The Lakers would also win Game 2 at home before flying to San Antonio and getting shallacked in Game 3 by 19 points, led by Tim Duncan’s 22 points and 21 rebounds.The media, which has been terribly inconsistent in terms of who has the upper hand in the series, proclaimed that the defending champion Spurs were back and that this series would go seven games.However, the Spurs lost Game 4 at home by two points late in the game Tuesday night. So, which player other than Duncan would step up on this night?None other than showman guard Brent Barry.Barry is one of the more unlikely candidates to recapture his youth on the current Spurs roster filled with aging veterans to accompany young stars like Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker.After winning a title with the Spurs last season, Barry was released and found himself waiting for a team that needed a shooter to call Surprisingly, it was the Spurs…again. Barry signed on and appeared in 31 games while only playing in 17 minutes per contest.Also on the Spurs 2005 NBA Championship team, Barry’s career has seen him suit up in five different uniforms, win a dunk contest, and be compared to Pete Maravich as a playmaker that could handle the ball and make tricky passes. A capable scorer, his career average is nearly 10 points per game and he is 10th on the all-time list for career three-point makes.Barry’s role for San Antonio has been simple: don’t turn the ball over, be a leader, and shoot.However, in Game 4 against the Lakers, he was one of the only veterans on the team to actually step up.
He scored a playoff career-high 23 points, hitting 7 of 14 shots, and playing 27 minutes.Barry also played well defensively, with two steals and many deflections when Bryant or Lamar Odom would enter the paint and look to pass or hesitate.When Barry plays, the Spurs score When he doesn’t, they struggle to. Another shooter on the floor takes the double team away from Duncan more frequently and opens up San Antonio’s offense for dribble penetration and the pick and rolls we’re accustomed to seeing from them.So gather round the tube and enjoy the re-birth of Brent Barry in the Lonestar State It could be a “Barry” good series I apologize. Attorney General Eric Holder to Swear in Assistant Attorneys General forAntitrust, Civil, Criminal and National Security DivisionsWASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Attorney General Eric Holderwill swear in Assistant Attorneys General Christine A. Varney of the AntitrustDivision, Tony West of the Civil Division, Lanny A.
Breuer of the CriminalDivision and David Kris of the National Security Division on FRIDAY, APRIL 24,2009, at 11:00 A.M. ET.WHO: Attorney General Eric HolderDeputy Attorney General David OgdenAssociate Attorney General Thomas PerrelliAssistant Attorney General Christine A. Varney, Antitrust DivisionAssistant Attorney General Tony West, Civil DivisionAssistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer, Criminal DivisionAssistant Attorney General David Kris, National Security DivisionWHAT:Swearing in of Assistant Attorneys General for Antitrust, Civil,Criminal and National Security DivisionsWHEN:FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 200911:00 A.M ETWHERE: RFK Main JusticeGreat Hall 950 Pennsylvania Ave N.W.Washington, D.C.OPEN PRESSSOURCEU.S Department of JusticeU.S.
Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD: +1-202-514-1888. Hey, so the NIU-Ball State baseball game was on Friday, and I never posted it. I am a failure and I suck at life.After taking a 6-0 lead the first time around and losing 13-7, the Cardinals were able to one-up themselves Friday.They took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth with closer Kyle Heyne…and the Huskies scored three runs to win the game and advance onto the consolation bracket semifinals, 6-5.Eastern Michigan ended up taking the MAC title. This was such a weird thing to see, considering the Eagles and Cardinals were so even. The Cardinals finished the season with a 28-25 record.Lastly, congratulations to Matt Stoeklen, who made the All-Tournament team. He went 5-10 in the tournament with two home runs and five RBI He also homered in back-to-back games in the tournament.. BARCELONA (Reuters) – World number one Rafael Nadal was handed a place in the last four of the Barcelona Open on Thursday after David Nalbandian was forced to withdraw from their quarter-final clash with a hip injury.