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Playoff Takeaways: Opportunistic Stars regain home-ice advantage over Avalanche

SportsNets - Sun, 05/12/2024 - 00:25

The Dallas Stars may not have been the better team Saturday night, but there’s no question they deserve to lead their series over the Colorado Avalanche.

A pair of empty-net goals in a 4-1 win over the Avs in Denver put the Stars up 2-1 despite being on their heels a good chunk of the night.

The stellar defence and depth the Stars are known for were the difference, as Tyler Seguin and Logan Stankoven had two goals apiece in a win that came despite being outhit and outshot in a game in which the Avs had 71 shot attempts to the Stars’ 45.

Unlike Games 1 and 2 when the Stars gave up seven goals after establishing early leads, the Stars looked very comfortable defending a one-goal lead in the final 20 minutes before finding the empty net.

“I think our group took it personally when everyone questioned whether we could hold a lead in the third,” laughed Dallas coach Peter DeBoer.

“It was warranted with how the first two games went, but we knew we were better than that.

“We’ve been really good in those situations all year and really good on the road. I thought the details of our game tonight were outstanding.”

Opportunistic and dependent on shot-blocking and the solid netminding of Jake Oettinger, the Stars regained home-ice advantage, which is significant given the Avs hadn’t lost at home until Saturday.

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Some takeaways from the evening:

MACKINNON IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Nathan MacKinnon and the rest of his top line continue to show signs of frustration, as the league’s top trio hasn’t been as productive as hoped against the Stars.

Avs coach Jared Bednar had said before the game he wanted his big guns to persevere and remain composed despite the added pressure put on them by the opposition.

Although Mikko Rantanen was able to jam home the rebound on a brilliant foray by MacKinnon midway through the game to tie it up, the dynamic duo with Artturi Lehkonen were all seen showing signs of frustration throughout a night in which they had only eight of their 17 shot attempts get through to test Oettinger.

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Valeri Nichushkin’s record-tying seven-game goal streak from the start of the playoffs came to an end, as the closest he was able to come to scoring saw him ring one off the post late in the second period of a 1-1 game.

This series does ultimately seem like it will come down to a battle between Colorado’s stars and Dallas’ depth.

On this night the depth won out.

Chris Tanev sets the tone.

With all eyes on how MacKinnon and company would open the evening in front of a raucous home crowd, the tone for the evening was set early when the Stars’ prized trade deadline acquisition blocked a slapshot from the Avs captain that would otherwise have been an early power-play goal.

It’s hardly surprising the selfless veteran finished the night with a game-high five blocked shots, which were all crucial in a game in which the Stars were forced to defend plenty against a high-powered team known for its comebacks and third-period pushes.

Fellow defenceman Ryan Suter also played a big role in keeping the Avs off the board early when a MacKinnon redirection dribbled through Oettinger’s pads and was heading across the goal line before he corralled it to keep the game scoreless.

SEGUIN STRIKES… TWICE

Snakebit through the playoffs, Seguin managed to break through with the game-winner and the insurance marker into an empty net.

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Playing wing on the third line, Seguin represents the type of depth that teams dream of.

His two-goal effort gives him just three goals in these playoffs, but they’ve all come in the last two games when the Stars have managed to turn the series around following their opening-game collapse.

That’s not to say Seguin hasn’t been playing well, as he had two glorious scoring chances early in overtime of Game 1, only to be robbed by Alexandar Georgiev on both.

In Game 3 he got his revenge after driving the net and managing to convert a crossing pass from Evgenii Dadonov in tight despite having Andrew Cogliano draped all over him. A goal-scorer’s goal from the 32-year-old vet.

Seguin now has scored game-winners in two straight outings.

‘STANKY’ STEPS UP

Despite being a 21-year-old rookie with just 24 regular season games under his belt, Stankoven has seen plenty of time on Roope Hintz’s top line, which paid off when he scored his first two NHL playoff goals Saturday.

The first opened the scoring late in the first period following a stretch in which the Stars were killing off penalty after penalty and had gone ten minutes without a shot on goal.

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“You talk about deadline acquisitions – we went out and got Tanev, but we also added Logan,” said DeBoer of the Kamloops Blazers star.

“It was like getting a really good NHL player. We didn’t know that. He was a rookie and we hoped it would translate but you never know until you jump in. You never know when the moment might be too big for a young player but he’s handled everything we’ve thrown at him and excelled.”

He’s representative of the depth that made the Stars one of the Cup favourites this spring.

“We just have these guys that are stepping up at different times,” said Seguin

“Johnny (Wyatt Johnston) almost won a series on his own against Vegas. We have Stanky coming in and playing his part and doing an incredible job. It takes a team to be successful at this time of year and it’s the team that’s doing it right now.”

