CALGARY -- After tossing the eventual game-winning touchdown pass to Mike
Bradwell in the fourth quarter, Zach Collaros suffered through a few nervous
moments.
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but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead
the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in
front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Late in the fourth quarter with Toronto
clinging to a 32-26 lead, Brad Sinopli caught a pass from Calgary quarterback
Kevin Glenn and appeared to run for a 57-yard touchdown, but the play was called
back after Arthur was flagged for offensive pass interference. "Its just kind of
unfortunate that we were on the wrong side of the call," said Arthur, who
finished the game with seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown. "Its
definitely a little bit frustrating. Its a play thats called 100 times a game. I
thought it was good." In the games final seconds with the Argos leading 33-26
and Bo Levi Mitchell in at quarterback for the Stamps, Calgary receiver Anthony
Parker hauled in a pass that was tipped at the goal line, but officials deemed
that he fell out of bounds as time expired. The Argos were assessed an offside
penalty on the play, so Calgary was given one more shot to tie up the game with
no time left on the clock. Mitchell completed a pass to Arthur, who booted the
ball into the end zone. A chase for the ball ensued, but Torontos Alonzo
Lawrence got to it first and smothered it to preserve the victory. "I was
wishing I was still in college so we could just take a couple knees and run the
clock out," said Collaros, who completed 24-of 36 passes for 330 yards. "That
doesnt happen up here." Toronto coach Scott Milanovich praised his team for
finding a way to win their third straight road game with Collaros in at
quarterback for Ricky Ray, whos out with a shoulder injury. "We showed a lot of
character," Milanovich said. "You dont just win these games. Teams dont just --
on the road with back-up players -- win them without character and resolve and
belief in the guys next to them. Were proud of them." Collaros also threw TD
passes to John Chiles, Andre Durie and Dontrelle Inman as Toronto halted
Calgarys four-game winning streak overall and 10-game streak at home. "We take
care of each other and we want to play for each other," Collaros said. "That in
itself is special and we believe in each other. Were going to have to continue
to do that down the stretch here." Swayze Waters added a field goal and a pair
of singles for the Argos. After watching Calgarys previous two games from the
sidelines with a knee injury, Glenn returned to throw a pair of touchdown passes
to Arthur and Marquay McDaniel. "As a team we cant get complacent and just keep
riding the wave," Glenn said. "Weve got to make sure that we come out every week
and get better and we didnt do that tonight." Back-up quarterback Drew Tate also
ran for a one-yard TD, Rene Parades kicked a field goal and a single, and Rob
Maver booted a single. Arthur was also credited with a single for kicking the
ball into the end zone on the final play. Early in the first quarter, Glenn was
intercepted by Pat Watkins, who ran the ball back to the Calgary three-yard
line. Two plays later, Collaros tossed a four-yard touchdown pass to Chiles to
give Toronto an early 7-0 lead. The Stamps answered right back with a 52-yard
field goal by Parades, before Glenn threw an 11-yard strike to Arthur in the end
zone to give the Stamps a 10-7 lead. Rob Maver kicked a 59-yard single for
Calgary late in the first quarter, before Waters responded right back with an
80-yard single for Toronto early in the second. After Tate ran for a one-yard
touchdown, Collaros responded by engineering a six-play, 65-yard drive that he
capped off by tossing a two-yard touchdown pass to Durie to pull the Argos
within three points. Larry Taylor ran the opening kickoff of the second half
back 34 yards to give the Stamps great field position at their own 54-yard line.
Calgary took advantage as McDaniel caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Glenn
just four plays later to put the Stamps up 25-15. The Argos responded right back
on their next drive as Collaros threw a 28-yard pass to Inman, who was wide open
in the end zone. The Stamps had a great chance to extend their lead, but Watkins
hauled in his second interception of the game when he picked off a pass by Glenn
that was intended for Kenny Stafford. Waters then kicked a 40-yard field goal
late in the third quarter before Collaros led the Argos on a four-play, 70-yard
drive that he finished off by throwing the game-winning touchdown to Bradwell.
"Were kind of rolling right now," Bradwell said. "These last few wins weve had
in a row, its just something to build on. Weve just got to keep getting better
every week and keep rolling." Notes: Parades had kicked 15 straight field goals
until he missed a 34-yarder late in the fourth quarter that went through the end
zone for a 47-yard single. a Argos running back Chad Kackert missed the game
with a concussion he suffered during Torontos 31-29 road win in Regina over the
Saskatchewan Roughriders last Saturday. Kackert also missed the six games
leading up to the win over the Riders with a knee injury. a The Stampeders
honoured former owner Sid Gutsche, who passed away last week at the age of 64,
with a moment of silence before the game. Players also wore memorial decal on
their helmets. a The Stamps and Argos now have all-time records of 42-42-1
against each other. a The Argos were also the last team to beat the Stamps at
home when they won 22-14 on Aug. 18, 2012.
