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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rudy Gay knew he could play better and turned the trick Friday night, treating his teammates and the fans to a superb all-around performance.Gay scored 40 points — one off his career high —including a pair of key 3-pointers, and the Sacramento Kings surprised the Portland Trail Blazers 103-94 on Friday night.I havent had a good game this preseason and season and I just wanted to be aggressive, Gay said. I calmed down and tried to make plays better.DeMarcus Cousins added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Kings, who rebounded from a sloppy season-opening loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.Darren Collison added 17 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. Omri Casspi had 10 points.I was waiting for a game like that from Rudy, Kings coach Michael Malone said. To step up the way he did, getting to the foul line, was great.LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 points to lead the Trail Blazers, who were coming off a season-opening victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Damian Lillard added 20 points, while Wesley Matthews had 16 and Chris Kaman 12.An intentional foul call went against Nicolas Batum, putting Gay on the line. He converted both free throws and then added a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession to spark a Kings 13-0 run midway through the final period.That was a big call, Gay said. The biggest part of that play was that I could jump out for the 3 because I had help.Steve Blake and Matthews hit consecutive 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter and give the Trail Blazers a 77-73 lead.The Kings opened an 11-point lead midway through the third quarter, riding Gays torrid shooting. He sank his first five shots of the period, including the 3-pointer that gave the Kings their double-digit lead.Sacramento did a great job of doing a lot of the dirty work, Portland coach Terry Stotts said. They got the loose balls and the rebounds.The Kings also committed 10 turnovers, 17 fewer than they gave up against the Warriors.Its amazing what happens when you dont beat yourself, Malone said. Our ball movement and execution was much better.Portland eventually played its way back and tied the game at 71 entering the final quarter.Gay, 5 for 15 against the Warriors on Wednesday, also made his first five shots to help the Kings open an early lead.The game was tied at 48 at halftime.PIVOTAL MOMENTThe Trail Blazers were making a run in the final five minutes of the contest. With 3:18 remaining to play, Gay came up with a steal that led to an alley opp pass for Ben McLemore to slam home, putting the exclamation point on the win.STATS OF THE NIGHTDuring the Kings 13-0 run in the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers went nearly seven minutes without scoring. . The Kings turned 11 Portland turnovers into 21 points while the Trail Blazers managed 12 points on 10 Sacramento turnovers.TIP INSTrail Blazers: All five Portland starters averaged double figures against the Warriors last year. . Portland had won the first meeting in each of the previous seven seasons against the Kings. . Matthews missed his first five 3-point attempts after hitting 5 of 9 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.Kings: Have lost seven straight against the Clippers in Los Angeles. . Cousins had 53 double-doubles last year and opened the season with another one. He got into foul trouble early in the third quarter and did not get a rebound in about five minutes. He grabbed five in the final period, leaving him one rebound short of another double-double.WHATS NEXTTrail Blazers: Host the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.Kings: Travel to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Fabian Delph Jersey . - Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis said Wednesday hes "nodded off" during meetings, but he said its something every player does. Aymeric Laporte Jersey . -- Jerry Rice Jr. http://www.authenticmanchestercityshop.c...er-City-Jersey/. After a 10-game skid, winning sure feels good. Atlantas third error in the last two innings allowed Jackie Bradley Jr. Ederson Moraes Jersey . - The Baltimore Ravens and tight end Dennis Pitta reached agreement on a five-year contract Friday. Arijanet Muric Jersey .ca. Hi Kerry, Thursday nights Bruins-Blackhawks game had a goal by Patrice Bergeron initially waved off by the referee, but video review clarified it was a good goal.(SportsNetwork.com) - The St. Louis Blues have been on an impressive scoring run lately, while the Carolina Hurricanes recently turned in their best offensive performance in quite some time. Both clubs will try to keep their offenses on track Saturday, when the Blues welcome the Hurricanes for a clash at Scottrade Center. The Blues have scored a whopping 20 goals over their last three games. St. Louis has scored six or more goals in all three contests, with a 6-0 victory over Arizona coming in the middle of a pair of 7-2 decisions over the San Jose Sharks. St. Louis is coming off Thursdays rout of the visiting Sharks. Seven different players scored for the Blues in the blowout victory, and Brian Elliott stopped 24 shots for the win. Alex Steen, Jay Bouwmeester, Paul Stastny, Jori Lehtera, T.J. Oshie, Patrik Berglund and David Backes all lit the lamp for the Blues, who tied a season high for offensive output set in an identical 7-2 victory at San Jose last Saturday, Jaden Schwartz contributed three assists to the winning effort. Steen also pushed his point streak to five games and has three goals and eight assists during the run. I dont think one guy makes seven goals, said Stastny. We have four lines going well. The Blues have recorded six or more goals in three straight games for the first time since Dec. 9-15, 2000 (6-4 vs. CHI; 6-1 at CHI, 6-3 at ATL). Thursdays win opened a seven-game homestand for St. Louis, which boasts a 14-4-1 record at Scottrade Center this season. Elliott could get the start tonight and is 6-4-0 with a 2.45 goals against average in his career against Carolina. Carolina is ranked 29th in the NHL with just 2.00 goals per game, but the Hurricanes are hoping to build off a scoring barrage that helped them picked up their third win in four games. After having scored mmore than two goals only once in their previous 18 games, the Hurricanes scored three in less than 1 1/2 minutes en route to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.ddddddddddddIt marked only the second time this season Carolina posted more than four goals, with the other occasion coming in a 6-4 win at Dallas on Nov. 18. Jiri Tlusty put Carolina up 2-1 on a 5-on-3 marker at the 13:50 mark of the second period. Less than a minute later, Eric Staal was credited with a wrap- around goal, and Victor Rask followed that up with a goal on a deflection 26 seconds later. Jeff Skinner and Riley Nash also scored for the Hurricanes, while Ryan Murphy and Justin Faulk each had two assists. Cam Ward stopped 18-of-20 shots to help Carolina win its third straight home game. Obviously, its been talked about it a lot here, the lack of offensive punch, said Staal. Tonight, we stuck with it after the first. It was pretty chippy, back-and-forth with the puck bouncing, a lot of whistles. We kind of stepped it up in the second period with some big plays and broke it open. Carolina hopes to stay hot tonight, but it could prove difficult considering the club has struggled mightily on the road this season, going 4-16-2 away from North Carolina. The Hurricanes have lost their last three away games in regulation and have dropped seven of their last eight road tilts. Staal left Thursdays game after getting shaken up in a collision, but was able to return after going through the NHLs concussion protocol. He is expected to play tonight. Ward is likely to start in net tonight. He boasts a 5-1-1 record and 1.54 GAA in seven career games against the Blues. Carolina is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings against the Blues, but St. Louis has posted victories in five of the past seven encounters on its home ice. ' ' ' |
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