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Lewis adds to KO legacy in win over Nascimento, remains heavyweight gatekeeper

SportsNets - Sat, 05/11/2024 - 23:47

The knockout king made an appearance in St. Louis on Saturday night and it was as regal of a fight that fans could’ve hoped for.

Former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis picked up a 15th KO victory, this time putting Brazilian up-and-comer Rodrigo Nascimento to sleep in the third round of their main event bout from the Enterprise Center, and adding to his UFC record for most KO/TKOs all-time.

Fitting that in the UFC’s return to the “Gateway City” after six years, the gatekeeper of the heavyweight division proved why he’s not someone that can be passed easily.

Lewis came into the fight wanting to prove he’s more than just a knockout specialist, repeatedly hinting that he’d have some surprises for Saturday. And it didn’t take long to see what the 39-year-old meant as he followed up a head kick in the first round with a takedown attempt that got Nascimento to the ground.

It didn’t amount to much as the Brazilian escaped immediately but Lewis’s versatility was how he remained afloat until a KO opened up in round three.

Through the rest of round one and practically all of round two, any time Lewis engaged and baited Nascimento into exchanges, the 31-year-old tactfully countered with a takedown, even getting Lewis’s back towards the end of round two. Yet at no point, despite feeding Lewis multiple elbows and maintaining ground control, was Nascimento able to build enough momentum to end things. Instead, the divisional mainstay pulled a savvy veteran move, reversing positions on Nascimento to protect his back and wait things out until the second round horn went.

Showcasing his ability to handle Nascimento’s groundwork, although impressive, is not how Lewis got the title of knockout king. Which is exactly why his corner told him to look for a finishing shot before round three began and it took Lewis less than a minute to heed the words of his coaches. He connected on a looping right hand that both wobbled and dropped Nascimento, to which “The Black Beast” followed up with a flurry of unanswered ground strikes.

Referee Jason Herzog officially called a stop to the contest at 0:49 of round three and that was how Lewis closed the gates, for now, on the division’s No. 15 ranked fighter.

Nascimento had earned his way into the rankings with a three-fight win and taking on Lewis was meant to be his first test, but the American Top Team product ultimately fell short in his first bout against a ranked opponent.

Meanwhile, Lewis avoided losing back-to-back bouts for just the third time in his UFC career. After losing to Jailton Almeida via Unanimous Decision in Nov. 2023, he moved down the ranks and currently sits at No. 12, but one or two more impressive knockouts like Saturday and he could be challenging for a belt.

Considering the heavyweight division is stagnating at the top with Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic unable to finalize their legacy fight, Tom Aspinall is waiting on the sidelines, and Lewis says he’s the healthiest he’s ever felt, it could mean a third title run is on the horizon for the knockout king.

In the co-main event, St. Louis’ own Joaquim Buckley picked up a Unanimous Decision win after dispatching Nursulton Ruziboev — an opponent not many others in the welterweight division were chomping at the bit to fight. The Uzbekistani had won his first two bouts in the UFC by early stoppage and had yet to step into an octagon for a second round.

Yet, Buckley changed all that thanks to a measured approach, forcing the 30-year-old to fight on his terms. Buckley showed why he’s the No. 11 ranked contender in the division as he sprinkled in takedowns that frustrated Ruziboev, and when the two exchanged upright, Buckley was swinging with malice intent.

Not only did the St. Louis native earn himself a win, he ensured that hometown fighters went undefeated on Saturday. He joined Sean Woodson who earned a Unanimous Decision over Alex Caceres on the main card and Charles Johnson who also won by UD, beating Jake Hadley on the prelims.

Another standout from the main card was Carlos Ulberg who literally punched his way into the light heavyweight rankings thanks to a first-round knockout of Alonzo Menifield. Ulberg anticipated an aggressive start from the No. 11 ranked Menifield and was able to respond with a check hook that turned the light out.

“Coaches had reminded me that he may push forward right off the dot, so I was prepared for that,” Ulberg said after the fight. “He woke me up with a right hook … I woke up and said ‘OK let’s throw some.’”

The fight ended up lasting just 12 seconds, the third-fastest finish in light heavyweight division history.

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Before Ulberg had the crowd on its feet, Diego Ferreira had everyone practically falling out of their seats. The Brazilian entered the octagon as the biggest underdog of the night against Mateusz Rębecki (- 500), and after five minutes the betting line was looking accurate. Ferreira almost immediately found himself on the ground thanks to a left hand from Rębecki but withstood the danger and completely flipped the script as the fight went on.

Ferreira pieced up the Polish lightweight in the second round, and by the third round, he had chained together enough strikes to wobble Rębecki. That was enough for Ferreira to shoot and get a takedown before unloading a barrage of unanswered strikes, prompting referee Gary Copeland to end the right with just nine seconds left.

Ferreira not only pulled off the biggest upset of the night he put a screeching halt to Rębecki’s undefeated UFC start and 16-fight MMA win streak.

