Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Ducks pay a visit to the Kings, Duke takes on Georgia Tech, and the Spurs and Trail Blazers meet on the hardwood.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA's Thursday doubleheader this week features Miami at Cleveland, and San Antonio at Portland. The Spurs and Trail Blazers last met back on December 23 in San Antonio, with Portland pulling out a 98-94 road victory. Jerryd Bayless led the way with 31 points for Portland in that win, while Juwan Howard picked up 12 points and 12 boards. Brandon Roy is day-to-day for the Blazers with a hamstring injury. Tim Duncan was good for 24 points and 11 rebounds in that December defeat for San Antonio, while Richard Jefferson contributed 18 points.
On the college hoops schedule there are six ranked teams in action on Thursday, with Detroit at No. 23 Butler, No. 8 Purdue at Indiana, No. 14 Tennessee at LSU, Portland at No. 17 Gonzaga, and No. 21 Georgia Tech at No. 10 Duke. The Yellow Jackets (16-5 SU, 11-4 ATS) thumped Kentucky State in their last game on Saturday, winning by a final score of 98-50. Glen Rice Jr. had 15 points for Georgia Tech in that win. The Blue Devils (17-4 SU, 13-7 ATS) were beaten 89-77 by Georgetown in their Saturday outing; Nolan Smith had 19 points that day.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
As well, there are nine games on the ice around the NHL on Thursday, with Montreal at Boston, Washington at the Rangers, Dallas at Columbus, Vancouver at Ottawa, the Islanders at Tampa Bay, San Jose at St. Louis, Colorado at Nashville, Edmonton at Minnesota, and Anaheim at Los Angeles. The Ducks and Kings last met in Los Angeles back on January 14, with the Kings cruising to a 4-0 home victory. Michal Handzus, Scott Parse, Dustin Brown, and Wayne Simmonds all scored for Los Angeles in that win, and Jon Quick made 22 saves.
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