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Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) - Tayshaun Princes 19 points off the bench and a huge second quarter helped carry the Boston Celtics to a 99-90 win over the Utah Jazz. The 34-year-old veteran went 7-of-10 from the field in his highest output since joining the Celtics in a trade earlier this month, while helping his new team outscore Utah 38-14 during a dominant second quarter. He made us better today and hes made us better with his presence already, said Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. Its been fun, for our young guys too, to have another older guy to lean on and learn from. Boston built a 55-31 halftime lead, then held off a Jazz comeback attempt down the stretch to improve to 3-2 on its current six-game trip. Fellow reserve Tyler Zeller chipped in 14 points to the victory, with Jared Sullinger adding 12 along with nine rebounds for the Celtics. The Jazz were denied their first three-game win streak of the season despite Gordon Haywards game-high 26 points and a 20-point effort from Enes Kanter. Trey Burke finished with 18 points in defeat. Neither team could get into a rhythm during a sluggish opening quarter that ended in a 17-17 tie, but the Celtics went on a major roll in the second. Boston buried four consecutive 3-point tries while putting forth a 16-2 run that turned a four-point lead into a commanding 44-26 advantage. Prince accounted for two of those treys, the last capping the spurt with 5:10 left in the first half. The Celtics continued to knock down long shots and extend the margin before the period concluded, with Avery Bradleys dunk off an Evan Turner feed with 2.8 seconds left staking Boston to its 24-point cushion at the break. Boston went 6-of-9 from beyond the arc during its second-quarter outburst, with Bradley and Prince leading the barrage with 10 points apiece. I think its one of those problems that permeates everything, Jazz head coach Quin Snyder of his teams first-half problems. We didnt play hard. Maybe its a little more complicated than that. Nothing we did was with any force. So they just knocked us back offensively. The Jazz cut into the deficit considerably in the third quarter, using a 16-0 tear to get back in it. Kanter had eight points during the stretch, which ended on a Burke triple that suddenly pulled Utah within 60-56 late in the period. We knew that it was far from over, especially when they have a guy like Gordon who can just go downhill at that rate of speed and make plays for people, said Stevens. When they start making shots, its scary. Utah failed to get any closer, however. Up 71-66 entering the fourth, the Celtics recorded the quarters first eight points and maintained a double- digit lead with 4 1/2 minutes to play. The Jazz had once last charge in them, however. Burke buried back-to-back 3- pointers to get Utah within 89-83 with 2:52 remaining, and the differential was still six after Hayward hit one to make the score 93-87 with under a minute left. Boston was able to stay in front, though, when Turner and Brandon Bass each made two free throws with time winding down. Game Notes The win was Bostons seventh in its last eight meetings with Utah ... The Jazz last won three straight from Feb. 8-12 of last season ... Celtics rookie Marcus Smart returned to action after missing Sundays game at Golden State due to a death in the family ... The Jazz blocked 10 shots, led by Derrick Favors four rejections and three from Rudy Gobert. Air Force 1 Low Fake . Lowry and the Raptors officially announced a four-year US$48 million dollar deal Thursday. The deal was reported last week but couldnt be made official until Thursday, when the moratorium on signings was lifted. "They were real factors. I did my homework. Air Force 270 Sale . 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The German led the overall World Cup womens standings this season and continued her dominance by putting down a track record time of 49.Portland, OR (SportsNetwork.com) - Przemek Karnowski dropped 21 points and No. 7 Gonzaga survived a stiff test from Portland, beating the Pilots 87-75 to avenge last seasons loss at Chiles Center. Karnowski shot 9-for-12 and made his first career 3-pointer during a balanced scoring attack that saw four Bulldogs reach double figures and three others score at least five. Kevin Pangos also notched 21 points while Gary Bell Jr. and Byron Wesley posted 12 and 10, respectively, for Gonzaga (14-1, 3-0 WCC), which is 3-0 in conference play for the ninth straight season. Alec Wintering and Thomas van der Mars did the heavy lifting for Portland (10-5, 1-2), which trailed by as many as 21 points before trimming the gap to five late in the game. It fell short of a miraculous comeback for the second straight game. Wintering had 20 points and eight assists, and Van der Mars totaled 17 points with eight boards. Gonzaga scored on its first three possessions and quickly led 7-0. Later in the first half, Kyle Dranginis bookended a 10-0 run with 3-pointers, leaving the Bulldogs in front 31-14. Then early in the second, Kylle Wiltjer scored five in a row to help turn a 43-28 halftime lead into a 20-point margin.dddddddddddd The spread reached 21 points before the Pilots made their move. Bobby Sharp opened an 8-2 flurry with a layup, and the hosts scored on four straight touches. Their offense stayed hot as the period went on, with Riley Barkers layup at 8:04 making it a 10-point game. Out of a Gonzaga timeout, Wintering stepped into a 3-pointer had it within seven, and Volodymyr Geruns putback two minutes later made it 70-64. Portlands deficit was down to five following two Wintering free throws, but Gonzaga answered at the other end with Pangos stepping into a long two. Karnowski then stripped van der Mars, and Pangos drove and handed to Karnowski for a two-handed flush plus a foul. The big lefty hit the free throw to put an exclamation mark on his night. Game Notes Portland beat Gonzaga 82-73 last season, but the Bulldogs have won 36 of the last 38 meetings overall ... Gonzaga shot 29-for-51 (56.9 percent) from the floor and 23-for-28 (82.1 percent) from the foul line. ' ' '
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