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The only other heavyweight fight of the card, unfortunately, didn’t live up to its billing like the main event, despite boasting major knockout power as well. Robelis Despaigne suffered his first MMA loss, a Unanimous Decision defeat at the hands of Waldo Cortes-Acosta that snapped a six-fight win streak.

Despaigne entered the night following a UFC debut win at UFC 299 where he knocked out Josh Parisian in 18 seconds, with his last three fights lasting a combined 25 seconds. But none of that mattered in St. Louis as Despaigne had no answers for Cortes-Acosta’s ground control. To his credit, “The Salsa Boy” ate some vicious strikes from Despaigne to set up his takedowns, and once on the canvas, his presence was overwhelming.

The prelims were pretty tame until the final two bouts, both of which ended via early stoppage. First came Chase Hooper’s submission victory against Viacheslav Borshchev which was pure domination from the opening bell. Hooper dropped Borschev with a left hand in the opening round, but the Russian somehow survived the ensuing onslaught.

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It didn’t matter though as Hooper, a submission specialist, immediately took the fight to the mat in the second round and continually punished Borschev while in a mounted position before securing a D’Arce choke and a tap, albeit questionably.

Borschev immediately began protesting that he had not tapped but to no avail. He’s now lost three of his last five fights while Hooper is now on a three-fight win streak in the UFC.

Right before that contest, Esteban Ribovics delivered the KO of the night just 37 seconds into his fight against Terrance McKinney. “El Gringo” was representing as one of just four Argentinians in the UFC and he made his country proud with a head kick that immediately shut down McKinney.

It was Ribovics’ seventh career knockout and second consecutive UFC victory.

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McKinney on the other hand is trending in the opposite direction as he’s now lost three of his last five fights under the promotion and has built an identity around knocking people out or getting knocked out.

The UFC will return next week, back at the Apex Complex in Las Vegas for another Fight Night Card. It’ll be headlined by a ranked featherweight matchup between No. 11 Edson Barboza and No. 14 Lerone Murphy.

After that, UFC 302 will take place in New Jersey, a long-anticipated title fight between lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and No. 4 contender Dustin Poirier.

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NHL Game 3 Highlights: Stars 4, Avalanche 1

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Wenczkowski the hero as Boston wins triple-OT thriller over Montreal, takes 2-0 series lead

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LAVAL, Que. — As the clock struck midnight, the scoreboard art Place Bell marked the arrival of Mother’s Day by showing a picture of Marie-Philip Poulin and her mom.

A few minutes after the sellout crowd of 10,1723 celebrated the holiday, there was a moment of shock as Taylor Wenczkowski scored at 11:44 of triple overtime to give Boston a 2-1 win over Montreal in Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff action.

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Amanda Pelkey gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 6:48 of the first period, and Kristin O’Neill tied it at 1-1 with a goal at 1:58 of the second period.

The win gives Boston a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series with Game 3 set for Tuesday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass.

Montreal thought it had the winning goal when Poulin scored with 30 seconds remaining in regulation time, but the goal came after a whistle halted play.

Montreal was on the power play for seven minutes in the first overtime period but failed to score.

Aerin Frankel, who had a record 53 saves in a 2-1 overtime win in Game 1, broke that mark with 56 saves on Saturday.

Ann-Renée Desbiens made 50 saves in a losing cause.

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Gotta See It: Boston’s Wenczkowski scores in front for triple-OT winner

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PWHL Boston puts Montreal on the brink with 3OT win

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Playoff Takeaways: Hurricanes stay alive, hand Rangers first loss of playoffs

SportsNets - Sat, 05/11/2024 - 21:52

The New York Rangers were one win away from doing something no other NHL club has done for half a century.

Rolling through this 2024 post-season like a red-white-and-blue wrecking ball, the Rangers took the ice Saturday night hunting for a series clincher. With a Game 4 win under the PNC Arena lights, New York not only would have booked their ticket to the second round, they would’ve become the first team in 55 years to open a playoff run with back-to-back series sweeps.

Instead, the Carolina Hurricanes came out flying, fought for their playoff lives, and spoiled the party.

It was just as tightly contested as every instalment of this series has been — another one-goal game, requiring a late, down-to-the-wire winner. This time, it was the Canes who scored last, staving off the brooms and extending this series by at least one more game.

Before the page turns to that next do-or-die assignment, here’s a look at how Carolina fought off elimination on Saturday night.

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CANES PUT TOGETHER THEIR BEST FIRST PERIOD OF THE SERIES

In a series that’s seen four games decided by a single goal, the importance of every moment is magnified. Goals have been hard to come by. Neither team has managed to run away with a win. Every mistake could be the one that gifts an opponent the rare chance to gain ground, every stretch of pressure could be the one that tilts the ice in the other direction.

