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OAKLAND, Calif. Leo Stolz Red Bulls Jersey . -- His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his teams season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text message popped up on his phone around 2 a.m. Saturday. Curry called back his mother, Sonya, and vented his frustrations about his latest -- and most inopportune -- injury setback. Finally, she spoke up to calm his concerns. "She just reminded me and battled tested me to rely on my teammates and support," Curry said. What followed was a Mothers Day masterpiece. Curry scored 22 points to go with six rebounds and four assists on a bum ankle, rallying the Golden State Warriors past the San Antonio Spurs 97-87 in overtime Sunday to even the Western Conference semifinal at two games apiece. "It seems like every time you get on a roll and feel somewhat healthy theres a setback," said Curry, who shot 7 of 15 from the floor, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range. "And it just tests you. It changes your routine. It changes your outlook on the game, your preparation. Youve got to deal with the injury and the adjustments your making as a team." Game 5 is Tuesday in San Antonio. Curry and the Warriors overcame the obstacles with contributions from all over. Rookie Harrison Barnes had a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds, Jarrett Jack added 24 points in reserve and Andrew Bogut grabbed 18 rebounds to help Golden State erase an eight-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation. The Warriors scored the first nine points of overtime to whip the yellow-shirt wearing crowd of 19,596 into a frenzy and give this topsy-turvy series yet another twist. Even Warriors coach Mark Jackson doubted whether Curry could play, especially after his star point guard took an anti-inflammatory injection in the morning to ease the soreness in his sprained ankle and still had trouble getting loose. Jackson cornered Curry outside the chapel service at the arena to see how he felt. "He said, Im going to give you what I got, coach, Thats not the language he speaks. I knew right away that he was not 100 per cent," said Jackson, who conferred with general manager Bob Myers in his office before letting Curry play. "Once again, its that same spirit flowing through that locker room that refuses to quit." Even for all of the theatre Curry provided, the Spurs seized control of a sloppy slugfest at the start until going cold shooting when it mattered most. Tony Parker, wearing a black sleeve around his bruised left calf, poured in 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting but never broke free the way he did in scoring 32 points the previous contest, saying the injury limited his ability to elevate. Manu Ginobili had 21 points and Tim Duncan added 19 points and 15 rebounds as the Spurs ran out of steam in the end. "We put ourselves in a position to win the game and its frustrating because we feel like we gave it away," Duncan said. Golden State outshot San Antonio 38 to 35.5 to per cent. The Warriors also outrebounded the Spurs 65-51. "They did a good job in overtime. Just as simple as that," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. Ginobili hit a mid-range jumper and a 3-pointer, and Kawhi Leonard put back a rebound for an easy layup to put the Spurs ahead 80-72 with 4:49 remaining in the fourth quarter. With the series slipping away from the Warriors, their home sellout crowd sat down and fell silent for one of the few times in the fourth quarter all post-season. Jack hit three jumpers and Klay Thompson added another to pull the Warriors even with less than a minute to play in regulation. After Parker provided a jumper to put the Spurs ahead 84-82, Thompson dribbled to his right and banked in the tying shot over Leonard with 30 seconds left. Both teams missed shots to win in regulation, and the Warriors turned the extra session into a runaway. Curry capped the overtime spurt with a floating layup, drawing a foul on Duncan to begin a three-point play that gave Golden State a 93-84 lead. San Antonio missed its first nine shots -- and two free throws by Danny Green -- to start overtime until Greens corner 3 with 1:29 remaining. By then, it was too late -- Curry had taken control again. "Hes a player that you may see him playing one leg, one arm, and you got to guard him," Ginobili said. "So you got to respect him. He can really go off at any time." The upstart Warriors are once again on the brink of something big. The franchise hadnt won two games beyond the first round since 1977, when it pulled even with the Lakers in the conference semifinals through four games before losing in seven. This time, all the odds seemed against them again. The tight turnaround from Friday nights game to the early afternoon start Sunday surely didnt help Currys cause. Curry clearly favoured his left ankle and never showed any burst off the dribble, often getting face-guarded by Spurs defenders and taken out of the offence. Some of his teammates even wondered whether hed respond. "Watching him warm up, I said, Man, theres no way this kid is playing," Jack said. "Then watching him run around on one leg, he looked like Isiah Thomas against the Lakers in the finals, man. The performance he put on down the stretch, making plays, making shots, defensively, I sat back and was honestly in awe." With Curry quieted on the perimeter early and Bogut benched in foul