|
ainimeng
|
Apr 15 2014, 11:13 AM
Post #1
|
|
- Posts:
- 396
- Group:
- Members
- Member
- #3
- Joined:
- Mar 28, 2014
|
GUANGZHOU, China -- Top-seeded Marion Bartoli of France and sixth-seeded Monica Niculescu of Romania lost in the first round of the Guangzhou Open on Tuesday. Taiwanese qualifier Kai-Chen Chang was leading Bartoli 4-3 when the Frenchwoman retired with an injury. Mathilde Johansson of France defeated Niculescu 7-5, 6-2. The 27-year-old Johansson won despite 12 double-faults. Second-seeded Zheng Jie of China, third-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania and fourth-seeded Urszula Radwanska of Poland also advanced. Jerseys From China . The 21-year-old was named the U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year in 2010. Toronto was one of six MLS teams in Thursdays lottery and held a 57. Cheap NFL Jerseys . -- The New England Patriots have placed the franchise tag on Wes Welker, the receiver who caught more passes than anyone else in the NFL last season but couldnt come down with one that might have clinched a Super Bowl victory. http://www.bizcheapjerseys.com/ . Franz, who flew back to Austria on Tuesday, tells national radio station Oe3 hes "looking forward to getting some rest at home. These were some mad days. The headaches have lessened. Wholesale Jerseys . MacTavish, 53, was head coach of the Oilers for eight seasons from 2000 and 2009, including Edmontons run to the Stanley Cup final in 2006 when they lost in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes. Wholesale Jerseys from china .C. -- Russ Cochran topped the SAS Championship leaderboard Friday in his return from a back injury, hitting all hit all 18 greens in regulation and shooting a 6-under 66.BOSTON -- Paul Pierce certainly showed he has a lot more left in his game. The 35-year old Pierce became the oldest player in Celtics history to score 40 points in a regulation game, carrying Boston to a 103-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. "Oh yeah? Oh, wow. Another for the records, I guess," he said, smiling as he stood along a wall near the exit of the Celtics locker room. "Ive been here long enough. Who knows, maybe Ill go for 50 one day." Judging by his night, anything may be possible. Hall of Famer Larry Bird is the oldest ever to score 40 in a game, putting up 49 in a double-overtime contest when he was 35 years, 99 days old on March 15, 1992. Pierce is 32 days younger than Bird was when he reached the 40-point plateau. The Celtics captain now has scored 23,101 points in his career and is 48 behind Elgin Baylor for 24th on the NBAs all-time list. "When I first came into the league I always asked myself, Do I want to be good or do I want to be great? Pierce said. "Every time I stepped out and worked on my game, thats what I asked myself. I always got here early and worked on my craft as hard as I could because I wanted to be one of the great players." In the first half, he scored 15 on 3-of-5 shooting from the floor, going 6 for 6 from the free-throw line. Then in the second he showed age didnt matter. Pierce made 10 of 11 shots from the floor after halftime, hitting his first eight -- including his initial three 3-point attempts. He finished 13 of 16 from the field. "Maybe I can play a little bit longer than anticipated, who knows?" he said, cracking another smile. Rajon Rondo added 20 points and eight assists for the Celtics, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Jason Terry had 15 points and Kevin Garnett 12. But it was Pierce that carried Boston after it nearly blew a 20-point lead he helped build. "He did it in incredible stretches," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "Went back in and picked up where he left off." Kyrie Irving paced Cleveland with 22 points. Cavaliers centre Anderson Varejao, the leagues leading rebounder, missed the game with a bruised right knee after he was hurt in Tuesdays home loss to Toronto. Tyler Zeller got his first career start and had 20 points for Cleveland. "You know, it was nothing we could do with him tonight," Cavaliers coach Byron Scott of Pierce. "Sometimes a guy thats a great player like that, a future Hall of Famer, sometimes they get it going and theres really nothing much you can do -- and Paul got it going. He hit some shots tonight that I hadnt seen him hit -- or play that way -- in a while. Sometimes you just got to pat him on the butt and say, Great job." The Cavaliers lost their fifth straight and fell to 2-14 on the road. Boston pushed the lead to 80-60 late in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers went on a 20-2 run spanning the end of the third and start of the fourtth, closing to 82-80 on Zellers three-point play 3 minutes into the final quarter.dddddddddddd Rondos long jumper then started a game-breaking 14-4 run. Pierce, who nailed two jumpers and two free throws in the spurt, finally missed his first shot of the second half -- a 3-point attempt from the top with 6:15 to play -- after going 8 for 8 from the floor. Pierces fadeaway in the lane made it 96-84 with 3:59 remaining. He capped his memorable night by making a double move in the lane before hitting a fallaway to make it 98-85 with 3:29 left. "Its hard to really explain," he said. "You feel good, you feel like everything you shoot is going to go in and the rim is bigger than it normally is. You want the ball." The Celtics held an eight-point lead at the half and used an offensive outburst by Pierce to open their 20-point advantage. He scored Bostons initial five points, nailing a 3-pointer to make it 59-51 early in the quarter. After the teams traded baskets, Pierce scored all of the points in a 12-2 run over the ensuing 3:37, capping it with consecutive 3s from nearly the same spot on the left wing 63 seconds apart to make it 75-57. "He got hot," Irving said. "They just kept feeding him." Following two free throws by Clevelands Tristan Thompson, Terry nailed a 3 from the right corner, pushing Boston ahead 78-59 with 4:18 left in the quarter. Terrys jumper made it 80-60 with 3:33 left. Pierce, who was replaced with just under 4 minutes left in the quarter and left to a loud ovation, went 7 for 7 from the floor in the quarter. After Pierce and Garnett went to the bench, Cleveland scored 12 of the final 14 points in the third, pulling to 82-72 heading into the fourth. Irving scored the final seven points of the quarter. Boston led 27-25 after one and used an 8-0 run midway in the second en route to its 54-46 edge at halftime. Pierce nailed a 3 and hit two free throws in the run. In the first half, the Celtics made 10 more free throws in 15 extra chances. NOTES: Zeller was without a face mask for the first time since breaking his cheekbone in early November. ... Rivers changed his starting lineup and inserted G Terry and F Jason Collins. Rivers said he wanted to get Terry in the starting lineup because "he needs to be on the floor with a point guard that can get him the ball." Terry had just two shots in Bostons loss at Chicago on Tuesday night, but hit a 3 on his first attempt early in the game. Rivers wanted Collins in there to limit Garnett from playing centre the entire time he was on the floor. ... The Celtics held a moment of silence before the National Anthem and showed all the names on the Jumbotron to remember the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. ... The Celtics didnt get home from Tuesday nights game in Chicago until about 2 P.M. due to mechanical problems with their plane. ... Clevelands only two road wins came in November, against the Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta. ' ' '
|