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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
Arc's five up, five down: After No. 11 Michigan State's 58-48 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, you'd be a fool to discount the Spartans' national title chances now.
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APAt 77-77, Cleveland’s Delonte West missed a 3-point attempt, and Dominic McGuire grabbed the rebound while being scratched below the left eye by James, drawing some blood. The Wizards called timeout and set up Antawn Jamison’s baseline jumper with 10.5 seconds left.
“That just gave us a sigh of relief,” Butler said.
Jamison led Washington with 26 points and 13 rebounds, while McGuire had 10 points and 10 rebounds for his first NBA double-double.
Cleveland’s next possession ended with James’ travel, and Butler added a free throw for the final margin. James fell into the courtside seats while trying a desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
How surprising is this result? The Central Division-leading Cavaliers (27-6) are neck-and-neck with the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics for the best record in the East, while the Wizards (7-25) aren’t even close to climbing out of last place. No other club in the conference has fewer than 12 victories.
And yet when these teams last played, on national TV on Dec. 25, Washington led by seven with a little more than 1½ minutes left before Cleveland closed with an 11-0 run to win.
“I was pulling for the guys to pull it through, to find a way to kind of sneak this one by them like we did the last game,” Brown said, “but it didn’t happen.”
It did not, and the Wizards noted what interim coach Ed Tapscott had written in red on the grease board in their locker room: “REDEMPTION.”
Notes: Wizards PG Gilbert Arenas played 2-on-2 for the first time Saturday as he recuperates from a third operation in 1½ years on his left knee. The Wizards won’t say when Arenas is expected to begin practicing. ... Cleveland’s previous low point total was 85, in its season-opening loss to Boston.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.