DC United routs Red Bulls
gucci shoes outletChris Pontius scored his first career hat trick to lead DC United to a 4-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Sunday night.Nick De Leon also scored to help United (3-2-3) stretch their unbeaten run to six matches. United moved past New York into second place in the Eastern Conference, nine points behind first-place Kansas City.Thierry Henry scored a late consolation goal for the Red Bulls (3-3-1), who suffered their first loss in five matches.The Red Bulls struggled defensively without fullback Rafa Marquez, who served the first of a three-match suspension for violent conduct displayed in last weekend's 2-2 draw against San Jose.Pointius scored twice before halftime before adding his team-lead tying fourth goal of the season just beyond the midway point of the second half.Pontius got DC on the board in eighth minute by dispossessing Henry near midfield, pushing forward and smashing a 25-yard shot past goalkeeper Ryan Meara. Pontius doubled the lead in the 32nd minute after Maicon Santos' cross redirected off defender Connor Lade and into position for a point-blank shot.De Leon added a goal 4 minutes later when Victor Palsson's botched clearance fell to Dwayne De Rosario. De Leon then drove De Rosario's cross off defender Markus Holgersson and past Meara.Pontius made it 4-0 in 69th minute with a breakaway effort before Henry scored on a 72nd-minute free kick.United have scored four goals in two of its wins this season, and have given up one goal or less in seven of eight games.
gucci handbags outletAs LeBron James was walking to Miami’s home bench for the final time this season, he raised his left arm to acknowledge the roars of another sold-out crowd. And when the obligatory “M-V-P” chants started up, James waved again.He’ll be back next weekend, with bigger goals in mind.James finished with 32 points and eight rebounds, Norris Cole added 16 points and the Heat pulled away in the final minutes to beat Houston 97-88 on Sunday night and eliminate the Rockets from postseason contention.“It’s very humbling, honestly,” James said. “The fans have been amazing this year and they’re going to continue to be amazing going into the postseason. ... It’s humbling.”Mike Miller scored 11 for injury-depleted Miami, which still has a mathematical chance of catching Chicago for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Joel Anthony added 11 for the Heat on 5-for-5 shooting.But James controlled the game, especially late as Miami needed a 31-19 fourth quarter to win its regular-season home finale. The Heat played without starters Dwyane Wade (dislocated left index finger), Chris Bosh (leg muscle fatigue) and Mario Chalmers (flulike symptoms). Backup center Ronny Turiaf missed his seventh straight game while recovering from a hamstring problem.On this night, they could relax and enjoy. “I think LeBron is having a historic season,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Chandler Parsons scored a career-high 23 for Houston, which led by as many as 13 in the first half. Parsons tied the game at 83 with a layup late in the fourth, before James’ 3-pointer sparked an 8-0 run that put Miami in control.
gucci outletGoran Dragic scored 16, while Courtney Lee and Patrick Patterson had 14 apiece for the Rockets. Luis Scola scored 12. “We had chances,” Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. “The game was kind of in the balance at 83-all. They got some separation. LeBron is a hell of a player.”It’s unclear if Wade — who after getting hurt on Saturday said he will be ready for Game 1 of the playoffs next weekend — will play in either of Miami’s two remaining regular-season games, at Boston on Tuesday and at Washington on Thursday.Miami would like to have Bosh and Turiaf back for at least a portion of that road trip, and Chalmers is listed as day-to-day. He was a late scratch from Miami’s starting lineup on Sunday.And for that matter, James — who sat out Saturday’s loss to rest, though said it wasn’t exactly a refreshing one-day break — might not play again before the postseason starts, either, saying he would like some rest, although Spoelstra said he’ll evaluate the who-plays-and-who-doesn’t issue daily.So it was yet another pieced-together starting lineup that Miami sent to open the game, the 16th different one for the Heat this season — and their seventh in their last seven games.And things didn’t start well.The Heat missed their first six shots and trailed 23-10 after Scola made a hook shot with 3:54 left in the opening quarter. Houston’s lead was still double digits at 38-28 with 6:59 remaining until halftime, before Miami used a 17-6 run to take a one-point lead at intermission. Miller’s 3-pointer with 25 seconds left gave the Heat their first — and only — lead of the half, 45-44.
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