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LAS VEGAS —Jonas Blixt birdied six of the last seven holes Saturday for a
5-under 66 and a share of the lead with Ryan Moore and Brendon de Jonge in the
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65, and de Jonge birdied four of the last five for a 66 to match Blixt at
19-under 194 in the Fall Series opener at TPC Summerlin. “Today was just a good
solid day,” Moore said. “I didnt do anything amazing, but at the same time, I
just did what Ive been doing this whole week, just put it in play, gave myself a
bunch of wedges, 9-irons into greens, and was able to convert a bunch of my
reasonable birdie chances.” Moore, a former UNLV player who lives in Las Vegas,
won the 2009 Wyndham Championship for his lone PGA Tour title. Blixt, from
Sweden, and de Jonge, from Zimbabwe, are winless on the tour. The three leaders
played in the same group. “It was great today,” Blixt said. “Theyre both great
guys, was very relaxed out there, and I just had a good time. Then they ran away
a little bit, and then I got lucky, I got hot in the end and made some putts and
was able to catch them in the end there. Im really looking forward to tomorrow.”
Moore shot a 61 to take the first-round lead, then slipped a stroke behind Blixt
and de Jonge on Friday with a 68. “Its nice playing next to guys that are
playing well and making putts,” Moore said. “Sometimes it makes that hole look
even bigger when you see them just keep dropping. Thats what was happening,
especially on the back nine today. Both of them got rolling and made a bunch of
birdies in a row, and I kind of threw in a couple here and there and kind of
stayed there with them. “Theyre both great guys to play with. Ive played with
Brendon quite a bit, but it was the first time Ive played with Jonas. I enjoyed
talking to him and Im looking forward to tomorrow.” De Jonge agreed. “When
everyone is playing well you can feed off each other, and I think we did a good
job of that today, saw a lot of putts go in,” he said. “Everyone played well,
and hopefully well have more of the same tomorrow.” Jimmy Walker and Tim Herron
were five strokes back. Walker had a 66, and Herron shot 68. John Daly, tied for
sixth at 10 under after a season-best 63 on Friday, had a 15-over 86 to drop to
last among the 72 players who made the cut. He had a quadruple bogey, a triple
bogey, two double bogeys, six bogeys and two birdies in his worst round of the
season. “I cant remember a time when I had a stretch of so many bad holes, where
I hit a couple bad shots but didnt really hit that many bad shots. This course,
everybody shoots it low, but theres times where nothing just goes right. I
short-sided myself all day. If I missed a green, I had the most impossible
chips. I couldnt make a 4-footer today, and I had the lefts going. Usually if I
miss the ball, its right, so that confused me a little bit. Its almost you get
off to a start like that, your body just almost goes into shock, and every time
I tried to hit a cut, Id hit a pull, and every time Id try to hit a draw, Id
flare it right.” At 132nd on the money list, the two-time major champion is
trying to move into the top 125 to secure full playing privileges for next
season. “Its just a rough day,” Daly said. “Just a tough day.” David Hearn (69)
of Brantford, Ont., is 13 shots off the place in a tie for 40th. De Jonge wasnt
worried about dwelling on his lofty position on the leaderboard. “No, in Vegas,
I definitely wont be thinking about the tournament,” de Jonge said. “Theres a
lot of other stuff to do in this place. It wont be hard to get away from it all.
