导出博客文章LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Wednesday nights showdown between No. 6 Kentucky and No. 10
Louisville is sure to produce fireworks.Admiring the Wildcats up-tempo style,
Louisville coach Rick Pitino said his Cardinals will play ping-pong with
Kentucky Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET in Louisvilles KFC Yum! Center.We dont
have the athletes that Kentucky has to play at that kind of pace, Pitino said
Monday night. We have athletes. We have enough athletes to play our style. Our
front-court doesnt run as fast as their front-court does, but our wings can run,
so we will do a lot of running. Thats what the fans want to see so lets go play
a ping-pong match.If Louisville (10-1) tries to match Kentuckys speed it could
be an advantage for the Wildcats (10-1). The average Kentucky offensive
possession lasts just 13.8 seconds and they average 95.2 points per game.We have
nobody as fast as (DeAaron) Fox. We have nobody as fast as (Malik) Monk, Pitino
said. ... We play fast, but not that fast.That doesnt mean the Wildcats are in
for an easy time. Coach John Calipari views the game as a mighty treacherous
contest.Playing a top 10 team on the road on their court, where are we on
December 21? Calipari asked. Love to win it, but lets really learn about where
are we right now.Heres what I said to them and Ill say it this game: You do not
have to be perfect, you do not even have to be great, but you gotta play.
Because this team plays hard, theyre competitive, theyre physical, theyre not
afraid to bang. If you dont play you have no chance of winning.Kentucky owns a
34-15 edge in the series, including an 8-1 mark since coach Calipari took over
the program. But Calipari contends none of that matters when rival reunite.I
dont think any of the past games have any bearing on this game, Calipari said.
When Im coaching against a guy that has won some games against me, Im not
worried about the past. Im just saying, How do we win this game? I would say hes
thinking the same way.Im happy when its over. Just get it done, Calipari said.
Everybody makes it life or death and its not life or death ... its worse than
that. Just play the game, lets see what happens and lets go. Weve got our league
to deal with, hes got his league to deal with, lets just move on.The Cardinals
only average 78.5 points per game and have not allowed more than 71 points to
any team this season.The pace of Wednesday nights matchup is a chess game both
Hall-of-Fame coaches will be monitoring closely.Im not playing zone, Calipari
said at his pregame press conference. The he looked into the camera and
dead-panned, I might in this game, Rick.Pitino said he didnt have a favorite
moment in the series, but hes learning to put the game in better
perspective.Pitino said Kentucky will be the most-talented team the Cardinals
will face this season.Nobody has the athletes and the talent that Kentucky has,
Pitino said. They have great talent. That doesnt mean you cant beat them, but
you just have to know what you are going up against. ... It is going to be a
great basketball game.The Wildcats won their first seven games, including a
69-48 drubbing of Michigan State, before losing to 97-92 to No. 2 UCLA on Dec.
3. Since then, Kentucky reeled off three more wins including Saturdays
impressive 103-100 win over No. 8 North Carolina.Kentucky is led by guards Monk
(21.9 points per game) and DeAaron Fox (15.9), both freshmen, and sophomore
Isaiah Briscoe (15.9). The Wildcats also get 12.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per
game from freshman center Bam Adebayo.Monk is coming off a 47-point effort in
Kentuckys 103-100 victory over No. 7 North Carolina in Las Vegas.Louisville
started the season with five straight wins including a 62-52 win over Wichita
State before falling 66-63 to No. 4 Baylor in the Battle 4 Atlantis final on
Nov. 25. The Cardinals rebounded with a 71-64 win over No. 15 Purdue and have
since won four straight games.With four players scoring between 9.5 and 11.7
points per game, the Cardinals are a very balanced attack. Sophomore guard
Donovan Mitchell leads the way at 11.7 per game with junior point guard Quentin
Snider (11.0) the only other Cardinal in double-figures. Louisvilles defense is
rated No. 1 in the nation by Ken Pomeroy and the Cardinals only allowing 59.4
points per game.We are going up against a team that is extremely well-coached, a
tough team and were playing them in a place where they just dont lose, Calipari
said. It is going to be very tough.
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets rebounded in a big
way against the Nashville Predators.The Jets goaltender made a season-high 42
saves and Winnipeg ended a five-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the
Predators on Sunday.Hellebuycks second shutout of the season, and fourth of his
career, came after he was in net Friday for Winnipegs 5-1 loss to the Predators
in Nashville.I think its extremely important, Hellebuyck said of having a big
game.It gets the morale and character back in the room and we can start building
some confidence now. I dont think anybody is hitting the panic button. We just
needed to get back to our game and thats what we did tonight.Drew Stafford
scored his first goal of the season and Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry added
empty-net goals for the Jets. Defenseman Jacob Trouba had two assists.Sometimes
to break out of the slump, you know you just kind of need to have your goalie
make 40 saves and then gut it out, Jets captain Blake Wheeler said.Rookie
goaltender Juuse Saros stopped 21 of 22 shots for the Predators.The loss halted
Nashvilles win streak at three games and also dropped its road record to
2-7-2.Saros, a 21-year-old from Finland, was called up from Milwaukee of the
American Hockey League to relieve veteran Pekka Rinne. He played his second game
this season and third of his career.He was great, Predators center Ryan Johansen
said of Saros. The only goal they had was they skated behind our net, bounced it
off his back and (the puck) barely crossed the goal line.He also praised
Hellebuyck.I thought he was fantastic, Johansen said of Hellebuyck. The way
their team has been playing, at home with a lot of pressure on, especially us
beating thhem in Nashville with five goals, he deserves a lot of credit
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straight at home.Nashville had scored three power-play goals against the Jets in
Fridays win, but was 0 for 5 on Sunday. Winnipeg was 0 for 4.Predators coach
Peter Laviolette called Saros play outstanding and said a spell of not
controlling the play in the second period was costly for his team.Plenty of
chances. Just couldnt seem to score, couldnt get it done, he said.Stafford, who
missed 15 games with an injury this season, scored his first with a wraparound
at 15:21 of the second period.The Jets are 7-0 when leading after two periods
this season.Scheifele scored his 12th goal of the season, tying him with
teammate Patrik Laine, with 42 seconds left. Lowry got his sixth with 10 seconds
remaining.Nashville fired 11 shots during two power plays in the third period,
but couldnt beat Hellebuyck.Just lately Ive been feeling in that groove,
Hellebuyck said. Ive liked the way Ive been playing.Although they scored five
goals last game, I still like the way I feel and Im not losing my confidence
from a goal here or there. I could see everything tonight and I had a little
luck, too. Sometimes the puck just hits you.Jets coach Paul Maurice said
everyone contributed and Hellebuyck stood out.Real good goaltending tonight and
lots and lots of effort, Maurice said. Twenty-seven blocked shots.I dont think
things were smooth or easy at times with the puck, but usually a real hard
effort and really good goaltending, youre going to give yourself a chance.
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