BOSTON -- Jabari Parker put on a show for both college and NBA fans in Boston.
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sensation set career highs with 29 points and 16 rebounds, Quinn Cook hit five
3-pointers and scored 21 points, and No. 11 Duke coasted to an 89-68 win over
Boston College on Saturday night. "Jabari was a monster today with the amount of
rebounds and points," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He wasnt rewarded on the
offensive boards with some of his finishes or it could have been a 35-, 36-point
game." Parker shot 12 of 17 from the floor, getting baskets mostly from drives
and dunks as the Eagles tried a number of different defences against him.
"Jabari was really difficult to handle for anyone tonight," Krzyzewski said. "We
just tried to give him some different looks. He got quite a bit in transition."
With subtle cheers going up along with "oohs" when he did something exciting,
Parker became the main focus of many in the crowd. There were a large number of
Duke fans and, very likely, a good number of Boston Celtics fans interested in
getting a live look at Parker as the local NBA franchise looks to rebuild
quickly through the draft after dealing veteran stars Paul Pierce and Kevin
Garnett to Brooklyn last summer. Celtics President of Basketball Operations
Danny Ainge sat courtside. "Ive seen him a lot growing up. I think the thing you
dont realize on tape is, he has an extra pop," BC coach Steve Donahue said. "Its
6-8, 235 (pounds). Its an extra quickness that you dont see even in this league,
and extra explosiveness." Rasheed Sulaimon added 10 points for the Blue Devils
(19-5, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Parker extended his Duke freshman record
to 14 games with 20 points or more. "I didnt see a lot of Duke fans," Parker
said when asked if he heard the crowds reaction to some of his plays. "I guess
they showed me a little excitement, a little joy." He was reminded of where
Ainge was sitting late in the game by teammate Nick Pagliuca, whose father,
Steve, is a managing partner of the Celtics. Olivier Hanlan led Boston College
(6-17, 2-8) with 25 points and Ryan Anderson had 12. The Eagles have dropped 10
of 12, with their only conference wins coming against last-place Virginia Tech.
The Blue Devils put it away with an 18-0 run midway through the second half,
improving to 18-2 against unranked teams this season. "We wanted to pick up the
defensive intensity," Cook said. "Hanlan was kind of having his way in the first
half." That defensive intensity, along with Parker, was much more than BC could
handle. "Hes a great player. To be so young as a freshman and to be so
physically gifted as he is, a lot of things he does is mental," Anderson said.
"He just reads the game really well. He played really well tonight." Following a
solid first half, Parker scored 12 of Dukes initial 17 points after halftime as
the Blue Devils opened a 56-44 lead on his three-point play with just under 14
minutes to go. He had a baseline jam on the first possession and followed that
with a three-point play when he was fouled on a fast-break layup, pushing Dukes
lead to 44-35. He added a fast-break dunk, two free throws and another
three-point play. Following Andersons free throw that cut it to 44-38, Sulaimon
nailed a 3 from the right wing, giving the Blue Devils their first double-digit
lead. When it wasnt Parker for the Blue Devils, on pace to finish with the
third-best 3-point shooting mark in school history, it was Cook, Rodney Hood or
Sulaimon nailing 3s. Cooks made it 64-44 with just under 11 minutes left. Parker
had a two-handed slam with 5:10 to play and was whistled for a technical for
hanging on the rim too long, bringing a smattering of boos from the crowd. The
Blue Devils led 39-35 at halftime. Parker, who entered second in the ACC in
scoring (18.7 points per game) and leading the conference in rebounding (8.2),
proved to be as tough as expected for Boston College to handle in the first half
when he compiled 10 points and seven rebounds. The Eagles tried several things
in trying to slow Parker in the opening half. They switched defences three times
in the opening 10 minutes, going from man-to-man to zone and even using a
box-and-1 at one point. They had guards attempting to play in front of him,
forcing lob passes over the top, and had forwards covering him straight up.
Still, his 6-foot-8 frame and quickness were on display whenever he got the
ball. Boston College tied it at 16 on Alex Dragicevichs 3-pointer from the right
wing, and neither team held more than a one-possession lead the rest of the
half. Both shot 50 per cent on 3s in the opening 20 minutes. Duke plays at rival
North Carolina in its next game on Wednesday.
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Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James
left.DETROIT -- Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez kept his eye on the
ball. He tried, too, anyway, and wound up making a game-saving play. Perez
tagged out Prince Fielder at the plate, preserving the Royals 1-0 win over the
Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. "We had to win this ballgame and the manner in
which we did it was just exciting," Royals manager Ned Yost said. Ervin Santana
(9-9) and the Royals moved up on the two teams ahead them in the race for the
second AL wild-card spot, with the Yankees and Orioles both losing. Tampa Bay
currently holds that final playoff position. Greg Holland closed for his 43rd
save, helped by an outstanding defensive play that shut down the AL Central
leaders. Fielder walked to open the ninth, and the Tigers burly first baseman
tried to score from first on Omar Infantes two-out double. Gold Glover Alex
Gordon made a strong throw from the left-field corner to Alcides Escobar, and
the shortstop then made the relay throw to Perez. Escobars throw came in to
Perez behind Fielder and the ball was shielded from the catchers sight for about
two seconds. "I didnt see the ball," Perez said. "I just put my glove down and
got the short hop and tagged him." Escobar couldnt believe Perezs play.
"Unbelievable!" Escobar said. "That game was one of the best games Ive ever
played in in my career." Detroit manager Jim Leyland agreed with third base
coach Tom Brookens decision to send Fielder. "Really, they executed that play to
perfection," Leyland said. "The only tthing was, when I saw the throw coming in,
I thought he might get a bad hop, but he made a terrific pick of that ball, and
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had an RBI triple in the first for the Royals. He was thrown out at the plate on
a grounder. Santana (9-9) won for the first time since Aug. 4, outpitching Doug
Fister (12-9). He allowed five hits in 6 2-3 innings, walking one and striking
out five. "Everything was working pretty good," Santana said. "I threw a lot of
strikes and most of the time ahead in the count. That was the key." Miguel
Cabrera made a bid to put Detroit ahead with two outs and a runner on in the
sixth, but Gordon caught his long drive to left-centre at the fence. Gordon
lined a single on Fisters first pitch of the game, and he scored on Hosmers
one-out triple. Royals second baseman Emilio Bonifacio was ejected by first base
umpire James Hoye after being picked off first base by Fister for the final out
of the third. Chris Getz, who is from the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, took
over at second base for Kansas City. NOTES: Kansas City trainer Nick Kenney came
out to check on Santana after he was hit by Andy Dirks liner in the second.
Santana recovered to throw Dirks out at first. Santana ultimately threw a couple
of warmup pitches and continued. ... The Royals are 10-8 against the Tigers this
season, clinching the season series with one game left. ... In Sundays series
finale, Detroits Max Scherzer (19-3, 3.01) will go for his 20th win against
Kansas City RHP Jeremy Guthrie (14-10, 4.11).
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