Curry nets 42 as Warriors top playoff-bound Blazers
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04/15/2010 -
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Curry scored a career-high 42 points
to go with nine rebounds and eight assists, and the injury-riddled Golden State Warriors ended their season with a 122-116 win over the playoff-bound
Portland Trail Blazers.
Curry went 4-for-6 from three-point range and 12-for-12 from the free throw
line for the Warriors, who won five of their final eight games. Monta Ellis
added 34 points, and Anthony Tolliver posted 19 points and 15 boards in
defeat.
Devean George had 16 points and eight rebounds and fouled out. However, the
Warriors were forced to put George back into the game because the team was so
shorthanded. Golden State began the game with six active players, but forward
Chris Hunter got hurt in the fourth, leaving the team with four players. The
Warriors were forced to put in two injured players before George was allowed
to re-enter, with a team technical foul being called as a penalty.
This is the second time this season the Warriors have been forced into using
this rule, which allows players who have fouled out to re-enter the game.
Jeff Pendergraph had a career-high 23 points to lead the Blazers, who locked
up the sixth seed earlier Wednesday when San Antonio lost to Dallas. In the
first round, Portland will meet the Phoenix Suns, who defeated the Utah Jazz
on Wednesday to earn the third seed. The series will start on Saturday.
The teams played to a 33-33 tie after the first quarter, and Golden State
grabbed a 60-58 halftime lead.
Portland grabbed the lead in the third with a quarter-ending 10-3 burst, as a
Martell Webster three had the hosts in front by a 91-85 margin entering the
fourth.
The Warriors used a 9-4 spurt midway through the fourth to take the lead;
Ellis finished the run with a layup with 5 1/2 minutes left for a 108-104
lead.
George re-entered the game with 3:29 remaining, and Patrick Mills made the
technical free throw to cap a 6-0 run but missed his ensuing two free throws,
leaving Portland's lead at 110-108.
Curry took over from there, hitting three consecutive jumpers -- one from
three -- and two free throws to give the Warriors a 117-112 lead with just
over a minute left. Portland did not threaten the outcome down the stretch.
Game Notes
The Warriors finished their season 8-33 on the road and split the four-game
series with the Blazers...Portland's Dante Cunningham had 13 points and
career-high 11 rebounds...Mills had a career-best 11 points...The Blazers went
26-15 at home this season.
<< Avs stun Sharks in last minute to win series opener
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Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Steve Blake recorded his first career
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Chris
<< Mariners take rubber match from A's
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Jason Vargas allowed two runs in six strong innings, as the Seattle Mariners
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Braves pour on runs late in win over Padres >>
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The Sixers ended a dis
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USF gives Rex Walters extension >>
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Kansas City, MO - Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now.
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After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.
"We are excited to be able to reach a long-term agreement for Matt Cassel to be a Kansas City Chief for many years to come," owner and board chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement. "His proven leadership on and off the field will be a tremendous asset to the organization."
Patriots made him their franchise player, meaning his salary for this season will be about $15 million.
New head coach Todd Haley, taking over for Herm Edwards after a 2-14 season, refused to name a starter at any position during offseason workouts. But it was obvious to everyone the team belonged to Cassel.
"I go out there each and every day with that focus that I'm the starter," Cassel said during a June minicamp. "Competition brings out the best in everybody."
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After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
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Trapped on the bench behind Heisman winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and then unable to unseat Super Bowl MVP Brady at New England, Cassel seemed destined to be a backup all his life. As Brady was helped off the field last September, Cassel seized the opportunity he'd been waiting for since high school.
In his only sustained action since his teens, he hit 349 of 555 passes for 3,949 yards at New England. He had 23 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions as the Patriots, who had gone unbeaten through the regular season the year before, finished 11-5 and out of the playoffs.
Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who had been Bill Belichick's assistant in New England, engineered the trade after the Patriots became convinced that Brady would recover fully from his knee operation.
"Since Matt arrived in Kansas City, he has embraced the team and the community," Pioli said. "His work ethic, his ability and competitive presence is what we expect from our players."
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