With one emotional hurdle cleared, Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers have to get back to business tonight when they visit the Brooklyn Nets. Dale Hunter Capitals Jersey . You can watch the game as part of an NBA doubleheader on TSN2, starting at 8pm et/5pm pt. Later, the Portland Trail Blazers host the Houston Rockets. Rivers returned to Boston as the Clippers coach on Wednesday, and although he guided his Los Angeles squad to a 96-88 victory at TD Garden, it was an emotional evening. Rivers spent nine seasons at the helm of the Boston Celtics, leading them to an NBA title in 2008. While his split this offseason wasnt without some acrimony, the Boston faithful gave Rivers a standing ovation before the game and once again during a video tribute between the first and second quarters. "It was just a really nice day," said a highly emotional Rivers. "This is, its just such a classy place here. So it was really nice when I walked out and, you know Im not used to walking out on that side, and all those guys, the people, they lined up and I was basically useless for the first 18 minutes of the game. "I thought, it was just nice." The Clippers overcame a six-point halftime deficit with a 27-19 third quarter. They held on with a 30-24 fourth to earn their second consecutive win and push their mark to 3-2 on this seven-game road trip. Jamal Crawford came up huge down the stretch, netting 11 of his 21 points in the fourth. Chris Paul tallied 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the triumph while Blake Griffin scored 18 points. Antawn Jamison hit a 3-pointer in the second quarter to go over 20,000 points in his career and the newest Clipper, Stephen Jackson, went scoreless in 12:18 of action. The Clippers finish this road trip Saturday night in Washington. Brooklyn also features some nostalgia for Rivers in former Celtics stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. Those two, along with Ray Allen, were the centerpieces of the Boston title team, but the Nets already visited the Clippers this season, so Rivers has seen both. The Nets have won two in a row, including a home victory over the Celtics on Tuesday. Deron Williams returned from a nine-game absence and scored a season-high 25 points to go with seven assists. "Hes a guy who can put pressure with a single fast break," Nets head coach Jason Kidd said of Williams. "Just his presence gave everybody a lift." Brook Lopez scored 24 points and Alan Anderson added 15. Garnett and Andray Blatche finished with 11 apiece. Pierce returned earlier than expected from a hand injury. He played 22:14 off the bench Tuesday and had four points, all from the foul line. It was the first time Pierce and Garnett played their old team. "Its different," Garnett said of facing the Celtics. "But no matter whos playing on that team, Ill always have an affiliation with that." The Clippers downed the Nets, 110-103 in L.A. on Nov. 16 and have won three of the last five meetings. The Clippers have dropped five straight as the visitors in this series. Rockets at Trail Blazers (TSN2, 10:30pm et/7:30pm pt) The Portland Trail Blazers will try to avenge one of their two home losses this season when they welcome the Houston Rockets to the Moda Center. The Rockets knocked off the Blazers, 116-101, in Portland on Nov. 5. Of course, the Blazers were an ordinary 2-2 after that setback. No one in the NBA expected whats happened since, which is a 16-2 record, including wins in five of their last six. Portland earned a tough victory in Salt Lake City Monday night, defeating the Utah Jazz, 105-94. It was an off night shooting the 3-pointer for the Blazers, but Portland scored 44 points in the paint. "With our offense, I want us to be opportunistic with whatever the game gives us," head coach Terry Stotts said. "If it gives us 3s, we knock them down. If it gives us the paint, thats good too with LaMarcus on the block. One thing weve done well with offensively is we take what the game gives us." Aldridge, the reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, was the game- high scorer with 24 points. Damian Lillard finished with 18 points, followed by 16 from Wesley Matthews. Robin Lopez registered a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Nicolas Batum only managed seven points, but handed out 11 assists. Portland will embark on a four-game eastern trip following Thursdays game. The Blazers visit Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota on the sojourn. The Rockets have won two straight since losing two in a row. They begin a three-game trek west and will also head to Golden State and Sacramento. Houston received some great news at practice on Tuesday as Jeremy Lin was a full participant. He hasnt played in almost two weeks with a right knee sprain, but declared himself ready to go for Thursday night. "I feel good, no limitations," Lin told the teams website. "Ill be back (for Thursdays game). Im full go. (I might need) a little conditioning, or maybe Im not jumping as high off of that right foot, but I never really jumped that high off the right foot, anyway." Lin averaged 15.3 ppg before the injury. Omer Asik and Greg Smith both missed practice and are expected to miss the Portland game. Chandler Parsons was a limited participant because of back spasms, but hes going to play Thursday. Houston won two in a row at home, highlighted by a 98-88 victory on Sunday over the Orlando Magic. James Harden dumped