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Daejon Davis enjoys successful homecoming, Cardinal downs Huskies 73-64

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By Daniel Dullum
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Daejon Davis returned to his hometown of Seattle, and came away with his first career double-double for the Stanford Cardinal’s 73-64 Pac-12 men’s basketball victory over the Washington Huskies at Hec Edmundson Pavilion Saturday night.

Davis finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Reid Travis also had 16 points as the Cardinal (10-8 overall, 4-1 Pac-12) completed its first two-game road conference road sweep in eight years. Stanford had not recorded a Pac-12 road sweep since beating both Oregon schools in February 2010.

The Cardinal benefitted from a lengthy Huskies scoring drought in the second half to register their fourth straight win. Michael Humphrey contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, and Kezie Okpala added 10 points for Stanford.

Davis was a local prep star in the Seattle area who played at Garfield High School and originally committed to Washington. When Lorenzo Romar was fired as the Huskies’ coach last March, Davis de-committed and signed to play at Stanford.

Davis, who also finished with five assists, was booed periodically throughout the game. His only 3-pointer of the game put the Cardinal up 65-60 with 3:23 left.

The Cardinal led by 13 after Okpala’s dunk with 8:40 remaining in the second half. Washington responded with an 11-2 run, pulling within four (60-56) on a David Crisp basket with 6:09 to play.

Matisse Thybulle sank a pair of free throws with 3:52 to play, pulling the Huskies within two (62-60), but that was as close as Washington would get. After Davis’s 3 pushed Stanford’s lead back to five, a couple of empty possessions preceded a Dorian Pickens 3-pointer. With 2:25 remaining, the Cardinal built a 68-60 lead.

Jaylen Nowell led the Huskies (13-5, 3-2) with 20 points, and Crisp added 11 points. Stanford outrebounded Washington 48-28.

The Cardinal return home for a Wednesday game against Arizona State. Tip-off is at 8 pm PT.

Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Matt Harrington: Taking a look at how Reid Travis is faring during current Cardinal win streak

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On the Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Matt Harrington:

With the Stanford Cardinal (10-8), who won their fourth straight game over Washington (13-5) 73-64 in Alaskan Airlines Arena tonight, the Cardinal’s leading scorer Reid Travis 16 points on Saturday night has held up even in the some of Stanford’s tougher moments earlier this season. Regardless of the circumstances that faced the Cardinal earlier this season Travis has come in prepared to throw down or throw up his game as he leads with 30.1 points per game.

Travis is one of two players who started all 27 games in his junior year in the Pac-12 that finished in the top six in scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage. Travis has led Stanford in nine separate categories (470, 17.4 ppg), rebounding (239, 8.9), offensive rebounding (93, 3.4 orpg, defensive rebounding (146, 5.4 drgp), field goals made (176), field goal attempted (304), field goal percentage (.579), free throws made (118), free throws attempted (181).

Matt Harrington does the Stanford Cardinal podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Warriors find a way to beat Raptors 127-125

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By: Ana Kieu

The Golden State Warriors continued their five-game road trip with a Canadian game against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre Saturday night.

Both teams were looking to pick up two wins in a row, but there could only be one winner in the Great White North. Before the game, the Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-94 and the Raptors blew out the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-99.

The Warriors’ starting lineup consisted of Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Zaza Pachulia, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry.

The Warriors went on a 7-0 run and Curry apparently got his groove back in the first quarter. Golden State was up by eight (43-35) at the end of the first.

The Warriors started the second quarter with a 16-2 run. Green made a perfect lob to Durant. Golden State had 79 first half points, their season-high for any half (previously 78, done three times).

The Warriors carried a 81-54 lead to the locker room at the end of the first half.

Here are the Warriors’ halftime stats:

Durant made quite a few noteworthy shots in the third quarter. As expected, Curry continued to prove why he’s deserving of your NBA All-Star votes. The Warriors led the Raptors by 19 (108-89) at the end of the third.

The Raptors challenged Durant’s jumper, but it was a good play. The Warriors were up by three with 21 seconds left in regulation.

The Warriors didn’t play much defense, but they still managed to pull off a 127-125 win over the Raptors in the second game of their five-game road trip.

