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Lillard, Carmelo Come Up Big in Narrow Blazers Loss to Celtics Share this story Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports The Portland Trail Blazers almost pulled out a win against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony came up big off the bench while Damian Lillard put on his customary fourth-quarter display. Sadly, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics would do them one better, eking out a 116-115 win. Dave Deckard has the Instant Recap with your quarter-by-quarter game flow here. Here are some other things you might have missed during the nail-biting thriller. The Dame and Melo Show As the final score suggests, the Celtics’ 116-115 victory was a nip-and-tuck affair. Each of the Blazers’ key players chipped in hustle plays and key shots that should draw praise in the film room. But make no mistake about it: much of Portland’s offensive success came through the wrists of Damian Lillard and Carmelo Anthony. ....
Listen to the episode and subscribe: Sunday’s Big Ten Championship was just as stressful as the previous three B1G Tourney games for the Buckeyes, but in a much different way. Ohio State fell behind by 17 just 10 minutes into the game, but fought back to force overtime before falling 91-88 to Illinois. Matt, Gene, and Connor recap that game, and then turn their attention to the recently revealed NCAA Tournament bracket. Related The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed in the South Region, while Baylor will be the top-seed in that quarter of the bracket. Ohio State will matchup with No. 15 Oral Roberts on Friday at a time and in a location yet to be announced. We look forward to what the Buckeyes could do in the tournament, and all three give their non-binding, gut Final Four and National Championship predictions. ....
8 Key Observations from the Trail Blazers’ Win over the Wolves Share this story Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports The Portland Trail Blazers squeaked by the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-121 in a Saturday night tilt in Target Center. Damian Lillard scored 24 points with 10 assists in the effort. Enes Kanter added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Most importantly, Carmelo Anthony pitched in 24 off the bench, without which the Blazers would have found themselves underwater. Portland’s Big 3 of Lillard, Kanter, and Anthony counterbalanced Karl-Anthony Towns, who overcame a slow start to score 34. Ryan Rosback handled our Instant Recap tonight. That will give you a quarter-by-quarter look at the action. Once you’ve seen that, here’s the rest of the story from the win. ....
Listen to the episode and subscribe: The fifth-seeded Ohio State men’s basketball Buckeyes became the first underdog to win in this year’s Big Ten Tournament, as they beat the No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers 87-78 in overtime. After being up 18 at the half, the Buckeyes blew yet another double-digit lead, but for the second-straight game held on to win by nine points. Matt and Gene talk about #TheKyleYoungGame, who else stepped up for the Buckeyes, and Saturday’s game against the top-seeded Michigan Weasels. Related In this Instant Recap podcast, Land-Grant Holy Land’s Matt Tamanini and Gene Ross run through the biggest stats, moments, and storylines from the game and look forward to the Buckeyes’ quarterfinal matchup against the No. 1 Team Up North. We will have an instant recap pod after every game of the OSU postseason until they cut down the nets and win the program’s second national championship! ....