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by sloppyvinyl | Nov 19, 2018 | SPORTS
Knicks Can’t Defend Magic In Amway
You didn’t miss anything different from the New York Knicks if you just so happened to skip Sunday’s game in favor of the NFL.
The Orlando Magic blitzed the New York Knicks 131-117 on Sunday evening at Amway Arena to send the Knicks to a fifth consecutive loss.
The Knicks couldn’t slow talented and athletic Magic forward Aaron Gordon, who scored a team-high 31 points in 29 minutes of action as the Magic beat the Knicks for the second time in eight days.
Nikola Vucevic flirted with a triple double for Orlando as he recorded 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Orlando jumped out to a blistering start with 44 points in the opening period as they opened up a 13-point lead at home over the visitors after one.
The Knicks battled back in the second quarter and sliced Orlando’s margin to one by halftime as they went into the locker room trailing 67-66 after a dreadful first quarter of defense.
While the game would remain competitive the rest of the way, Orlando played with a comfortable lead throughout as Gordon and Vucevic paced the team while the Magic hit 13 3-pointers on the night.
Tim Hardaway Jr. cracked the 30-point plateau for the second time in as many games as he scored 32 points off the bench for New York.
Trey Burke would also have a big night as he scored 31 points in 29 minutes of action.
Hardaway Jr. came off the bench for the first time this season as coach David Fizdale opted to go small in this one, inserting Mario Hezonja and Allonzo Trier into the starting lineup.
The bench would outpace the starters by a wide margin in this one as Allonzo Trier and Mitchell Robinson combined to play only 22 minutes.
Whether that becomes a trend or not remains to be seen, but the Knicks defense was as listless in this one as they were last Sunday in a 115-89 loss to Orlando at the Garden.
Five consecutive losses ties their season-high to this point as they drop to 4-13 on the season.
The New York Knicks will return home to welcome the visiting Portland Trail Blazers to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
What are your thoughts on David Fizdale’s latest lineup changes? Leave your comments below!
![[SPORTS] BROWNS WANT TO INTERVIEW CONDOLEEZZA RICE FOR HEAD COACH POSITION](https://i0.wp.com/sloppyvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_8584.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
by sloppyvinyl | Nov 18, 2018 | SPORTS
So Much For Low Maintenance
When the Cleveland Browns head coaching job became available, few could’ve imagined the franchise would end up wanting to go in the direction they now reportedly want to go.
The Cleveland Browns want to interview former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for the Browns head coaching position, according to sources close to ESPN.
If it happens, Rice would be the first woman in NFL history to be interviewed for a head coaching position.
Rice, 64, is a lifelong Cleveland Browns fan and has shown her fandom at each turn for the team she had watched since a young child with her father.
She also has been involved in sports, working at the collegiate level as she was one of the inaugural members of the College Football Playoff selection committee, working there for three years.
The Cleveland Browns fired Hue Jackson last month following the Cleveland Browns’ 33-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
Jackson, who is now serving as a special assistant for the Cincinnati Bengals, went 3-36-1 in two-plus seasons as head coach.
What are your thoughts on the Browns surprising consideration for head coach? Leave your comments below!
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by sloppyvinyl | Nov 18, 2018 | SPORTS
Butler Does It On Both Ends To Stick It To Hornets
The story of Saturday night’s game in Charlotte was undoubtedly going to be All-Star guard Kemba Waller’s brilliant career performance at the Spectrum Center.
Until Jimmy Butler pulled the rug from under.
Jimmy Butler, playing in just his second game since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, played spoiler during Kemba Walker’s career-high 60-point game as he sunk the Hornets in overtime.
After blocking Kemba Walker on one end to keep the game tied, Jimmy Butler would come down the floor and drill the game-winning 3-pointer over Dwayne Bacon with 0.3 seconds left in the game as the 76ers won 122-119.
That’s a second heartbreaker for the Charlotte Hornets in eight days against the Philadelphia 76ers, who came up short last week in Philadelphia 133-132, another overtime defeat.