For Carolina, then, a strong start to this night was a must. And while the Canes have managed a few solid starts in what’s been an incredibly close trio of games, they saved their best for Game 4, when it was needed most.

Aside from a miserable first 20 in Game 1, which saw the Canes trailing 3-1 at the first intermission, Rod Brind’Amour’s group had managed to head into the second period with a thin lead in two of three games heading into Game 4. It wasn’t enough. So, Saturday night, they found another level — by the end of the opening frame this time around, the Canes had poured three goals into Igor Shesterkin’s net, matching their max output from each of the three previous games in one period.

Evgeny Kuznetsov kicked off the productive period, beating Shesterkin just two minutes into the game to draw first blood. Stefan Noesen added another a few minutes later, and Sebastian Aho potted one more late in the frame, the latter a key tally as New York had scored one of their own by that point.

In the end, that opening flurry was key, as New York managed to regroup and hold Carolina off the board for the rest of the game while they tried to mount a comeback, until the home side added a game-winning fourth goal in the final few minutes of the tilt.

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We’ve seen glimpses of that plan coming to fruition for the Canes throughout this post-season, and here, in the most important game of Carolina’s season, we saw it again.

Despite a slow start to his time in Canes colours, Kuznetsov has managed to stitch together more than a few memorable moments over the course of this post-season. When the team first began this run in Round 1, there was Kuznetsov scoring a minute-and-a-half into Game 1 of the opening series, setting the tone early. When his Canes had the New York Islanders on the ropes in Game 5, there was Kuznetsov, breaking out his signature move to score on a penalty shot, becoming just the second player in league history to score on a penalty shot in a series-clinching game.

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Saturday night, there was Kuznetsov again, — setting the tone early, again — with a quick strike in the opening minutes to spur that crucial Canes flurry.

And then there’s Guentzel, the team’s star deadline prize. While he was largely held at bay in Round 1, the former Pittsburgh Penguin has been a key cog in the Canes’ machine in Round 2, leading Carolina in the goal-scoring department and sitting second in overall points. In Game 4, the 2017 Cup champ made an impact once again, showing his poise and playmaking ability early as he set up Aho for the third goal of Carolina’s first-period collection.

All told, Guentzel and Kuznetsov have a combined eight goals and 14 points in the post-season so far.

“We’re fighting for our lives. There’s no way else to put it,” Guentzel said of the Game 4 win to Sportsnet’s Shawn McKenzie post-game. “It’s been a fun group to be a part of, and we don’t want it to end. So, we did everything we could to make sure we’re trying to move on to the next day. I thought we did a great job — everyone played a part in this one. It feels nice, but we’ve got to move on to the next one.”

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AS RANGERS’ VETS GO QUIET, LAFRENIERE KEEPS SHINING

One of the key storylines of the Rangers’ 2023-24 campaign has been the resurgence of young Alexis Lafreniere. After a trio of somewhat underwhelming campaigns for the 2020 No. 1 pick, the 22-year-old found a new level this season, potting 28 goals and collecting 57 points over the course of the regular season.

In the post-season, though, the young winger has truly shown his growth.

A point-a-game presence in the opening round, Lafreniere has been a key factor in each of New York’s efforts here in Round 2. In Game 1, it was the Saint-Eustache, Que., native who found Artemi Panarin for the game-winner midway through the third period. In Game 2, Lafreniere potted one himself, scoring the game’s opener. In Game 3, another strong performance, Lafreniere scoring to give New York a third-period lead, and then assisting on Panarin’s overtime winner.

In Game 4, as the Canes managed to hold the rest of New York’s big dogs off the board — Panarin, Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck and Chris Kreider were all held at bay after dominating the series to this point — Lafreniere still managed to break through.

The young sniper scored his team-leading fourth goal of the series Saturday, his six points now tied for the team lead, too. For a Rangers group already well-stocked with dangerous offensive options, the emergence of a flourishing, potential-reaching Lafreniere is a tough pill to swallow for the rest of the Eastern Conference — and the rest of the 2024 playoff field.

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CANES’ POWER PLAY COMES UP CLUTCH WHEN IT’S NEEDED MOST

Through three games of this series, Carolina found itself on the wrong side of the divide that seems to separate playoff performers from playoff pretenders. The special-teams battle had swung wildly against them, the Rangers having killed off every one of the Canes’ 15 power-play opportunities — and tallying a short-handed goal themselves — while potting four man-advantage markers of their own in Round 2.

Saturday night, the special-teams pressure ramped up to the max as the game, and Carolina’s season, came down to the wire.

The home side had built up a three-goal cushion courtesy of that sterling first period. Goals from Will Cuylle, Barclay Goodrow and Lafreniere had pulled New York level. But with the clock ticking down on the third period, the game barrelling towards yet another overtime session, Jordan Martinook offered up a lifeline, drawing a Ryan Lindgren tripping call and sending his Canes to the power play.