Here are the Warriors’ final stats:

Notes
Warriors’ injury update: Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) and Andre Iguodala (hip flexor strain) are available to play. Omri Casspi (low back soreness) is out.

Up Next
The Warriors take on the Cavs on Monday at 8 pm ET.

Sports Headlines with London Marq: Stanford goes for four straight at Washington tonight

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Sports Headlines with London Marq:

1 Stanford’s Dorian Pickens had a night on Thursday against the Washington State Cougars with 78 points and a winning three-pointer with 76 seconds left in the Cardinal’s 79-70 win

2 The Cardin have turned things around with three straight wins beating UCLA, USC, and WSU. They have improved their record to 9-8 and are over .500

3 Pickens three points are a big help for Stanford going 10-35 from three-point range and seven of 10 for three-pointers

4 Stanford got fired up when WSU’s Kwinton Husso hit Stanford’s Reid Travis with a hard foul both players had to be separated and Stanford got fired uo and went on a 21 point run over a 9:57 period

5 Stanford faces Washington at Alaskan Airlines Arena tonight at 5 pm London gives us his take on this upcoming game from Seattle

London Marq does the Sports Headlines and covers the Stanford Cardinal each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

IceHogs end Barracuda’s four-game home winning steak with a 4-2 victory

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By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE—The Rockford IceHogs (21-15-1-2) scored two goals in under five minutes in the second period and held on for a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Barracuda (16-15-0-2) at the SAP Center on Friday night. Rockford snapped San Jose’s four-game home winning streak.

Rockford skated out to a fast start as they tilted the ice in their favor in the first 10 minutes of the first period. Matheson Iacopelli led a 2-on-1 break and was able to snipe a shot past under the arm of Barracuda goalie Troy Grosenick (5-6-2) inside the left post at the 5:40 mark. The unassisted goal was his ninth goal of the season.

San Jose couldn’t generate much offense in the opening period as they were constantly going into the sin bin. With the help of  a busy Grosenick, they were able to kill off all three power play opportunities for the IceHogs. Rockford dominated the shot clock by out shooting the Barracuda 14-4.

In the second period, Julius Bergman tied the game on the power play with his fourth goal of the season. Danny O’ Regan back handed a cross-ice pass to the defenseman who skated down the right wing and rifled a shot top shelf past Collin Delia (4-4-0) at the 5:36 mark.

Tyler Sikura got the momentum back for the IceHogs when was able to slam home his own rebound past Grosenick as a result of a 2-on-1 with Andreas Martinsen. His initial shot hit Grosenick in the mask before following up for his 10th goal of the season at the 9:10 mark of the second period.

Tanner Kero scored his third goal of the season into a wide-open net on the rebound when the IceHogs Anthony Louis’ shot from the point hit off of Grosenick and found a wide open Kero to tap it home for a 3-1 lead at the 14:02 mark. Rockford out shot San Jose 18-8 in the period.

San Jose wouldn’t go away quietly as they cut the deficit to 3-2 when Rudolfs Balcers banged home his team leading eighth goal of the season at 11:28 of the third period. Jacob Middleton’s shot from the point hit off Adam Clendening’s skate right over to Balcers who buried home the pack past Delia.

Kero finished off the scoring with an empty net, power play goal and his second of the game with just 39 seconds left in the game.

Delia earned the victory making 23 saves on 25 shots. Grosenick finished the evening with 39 saves on 42 shots in the defeat.

GAMES NOTES: It was the 500th career minor league hockey game for Barracuda forward Brandon Mashinter, who played last year for Rockford.

“Definitely wanted to be back for this one”, said Mashinter before the game. “Told the optometrist I am playing in this one.”

Mashinter returned to the lineup after suffering an upper body injury to his eye last weekend in San Diego.

Bergman’s power play goal snapped an 0-27 streak by the Barracuda that spanned six consecutive games.

Overall, San Jose was 1/3 on the power play, while Rockford was 1/6.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda take on the Bakersfield Condors on Monday afternoon (1/15) at 1:15 pm PT at the SAP Center.

