Think the Rangers have seen enough of Sidney Crosby? The Penguins superstar had five goals and three assists in the home-and-home sweep of the Rangers. After burying the Blueshirts 8-3 in Pittsburgh on Saturday night, the Penguins scored three goals in the final 10 minutes Monday to break break a tie and roll to a 5-2 victory.
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Paced by Danilo Gallinari’s 27 points and 10 rebounds, the Knicks pasted the best-in-basketball Suns, 126-99 at Madison Square Garden in their best performance of the season by far. The win was extra-special for Mike D’Antoni, who coached the Suns before coming to New York.
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The disappointment is clear by the facial expressions of Nets stars Brook Lopez and Devin Harris. The Nets made NBA history this week, losing their 18th straight game to open the season. To add insult to injury, the 117-101 record-breaking defeat came at the hands of former Nets superstar Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks.
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After mustering up one of the biggest wins all season against Phoenix, the Knicks were back to their 2009 ways against Orlando on Wednesday. The Knicks allowed the Magic to score 41 points in the third quarter of the 118-104 loss. Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, who hasn’t been pleased with the antics of guard Nate Robinson, decided to bench Robinson for the whole game.
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Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks finally cooled off the red-hot Devils by defeating them 5-2 at the Prudential Center on Wednesday. The Devils, who had played flawless hockey at home during the month of November, now start the month of December with an 0-1 home record.
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St.Johns’ Justin Burrell throws down a two-handed jam during the Red Storm’s 63-55 win over Stony Brook on Wednesday. Up next for the undefeated Red Storm are the Duke Blue Devils, a matchup that will truly tell how good this year’s Red Strom team really is.
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Matt Moulson (right) gets congratulations from Mark Streit (center) and Jack Hillen (left) after netting a hat trick against the Thrashers in the Islanders’ 4-1 win in Atlanta.
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Darrelle Revis’ intercepteption capped another brilliant day with this fourth-quarter interception in front of Terrell Owens in the Jets’ 19-13 win over the Bills.
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Al Harrington scored 23 of the Knicks’ first 46 points and 27 overall as they stunned the Hawks in Atlanta, 114-107.
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Courtney Lee poured in a career-high 27 points and the Nets finally got their first won of the season. After 18 straight losses to start the year, New Jersey beat the Bobcats, 97-91.
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St. John’s battled hard, but fell to Kyle Singler and No. 5 Duke, 80-71. The loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium was the Red Storm’s first of the year as they dropped to 6-1.
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Henrik Lundqvist’s 36 saves helped the Ranges break a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Sabres in Buffalo.
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The Devils blew a two-goal lead, but Martin Brodeur and company took the win in a shootout, 4-3.
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Rookie defenseman Victor Hedman scored his first NHL goal and the Lightning silenced the Islanders, 4-0.
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