With the goose egg weighing heavy on their shoulders, the stakes as high as they could be, Carolina finally broke through, Teuvo Teravainen throwing the puck over to Brady Skjei for a one-time blast from the point.

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As pointed out by Sportsnet’s Kevin Bieksa once the game had wrapped, a key personnel tweak made all the difference in the game’s final goal, which finished as the winner. After trying a few different right-handed options in the power-play quarterback role over the course of the series, Brind’Amour and Co. slotted the left-handed Skjei into that role for Game 4.

The decision came up clutch, as Skjei receiving that puck from the left side meant he could one-time it on net, rather than having to corral it first, that split-second difference enough to beat Shesterkin.

And beating the 2022 Vezina winner a fourth time in one playoff game is no easy feat. Shesterkin has allowed four or more goals only three times in 36 career playoff games. The last time he did? May 2022, against Guentzel’s Penguins. After seeing that streak continue through three games in this series, the Canes unable to get that last one to turn the tide, Carolina finally found that elusive fourth goal when it mattered most.

Now, they’ll have to prove they can do it again. Game 5 goes Monday night.

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Jayson Tatum scores 33, Celtics rebound to beat Cavaliers for 2-1 series lead

SportsNets - Sat, 05/11/2024 - 21:18

CLEVELAND — Green uniforms. Big shots. Championship-level intensity.

The Boston Celtics looked much more like themselves in Game 3.

Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the No. 1-seeded Celtics bounced back from a stumble at home, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-93 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Celtics didn’t mess around after dropping Game 2 on their home parquet floor by 24 on Thursday. They couldn’t.

“We don’t come to Cleveland for the weather, so let’s go,” said Brown, who went 13 of 17 from the field. “There’s nothing complicated about it: Play defense and the rest will take care of itself. We could have done better, but we kept them under 100.”

The lackluster performance — Boston was favored by double digits — in Game 2 was reminiscent of the first round, when the Celtics lost the second game against Miami before winning three in a row to eliminate the Heat.

“Tonight was a great test, an opportunity for us to come out and respond, and play better and harder,” said Tatum, who added 13 rebounds and six assists. “There was a purpose behind every play. We did a good job communicating our actions.”

Tatum scored on a three-point play and the Celtics opened the second half with 14 straight points to take a 23-point lead.

That was way too much for the Cavs, who overcame a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun Boston in March.

“We felt like trying to punch them in the face right away was the right option,” said Jrue Holiday, who scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half. “J.B. (Brown) told us it wasn’t over and we knew that. We’ve been up 20 in the fourth quarter here and they came back and won.”

Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points for Cleveland, but the All-Star guard aggravated a left knee injury in the fourth quarter and was labored. With Boston up 13 and in control, Mitchell left the court with 1:19 left and walked directly to the locker room.

Afterward, Mitchell didn’t say anything about the injury, but bemoaned Cleveland’s slow start after halftime.

“It changed the game,” he said. “Give them credit. They came out with a sense of urgency. It’s tough to come back from that. They came out with an intention.”

Cleveland got within nine three times in the fourth but the Celtics, who went just 8 of 35 on 3-pointers in Game 2, got back-to-back 3s from Payton Pritchard and Derrick White to slow the Cavs’ comeback.

Game 4 is Monday night in Cleveland.

“We need everybody to be on the same page and everybody to come out with the same effort,” Brown said. “The rest will take care of itself because we’ve got enough talent in this locker room.”

Down by 23 and unable to stop Tatum, the Cavs clawed back.

They cut Boston’s lead to 15 by the end of the third, and scored the first six points in the fourth, sending their towel-waving crowd at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse looking for another upset into a frenzy.

But whenever the Celtics needed a bucket, they went to either Tatum or Brown, who broke down Cleveland’s defense for layups or made tough, contested jumpers.

“When they get going, that’s who they are,” Mitchell said. “We fought and we clawed back but that start of the third quarter, that’s what did it.”

Evan Mobley added 17 points and Darius Garland and Caris LeVert 15 apiece for the Cavs, who lost for the first time at home in these playoffs.

Cleveland was again without starting center Jarrett Allen, who missed his sixth straight game with a painful rib injury. Allen has been out since Game 4 of the opening-round series against Orlando and there’s no telling when — or if — he’ll be available.

Mitchell made six 3-pointers and scored 23 in the first half to pace the Cavs, but Cleveland didn’t get nearly enough from the rest of its starters or bench as the Celtics opened a 57-48 halftime lead.

After the Celtics were stunned on their home floor in Game 2 despite being heavy favorites, coach Joe Mazzulla said the message to his players heading into Game 3 was simple.

“Do what you do best, and do it better,” he said.

The Celtics started cold again, missing their first two 3-pointers. But those good early looks raised their confidence, and they made 5 3s in the first quarter to take a 30-28 lead after one.