Warriors get back on track with 108-94 win over Bucks in first game of road trip

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By: Ana Kieu

The Golden State Warriors kicked off a five-game road trip with a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center Friday night.

Prior to tonight’s game, the Warriors got blown out by the Los Angeles Clippers 125-106 at Oracle Arena Wednesday night, while the Bucks escaped with a 110-103 win over the Orlando Magic at home the same night.

The Warriors entered the Bucks’ building and were ready to shoot some Friday night hoops. Kevin Durant made back-to-back buckets early in the first quarter. Draymond Green then made the perfect lob pass to Durant, who proceeded to put his team ahead. Nick Young added a three to end the first in style.

The Warriors led the Bucks 36-27 at the end of the first.

Durant continued to do work in the second quarter. Green ended the first half in a dramatic fashion.

The Warriors carried a 63-49 lead to the locker room at halftime.

Here are the Warriors’ halftime stats:

The famous question “Money like Draymond Green?” was easily answered with a “yup” in the third quarter as Green made a plethora of shots to make it a game.

However, the Warriors trailed the Bucks 82-80 at the end of the third.

Andre Iguodala made things happen in the fourth quarter. Iguodala set up a simple two for David West, who put it in the basket to tie the game late in the fourth. Durant and Green had a mini party of three-pointers too.

The Warriors got back in the win column with a 108-94 victory over the Bucks. With the win, Golden State won their 11th straight road game.

Here are the Warriors’ final stats:

Notes 
Warriors’ starters: Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Zaza Pachulia, Klay Thompson, and Patrick McCaw.

Up Next
The Warriors head to Toronto to take on the Raptors Saturday at 7:30 pm ET.

Kings’ comeback falls short as Clippers run away with 121-115 win

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By: Jordan Chapin

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On a Thursday night in Sacramento, the Los Angeles Clippers came into town after arguably their biggest win of the season against the Golden State Warriors. They kept their momentum going tonight, edging the Sacramento Kings, 121-115, at the Golden 1 Center.

In a game where DeAndre Jordan went down with an ankle sprain in the first half, Montrezl Harrell stepped up in a big way, shooting a near perfect 11-for-12, and ending his night with 25 points. Despite brilliant efforts from George Hill and a new career-high in points with 22 from Bogdan Bogdanovic, the Kings turned on the switch too little, too late.

In the first half, the Kings trailed as much as 14 points, and Lou Williams proceeded to have a field day. Williams had 21 points by the end of the first half and ended the game with 30. Sacramento trailed throughout the entirety of the game, until Zach Randolph hit a go-ahead jump shot to give the Kings the lead with four minutes to go. In crunch time, big players stepped up in big ways, after a Blake Griffin three-pointer and a Williams fadeaway jumper, the Kings didn’t have enough to match the Clippers and lost the battle against the clock.

Sacramento did shoot pretty well as a team at 50%, but struggled from behind the arc, shooting only 30%. Offensively, the Kings did well, ending with six players in double-digit scoring and assisting on 23 baskets. L.A. was just flat out the better team, with more star players, and a bit more fire power, even with key players being out. This is Sacramento’s third loss this year to the Clippers, but they have an opportunity to steal a game in the series finale at the Staples Center. This Thursday night loss extends the Kings home losing streak to 11 games.

Up next for the Kings is their second trip in Los Angeles in three days where they will battle the Clippers once again on Saturday night. It is questionable that Jordan will return from his ankle injury, but you can bet Williams will be coming out hot, as he has done for the last 12 years.

After that, they will fly to Oklahoma City and face a team in the Thunder that they beat earlier in the season, so you know OKC will be coming out hard and aggressive.

Sacramento Kings
Star of the Game: George Hill
George Hill had one of his best games of the season, shooting only 5-for-13 from the field, but was 10-of-13 from the free throw line. Hill played very aggressive throughout the whole game and was the biggest key for Sacramento getting back into the ball game. He ended with 21 points, three rebounds, and three assists.

Key Stats
-Six players in double-digits
-Bogdan Bogdanovic set a new career high with 22 points
-Kosta Koufos has recorded 29 rebounds in last two games
-Sacramento allowed 43 points in the second quarter, which is a season-high for an opponent in a quarter.

