Some things you need to know about Texans and Texas teams involved in sports: • • • • • • • 1. Watt entertains audience at Pro Bowl< For entertainment, top honors in the Pro Bowl went to J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans. ... The popular defensive end intercepted pass, recovered a fumble and led the crowd in dances during commercial breaks of the game that drew a sellout crowd of 63,225 in Arizona. ... I just tried to enjoy it, Watt said. Thats what the Pro Bowl is all about, giving the fans a good show. Everybody worked so hard to get here, you want to enjoy yourself and play some good ball. Guys are dancing around and having a good time, thats what its all about. ... For the record, Team Irvin, coached by Jason Garrett and dominated by Dallas Cowboys, beat Watts Team Carter 32-28. Tony Romo was the starting quarterback on the winning team but passed only six times, completing four for 43 yards. ... Dallas tight end Jason Witten was one of the busier receivers catching four passes for 32 yards. Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray ran three times for 18 yards and caught a single pass for nine yards. ... Detroits Matthew Stafford (Dallas Highland Park HS and Georgia) threw for 316 yards and two TDs and was the offensive MVP. Andrew Luck (Houston Stratford HS and Stanford) of Indianapolis has a sparkling night for Team Carter, completing 9 of 10 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. ... Drew Brees (Austin Westlake HS and Purdue) of New Orleans was 13 for 21 and 163 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Team Carter. You dont have hardly any time to get timing down or anything else, Brees said. So much of what youre doing out there is street ball. ... The NFL scrapped the AFC vs. NFC format last year in favor of having two big-name former players draft players four days before the game. This year, the honor went to Michael Irvin and Cris Carter. ... Its been fantastic, Romo said. The turnout here at the stadium is just like an NFL game. Denvers Von Miller (DeSoto HS and Texas A&M) was flagged for disturbing the peace (blitzing the quarterback). ... Winners got what amounts to pocket change for them -- $55,000 apiece, losers $28,000. Its a blast, Stafford said. To able to play with the best in the world is a whole lot of fun, and everybody is such good people, too. I am out here having a good time. ... • • • • • • • 2. Duncan, Leonard rally Spurs past Bucks 101-95< Tim Duncan had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kawhi Leonard added 19 points and 14 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the second half to take a 101-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. ... The Spurs struggled to score in the first half against a Bucks defense that is holding opponents to 44 percent shooting. San Antonio trailed 55-47 while shooting 40 percent from the field. ... The Spurs forced eight turnovers in the third quarter, sparking an 18-5 run to close the period. Leonard made a pair of free throws with 26.5 seconds remaining in the third to give the Spurs a 69-67 lead, their first lead since midway through the first quarter. ... Boris Diaw added 14 points as San Antonio won its fifth straight against Milwaukee. Duncan now has 817 career double-doubles, which trails Lakers Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbars 885 for fourth all-time. ... • • • • • • • 3. Harden has to return to help Rockets win< After James Harden lit up the Los Angeles Lakers for the first three quarters, then returned in the final minutes for a bit of prevention duty at the finish. ... Harden had 37 points and eight rebounds, and the Rockets rolled to a 99-87 victory without Dwight Howard, sending Los Angeles to its eighth straight defeat. ... He hit four 3-pointers, and the NBAs leading scorer added five assists in the Rockets third victory in four games. He thought he had earned an early night off, but didnt mind returning to the court after Los Angeles trimmed a 25-point lead to 11 in the final minutes. ... Josh Smith and Jason Terry had 11 points apiece as Houston cruised to its fourth straight road victory over the Lakers even without Howard, who sat out after injuring his right ankle two days ago. ... I thought in the first half, we ran a lot more, Houston coach Kevin McHale said. I think our focus kind of waned later on in the game. McHale is uncertain when Howard will return to the lineup. ... • • • • • • • 4. Pelicans beat Mavericks 109-106
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:00:35 +0000
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