in 27 points with 10 assists and eight rebounds, while Dwight Howard scored 20 points and grabbed 22 rebounds against his former team. "I just wanted to get the win tonight," Howard said. "Im just happy our team came out tonight, settled down and played basketball." Parsons had 18 points and Terrence Jones had a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Rockets have won three straight over the Blazers and seven of the last nine meetings. Houston has won two in a row and five of six in Portland. Dale Hunter Authentic Jersey . The 25-year-old rookie forward scored the winner on his first career shootout attempt as the Philadelphia Flyers overcame an early deficit to earn a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Braden Holtby .C. - The New Orleans Saints will have to wait another week for a chance to clinch a playoff spot.TORONTO - The glowing puck experiment in the 1990s was a loathed and derided bust. Rogers hopes hockey fans will be much more supportive of a few experiments its integrating into broadcasts this season.But you wont see them on TV. And if youre not a Rogers customer, youre out of luck.The new innovations can be found inside Rogers NHL GameCenter Live product, which lets hockey fans stream games on a computer, smartphone or tablet, and on a TV via a set-top box or video game console.Users can watch a game the traditional way, just as it looks on TV, or tap into the GamePlus feature. For games that Rogers is producing, viewers can toggle between a number of extra camera angles available exclusively through the app.Referees will have cameras mounted on their helmets for the Ref Cam stream, which can look a bit shaky but offers fans an on-ice close-up of the action. Most people when they watch the game they watch it from the 3D perspective, where theyre looking down on the ice, and it all looks so very easy and clear because you can see open ice, you can see the open man so clearly as a fan, said NHL great Mark Messier, who has been doing promotional work for Rogers.But from a players perspective ... youre looking at 10 players on the ice with no room, all coming together, and I think its going to give the people a better understanding of what the players actually see. Itll also give fans a better perspective of what the referees see or dont see because of their angles.The POV Cam zooms in on the teams benches and provides close-ups along the blue lines. The overhead goal-line cameras used during instant replays are available within GamePlus, and users can also select the Star Cam, which follows one particular player all game. For Toronto Maple Leafs home games, users can also access the Sky Cam, which has been installed in the Air Canada Centre. The camera is attached to a cable that runs the length of the rink and it can rapidly follow the play from end to end.During games, Rogers staff will be updating a section of the app called MyReplay, which will highlight the best alternate angles of goals, scoring chances and other key moments.Accessing GamePlus requires a seasons subscription to Rogers NHL GameCenter Live, which includes the playoffs, at a cost of $179. Troy Brouwer Capitals Jersey. 99 through Monday, or $199.99 afterwards. Rogers Internet or mobile data customers can get a free trial that will run until Dec. 31.Non-Rogers customers can sign up for NHL GameCenter Live but they wont see GamePlus in their apps. GamePlus is available exclusively to Rogers customers.From a pure innovation-investment perspective, Rogers has invested millions of dollars and weve invested millions of dollars for our customers, said Keith Pelley, president of Rogers Media, in defending the exclusivity of GamePlus.Rogers estimates that streaming a game on a smartphone will eat through about one gigabyte of data, while streaming with any other device will use up two to five gigabytes.While some hockey fans might want to watch a game on their big screen TV while streaming GamePlus on another device theres one problem with that plan: the screens will be out of sync. TV broadcasts are typically about a minute ahead of online streams, Rogers said.___For hockey fans who dont have any money in their Apple App Store or Google Play accounts, here are a few free apps to install before Wednesday nights opening puck drop:Official team appsEach of the seven Canadian NHL teams has their own official app available to download for both Apple and Android devices, offering the basics like schedules, standings and player profiles. Each team also lets users follow the games live in a limited way, with some apps offering a visualized play-by-play of the action and some streaming live audio.News appsTSN has a dedicated hockey app (iOS only) with articles and tweets from writers including Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun. Users can sign up for notifications to be reminded when a game is starting, receive alerts for goals and penalties, and to get final scores. There are also links to stream audio from TSN radio stations in Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Winnipeg. For those who want just one app to follow all their favourite sports, The Scores is top rated and a mainstay on best-of lists. It has a dizzying number of notification options for staying up to date on your favourite teams and players on your fantasy sports rosters. But make sure you know how to turn them off because they can get annoying quick. cheap jerseys from chinacheap jerseys ' ' '