By then Game 2 was forgotten, and Tatum was confident all the Celtics would show up.

“I’ve done that plenty of times before (score 33 points),” he said. “The points will come and go, but the poise we played with was the most important. And we did it in a great environment that was fun to be a part of.”

Cleveland got a nice early lift as forward Dean Wade made his postseason debut after missing the past two months with a sprained knee. Wade, who scored a career-high 23 against Boston on March 5 when the Cavs overcame a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, knocked down a 3-pointer on his first touch.

Boston center Kristaps Porzingis missed his fourth straight game with a calf strain.

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MLB Roundup: Matt Chapman’s grand slam leads Giants past Reds

SportsNets - Sat, 05/11/2024 - 20:49

SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Chapman hit a grand slam in the first inning to lead struggling San Francisco to a victory over Cincinnati.

The Giants had lost eight of 11 games coming into the contest and were averaging less than three runs over their last 15 before Chapman provided more than that with one big swing in the first against Nick Lodolo (3-2).

Chapman came to the plate with two outs in and sent a drive over the bullpen beyond the fence in left-center to give San Francisco a 4-0 lead.

Mason Black made the lead stand up by allowing only one run in 4 1/3 innings in his home debut, giving up a solo homer to Elly De La Cruz in the fourth.

The bullpen did the rest, sending the Reds to their ninth loss in 10 games.

BRAVES 4, METS 1

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NEW YORK — Atlanta’s Max Fried and two relievers combined for a no-hitter through 8 2/3 innings before New York’s J.D. Martinez homered to spoil the bid as the Braves beat the Mets 4-1 on Saturday.

Fried opened with seven no-hit innings and Joe Jiménez worked around a pair of walks in the eighth before Raisel Iglesias retired the first two batters of the ninth. Martinez homered just over the wall in right field on the next pitch off Iglesias, who walked Jeff McNeil and allowed an infield single to Harrison Bader before retiring Brett Baty on a fly to center.

The Braves have not thrown a no-hitter since Kent Mercker’s gem against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 8, 1994. The no-hitter drought is the fourth-longest in the majors.

The Braves have the second-most wins and second-lowest ERA in baseball since 1994, a span in which Hall of Famers Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz pitched for the team.

Fried walked three over the first seven innings, throwing 109 pitches, one shy of his career high. The 30-year-old left-hander retired the first eight batters he faced before issuing consecutive walks to Tomas Nido and Brandon Nimmo. He then set down 11 straight before walking Pete Alonso with one out in the seventh.

BLUE JAYS 10, TWINS 8

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TORONTO — Ernie Clement broke an 8-all tie with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning and Toronto overcame a six-run deficit to beat Minnesota.

Danny Jansen hit a two-run home run while Bo Bichette and Davis Schneider each hit solo homers for the Blue Jays, who came in having lost six of eight.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4 for 5 with three RBIs in his 11th multihit game of the season as the Blue Jays used a season-best 16 hits to cool off the Twins, who had won 16 of 18.

Guerrero tied it at 8-all with a two-run, two-out single off Steven Okert in the sixth inning.

After two Blue Jays batters reached against Jay Jackson (1-2) to begin the seventh, pinch hitter George Springer walked and Clement broke the tie with a single to shallow center off Caleb Thielbar. Schneider followed with a sacrifice fly.

Carlos Santana hit a three-run home run and Ryan Jeffers had a solo homer for the Twins, whose seven-game road winning streak was snapped.

RED SOX 4, NATIONALS 2

BOSTON — Rafael Devers hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning to lift Boston to a victory over Washington.

Wearing their alternate bright-yellow jerseys with powder-blue lettering, numbers and caps, the Red Sox snapped a three-game losing streak with just their second victory in eight games.

Devers hit his two-out double over the head of left fielder Eddie Rosario off Robert Garcia (0-2) after Tyler O’Neill was intentionally walked with Rob Refsnyder on second.

Chris Martin (2-1) worked a scoreless inning and Kenley Jansen got three outs for his sixth save, the 426th of his career.

Wilyer Abreu hit a solo homer and Jarren Duran added an RBI double for Boston.

Rosario and Joey Meneses each hit a solo homer for the Nationals, with Meneses’ his first this season.

RAYS 7, YANKEES 2

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Randy Arozarena homered and drove in four runs, Yandy Díaz hit a leadoff shot, and Tampa Bay beat New York.

Arozarena put the Rays ahead 4-2 with a three-run homer in the third inning off Nestor Cortes (1-4). The 2023 All-Star has struggled this season — he went 2 for 3 to raise his average to just .154 — but has gone deep four times in his last eight games.

Díaz homered on Cortes’ first pitch of the game. Díaz and Arozarena had RBI doubles in a three-run seventh.

Zack Littell (2-2) allowed two runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings as the Rays returned to .500 at 20-20.

