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NEW YORK -- The Liberty have been finding ways to win close games lately. Nike Air VaporMax Orange White Black .New York nearly blew an 18-point lead against Seattle before holding on for a 78-74 victory on Wednesday night. The Liberty have won five of their past six games that have either gone to overtime or been decided by four points or fewer.We said we dont want to just be a mediocre team, said Tina Charles, who led New York with 18 points. It was good finding a way to win again as we didnt want to lose two straight games.Since dropping three in a row at the end of May, including two in overtime, New York has won 11 of 14 overall. Tanisha Wright added a season-high 18 points for the Liberty (13-6).New York led for the entire game, building its advantage to 18 in the first half before Seattle rallied behind Breanna Stewart, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft this past April. She finished with 24 points and 16 rebounds.Its frustrating losing, but we are competing, Stewart said. We were coming off a back-to-back and wanted to be competitive with one of the best teams in the league.The Storm (6-12) trailed by seven midway through the fourth before Stewart scored five straight to get them within 75-73. After getting a stop on the defensive end, Sue Bird was fouled with 4.9 seconds left and hit the first of two free throws. Her second bounced off the rim and New York grabbed the rebound.Wright hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining and Seattle turned the ball over on its last possession to seal the game.Bird, who grew up on Long Island and said she had about 60 family and friends at the game, matched her season high with 10 assists. She also had 10 assists against New York in the earlier meeting this season in Seattle.A beautiful rendition of the national anthem was sung before the game by a group of students from Daniels Music Foundation. The New York-based music school was founded in 2006, nine years after Daniel Trush had a burst arterial brain aneurysm at 12 years old. Now 32 years old, Trush was part of the group singing. Nike Air VaporMax Black Orange . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. Nike Air VaporMax Black Yellow . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. http:///...-vapormax-blue-white . - After leading the Saints to a fourth playoff appearance in five seasons, Drew Brees expressed confidence in the direction of his team and, perhaps more importantly, showed a willingness to listen to contract proposals if the team needs his help getting under the NFLs salary cap. MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpos sixth career triple-double put him in elite company.Antetokounmpo had his first triple-double of the season to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Orlando Magic 93-89 on Monday night.It was a good one, Antetokounmpo said. We got the win, so it feels great. It feels even better.Milwaukee snapped a three-game losing streak as Antetokounmpo finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and three blocks -- a line matched only by Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon.I think we all know he can fill up a stat sheet, but now the next thing is filling up a stat sheet in a way that leads to wins, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said. Understanding that we ask a lot from him and expect a lot, but hes only 21 years old.Jabari Parker also had 22 points and made five 3-pointers -- he began the night with a total of 10 -- for the Bucks, who beat Orlando at home for the eighth time in nine tries.The Magic were led by Serge Ibakas 21 points, and Elfrid Payton added 18 but had five of Orlandos 24 turnovers. The team was averaging 13 turnovers per game but had 19 in the first half.Weve done a great job with that all year, Orlando coach Frank Vogel said. Were a good ball-security team, one of the best in the league. This team plays a unique defense where theyre going to trap and rotate. They play differently than most teams. And we didnt handle it well.The score was tied at 85 before Matthew Dellavedova sank a 3-pointer and Antetokounmpo added a dunk for a five-point lead with 2:38 remaining.Shortly after Antetokounmpo blocked a shot by Ibaka, Parker missed a desperate 3-point try as the shot clock was about to expire and was fouled by Ibaka. He made one free throw for a 91-87 lead with 17.9 seconds left.Parker then stolle the ball from Ibaka and sailed in for another dunk and a 93-87 lead with 8. Nike Air VaporMax Purple White Black. 7 seconds to go.Orlando opened the game with a 16-2 run but trailed at halftime 49-44 after Parkers layup at the buzzer. The Magic led by five, however, at the end of the third quarter thanks to a 12-0 run to end the frame.Milwaukee opened the fourth by scoring 16 of the first 18 points and took its biggest lead, 85-76, on two free throws by Malcolm Brogdon with 7:52 to go. Orlando responded by scoring the next nine points to tie the score at 85 with 4:24 left.TIP-INSMagic: Orlando is 0-5 against Central Division opponents and all five games have been on the road. ... The Magic began the night 29th in the NBA in scoring with 92.5 points per game.Bucks: Michael Beasley scored 10 points in the first quarter -- he entered the game averaging 8.0 points per game. ... A Milwaukee fan sank a halfcourt shot in the fourth quarter to win $5,000.TOUGH FOURTHOrlando shot 21.7 percent (5 of 23) in the final quarter, and Evan Fournier was the only Magic player with more than two points (he had five).MINUTES SHRINKINGMilwaukees Greg Monroe played over eight minutes and finished with two points. In his teams last four games, the second-year Buck played a total of less than 19 minutes -- he did not play against Miami -- and scored eight points.TIGHT SERIESEntering the game, the series between Milwaukee and Orlando was tied, 50-50, and each team was 35-15 at home.UP NEXTMagic: Orlando begins a three-game homestand Wednesday night against Phoenix.Bucks: Milwaukee hosts Toronto on Friday night and is 1-10 in its last 11 games against the Raptors. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China Cheap Nike Basketball Jerseys Wholesale Hockey Jerseys China Nike Baseball Jerseys Cheap College Jerseys China Cheap Football Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys Canada Wholesale Nike MLB Jerseys Canada Cheap NBA Jerseys Authentic Canada Stitched Soccer Jerseys Canada Cheap Jerseys Canada NFL ' ' ' 
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