Day: March 8, 2017

Canadiens edge Canucks in OT for 6th straight win (Sports Betting News)Canadiens edge Canucks in OT for 6th straight win (Sports Betting News)

Montreal Canadiens center Torrey Mitchell (17) celebrates his goal past Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller (30) during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carey Price and the Canadiens cooled down what little momentum Vancouver built up recently with back-to-back wins. Price made 27 saves and Paul Byron scored in overtime as Montreal defeated the Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night. The loss snapped a modest two-game win streak for the Canucks after picking up road victories in southern California.

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Canadiens edge Canucks in OT for 6th straight win (Sports Betting News)Canadiens edge Canucks in OT for 6th straight win (Sports Betting News)

Montreal Canadiens center Torrey Mitchell (17) celebrates his goal past Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller (30) during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carey Price and the Canadiens cooled down what little momentum Vancouver built up recently with back-to-back wins. Price made 27 saves and Paul Byron scored in overtime as Montreal defeated the Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night. The loss snapped a modest two-game win streak for the Canucks after picking up road victories in southern California.

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Nowitzki tops 30,000 points, Mavs roll past Lakers, 122-111 (Sports Betting News)Nowitzki tops 30,000 points, Mavs roll past Lakers, 122-111 (Sports Betting News)

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 07: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates after scoring his 30,000 career point in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers at American Airlines Center on March 7, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Dirk Nowitzki ducked his head into a mob of teammates, with Dallas owner Mark Cuban clutching the side of his jersey before the Mavericks superstar found coach Rick Carlisle for a hug. The celebration of 30,000 points came a lot faster than most would have imagined – except maybe the man who has watched from the bench for nine of Nowitzki’s 19 seasons. Nowitzki scored the 20 points he needed for 30,000 in barely more than a quarter despite coming in with just five 20-point games this season, and the Mavericks celebrated with their second straight easy home win over the Los Angeles Lakers, a 122-111 victory Tuesday night.

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Wizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in ‘strange’ game (Sports Betting News)Wizards shoot 53 free throws, beat Suns in ‘strange’ game (Sports Betting News)

PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 7: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards shoots a lay up against the Phoenix Suns during the game on March 7, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images)

In what Bojan Bogdanovic called ”a completely strange game,” the Washington Wizards went to the free throw line – again and again and again. The Wizards shot 53 free throws, the most in the NBA this season, and made 42 of them. The Suns were 26 of 33.

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