trouble most of the first half, the Warriors missed 13 straight shots and went scoreless for 7:10. The Spurs scored 14 unanswered points during that spurt, Ginobili made his first four 3s and the Spurs later took a 41-30 lead midway through the second quarter on Greens put-back dunk. The Warriors had been 0-3 when trailing after three quarters this post-season until Curry and company came back. Curry hadnt checked in with his family when he spoke to reporters while soaking his feet in a bucket of ice in the locker room afterward. But he knew they were all watching from North Carolina with his brother, Seth, who was graduating from Duke. "It was," he said, "a big day for the Currys." NOTES: The Warriors had never hosted an overtime playoff game in the Bay Area. ... It was the most points Ginobili had scored since he had 21 against New Orleans on Jan. 7. ... Game 6 is Thursday in Oakland and Game 7, if necessary, would be in San Antonio on Sunday. Lloyd Sam Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Bradley Wright-Phillips Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months.http://www.redbullsmlsshop.com/Authentic-Chris-Duvall-Jersey/ . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- After three straight comeback victories, the surprising Vancouver Canucks showed they can also protect a lead.Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves and Daniel Sedin scored the game-winner in the third period Thursday night as Vancouver downed the Buffalo Sabres 2-1, a victory that left the Canucks as the NHLs only undefeated team on the young season.Just coming back in games, that was huge early, Sedin said. Those first two, three games where we came back from behind, thats when you realize you can play your system. Keep playing your system, even when youre down 3-0, its going to pay off.Thats calmed everyone down and made everyone really believe we can do it.Not expected to do much this season after missing the playoffs two of the last three years, the Canucks (4-0-0) scored a shootout win followed by consecutive overtime victories despite trailing through two periods in each game to become the first team in league history to win its first three outings while never holding a regulation lead in any of those games.Thursdays formula was a little different, but the result turned out the same.We dont want to be coming from behind in the third period in every single game, said Jannik Hansen, who scored the 100th goal of his career to open the scoring. Its not something you can do over a long stretch.Brandon Sutter added two assists as Vancouver won for the fourth time in six nights, tying a franchise mark set in 1992-93 for victories to start a season.We talked before the game, you cant get down by a goal or two and wake up, Sutter said. We wanted to come out and get that first one and we did. We probably didnt play as good as we wanted to in the second half, but we will take the points.Nicholas Baptiste scored his first NHL goal in his second game for the Sabres (1-2-1), who got 18 saves from Robin Lehner.Its obviously exciting for me, but we didnt get the win and thats unfortunate, Baptiste said. Im happy to get that first one.The Canucks led 1-0 through two periods and stretched that lead to two at 9:10 of the third when their power play -- 0 for 12 up to that point this season -- finally connected. Lehner robbedd Sutter at the side of the net, but Loui Eriksson fed a nice pass to Sedin, who buried his second.Manolo Sanchez Jersey. t was good to get one, Sedin said. I think everyones going to relax a little bit and start moving the puck better.The Sabres penalty kill had gone a perfect 11 for 11 before Vancouver struck.It may be my fault, Buffalo coach Dan Bylsma said. I happened to see the number before going out for the third period. They were at zero and we were at 100 percent and they get the power-play goal. I regret that a little bit.But the Sabres kept coming, and after Ryan OReilly had a great chance that Alexander Edler swept off the goal line, Baptiste scored a strange one. The rookie forward threw the puck in front and it struck Vancouvers Jack Skille as he battled with Nicolas Deslauriers. The puck caromed toward Markstroms net, off Edlers stick and in at 11:23.The Sabres had a couple of looks from there, but a late penalty for too many men on the ice took the wind out of their sails before the Canucks held on with Lehner on the bench for an extra attacker.Markstrom, 3-0-0 this season, made his second straight start in place of Ryan Miller, who served as the backup after sitting out last game with general tightness.I love every second out there, Markstrom said. When stuff like this happens you have to be ready to come in and play.Vancouver was just 3-30-1 when trailing after 40 minutes last season, and each victory in 2016-17 before Thursday came after the club trailed through two periods. The Canucks didnt require a comeback Thursday after Hansen scored at 11:10 of the second, the Canucks first lead in 218:22 this season.Game notes The Sabres were once again without injured Fs Jack Eichel (ankle) and Evander Kane (ribs) as they wrapped up a three-game road trip through western Canada that also included a 6-2 win over Edmonton and a 4-3 overtime loss in Calgary.UP NEXT:Sabres: are off until Tuesday, when they visit Philadelphia.Canucks: will hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday in Los Angeles.Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
