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Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – Andrew McCutchen and Brandon Wood both doubled
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catcher Chris Snyder said. Bud Norris (2-2) gave up three runs on seven hits and
struck out nine over seven full frames for Houston, which has dropped three of
four. Trailing by three, the Astros got on the board in the eighth inning.
Michael Bourn reached on a fielders choice and scored after consecutive two- out
singles by Hunter Pence and Carlos Lee. Jose Veras replaced Morton and Brett
Wallace grounded out to second to end the frame. Pittsburgh tacked on three more
runs in the home half, as Wood plated a pair with a bases-loaded double and
Snyder scored on a wild pitch. Overbay went deep to begin the second. The
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Nationals manager Davey Johnson (“They obviously blew the call”), third baseman
Ryan Zimmerman (“You cant just give out free runs in the big leagues”) and
catcher Jesus Flores (“Terrible call”) were much more blunt about it.BOSTON—
Rajon Rondo got his pregame orders from Doc Rivers. The Celtics coach wanted his
point guard to concentrate on scoring. Rondo did that—and so much more. He
finished with 16 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, and Boston handed Miami its
biggest loss of the season, pulling away with a dominant third quarter for a
91-72 win over the Heat on Sunday. Rondo had eight assists in that period when
the Celtics outscored the Heat 31-12, turning a 49-44 halftime lead into an
80-56 advantage. They stayed ahead by at least 19 the rest of the way for their
fifth straight win. He also had 10 points in the first quarter. Not bad for a
sometimes shaky shooter who hadnt scored more than seven points in any of his
previous five games. “We told Rondo that we needed him to be a scorer. Not a
playmaker, a scorer,” Rivers said. “He set the tone at the beginning of the game
by doing that and I thought that loosened it up for everybody.” He reached the
triple-double mark for the fifth time this season with 8 1/2 minutes to play. It
was his 13th consecutive game with at least 10 assists and another outstanding
performance in a marquee game on national television, a scenario in which he
seems to thrive. “Four or five guys came up to me today and told me to be
aggressive and show them what a great point guard (I am),” Rondo said. “So I
just try to go out there and be great.” The Heat were far from that, making just
34.8 per cent of their shots. And LeBron James failed to get an assist for just
the second time in his career. “We didnt make any shots,” Miami coach Erik
Spoelstra said. “You dont get assists off of missed field goals.” The loss
continued a couple of disturbing trends for the Heat—seven losses in their
last 10 road games and three consecutive setbacks of at least 15 points. Their
previous worst defeat of the season came just one week earlier, 103-87 at
Oklahoma City, and their last loss of more than 19 points came on March 4, 2011
at San Antonio, 125-95. Miami has the fewest home losses in the league at 21-2
but is only 16-12 on the road. “Its definitely a string of issues on the road,”
James said. “Weve got to be more mentally tough.” The Heat, playing their third
game in four days, were led by James with 23 points and Dwyane Wade with 15.
Chris Bosh, the other member of Miamis “Big 3”, scored the Heats first four
points but didnt score again. The Celtics, combining tenacious defence with
outstanding play in transition, increased their Atlantic Division lead to one
game over idle Philadelphia. Paul ;Pierce scored 23 points, and Brandon Bass
added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Whitney Mercilus Jersey. “We know we can play
with the best,” Pierce said. “It feels great. The crowd is behind you. Youre
executing. Youre not turning the ball over. Youre rebounding. Thats the type of
game we have to play.” Does such a dominant performance against one of the NBAs
best teams boost the Celtics confidence? “I dont know if it does anything for
our confidence,” Rivers said. “Our guys are a pretty confident group. They feel
they can play with anyone.” Miami scored two of the first three baskets of the
third quarter, cutting the lead to 51-48. Then the Celtics outscored the Heat
29-8 the rest of the period, hitting 14 of 23 shots while Miami made only 5 of
19. “The lead went from five to almost like 20 in the snap of a finger,” Wade
said. “We got shots. We didnt put them in and they capitalized on it.” It was
55-50 when Rondos layup began a 17-2 run in which the Heats only points were two
free throws by Wade. James finally hit a field goal, making it 72-54, but the
Celtics scored eight of the remaining 10 points in the quarter. And they kept up
the defensive pressure in the fourth quarter. “The game is a game of runs,”
Rondo said, “and we know theyre a big team that can make a lot of runs, make
like a 14-0 run. So we want to continue to get stops defensively and push the
ball offensively up the court.” The Celtics led 29-19 after one, led by Rondos
10 points, four rebounds and four assists. They stretched that to 34-23, then
went cold offensively while the Heat scored the next 10 points, closing the gap
to 34-33. Bass stopped the drought with a shot from the top of the key with 4:57
left in the first half, Bostons first points in 4:08. With the score tied at 40,
the Celtics got the next five points on a jumper by Kevin Garnett and a
three-point play from Pierce to take a five-point lead. Notes: Rondos streak of
double-figure-assists games is the NBAs longest since Steve Nash had 14 in
March-April 2005. ... Miamis Udonis Haslem returned to the team after missing
Friday nights 113-101 win in Toronto, remaining in Florida to attend to a
personal matter. ... James scored in double figures for his 407th consecutive
game. ... Bostons Ray Allen missed his sixth straight game with a sore right
ankle. ... Avery Bradley made a highlight-reel block on Wade in the second
quarter that sent the Miami guard sprawling to the floor. “I patted him on the
butt and told him he looked like me on that play,” Wade said. ’ ’ ’
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