MILWAUKEE - Gordon Hayward was money while the Milwaukee Bucks couldnt buy a basket down the stretch. Nike Air Max 1 Vendita .Hayward scored 13 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz held on for a 101-99 victory over Milwaukee on Thursday night as the Bucks missed their last five shots in the closing minute.We escaped, said Hayward, who made 9 of 10 free throws in the final quarter. They had chances at the end. They stormed back and got a six or seven (point) lead on us, but we played really hard tonight.The Jazz seemed in control after a 15-3 run, taking a 101-92 lead on two free throws by Hayward with 2:35 remaining. But the Bucks pulled within the final score on Jared Dudleys 3-pointer from the top right with 1:29 left.The Bucks had a final opportunity when an officials review awarded them the ball out of bounds under the basket with 7.1 seconds left. Brandon Knight missed a jumper with two seconds left and Zaza Pachulia missed the tip-in at the buzzer.We had opportunities, but youve got to give them credit, Dudley said. Gordon (Hayward) was aggressive the whole game, got to the foul line. We had some shots at the end, but this has been happening to us, losing these home games. We understand we dont have a huge home-court advantage because weve got to win fans over, keep winning, keep playing hard, and that will come.Enes Kantner, who had 24 points and 17 rebounds in Utahs 106-92 loss at Cleveland Wednesday, had 23 points and 16 rebounds in this one. Dante Exum, the fifth overall pick in the draft, scored a career-high 15 points on five 3-pointers in just his second start in 43 games for the Jazz.I just tried to step into my shots and do what I do normally, said Exum. Its the same routine. They just happened to fall tonight.Knight and Dudley had 16 points apiece for Milwaukee, which has now failed to score 100 points for 10 straight games. The Bucks have lost six of their last seven home games since Dec. 13.They are a good team, and obviously a very, very good defensive team, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. I feel like we play hard and we compete. Tonight we had some shots fall, and we didnt shoot ourselves in the foot with the turnovers too many times.Hayward was 10-of-12 from the free-throw line, the same as the entire Bucks team. Overall, the Jazz made 23 of 28 free throws and also were 14 of 31 from beyond the arc. Milwaukee made 5-of-13 three-point attempts.We were exchanging baskets and then they made a lot of free throws, Pachulia said. We put them on the line a lot and it definitely wasnt good for us. They stayed in the game and then were able to extend the lead by hitting a couple of threes.The Bucks erased a 53-47 halftime deficit with a pair of third-quarter spurts.They opened the period with a 7-2 run to pull within 55-54. After a Rudy Gobert dunk made it 57-54, the Bucks answered with an 11-1 burst, opening a 65-58 lead on Giannis Antetokounmpos drive down the lane.Utah scored the first six points of the second period for its biggest lead of the half at 32-16.Two free throws by Rudy Gobert put the Jazz up 52-42, but the Bucks whittled the lead to 53-47 at the half. Milwaukees reserves outscored the starters 26-21 in the first half.TIP-INSJazz: Forward Derrick Favours, averaging 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, was not with the team due to personal reasons. Jazz officials did not give out any further details on Favours, who played Wednesday night in Cleveland, scoring 12 points in a 106-92 loss.Bucks: Milwaukee had not scored 100 points in any of its last nine games since a 104-94 victory at Charlotte on Dec. 29. Its not a concern, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd. We play both ends and we are proud of that. We try to hold teams to under 100 points and we have been able to do that a couple of times this year. We arent an offensive juggernaut of a team, and a lot of games have been close.UP NEXTJazz: Host Brooklyn on Saturday nightBucks: Host Detroit on Saturday night. Air Max 1 Scontate Italia . On Wednesday, Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas hit back. In a passionate defence of himself and the London clubs medical staff, the Portuguese coach rebuked the "incompetent people" who have attacked Tottenham for allowing Lloris to continue playing after being briefly knocked unconscious against Everton on Sunday. Air Max 1 Outlet Italia . Its the second straight year he has decided not to play as he cuts back his schedule. Stricker was replaced in the field by Ryo Ishikawa of Japan. http://www.airmax1scontate.it/ . Campbell, playing on loan with Greek club Olympiacos, found the net with a left-footed shot in the 44th minute off a pass from second-half substitute Jorge Rojas to open the scoring at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica.EDMONTON - Success for the Edmonton Eskimos is 2013 rests on five mountain-sized men who barely know each other protecting the CFL teams third opening-day quarterback in three years. But Eskimo head coach Kavis Reed promises a drastic improvement on the teams 7-11 record from 2012. "We know theres still going to be some growing pains," said Reed. "However given the talent and given the core leadership that we have, we feel very confident this is going to be a very competitive football team that should win more games than we lose." The Eskimos open the CFL season at home Saturday against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Leading the way is quarterback Mike Reilly, acquired from the B.C. Lions in the off-season. The 28-year-old from Kennewick, Wash., gets his first crack as a starting QB in the pro game after years of apprenticeship as vagabond NFL training camp fodder before signing with the Lions in 2010. He started three games last year and saw action in six, completing 52 of 75 passes for 682 yards and four touchdowns against two interceptions. "Its something Ive worked my whole career for," said Reilly, standing in front of his stall in the Eskimo dressing room, the one that used to belong to famous ex-Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray. "Ive wanted to be a starting quarterback on a professional team since I was a little kid. Now that opportunity has come, but its still no guarantee. Youve still got to go out and perform each week." Reilly was to fight Matt Nichols for the starting pivot job this year until Nichols tore up his knee in the first pre-season game against the Riders. He is done until 2014. The No. 2 quarterback is rookie Jonathan Crompton. They are part of the roster overhaul that will see newcomers in half the starting positions and major changes to the offensive line. Guard Simeon Rottier shifts over the from the left side of the line after missing half of 2012 with a hyper-extended elbow. Gord Hinse, who takes over from Kyle Koch at centre, missed most of last season with a thumb injury. Guard Matt ODonnell came to the Esks late last season, and tackles Thaddeus Coleman and Cliff Louis are off-season acquisitions. When Reilly walks to the line of scrimmage, he will see, from left to right, Coleman (six-foot-eight), ODonnell (six-foot-11), Hinse (six-foot-four), Rottier (six-foot-six) and Louis (six-foot-eight). Its not a line, its a ccordillera. Air Max 1 Scontate Online. . They acquitted themselves well in the last pre-season game. Against the Lions they opened holes for 134 yards in rushing, 298 yards in passing and three TDs. The line has been under the gun from the get-go at camp with Reed and new general manager Ed Hervey playing good-cop, bad-cop. While Reed has built up the line, Hervey has delivered swift kicks to its backside. "Play better," Hervey said in an interview before camp opened. "Every year were always asking these questions about the offensive line. Well how about the offensive line answer those questions." Rottier said its fair game. "Anything the coach says, the GM says, theyre asking a lot — but were asking a lot of ourselves. We never take that personally. We want to win as much as they do. "We definitely want to be leading this team, playing aggressive, and give the skill guys a chance to win." The skill guys are looking for a breakout year in 2013. Slotback Fred Stamps returns as the go-to guy in the receiving corps. Stamps, entering his seventh CFL season, led the Green and Gold with 70 catches for 1,310 yards and nine touchdowns in 2012. Lining up with him are Nate Coehoorn, Shamawd Chambers, Cary Koch and the lightning fast rookie Isaiah Sweeney. In the backfield, Hugh Charles returns after accumulating 1,409 combined passing-running yards and six TDs last year. The defence is the strength of the Eskimos, led by middle linebacker JC Sherritt. The 25-year-old from Truckee, Calif., set a CFL record for tackles with 130 and was named the CFLs most outstanding defensive player. Beside him are returning veterans T.J. Hill and Damaso Munoz. Up front, free agent rush Odell Willis will try to regain the sack magic that made him the "Mayor of Swaggerville" in Winnipeg two seasons ago. Lining up at the other defensive end position is Marcus Howard, who recorded 11 sacks in 2011 only to be derailed by a recurring hamstring injury in 2012. Ted Laurent, Don Oramasionwu and Almondo Sewell provide strength at the tackle positions. Chris Thompson returns to lead a revamped secondary that includes newcomers Aaron Grymes and Marcell Young on the corners. Grant Shaw handles the kicking duties and Burke Dales is the punter. The coaching staff has also been overhauled. Doug Sams is the new offensive co-ordinator and Greg Marshall handles the defence. ' ' '
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