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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
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Can't read his poker face
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Joe Cada poses for photos after winning the 2009 World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel & Casino Tuesday in Las Vegas. Cada defeated Darvin Moon to win 58.5 million.
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Roy scores 20 as Blazers win third straight game
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Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy shoots over Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol in the third quarter to memorial, Timmy, Tre. Roy score 20 points in the game.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brandon Roy scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their third straight with a 93-79 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
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Steve Blake and Greg Oden had 14 points each for Portland, all of Oden's coming in the second half.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 20 points, while O.J. Mayo scored 17.
Memphis center Hasheem Thabeet, the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, suffered a fractured jaw late in the first quarter when he collided with Randolph's head.
The Grizzlies, who dropped their sixth straight, still were without guard Allen Iverson, who left the team last weekend, with owner Michael Heisley's blessing, after playing three games on the West Coast.
The Trail Blazers have now won eight straight in the series.
Portland broke open the game with a 14-1 run in the third period erasing a Memphis lead.
The Grizzlies never really threatened after Portland rebuilt the lead to double digits on Oden's dunk with 10 minutes left in the game.
Randolph's layup with 13.6 seconds left in the half tied the game at 45.
Neither team held a lead of more than 6 in the half. There were seven ties and 13 lead changes before the break.
Aldridge had 12 points to lead the Trail Blazers, while Roy had 10 at intermission. The pair was a combined 9-of-11 from the field.
Gasol had 12 points for Memphis.
Portland eventually put together the 14-1 rally, extending the Trail Blazers lead to 67-55, their largest advantage of the game at that point.
first 16 shots in the quarter.
The Grizzlies were able to whittle away at the lead, and Gasol's 3-point play with 6.3 seconds left in the quarter, cut the Portland advantage to 69-61 entering the fourth.
Memphis was struggling from the field, hitting only four of its
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Terry leads Mavericks past Rockets
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Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks goes for a shot against Dallas Mavericks for ward Dirk Niewintka in a game in Dallas on Tuesday. Dallas defeated Houston 121-103.
The Mavericks went on a 22-3 run that started late in the first half and helped them bounce back after a sluggish start.
Dampier recorded the eighth 20-rebound game of his career, Terry was 7 for 8 from the field, and Dirk Nowitzki added 23 for Dallas, which scored at least 120 for the second straight game.
DALLAS — Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 121-103 on Tuesday night.
Houston's Aaron Brooks had 22 points, Carl Landry scored 19 and David Anderson added 13.
The Rockets jumped ahead
thanks its highest-scoring first quarter of the season and were up 56-39 midway through the second.
Dallas took the lead for good as the Rockets hit only 5 of 22 shots in the third quarter.
After closing the first half on a 10-0 run, the Mavericks grabbed their first lead since the opening minutes at 65-64 on Nowitzki's step back jumper.
Howard capped the surge with consecutive baskets that put Dallas on top 69-64.
Behind Jose Barea's eight points over the final $ 2 \frac{1}{2} $ minutes of the third, the Mavericks stretched their lead to 83-74.
Dallas outscored the Rockets 26-13 in the third, Houston's lowest scoring quarter of the season.
The Rockets got no closer than eight in the fourth quarter, and the
Mavericks' lead swelled to as much as 22.
The Mavericks have averaged 119
points over their past three games. including 129 in a blowout win over Toronto on Saturday.
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UNLV honors championship team during halftime
LAS VEGAS — UNLV honored the 1990 national championship team, including coach Jerry Tarkanian, during halftime of an exhibition game against Washburn.
players, didn't attend. Augmon is an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets and Johnson attended a dinner reunion for the team on Monday.
The Runnin' Rebels beat Duke 103-73 in the championship game, setting an NCAA record that still stands for largest margin of victory in a title game.
Greg Anthony, the point guard on the school's only championship team, and Tarkanian received the loudest ovations during introductions Tuesday night.
"Thank you for all the memories. We are honored to be here with you tonight," Anthony told the crowd,
Larry Johnson and Stacey Augmon, two of the team's top
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