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night.OKLAHOMA CITY -- The shots werent falling early for Kevin Durant and never
fell for Russell Westbrook, so it was Reggie Jackson and Jeremy Lamb who carried
the Oklahoma City Thunder to their most impressive win of the season. Durant
finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23
points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting,
lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs
11-game winning streak. Jackson scored eight straight points for the Thunder
during a surge early in the fourth quarter that put Oklahoma City ahead by 11
points. The Spurs rallied within three points before Jackson and Durant combined
to score the Thunders final 13 points and put the game away. "We couldnt guard
(Jackson) tonight," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "He really helped
them. He was basically the difference in the game. He did a great job."
Serge Ibaka added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which is 7-0 at
home, the franchises best home start since 2004-05, when it was in Seattle. The
Thunder have won five straight, their longest streak of the season. The Thunder
took control of a tight game with an 8-0 run in the third quarter and withstood
a run by San Antonio midway through the fourth. "I just attacked gaps and shots
went down for all of us," Jackson said. "We just kept trying to get in the lane
and make the passes for the next man and just keep attacking the bigs off
pick-and-rolls. . I think we as a team, we did it pretty successfully tonight,
but it all started defensively." Tony Parker had 16 points and seven assists for
San Antonio (13-2), which was seeking the best start in franchise history. The
Spurs also started 13-1 during the 2010-11 season. Portland, which entered
Wednesday on an 11-game winning streak, is the only other team to have beaten
San Antonio this season. During their previous eight games, the Spurs had beaten
opponents by an average of 19.1 points, with all those wins by nine or more
points. But fellow Western Conference power Oklahoma City (10-3) represented a
step up in competition, and the Spurs lost for the third straight time at
Chesapeake Energy Arena. San Antonio shot 39.1 per cent from the field and went
7 of 27 (25.9 per cent) from 3-point range. The latter number particularly irked
Popovich, who said his team didnt attack the basket as much as hed like. "I
thought a pretty good percentage of ours tonight were hurried or frenetic at
times," Popovich said. "I didnt like our selection." Oklahoma City coach Scott
Brooks agreed with Popovich that the majority of the Spurs 3-point attempts
bennefited the Thunder.
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defence was outstanding," Brooks said. "I think in the last three or four games
weve put a string of defensive efforts and defensive performances together we
can continue to build on. "Going into this game theyd won 11 in a row and were
the hottest team in basketball and with the way they score theyre a hard team to
guard. I thought our guys did a good job with our length making them miss shots
and I thought defence was the key tonight." Durant and Westbrook combined to
shoot 6 of 24 in the first half -- 1 of 9 from 3-point range -- and the Spurs
led 46-43 at halftime. Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard went 6 of 12 from the field and
had 13 first-half points for San Antonio. With usual stalwarts Durant and
Westbrook struggling, Ibaka picked up the slack early in the third quarter,
scoring 10 straight points for Oklahoma City coming out of halftime. That seemed
to wake up the Thunder and they went on an 8-0 run to take their largest lead to
that point at 59-52 on a dunk by Durant at the 5:08 mark. Lamb hit a 3-pointer
and a 2-pointer in the final 1:35 of the third quarter to extend the lead to
68-59 and Jacksons driving layup gave the Thunder a 78-67 lead with 8:47 left.
It was the first double-digit advantage for either team. That was Oklahoma Citys
last field goal for more than 4 1/2 minutes, allowing the Spurs to gain ground.
Marco Belinellis basket with 6:46 left pulled San Antonio within 79-76 but then
the Spurs went cold as well, missing their next four shots. Ibakas putback with
4:12 left ended the Thunders drought and Jackson followed with an 11-foot jumper
to make it 83-77. Durant, who finished 10 of 23 from the field, then grabbed the
rebound after a miss by Leonard and drove the length of the court for a basket
while being fouled. He made the free throw to put Oklahoma City ahead 86-77 with
2:56 left. Jackson "was aggressive all night getting to the rim," Durant said.
"Thats what he does. Nobody can stay in front of him. . He gave us a nice spark
and those guys, him and Jeremy, Fish (Derek Fisher), those guys are really the
reason we won the basketball game." NOTES: Before the game, Popovich and
Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti chatted briefly outside the Spurs
locker room. Presti was an assistant GM with the Spurs before taking the same
job with the Thunder franchise in 2007. . Referee Monty McCutchen called
Oklahoma City G Derek Fisher for three fouls on one San Antonio second-quarter
possession. After an illegal screen call on the Spurs to end the possession,
Fisher told McCutchen, "Thats terrible." McCutchen responded, "Dont talk to me."
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