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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- LeBron James and Miami breezed through one big rematch. Now the Heat can prepare for another. James had 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Miami routed Detroit 110-95 on Sunday, avenging a home loss to the Pistons less than a week ago. Up next for the Heat is a game at Indiana on Tuesday. The Pacers have the NBAs best record -- and this will be the first meeting between the teams since Miamis seven-game victory in last seasons playoffs. "Theyre a great team right now, the way theyre playing," James said. "Were trying to get healthy, were trying to get to our full potential. Well see what we can do." First, the Heat had a score to settle against a Detroit team that won 107-97 at Miami on Tuesday. Ray Allen scored 18 points for the Heat, who were without Dwyane Wade on Sunday but still shot 56 per cent from the field and 11 of 28 from 3-point range. Miami took an early 16-5 lead, and although the Pistons fought back, the Heat went on a 13-2 run in the third quarter to make it 74-57. "They got us pretty good -- they beat up on us in Miami," James said. "To return the favour, we wanted to play much better against them this time." Miami looked motivated from the start. Allens 3-pointer made it 12-2, and although the Pistons steadied themselves momentarily, they could never tie it. Miami led 59-53 at halftime, and Mario Chalmers and Allen each made 3-pointers during the crucial run at the beginning of the third quarter. The Heat led 91-70 after three. "We knew that their focus was going to be higher, and you could see that at the beginning of the game and again in the third quarter. They were really able to push the ball off our missed shots and get some easy baskets," Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said. "We knew what was coming after we beat them up there, but knowing they are going to be coming hard is one thing. Stopping them is something else." Andre Drummond had 19 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit, which had its four-game winning streak snapped. The Pistons never showed any sign of slowing down Miami, and although they finished with 17 offensive rebounds, they never took full advantage of a potential edge inside. Detroit had a 21-6 edge in second-chance points, but that could have been far worse for the Heat against Drummond and Greg Monroe. "I thought we did a better job tonight versus last game of -- when they did get the ball, really wall them up and force them under the basket," Miamis Shane Battier said. "Those guys are pogo sticks, and not much you can do when theyre playing above the rim like that. But once they catch it, try to wall them up and keep them pinned to the baseline." The Pistons entered as NBA leaders in steals per game, and the Heat turned the ball over 10 times in the first half, but Miami took care of the ball better over the final two quarters, and its torrid shooting never really let up. The Miami bench scored 41 points on 15-of-24 shooting. Roger Mason Jr. had 12 points and Chris Andersen added 10. James, meanwhile, shot 10 of 15 from the field, although he did have six of Miamis 16 turnovers. Chris Bosh scored 16 points for the Heat. Brandon Jennings had 19 for the Pistons. "I didnt think we had enough energy tonight. When you are playing at home, you should have a ton of energy, and we didnt," Detroits Kyle Singler said. "We went in there and beat them a few days ago, so we knew they were going to want revenge tonight. They are tough when they play like that." Wade played in Miamis win over Minnesota on Saturday night, but coach Erik Spoelstra likes to rest him in back-to-backs to reduce the wear and tear on his knees. Heat forward Michael Beasley (left hamstring) and Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey (left knee) were also out. NOTES: Detroits last five-game winning streak was in December of 2009. ... Miami shot 65 per cent in the first half and was 5 of 12 from 3-point range. Chase Utley Jersey . The 23-year-old Woods, Tiger Woods niece, closed with a 4-under 69 at Royal Pines to finish at 16-under 276. Lee also shot 69 in the event sanctioned by the European and Australian tours. Woods birdied the par-5 15th to open a two-stroke lead, hitting a wedge from about 120 yards to 4 feet. Carlos Ruiz Phillies Jersey . Villarreals victory in Valencia kept it in fourth place and in control of Spains last Champions League spot. Uche broke free in the area in the 10th minute and was brought down by goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who was shown a direct red card. http://www.baseballphilliesofficial.com ... rsey-c-18/. Now Arizonas new manager is hoping Yasmany Tomas can have the same effect on the Diamondbacks. 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"Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres.MONTREAL - Goaltender Carey Price produced a 36-save gem in his return from an injury for the Montreal Canadiens.Price, who is headed to the all-star game this week in Columbus, saw his team outshot 25-4 through the first 30 minutes only to bounce back with a strong second half and pull out a 2-1 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.You dont want to be looking up at the scoreboard halfway through the game and seeing four shots on net, said Price, who returned after missing two games with an upper-body injury. But we wound up with 27 shots, so we started getting pucks on net. I think we grabbed more momentum after that.Alex Galchenyuk tied the game in the third period and P.K. Subban got the winner 4:09 into overtime, both on the power play, as Montreal (29-13-3) won a second game in a row and a third in its last four.Mike Ribeiro finally beat Price on Nashvilles 26th shot of the game at 12:10 of the second period, but Montreal then turned the tables to get the win. Final shots were 37-27 for Nashville, who were without injured star goalie Pekka Rinne for a third game.Were not going to play perfect every game, said Price. As long as we can rope-a-dope a bit when were not playing well and stay in the game, at least we give ourselves a chance to get that big goal and start grabbing momentum. Weve been able to do that this year.It was the first time in 14 occasions this season that the Central Division leading Predators failed to win coming off a defeat. They lost 5-2 to Detroit in their previous outing on Saturday.The first half of the game belonged to the Predators, said Montreal coach Michel Therrien. They played well and showed why theyre a top team in the west.I dont think we started the game with the right attitude, but we regrouped well. Thats whats important.Nashville scored just after Ribeiro missed an open side after a perfect feed from Filip Forsberg. Price lost his stick on the play, and was beaten by a point shot from Seth Jones that Ribeiro deflected in front of the net.The Canadiens tieed it with Craig Smith sitting out holding call at 2:02 of the third when Subban, a moment after hitting a goalpost, fed Galchenyuk for a re-direct from the edge of the crease past Carter Hutton.ddddddddddddt was Smith again who was sent off for tripping in overtime, and Subban ended it with a blast from the point for his 11th goal of the season. It was Montreals seventh power-play goal in its last four games.Every game is different, said Subban. You have to know there are going to be tough games where you dont have your legs and youre not first on the puck all the time.So you have to be smart and put the puck in the right places and support each other. Its a long season, but these games mean something for team morale.It was a big game for Subban, who had a goal and an assist and led his team with 22:51 of ice time.P.K. took charge tonight, said Therrien. He was a big leader for us. It was the last game for both teams before the all-star game on Sunday in Columbus.Price said he is looking forward to the weekend and meeting up with friends from past all-star games. That includes members of Canadas gold-medal winning team at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, starting with Predators defenceman Shea Weber.Itll be fun, said Price, who will be accompanied by rookie teammate Jiri Sekac. Obviously, going to a golf course in Florida would be nice, but at the same time, its a privilege to represent my team at an all-star game and Im happy to go.The Canadiens got a break midway through the second when one official called Andrei Markov for high-sticking, only to rule there was no penalty after a linesman informed him that Olli Jokinen had been hit above the left eye by a puck, not a stick. The Bell Centre crowd had roared in disapproval when the replay was shown on the scoreboard.Notes — Ribeiro, who began his NHL career in Montreal, has 12 points in 10 games against the Canadiens. . . Tom Gilbert returned after sitting out one game, while Mike Weaver was scratched. . . Forward Taylor Beck sat out for Nashville. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '


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