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nsive execution that frequently left behind the Kni
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Denver, CO (Sports Network) - David Jones scored a power-play goal with 1:03 remaining in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche concluded the regular season with a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers at Pepsi Center. Edmonton forward Liam Reddox went off for tripping at the 3:11 mark of the extra frame. Oilers veteran goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin managed to get his glove on Matt Duchenes one-timer from the right side, but Jones pounced on the rebound to allow Colorado captain Adam Foote go out a winner. Sundays game was the final one in the NHL for Foote, who announced Friday that hell retire at the end of the season. The 39-year-old defenseman won a pair of Stanley Cups with the Avalanche in 1996 and 2001. Foote returned to lineup after missing the past 12 games with a fractured ankle. Im just so happy to be able to play in that one, Foote said. My teammates were so great about it. Milan Hejduk, Ryan OReilly and Philippe Dupuis also scored for the Avalanche (30-44-8), who entered this season with optimism after reaching the playoffs in 2010, one year after finishing at the bottom of the Western Conference. Colorado, hoping to prove it wasnt a fluke, got off to a solid start and moved atop the Northwest Division during a six-game winning streak in mid- December. However, a raft of injuries led to a second-half slump that crippled Colorados chances of returning to the postseason. The Avalanche were 19-10-4 after beating Montreal on December 19, but managed to win only 11 of their remaining 49 games and finished with 68 points, their lowest total since moving from Quebec in 1995. Only Edmonton (25-45-12) had fewer points in the league with 62. Teemu Hartikainen, Kurtis Foster and Reddox lit the lamp for the Oilers, who took up residence in the West basement for the second consecutive season. Hartikainen pumped home a power-play goal 1:26 into the contest, but the Avalanche grabbed the lead later in the first period on goals from OReilly and Dupuis that were separated by 50 seconds. I think in the first period, we didnt come out the way we wanted, Foster said. We had an early goal on the power play, which is nice but we werent helping (Khabibulin) too much. He stood on his head and kept it a 2-1 game. Foster tied it at 5:08 of the second period on a power play, then Reddox netted his first NHL goal since February 19, 2009 to give Edmonton a 3-2 lead at 12:28. Hejduk drew the Avalanche even with a power-play tally 30 seconds into the third period. GAME NOTES:Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj made 25 saves...Khabibulin stopped 21 shots...Jones and Duchene both had two assists...Foote registered 66 goals and 242 assists in 1,154 career NHL games...Hejduk collected his 400th assist and passed Peter Forsberg for fourth place on the franchises all-time point list. ... 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Bryant scored 28 points in yet another dynamic performance against the Knicks, and the Lakers relied on stiff defence to roll to their ninth straight victory over New York, 99-82 Thursday night. Pau Gasol had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Lakers, who have won two straight after a 0-2 start to the compressed season. The Lakers have dominated this rivalry between the signature teams from the nations two largest cities in recent years, winning every meeting since February 2007 with Bryant averaging more than 34 points per game in the first eight. They easily took care of New York down the stretch, opening the fourth quarter with a 17-3 run to take a 22-point lead — and Bryant didnt even need to score, contributing three assists as Los Angeles finished strong. "We did a great job," Bryant said. "Its tough to hold down an offensive team like the Knicks. Were doing what were supposed to do." Steve Blake scored 11 points and hit two big three-pointers while the Lakers dominated the fourth quarter, forcing the Knicks to miss nine of their first 10 shots while committing seven turnovers. Anthony scored 27 points in his first showdown with Bryant since joining the Knicks, and Amare Stoudemire had 15 points on 4-for-17 shooting as New York again struggled down the stretch in the middle stop of a three-game West Coast road trip. For the second straight night, the Knicks showed none of the late-game poise they exhibited in a gritty Christmas win over Boston. "The Lakers are good, and were awful," New York coach Mike DAntoni said. "We didnt play well. We cant make shots. We started off really well. I thought the pace was good, the rhythm was good, and then it just went downhill from there." Tyson Chandler had 13 points and 11 rebounds in his hometown for the Knicks, whose nine-game skid against the Lakers is their longest current stretch against any opponent. "Everything is just difficult for us right now," Chandler said. "Weve just got to make things easier than theyve been." The Knicks frustration showed in technical fouls for each of their Big Three, who incessantly argued calls despite New Yorks 41-22 freee throw advantage.dddddddddddd "This game is about acting, and right now were reacting," Anthony said. "We just need to get out there and play ball. ... Were good. Not too much to worry about three games into the season. We will get better." Josh McRoberts scored 10 points for the Lakers, who made 23 of their 32 shots before halftime for their highest shooting percentage in one half in nearly 13 years. New York pulled within eight points heading into the fourth quarter, but then committed five turnovers in the next 2 1/2 minutes as reserves Blake and Matt Barnes led the Lakers runaway. Although Bryant is playing with a torn ligament in his right wrist that requires a brace whenever he isnt playing, the 13-time all-stars latest injury is doing little to slow him. He has scored at least 25 points in each of the Lakers games so far, and he shredded the Knicks spotty defence. "Kobe be lying. Kobe aint hurt," Anthony said with a laugh. "I know him." The Lakers were the only team to begin the season with three games in three nights, losing the first two before routing Utah on Tuesday for new coach Mike Browns first victory. Although the Lakers struggled early, theyve been downright dominant on defence in the past three games at home, showing theyre already picking up the finer points of Browns defence-based system. The Lakers, who held the Knicks to 31.3 per cent shooting, will get even better on defence with centre Andrew Bynum wrapping up his season-opening four-game suspension for his misbehaviour in last springs playoff finale. Hell be in the lineup for the Denver Nuggets visit to Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. The Lakers returned from their first day off with a sharp first half, taking a 16-point lead in the second quarter with crisp offensive execution that frequently left behind the Knicks. Anthony scored 18 points in the half with six field goals — the same number managed by all of his teammates combined. Bryant scored 13 points in the third quarter, even banking in a long three-pointer whil


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