First, it was on the road
Posté: Lun Oct 31, 2016 10:27 amPHILADELPHIA (3-0) at SAN FRANCISCO (1-2)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE a€” 49ers by 3 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD a€” Philadelphia 2-1, San Francisco 1-2SERIES RECORD a€” 49ers lead 18-12-1LAST MEETING a€” 49ers beat Eagles 24-23, Oct. 2, 2011LAST WEEK a€” Eagles beat Redskins 37-34; 49ers lose to Cardinals 23-14AP PRO32 RANKING a€” Eagles No. 4, 49ers No. 15EAGLES OFFENSE a€” OVERALL (6), RUSH (19), PASS (2).EAGLES Defence a€” OVERALL (26), RUSH (13), PASS (30).49ERS OFFENSE a€” OVERALL (20T), RUSH (17), PASS (17).49ERS Defence a€” OVERALL (6), RUSH (7), PASS (14T).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES a€” Eagles won five of past six meetings. Loss came in 2011 in coach Jim Harbaughs first season in San Francisco. ... Harbaugh split two meetings in college at Stanford vs. Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who was at Oregon. ... Eagles first team in NFL history to start 3-0 after trailing by at least 10 points in every game. ... Philadelphia leads NFL with 116 plays of at least 20 yards since Kelly became coach last season. ... Nick Foles looks to become first Eagles QB with four straight 300-yard passing games. ... Philadelphia has takeaway in 16 straight games, including playoffs. ... Eagles rookie WR Jordan Matthews is cousin of Niners Hall of Famer Jerry Rice. ... 49ers look to avoid first three-game losing streak in four seasons with Harbaugh. ... San Francisco S Antoine Bethea is set to start 100th consecutive game, longest active streak by any DB. ... WRs Michael Crabtree (10 catches vs. Arizona) and Stevie Johnson (nine catches) gave Niners first pair of receivers with at least nine catches in game since Rice and Terrell Owens did it vs. Cincinnati in 1999. ... San Francisco RB Frank Gore is only player with three 100-yard rushing games vs. Eagles since 2008.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL http://www.airmaxscontate.it/nike-roshe-one-saldi/nike-roshe-one-olympic-series.html . Hamilton signed offensive linemen Mike Filer, Joel Reinders, Landon Rice and Carson Rockhill. http://www.airmaxscontate.it/air-max-90-prm-em.html . Signs of a turnaround have emerged in this series at Minnesota. Brian Roberts had three doubles and a triple for the first four-extra-base-hit game of his 14-year career, and the Yankees used their bullpen to preserve a 6-5 win over the Twins on Friday. http://www.airmaxscontate.it/air-max-90-sneakerboot.html .com) - The San Antonio Spurs will try to even their series with the Dallas Mavericks Monday night when the two teams collide at American Airlines Arena for Game 4. http://www.airmaxscontate.it/air-max-90-hyperfuse/air-max-90-american-flag-1.html . - On the night Dirk Nowitzki overtook Dominique Wilkins on the career scoring list, Brandan Wright was a human highlight film all by himself. http://www.airmaxscontate.it/nike-air-max-90-vt/air-max-90-vt-donna.html . -- Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew practiced in a limited capacity Friday, a positive sign he might be able to play against the Tennessee Titans.CLEVELAND - Out of timeouts, LeBron James had no choice but to hurry up the floor. With the clock ticking down, James tried to dribble behind his back and had the ball — and game — bounce away.The San Antonio Spurs stopped him again.Tim Duncan and Boris Diaw scored 19 points apiece and the defending NBA champions beat Cleveland for the 10th straight time with a 92-90 win over James and the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.Manu Ginobili scored on a layup with 18 seconds left, made a free throw with 9.1 to go and harassed James into his costly turnover with 1.9 seconds remaining. It was the first meeting between San Antonio and James since last June, when the Spurs overpowered the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.I went behind my back and just lost it, James said of his last turnover. Thats how the ball rolls sometimes.Anderson Varejao scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving added 20 and James had 15 for the Cavs, who fell to 5-5 and arent rolling the way most predicted.James was just 6 of 17 from the field, Kevin Love went 4 of 12 and Clevelands bench contributed 17 points.After Ginobili missed his free throw, James charged forward with both Duncan and Ginobili blocking his way. As the crowd roared, James appeared to be headed toward a game-tying or winning basket, but it didnt go the way he planned.Not much has so far in his homecoming season.Still, the four-time MVP felt the Cavs, who are suffering growing pains under first-year coach David Blatt, improved.This is a game Im happy about, James said. I hate to lose, but Im happy about the progress we made tonight.Ginobili felt fortunate that James didnt drive past him.I tried to make him change direction, Ginobili said. Then I was going to chase him. I think it was a bad move by me. I should have run backwards. Its not that easy. Hes so quick. Hes so ...... I just was there.James insisted the game would not be a measuring stick for the Cavs, who are still trying to figure things out in the first weeks of the season. He warned it would take time for Cleveland to jell as a team and, as usual, James is dead on.Cleveland hasnt beaten San Antonio since March 8, 2010, during James first stint with the Cavs.Following Mondays loss to Denver, James warned his teammates theyyd better not come out flat or they would be embarrassed by the Spurs, whom he called the Patriots of the NBA.dddddddddddd Cleveland was ready, and with James on the bench with three fouls, Irving buried two straight 3-pointers and scored eight in a row to give the Cavs a 47-36 lead.FAMILIAR FEELINGJames said Clevelands early struggles remind him of the 9-8 start he had in Miami four years ago.Weve got to continue to play, continue to watch film, continue to go over situations, continue to be in situations and you learn from it, he said. I think we learned from the game Monday and we came with a defensive mindset that we havent had this year against a very, very good team — a great team.MORE THAN A GAMEGinobili admitted this wasnt just another regular season contest.It was a big game, he said. First, it was on the road. And theyre one of the best teams in the league. Theyre scary when they get ..... Some shots you see from Kyrie you say, How the hell did he do it? LeBron attacks the rim and Kevin Love can get ..... A game like this will help him. Theyre a new team.STOPPERNot known for his defence, Irving did a solid job on Tony Parker, who scored just eight points on 2 of 7 shooting.He played the best defensive game Ive seen him play all season, Blatt said. He took the challenge.TIP-INSSpurs: Coach Gregg Popovich believe the Cavs will get it together. The Cavs, what you see now, you can multiply by two or three, Popovich said. Theyre going to be one hell of a team. Its a new system, new bodies. It doesnt happen quickly. Im glad were playing them now. Theyre going to be a whole lot tougher later on in the year. ... F/C Matt Bonner sat out with a stomach bug. ... Spurs G Marco Belinelli missed his eighth straight game with a strained right groin.Cavaliers: James is averaging 33 points in Clevelands wins, 19 in the losses. ... Blatts rotations and substitutions remain works in progress as he learns more about his team and the opposition. ... Indians pitcher Corey Kluber, who won the AL Cy Young Award last week, was honoured during a timeout in the first quarter. Kluber received a nice ovation and No. 28 Cavs jersey.UP NEXTSpurs: At Minnesota on Friday.Cavaliers: At Washington on Friday. Wholesale NFL Jerseys ' ' '