Rays closer Pete Fairbanks returned after missing 19 games with nerve-related hand issues and struck out one in a 1-2-3 ninth.

Anthony Volpe had a two-run single in the second for the Yankees, who lost for the second time in eight games.

PHILLIES 8, MARLINS 3

MIAMI — Bryson Stott hit a tiebreaking, bases-loaded triple in the sixth inning, and major league-best Philadelphia beat Miami.

Stott finished with two hits and four RBIs. Catcher J.T. Realmuto had a run-scoring single and threw out two baserunners trying to steal for the Phillies, who have won 13 of 15 to improve to 28-12. Cristian Pache had three hits and an RBI and is 5-for-9 through the first two games of the series.

Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (3-0) allowed one run in six innings. He gave up eight hits and struck out four.

The Marlins dropped to an NL-worst 10-31. They are 1-7 since trading NL batting champion Luis Arraez on May 4.

Philadelphia trailed 1-0 in the sixth before Realmuto’s RBI hit against Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo (0-3). Anthony Maldonado relieved Luzardo and allowed Alec Bohm’s two-out single and walked Nick Castellanos. Stott then hit a hard grounder over the bag at first that rolled to the wall and cleared the bases.

The Phillies broke it open with a four-run eighth. Stott and Pache hit RBI singles and Johan Rojas’ two-run single padded the lead.

ORIOLES 5, DIAMONDBACKS 4 (11)

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BALTIMORE — Jordan Westburg flicked a game-ending single inside the right field line in the 11th inning for his fourth hit of the day, and Baltimore beat Arizona.

Gunnar Henderson tied the major league lead with his 12th homer of the season for the AL East-leading Orioles, and Anthony Santander went deep in the eighth to tie the game at 4-all.

Craig Kimbrel (4-1) worked a scoreless 11th after a rough stretch in which the veteran closer failed to convert four of five save opportunities. He also worked a scoreless seventh in Friday night’s 4-2 win. Baltimore (26-12) has won seven of eight and has the second-best record in the majors behind Philadelphia.

Westburg hit an RBI double in the second and singled in the fourth and ninth before his well-placed walk-off hit against Bryce Jarvis (0-2), which scored automatic runner Colton Cowser.

Ketel Marte extended his hitting streak to 12 games and homered for the second consecutive day for the Diamondbacks, who haven’t won at Camden Yards since June 17, 2007.

TIGERS 8, ASTROS 2

DETROIT — Mark Canha hit a grand slam in a seven-run second inning, Kerry Carpenter homered twice and Detroit beat Houston.

Tarik Skubal (5-0) gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven over 6 1/3 innings.

Cristian Javier (2-1) allowed seven runs on five hits and four walks in 1 1/3 innings, making his first start since going on the injured list because of neck discomfort nearly a month ago.

The Tigers loaded the bases against Javier in the pivotal second and then he threw four straight balls to Riley Greene, forcing home the first run. Two pitches later, Canha sat on a changeup and sent it 393 feet over the left-field fence.

Carpenter’s two-run homer put Detroit ahead 7-0 and ended Javier’s brief and rough outing.

After Houston was held scoreless for a third straight inning, hitting coach Alex Cintron was ejected after appearing to argue with the umpiring crew.

Alex Bregman and Yainer Diaz responded in the fourth inning, hitting RBI singles to make it 7-2. Carpenter hit a homer off Hunter Brown in the home half, putting Detroit ahead by six runs.

WHITE SOX 3, GUARDIANS 1

CHICAGO — Mike Clevinger combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, and Chicago topped Cleveland for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.

Clevinger permitted one run and four hits in 4 2/3 innings in his second major league start of the season. The right-hander, who signed a $3 million, one-year contract with Chicago on April 4, struck out five and walked none.

Then the bullpen took over.

Tim Hill (1-0), Jared Shuster and John Brebbia combined for 4 1/3 hitless innings as the last-place White Sox improved to 9-6 since their 3-22 start. Shuster got six outs before Brebbia handled the ninth for his first save since June 8, 2018, for St. Louis at Cincinnati.

Cleveland wasted a sharp performance by Triston McKenzie (2-3), who pitched 6 2/3 innings of four-hit ball. The Guardians lost for the fourth time in five games.

Josh Naylor accounted for Cleveland’s only run with an opposite-field drive to left with two out in the fourth. It was his 11th homer of the season.

PIRATES 10, CUBS 9

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PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes struck out seven over four-plus innings in his major league debut and Yasmani Grandal hit a go-ahead three-run homer as Pittsburgh edged Chicago.

Skenes, the top overall pick in the 2023 draft, showed flashes of why he is considered perhaps the best pitching prospect in a generation. The 21-year-old — who was greeted by a standing ovation by most of the near-capacity crowd including girlfriend Livvy Dunne — reached 100 mph on 17 of his 84 pitches.

