points per game a season ago held the Suns to only 38 in the first half.A victory for Sacramento on Thursday also would be the punctuation to a night of celebration that is supposed to mark a new path after 10 seasons of turmoil without a playoff appearance.The first thing weve got to do is learn how to compete, and the second thing then is to learn how to win, Sacramento coach Dave Joerger told the Sacramento Bee. Were not a young group, so if we can get through stage one quickly, then we can get to stage two.The Spurs should feel right at home against a rowdy crowd. San Antonio laid a 129-100 beating upon the two-time Western Conference champion Warriors on Tuesday in Oakland, Calif., spoiling forward Kevin Durants debut with Golden State and taking the air out of an arena overflowing with enthusiasm.San Antonio also showed that life without Tim Duncan might be just as full of winning as it was with him. The Spurs are playing without Duncan as a regular part of their lineup for the first time since the end of the 1996-97 season. The Hall of Fame-bound center retired in June after a 19-season career during which San Antonio won five championships and never won fewer than 50 games in a full regular season.With Duncan, the Spurs won 13 times in their past 14 visits to Sacramento.Without Duncan, San Antonio hardly missed a beat in its opener. The Spurs didnt need him on the glass, outrebounding Golden State 55-35. They also seemed to have no issues finding replacements, running up a 54-16 advantage with their reserves. Guard Jonathon Simmons turned in a 20-point effort.Guard Kawhi Leonard supplied the scoring with a 35-point night that included 15-for-15 shooting from the free-throw line. Only Duncan (twice), guard George Gervin and center David Robinson ever scored that many on a perfect night at the line for the Spurs, according to the San Antonio Express-News.If there was an outcome I wasnt expecting, it was this one, San Antonios Manu Ginobili said after the game. A 29-point lead against a team like them? I truly didnt expect it.Optimism from a new arena aside, the Kings arent sure what to expect during the seasons early days. They jumped to a 19-point halftime lead against the Suns and looked dynamic at times. However, the contest was the first of 11 in the seasons first 17 days, eight of which they will play with only one true point guard (Ty Lawson) wile fellow point guard Darren Collison serves an eight-game suspension after pleading guilty to domestic abuse.Lawson played 36 minutes against Phoenix and finished with nine points, seven assists and six rebounds. Alexei Kovalev Canadiens Jersey . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Alexander Radulov Canadiens Jersey Authentic .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. http:///...nadiens-jersey-c-39/ . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. MADISON, Wis. -- Nigel Hayes was 5 of 5 from the field on Sunday. Notably, none of those shots came from outside.Hayes, who has struggled with his 3-point shot this season, was dominant inside as he scored a season-high 17 points to lead No. 16 Wisconsin to a 95-50 win over Prairie View A&M.Asked about his concentration on working inside, Hayes insisted he just wanted to work on layups.A lot of criticism comes from people who dont know basketball well, he said when asked about his shot selection this season. If you look at my shots, theyre very good shots.Hayes has hit just 29 percent of his 3-point attempts this season, and the Badgers (5-2) havent been much better, knocking down 31 percent of their shots from behind the arc coming into Sunday.But with Prairie View A&M (2-5) starting only one player listed as taller than 6-foot-4, the Badgers didnt need much of an outside game.They outscored the Panthers 42-18 in the paint and outrebounded them 44-26.While Wisconsin couldnt find its shooting touch from outside, it more than made up for that with an efficient offensive performance elsewhere. The Badgers hit 24 of their 32 two-point attempts and were 20 of 27 from the free-throw line.Hayes, who was 7 of 8 from the free-throw line, was one of six Wisconsin players to score in double figures. Ethan Happ had 12 points and 13 rebounds, Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter each scored 11 points, and DMitrik Trice and Khalil Iverson had 10 apiece.This is an example of how efficient he can be and how efficient we can be when we dont settle for jump shots at times, dont settle for early threes and really attack the paint, Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said of Hayes.Prairie View A&M coach Byron Smith said the Panthers were hampered without starters Shayrone Jett, who he said has an academic issue, and Admassu Willliams, who has a knee injury. Stanley Cup Canadiens Jersey. Both are listed at 6-8 and would have given the Panthers more of an inside presence.Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View A&M with 15 points.They were just too good, Smith said of Wisconsins ability to neutralize the Panthers 2/3 zone. You just try to mix it up to do some different things and show them down a little bit.BIG PICTUREPrairie View A&M: The Panthers lost their previous three games against the Badgers by an average of 33 points. Trailing 19-16 after the first 7 minutes, 30 seconds constitutes progress.Wisconsin: No offense, Panthers, but this was just a tuneup for Wisconsin in between the Maui Invitational and No. 18 Syracuse.POLL IMPLICATIONSThis isnt the kind of win that impresses voters. Wisconsin is still looking for a signature win, but the season is young.1,000-POINT CLUBHayes and Koenig, both seniors, were honored before the game for scoring more than 1,000 points in their careers. Koenig crossed that mark with 21 points against Tennessee on Monday. Hayes, who has now scored 1,418 points in his Wisconsin career, is one of only four Badgers to score more than 1,000 points, grab more than 500 rebounds and dish out more than 200 assists. He has 595 rebounds and 237 assists for his career. Wisconsin didnt hand out balls to commemorate scoring accomplishments under former coach Bo Ryan.UP NEXTPrairie View A&M: Sundays game was the first of seven for the Panthers on the road. That swing continues Saturday at Houston.Wisconsin: The Badgers host No. 18 Syracuse on Tuesday, their third game of the season against a ranked opponent.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
