Celtics take on Kings at ARCO Arena
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02/16/2010 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Most consider the Boston Celtics a serious contender to
win their second NBA championship in three years but Doc Rivers' veteran-laden
bunch must stay healthy the rest of the way as it kicks off the second-half of
the season in Sacramento on Tuesday night.
In Boston's first game after the 2009 All-Star break, a 90-85 loss at Utah
last Feb. 19, the team lost star forward Kevin Garnett to a knee injury.
The 13-time All-Star really hasn't been right since. He missed all but four
regular season games and the playoffs in the 2008-09 campaign, effectively
ending the C's championship hopes. Meanwhile, Garnett missed nine contests
from Dec. 30-Jan. 20 this year with yet another knee problem.
The Big Ticket has been pedestrian in his performance since returning to the
lineup and the Celtics dropped their second in a row heading into the break
last Wednesday in the Big Easy.
Rookie Darren Collison scored 13 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth
quarter in that one as the Hornets shut down Boston's All-Star frontcourt
combination of Garnett and Paul Pierce in the second half to come away with a
93-85 victory over the Celtics.
Pierce, the winner of the Three-point Shootout during All-Star weekend, had 15
points, but also eight of Boston's 23 turnovers as the Celtics lead in the
Atlantic Division shrunk to four games over the Toronto Raptors. Marquis
Daniels had 14 points, while Rasheed Wallace and Tony Allen each chipped in 13
in defeat.
Pierce and Garnett were limited to a total of two points in the second half,
as the duo combined to shoot 1-of-11 from the field over the final 24 minutes.
The Celtics are just 5-5 since Garnett returned from his latest knee injury
and a miserable 9-13 since Christmas.
The Kings, ended the first half by snapping an ugly 11-game road losing streak
with a pair of wins, the last coming in Auburn Hills last Wednesday.
Kevin Martin had 26 points to carry Sacramento to a 103-97 win over the
Detroit Pistons.
Beno Udrih added 22 points and six assists for the Kings while Tyreke Evans,
the MVP of Friday's Rookie-Spohmpres game, and Andres Nocioni each added 13
points in the victory.
Boston has won four straight over the Kings and its last visit to Sacramento
resulted in the Kings' largest home loss in franchise history, a 108-63
blowout on Dec. 28, 2008.
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tonight at the Rose Garden.
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Memphis is three
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United Center.
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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Deron Williams and the Utah Jazz kick off a four-game road
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looking in at the Western Conference playoff picture.
The Jazz won nine of 10 game
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Ross wins arbitration case with Marlins >>
Miami, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Outfielder Cody Ross won his arbitration case
with the Florida Marlins and will earn $4.45 million this coming season.
Florida, which was offering Ross $4.2 million, had not lost an arbitration
hearing
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Sunderland, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has
allayed fears that teenager Jordan Henderson will be sidelined for the rest of
the season.
The highly-rated 19-year-old midfielder damaged ankle ligaments in the
Wang agrees to deal with Nationals >>
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had signed and that the team is expected to make it official on Tuesday.
Wang had
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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."
The signing will come as welcome news to Cassel's new coaches and teammates. Amiable and hardworking, online football betting he appeared to win over everyone at minicamp.
"I think he's got some unique leadership qualities. I think his teammates like him and have respect for him. I think he's doing a pretty good job on the field, too," Haley said last month. "He's doing everything that I'm asking him, that our coaches are asking him to do. I don't have one single complaint how he's carrying himself."
After one workout, wide receiver Devard Darling declared Cassel "a breath of fresh air."
"He has a lot of swagger, a lot of confidence. It's good for us," said Darling. "We trust in him that he's going to go out there and lead us all the way."
nse to accommodate his specific abilities.
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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