He was electric at times but hardly perfect. Skenes allowed at least one runner in every inning he started — including a solo homer by Nico Hoerner in the fourth — and was pulled after allowing a pair of hits leading off the fifth. He was charged with three runs on six hits with two walks and a hit batter.

Pittsburgh’s bullpen imploded immediately after Skenes’ exit, allowing Chicago to score seven runs to take the lead, with six coming on walks with the bases loaded, most of them on counts that weren’t even competitive.

Pirates relievers Kyle Nicolas, Josh Fleming and Colin Holderman threw 26 balls in a span of 31 pitches sandwiched around a 2-hour, 20-minute rain delay in the top of the fifth.

BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 3

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MILWAUKEE — Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and Milwaukee beat St. Louis, sending them to their seventh straight loss.

Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Hoskins hit his ninth homer, a 407-foot blast to center off reliever Andrew Kittredge (0-2).

The NL-Central leading Brewers have eight straight wins over the Cardinals, dating to last season.

St. Louis, last in the division and nine games behind Milwaukee, has the longest current losing streak in the majors.

Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta, who walked six batters in five innings in his last outing, walked one and struck out eight, giving up three runs in six innings.

Relievers Hoby Milner (1-0), Bryan Hudson and Trevor Megill held St. Louis in check, allowing four hits in three shutout innings. Megill earned his fourth save.

ROCKIES 8, RANGERS 3

DENVER — Elias Díaz had two hits including a tiebreaking single in a six-run seventh inning, Ryan McMahon tied a career-high with four hits, and Colorado won its first series of the season with a victory over Texas.

The Rockies, who had lost 11 of their first 12 series and split the other, won their third straight game for the first time this season.

Jacob Stallings had a two-run single and Charlie Blackmon had a two-run double in the seventh when the Rockies scored all six runs with two outs. Blackmon had his 599th career extra-base hit, tying Larry Walker for second in franchise history.

Leody Taveras had two hits including a 389-foot homer off Jake Bird to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead in the top of the seventh.

Tyler Kinley (2-0) got out of a two-out, two-on situation by striking out Adolis Garcia to end the seventh.

David Robertson (2-1) did not retire any of the four batters he faced after entering with a 3-2 lead and a runner on second base with two outs in the seventh.

DODGERS 5, PADRES 0

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SAN DIEGO — Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to remain undefeated and Los Angeles defeated San Diego.

Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer for the Dodgers, who have won eight of their last nine games.

Paxton (5-0) was masterful while allowing four hits with four strikeouts and no walks. In a start against San Diego on April 14, Paxton walked eight in a no-decision.

The Petco Park attendance of 46,701 set the largest single-game attendance record in the stadium’s 20-year history. The previous high was 45,567 on March 30, 2014 — opening day — also against the Dodgers.

Even with the loss, the Padres have won four of seven against the Dodgers this season. The teams play the rubber match of the three-game series on Sunday.

With the Dodgers leading 1-0 in the sixth, Hernández blasted a 390-foot shot to left field off a slider from Padres reliever Enyel De Los Santos, who entered the game to face Hernández.

ANGELS 9, ROYALS 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jo Adell hit a three-run homer and Kevin Pillar had three hits and three RBIs in Los Angeles’ victory over Kansas City.

Logan O’Hoppe had a two-run double during a four-run seventh for the Angels, who won for only the sixth time in 22 games.

Tyler Anderson (3-4) yielded three runs and seven hits over 6 2/3 effective innings for the Halos, ending his five-start winless skid. The left-hander retired 12 straight at one point.

Salvador Pérez had an early RBI double for the Royals, whose three-game winning streak ended.

Cole Ragans (2-3) allowed eight hits and five runs over 6 1/3 innings for Kansas City, recording a season-low three strikeouts in his first loss in four starts.

ATHLETICS 8, MARINERS 1

SEATTLE — Rookie starter Joey Estes struck out five in five solid innings after being called up earlier in the day for his first major league win, and Oakland beat Seattle.

Abraham Toro and Brent Rooker hit run-scoring singles in the two-run third inning to put Oakland up 2-1. Max Schuemann added added a three-run double in the eighth and JJ Bleday had a two-run homer in the ninth as Oakland snapped a two-game losing streak. The A’s had lost five of six following a six-game winning streak.

Cal Raleigh hit his 10th home run, a solo shot in the second inning to put Seattle up 1-0. It was all Athletics after that.

Bryce Miller (3-3) struck out nine, allowing five hits, but started the costly third inning with one of his two walks, to Lawrence Butler. The speedy right fielder moved to second on Brett Harris’ single and scored on Toro’s single to right field. Rooker’s hit to shallow right scored Harris for the 2-1 lead.

The Mariners had beaten the A’s in 13 of their last 14 dating to the start of the 2023 season. They’ve lost three of their last four and four of six. Seattle had been 12-1 in Miller’s last 13 quality starts.

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