Afterwards, Kemba Walker wasn’t too pleased about the loss. When asked how he felt after his 60-point showing he responded, “Pissed.”
What are your thoughts on the wild game in Charlotte on Saturday? Leave your comments below!
![[SPORTS] NETS SQUANDER FOURTH QUARTER LEAD IN HOME LOSS TO CLIPPERS](https://i0.wp.com/sloppyvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_8582-1.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
by sloppyvinyl | Nov 18, 2018 | SPORTS
Nets Can’t Finish Off Visiting Clips At Barclays
The Brooklyn Nets had little time to rest as the next challenge awaited less than 24 hours later back home in Brooklyn in a Clippers team surprising to start the season.
The Los Angeles Clippers made the most of their trip to Brooklyn as they outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 127-119 on Saturday night at the Barclays Center to win their fourth straight and send Brooklyn back to the drawing board.
Danilo Galinari scored 28 points and Tobias Harris scored 27 as Los Angeles rallied back from a double-digit second half deficit.
The Brooklyn Nets led 97-90 to begin the fourth, but were unable to hold the lead as the Clippers played an almost flawless quarter.
The Clippers were lights out, putting the inconsistent Nets on their heels as they played much of the final six minutes of the game with a lead before closing out the show.
Brooklyn had a better shooting night from beyond the arc than in recent games, hitting 13 3-pointers on a 46 percent clip, but Los Angeles was more efficient from the field as they shot 50 percent and limited Brooklyn to 45 percent.
Jarrett Allen scored a career-high 24 points and added 11 rebounds as he was strong on this night down low.
D’Angelo Russell would score 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers while handing out 10 assists in 35 minutes of action.
Brooklyn (7-10) is searching for consistency, losing a game in which they at one-point led by 15 points in the first half shows Kenny Atkinson’s team is a long way from accomplishing that.
The Los Angeles Clippers played an up-tempo style of basketball that gives most teams troubles, even the Golden State Warriors, who they defeated earlier this week.
That was the case here as Brooklyn struggled to get good shot contests on most of Los Angeles’ shot attempts while also giving up 56 points in the paint.
Critical in close games, the Nets can ill afford to shoot 76 percent from the free throw line, another reason for their loss just a day after beating the Washington Wizards to snap a three-game skid.
The Brooklyn Nets will visit the American Airlines Arena to take on the Miami Heat on Tuesday night as they look to get back on track.
What are your thoughts on Brooklyn’s loss on Saturday night? Leave your comments below!
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by sloppyvinyl | Nov 18, 2018 | SPORTS
Ponzinibbio Makes Homecoming A Memorable One
Dreams do come true, and while it took awhile, Santiago Ponzinibbio had a chance to live it on a special night in front of his homeland in Argentina.
After distributing violence in one of his most impressive performances in the UFC to date, Ponzinibbio is dreaming bigger.
Santiago Ponzinibbio (28-3, 9-2 UFC) defeated Neil Magny (21-7, 15-5 UFC) by 4th-Round KO on Saturday night at the Parque Roca Arena in Buenos Aires.
Ponzinibbio emphasized all week how much this opportunity to fight in Argentina in the UFC’s first trip to the country.
Standing in his way was a fighter in Neil Magny rolling with wins over former champions and title challengers, but none of that would matter once the bell rung.
Ponzinibbio was incredible in his homecoming to Argentina as he dominated this one from start to finish.
Creating different angles as he pushed forward against the longer and rangy Neil Magny, Santiago Ponzinibbio made his opponent uncomfortable from the very beginning as he used a stalking style with a long jab to touch Magny.
Magny would begin having trouble seeing out of his right eye from a jab that would land early in the first round, backpedaling and retreating as Ponzinibbio continued to press forward.
The pro-crowd Ponzinibbio would applaud the Argentine at every turn, coming to their feet for their loudest applause after their guy hurt Neil Magny with a hard right cross that snapped Magny’s head back.
The Colorado-bred Magny made an effort to be first with his shots in the beginning of the second round, coming out aggressive with 1-2s. Hard leg kicks by Ponzinibbio would alter that pace, however, as two would drop Magny to the mat on two separate ocassions.