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Al Horford. In his first start since January, Horford scored 19 points, hit
Atlantas final two baskets and came up with a huge defensive play to make sure
the Hawks kept their season going with a frenetic 87-86 victory over the Boston
Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Tuesday night. “I wanted to
bring that energy to the team,” Horford said. That he did, dribbling out at the
head of fast breaks and diving fearlessly on the court for loose balls, not the
least bit worried about reinjuring the pectoral muscle that kept him out most of
the season. In addition to leading the Hawks in scoring, he grabbed 11 rebounds,
dished out three assists, came up with three steals and blocked three shots—
all while playing more than 31 minutes, far more than the Hawks intended. “I
didnt expect to play that many at all,” Horford said. “We had an arrangement. It
was going to be between 15 and 25.” With the season on the line, the Hawks
couldnt worry about pre-game arrangements. The Celtics lead the series 3-2
heading back to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday. If the Hawks can steal one on the
road, the deciding game would be Saturday in Atlanta. “We can be nothing but
confident,” Horford said. “We know its going to be a big challenge up there. ”
Boston had a chance to clinch the series when Rajon Rondo stole Josh Smiths
inbounds pass with 10 seconds remaining and raced down the court, looking for
the winner. But the point guard got hemmed in along the sideline when Horford
jumped out to defend him, which caused Rondo to lose control and fling a
desperation pass. Smith knocked it away, the ball rolling harmlessly out of
bounds as the horn sounded. “I cornered myself,” Rondo said. “Give Al credit.” A
relieved Smith collapsed on the scorers table as glittery streamers fell from
the rafters. “I feel awful the game ended the way it ended, because I thought
Rondo willed us back into the game,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. Paul Pierce
and Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 16 points apiece. Rondo had 13 points and
12 assists, and the last of his five steals gave Boston a chance to end the
series early and get some much-needed rest. But theres still work to do, and now
the Celtics have to cope with an Atlanta player who spent most of the season
rehabbing. Horford tore his left pectoral muscle in January, missing the rest of
the regular season and the first three games of the playoffs. But he made a
surprise return in Game 4, one of the few bright spots in an embarrassing 101-79
loss that gave the Celtics command of the series. “We got everybody back at the
right time,” Atlanta star Joe Johnson said. “We have a chance to do something
special.” Smith clearly looked hobbled by a sore knee that kept him out of Game
3, but still managed 13 points and 16 rebounds. Jeff Teague had 16 points, while
Johnson and Marvin Williams had 15 apiece, giving Atlanta double-figure scoring
from all five starters in a revamped lineup. “This is the team they thought they
were going to start the season with,” Rivers said. “They now have it, and we
have to deal with it.” In a back-and-forth game, the Celtics tied it at 83 on
Ray Allens 3-pointer from the corner, capping a quick 7-0 run. The Hawks called
time out and set up a play that reclaimed the lead ffor good. Jake Locker Jersey. Teague drove into the
lane and dumped it off to Horford for an uncontested dunk. After Garnett missed
a jumper in the lane, Johnson ran down the shot clock looking as though he had
every intention of shooting. But, at the last possible second, he rifled a pass
to Horford coming off the wing. The big centre threw up a sort of pseudo-hook
with Garnett and Brandon Bass all over him. The ball bounced around the rim
before falling through with 1:34 left, giving the Hawks an 87-83 lead. With less
than a minute to go, after misses by Pierce and Horford cancelled each other
out, Pierce was inexplicably left open for a 3-pointer. He swished it, pulling
the Celtics within a point. They wouldnt get another, even with a couple of
chances. Teague missed an open 3 for the Hawks, giving Pierce a look at the
go-ahead shot. But his 18-foot jumper with Johnson in his face barely touched
the bottom of the net, falling harmlessly out of bounds while Pierce looked
around in disbelief, believing he must have been fouled. Rondos steal gave the
Celtics one more chance, but they never got a shot off. Boston appeared to have
the momentum when it closed the third quarter on a Rondo-led 10-0 spurt that cut
Atlantas 12-point lead down to a mere basket. First, he flipped a brilliant lob
pass to Ryan Hollins for a dunk. Then, Rondo soared through the lane for a
putback after Allen missed a 3-pointer. When Smith followed with a lazy inbounds
pass, Rondo stole it away and hit a jumper. The Hawks turned it over again when
Horford doled out an illegal pick, and Rondo went right back to work. Even after
missing a 3-pointer, he darted into the lane when Hollins snatched the offensive
rebound, took a pass and laid it in. Finally, with the Hawks in total panic
mode, Johnson dribbled too close to the sideline, got pinned and turned it over.
The Celtics took off the other way, with Allen delivering a pass to
Mickael Pietrus for a reverse layup with three-tenths of a second remaining.
Just like that, Boston had sliced it to 66-64 heading to the fourth. The road
team, cheered on by thousands of green-clad fans sprinkled around Philips Arena,
kept it going early in the fourth, pushing out to a 73-69 lead on Allens
3-pointer with 8 1-2 minutes remaining. But no lead was safe in this topsy-turvy
game. The Hawks ripped off a 14-3 run. The Celtics called time out and scored
seven straight of their own, capped by another 3 by Allen. Looking to spark his
team and generate more offence, Atlanta coach Larry Drew juggled his lineup for
Game 5. Horfords first start since his injury wasnt totally surprising, given
the centre had 12 points and five rebounds off the bench in Sundays 22-point
loss. Perhaps more significantly, the Hawks started Williams at small forward
and shifted Johnson to shooting guard, hoping that would create mismatches and
give Atlantas top scorer more offensive chances. He took only eight shots in
Game 4, a totally unacceptable number that left Johnson grumbling that Horfords
return seemed to disrupt the offence more than it helped. No complaints now. “To
have a full deck, with everybody back,” Johnson said, “its a blessing.” Notes:
The Hawks have used three different lineups in the five-game series. ... Despite
bone spurs, Allen kept up his solid play off the bench with 15 points. Bass
added 14. ... With Horford back, former starter Jason Collins played only 10
seconds for Atlanta. ’ ’ ’
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