Thursday, May 31, 2012
KWBG Sports for May 31st
MIAMI (AP) - Rajon Rondo (RAH'-zhan RAHN'-doh) scored 44 points in 53 minutes, but the Boston Celtics still lost 115-111 to the Miami Heat in overtime to fall behind two games to none in the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James finished with 34 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed by 15 in the first half and were down by 11 in the third quarter before protecting home-court advantage. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade had 23 points and Mario Chalmers added 22 for Miami.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Charlotte Bobcats were losers at the NBA draft lottery after posting the worst winning percentage in league history. The New Orleans Hornets won the lottery and will choose first in next month's draft, followed by the Bobcats, Washington, Cleveland and Sacramento. Portland, Golden State, Toronto, Detroit and the Hornets will round out the top 10 selections.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Anze Kopitar (AHN'-zhay KOH'-pih-tahr) scored on a breakaway at 8:13 of overtime as the Los Angeles Kings defeated New Jersey 2-1 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Jonathan Quick stopped 17 shots and was perfect after Anton Vochenkov beat him late in the second period. Colin Fraser also scored for the Kings, who are 9-0 in road playoff games this year.
PARIS (AP) - The French Open continues today with the second seeds highlighting the Day-5 action. Rafael Nadal takes on Denis Istomin and Maria Sharapova faces Ayumi (ah-YOO'-mee) Morita. Other high seeds scheduled include Andy Murray, Petra Kvitova (KVEE'-toh-vah), David Ferrer and John Isner.
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - The U.S. men's soccer team was soundly beaten in a friendly against Brazil near Washington. Neymar converted a penalty kick and assisted on goals by defenders Thiago Silva and Marcelo as Brazil came away with a 4-1 victory. Herculez Gomez had the lone goal for the Americans, who ended a five-game winning streak.