Ponzinibbio suffered a bad cut on his left eyelid after the two fighters clashed heads, but he would fight on, continuing to cause the six-foot-four Magny trouble with his jab and leg kicks that continued to break down his opponent.
The beating to Magny’s lead leg would continue on over the next two rounds and Magny, tough and durable, would continue to fall to the mat off of Ponzinibbio’s hard leg kicks as he winced in pain and hopped off his right leg.
In sensational fashion, Santiago Ponzinibbio would use a vicious right-hand to put away Neil Magny in the fourth round.
Looking at Neil Magny’s inability to take leg kicks in recent bouts, Ponzinibbio and his team carved out a gameplan to follow those who showed the blueprint to breaking down the No. 8 welterweight contender in the world.
It’s Ponzinibbio’s 21st career finish and his 15th by knockout.
He is currently on a seven-fight win streak, the second longest active streak in the welterweight division.
UFC Fight Night 140 Results
Ricardo Lamas wrecks Darren Elkins with Round 3 TKO
Johnny Walker uses vicious elbows to throttle Khalil Rountree by Round 1 KO
Ian Heinisch powers past Cezar Ferreira for unanimous decision victory
Marlon Vera finishes game Guido Cannetti in Round 2 with rear-naked choke submission
Cynthia Calvillo uses rear-naked choke to finish Poliana Botelho in Round 1 by submission
Michel Prazeres uses guillotine to down Bartosz Fabinski in Round 1 by submission
Alexandre Pantoja uses rear-naked choke to put away Yuta Sasaki in Round 1 by submission
Humberto Bandenay out-grapples Austin Arnett in unanimous decision victory
Laureano Staropoli steady in unanimous decision win over Hector Aldana
Jesus Pinedo aggressive in unanimous decision win over Devin Powell
Nad Narimani outmuscles Anderson dos Santos for unanimous decision win
What are your thoughts on UFC Fight Night 140? Leave your comments below!
by Christian Flores | Nov 17, 2018 | SPORTS
On Saturday, November 24 Dmitry Bivol will square off with Jean Pascal on HBO’s World Championship Boxing® live from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City for the light heavyweight championship. The reigning champion, Russian Dmitry Bivol is considered to be one of the sport’s rising stars. A distinction his opponent, Jean Pascal, used to hold. For Bivol, this fight represents a life time of hard work and potentially a “statement” win.
” All my life I have wanted to headline HBO World Championship Boxing and now I am only days away from making a dream of mine come true.” (Dmitry Bivol Blog – Wednesday, November 14)
Bivol comes into the bout with a current record of (14-0) 11 of which ended with a knockout (79%). He’s considered by many to be the best light heavyweight in the world. Even more impressive, his career started just three years ago. In a recent interview with HBO, Bivol’s trainer, Gennady Mashianov says his fighter has qualities shared by some of the greats.
” In my 50 years as a boxer and trainer, I have seen two fighters beside Dmitry whose weapon is their IQ. Cassius Clay and Sugar Ray Leonard. ”
The underdog, Jean Pascal was the light heavyweight champion from 2009- 2011. He held the WBC, IBO, Ring magazine and lineal light-heavyweight titles. Currently Pascal is coming off a two fight win streak with a professional record of (33-5-1). Twenty of these fights have also ended in knockouts (50%).
Pascal isn’t phased by his underdog status for this fight, because it’s something he’s faced numerous times.
” This is the story of my life, to be the underdog. I was the underdog when I faced Chad Dawson. At the time he was considered as the best pound for pound in the world. I was the underdog, fourth in the world and I won the fight. To me, maybe it’s a motivation. I know what to do, I know what I’m capable to do. I have a lot of experience, been there done that. I’m going to do my best to win this fight.” ( www.Boxingnews24.com)
Bivol returns to the ring on Saturday, November 24 when he headlines HBO World Championship Boxing® from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. Bivol will defend his title against Jean Pascal. The telecast will begin at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT
