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Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork. Stitched Cowboys Jerseys .com) - Monta Ellis had 28 points, 10 assists and four steals and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Sacramento Kings 108-104 in overtime on Tuesday night. Tyson Chandler posted 16 points and 17 rebounds, while Rajon Rondo added 21 points, seven helpers and four swipes for Dallas, which snapped a brief two- game losing streak on the heels of a six-game winning stretch. We showed a lot of resilience down the stretch, Chandler said. DeMarcus Cousins was an assist shy of a triple-double, tallying 32 points, 16 boards and nine helpers before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Darren Collison provided 18 points and seven boards for the Kings, who have alternated wins and losses over their last seven contests. Our guys fought hard, Kings head coach Ty Corbin said. They gave us a chance to win the ball game. The game was tied 83-83 early in the fourth before the Kings ripped off nine straight points. Collison had a dunk and a three-point play before Cousins capped the flurry with a reverse layup for a 92-83 Sacramento advantage. Dallas, though, closed regulation on a 14-4 surge to force overtime. Chandler and Rondo sandwiched baskets around a pair of Cousins free throws to claw Dallas within 99-97 with 56.7 seconds to play. A loose ball foul on Cousins sent Chandler to the line with 33.5 ticks on the clock and Chandler sunk both foul shots to knot the contest at 99-99. Cousins fouled out of the game on Sacramentos next trip up the floor when he committed an offensive foul. Ellis then took the clock down but was off the mark on a right elbow jumper at the buzzer. Rondo nailed a right wing triple with the shot clock running down with 1:14 remaining in overtime to stake the Mavs to a 104-102 advantage. Jason Thompson was fouled on a rebound with 51.2 ticks left, but split the pair of bonus shots. Dirk Nowitzki missed a jumper at the other end, but Chandler Parsons snatched the offensive rebound and Ellis made two foul shots with 8.7 seconds to play. Dallas elected to foul Collison, who sunk 1-of-2 from the charity stripe and two Ellis free throws with 5.7 ticks remaining sealed the outcome. Earlier, Sacramento led 33-29 following a quarter of play and was up 63-60 at the break. Neither team held a margin more than five in the third and the Kings took an 83-80 edge into the fourth. Game Notes The Mavericks have won five straight and 36 of their last 43 meetings against Sacramento ... The Kings fell to 8-4 when Cousins scores at least 25 points ... Dallas scored 27 points off 20 Sacramento turnovers ... Carl Landry had 14 points and 10 boards off the bench for the Kings. Fake Cowboys Jerseys . While Chelsea stayed two points behind leader Arsenal courtesy of Etoos hat trick, seventh-place United slipped 14 points from the summit this weekend. And the gap from the Champions League places is growing as well, with Liverpool six points ahead in fourth. Cheap Cowboys Jerseys .com) - The Milwaukee Bucks will try to get another win on this homestand Thursday night when they welcome the Utah Jazz to the Bradley Center. https://www.cowboysjerseysale.com/ . Its not intended to be some magical formula and doesnt apply any context, like, for example, taking injuries into account. This remedial statistical method has gone 9-5 in picks through the first three rounds.METAIRIE, La. - Saints coach Sean Payton wants his players to be mindful of memorable turnarounds in sports history.If anything, it could make New Orleans immediate future look a little less bleak on the heels of a three-game losing streak.There is value in referencing the slumps of championship teams past, Payton said after Wednesdays practice. Ive made some analogies already with these guys.Certainly, New Orleans prospects for a deep playoff run dont look good right now, even though their 4-7 record is good enough for a first-place tie with Atlanta atop the NFC South.Yet Paytons own experience offers proof of how little a stretch of impressive victories or disheartening losses during the regular season can mean once the playoffs start.In 2011, for example, Payton coached the Saints to a 49-24 rout of the New York Giants on the Monday night after Thanksgiving. For New Orleans, the victory was part of a nine-game winning streak that merely set the stage for a bitter playoff disappointment at San Francisco. For New York, the loss was part of a four-game skid that is now widely remembered as a character-building struggle on the way to Super Bowl glory.In 2009, Payton coached the first team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl after ending the regular season with three straight losses.For the Saints head coach, looking at those seasons or even the way the 2004 Boston Red Sox overcame a 3-0 American League Championship Series deficit against the New York Yankees can be instructive.Youre constantly, as a teacher, trying to do that, Payton said. You look at some parallels, some comparisons.Payton also stressed, however, that for such comparisons to be relevant to the 2014 Saints, We need to find a way to improve. Obviously were not playing well enough right now.On the field, the Saints primary concerns are on defence. In its past two losses, New Orleans has allowed opposing offences to each convert nine of 13 third-down opportunities and to run the ball successfully — with Cincinnati rushing for 186 yards andd Baltimore for 215. Wholesale Cowboys Jerseys. Those two clock-consuming trends have limited possessions for Drew Brees and the Saints second-ranked offence.This Sunday, New Orleans heads to Pittsburgh (7-4), where the Saints will have to contend with one of the NFLs top quarterbacks in Ben Roethlisberger.Strong safety Kenny Vaccaro said the Saints defence, which ranked fourth last season, remains optimistic it can address its deficiencies before its too late.The majority of the guys who were here last year when we (played better) are here now and at the same time, were not going to go in the tank, Vaccaro said. Were being positive. Weve had our games when weve been dominant. Thats our potential. ... Weve been there before.Vaccaro, who is active on social media and reads about every article he can find about his team, said he is aware that many fans see the entire NFC South as a joke, wont take the winner of that division seriously and dont think any of them deserve a chance at the playoffs — never mind hosting a first-round game.It doesnt affect me at all, Vaccaro said, adding that, in his experience, the talent gap between teams at the top and bottom of the standings is rather small. This is the NFL. These are the best players in the world at this game. Everybodys good.By that logic, the Saints might have some surprises in store for the rest of the NFL this season.Far-fetched as that may seem in light of recent results, veteran leaders such as Brees see it differently.Success is the worst teacher; failure is the best teacher, Brees said. Its unfortunate that we have to go through this, but I think everybody buys into that. I think everybody believes that, that were being sharpened by that.We are about to hit the tipping point, Brees added. I believe that. It is only a matter of time. We are going to catch some breaks. We are going to get some wins and hopefully those wins will come in bunches — but we have to win the first one first.___Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '

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