Spring Break
The Pro Side: The best of the weekend in sports, beyond Storrs
Mike Northup
Issue date: 4/27/09 Section: Sports
Game of the Week: Chicago 121, Boston 118 (2OT, Sunday) - Looking for late game heroics? This one has you covered. With the Celtics trailing 96-93 with 10 seconds left, Ray Allen buried the game-tying 3-pointer to force the game into overtime. Not to be outdone, Bulls guard Ben Gordon hit a game-tying 3-pointer with five seconds left forcing overtime number two. A Paul Pierce 3-pointer brought the Celtics back to within one late in the second extra period, but the Bulls held on for the win to tie the series at 2-2.
Key Performance: Miami's Dwyane Wade drops 33 points in Game 2 win (Tuesday) - The Heat looked overmatched in Game 1, losing 90-64. Wade bounced back from a 19-point performance in the series opener to torch the Hawks for 33 points - he scored Miami's final 13 in the first half - while dishing out seven assists as Miami cruised past Atlanta 108-93 to even up the series.
Wish We Were There: Fenway Park, Boston 16, New York 11 (Saturday) - The two rivals followed up Friday night's walk-off Red Sox win with a back-and-forth battle of offenses on Saturday. The two teams combined for six home runs, with New York's Robinson Cano hitting two. New York squandered an early 6-0 lead and later a 10-9 lead to lose its second straight to Boston.
Big Letdown: Spurs trail series against lower-seeded Mavericks, 3-1 - San Antonio, the Western Conference's No. 3 seed dropped the series opener to the No. 6 seed Mavericks 105-97 and haven't looked much better since. The Spurs followed a Game 2 win with a dismal 88-67 loss.
Number of the Week: 256 - South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop was chosen with the 256th and final overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, becoming this year's "Mr. Irrelevant."
Key Performance: Miami's Dwyane Wade drops 33 points in Game 2 win (Tuesday) - The Heat looked overmatched in Game 1, losing 90-64. Wade bounced back from a 19-point performance in the series opener to torch the Hawks for 33 points - he scored Miami's final 13 in the first half - while dishing out seven assists as Miami cruised past Atlanta 108-93 to even up the series.
Wish We Were There: Fenway Park, Boston 16, New York 11 (Saturday) - The two rivals followed up Friday night's walk-off Red Sox win with a back-and-forth battle of offenses on Saturday. The two teams combined for six home runs, with New York's Robinson Cano hitting two. New York squandered an early 6-0 lead and later a 10-9 lead to lose its second straight to Boston.
Big Letdown: Spurs trail series against lower-seeded Mavericks, 3-1 - San Antonio, the Western Conference's No. 3 seed dropped the series opener to the No. 6 seed Mavericks 105-97 and haven't looked much better since. The Spurs followed a Game 2 win with a dismal 88-67 loss.
Number of the Week: 256 - South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop was chosen with the 256th and final overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, becoming this year's "Mr. Irrelevant."
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