Los Angeles Clippers
Star of the Game: Montrezl Harrell
Montrezl Harrell had a season-high 25 points tonight and filled a huge gap when DeAndre Jordan went down early. Harrell played with major energy off the bench and  was nearly perfect scoring around the basket. He shot 11-for-12 from the field, but struggled from the free throw line shooting a poor 3-for-9. Harrell capped off his night with six rebounds and a Clippers victory.

Key Stats
-Lou Williams scored 70 points in two nights
-Assisted on 28 made baskets
-Shot 51% from the field and 42% from three-point land
-Blake Griffin ended with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists after missing a few games with a concussion

Dorian Pickens notches career-high 28 points as Cardinal hold on for 79-70 win over Washington State

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By Daniel Dullum
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Dorian Pickens had a career-high 28 points–including a key three-pointer–with 1:16 remaining in the second half, helping Stanford to a 79-70 win at Washington State in a Pac-12 men’s basketball matchup in Pullman, Washington, on Thursday night.

Pickens scored a career-high 28 points for the Cardinal (9-8 overall, 3-1 Pac-12), including 7-of-10 three-pointers. Freshman Kezie Okpala contributed a career-high 21 points and Daejon Davis was 6-of-7 on field goals while adding 15 points for Stanford.

Washington State (8-8 overall, 0-4 Pac-12) had a 55-47 lead when Stanford’s Reid Travis drew a hard foul from the Cougars’ Kwinton Hinson. Both players were separated by teammates, and the Cardinal responded with a nine-minute, 57 second 21-3 run to take a 68-58 lead with 6:26 remaining.

WSU cut its deficit to three points twice, but Pickens hit a pair of 3s as Stanford was able to hold on for its third consecutive victory.

The Cougars were hot out of the gate, making 11 of its first 12 shots, including four three-pointers. Pickens kept the Cardinal close, hitting 22 first-half points on 8-of-9 floor shooting. Pickens gave the Cardinal a two-point lead on a pair of threes before Washington State’s Malachi Flynn closed out the first half with three three-pointers. WSU led 45-38 at the half.

Flynn scored 24 points–along with seven threes–to lead the Cougars. Milan Acquaah was next for WSU with eight points, while Drick Bernstine added eight points and 12 rebounds. Robert Franks, the Cougars’ leading scorer at 17.3 per game, was held to eight points and committed six of Washington State’s 22 turnovers.

Travis, the Pac-12’s third-leading scorer coming into the weekend at 21.3 points per game, was held to six points and six rebounds.

The Cardinal’s road trip continues Saturday, when Stanford visits Washington for a 5 p.m. contest.

Headline Sports Podcast with Tony Renteria: Tony picks the winners of this weekend’s NFL playoff action

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Headline Sports Podcast with Tony Renteria:

Tony has your exclusive coverage on the NFL Divisional Playoffs:

Sunday’s game AFC: Jacksonville 10 Buffalo 3

AFC Divisional Round

Saturday: Tennessee Titans @ New England Patriots

Sunday: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday’s game NFC: New Orleans 31 vs. Carolina 26

NFC: Divisional Round

Saturday: Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles

Sunday: New Orleans Saints @ Minnesota Vikings

Tony Renteria does Headline Sports each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal Men’s Basketball Podcast with Alexandra Evans: Stanford opens up two game road trip with WSU tonight

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On the Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Alexandra:

1 Looking at last week’s Stanford (8-8) results the Cardinal getting surprise wins over UCLA (12-4) and USC (12-6). The game last week against UCLA was called the best game of the season for the Cardinal.

2 In the USC game, the Trojans came out dominating as four players finished the first half in double figures and it would look like the Trojans would be controlling this game throughout.

3 In the second half, the Cardinal came alive with a strong defense, holding the Trojans to just 30 points in the second half.

4 In that second half, the Cardinal’s Reid Travis scored 29 points, 10 boards, and a double-double.

5 Stanford’s on the road for two games starting tonight at Pullman. Alexandra talks about tonight’s match up with Washington State (8-7).

Alexandra podcasts Stanford basketball each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com