2012年5月22日星期二

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Police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting that wounded eight people shortly after the Thunder-Lakers NBA playoff game in louis v sunglasses prices Oklahoma City. Police say Rodney Hill was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, but no other details have been released. Capt. Dexter Nelson says the shooting didn't appear connected to the playoff game, which Oklahoma City won to advance to the NBA Western Conference finals. Police say a late-night fight escalated into gunfire, leaving eight people injured - including one critically - shortly after the game ended just a few blocks away. A pregnant woman also was hurt in the fight. Slow starts usually prompt swift changes from coaches, especially in the playoffs, but the Heat's recent early-game woes didn't lead coach Erik Spoelstra to change his starting lineup for Game 5 on Tuesday night. He stuck with the same group - Mario Chalmers, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Shane Battier and Ronny Turiaf - that fell behind Indiana 9-0 in less than four minutes in Game 4. Spoelstra's intuition paid off at the start Tuesday night. Battier drained two early three-pointers and each starter scored as the Heat raced to a 14-8 lead before Spoelstra sent in his first substitute, center Joel Anthony. "What, you wanted me to surprise you guys?" Spoelstra joked with reporters before the game. "It hasn't really mattered in this series who we've started." Spoelstra is right about that: Only one starting lineup before Tuesday had given the Heat an early advantage against the Pacers, and it's one that's lv for men indefinitely on the shelf as long as Chris Bosh is out with an abdominal strain. One mild surprise Tuesday was that power forward Udonis Haslem didn't earn a start. He scored 14 points and had four rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench in Game 4. "(Haslem) feels comfortable coming off the bench," Spoelstra said. "He can fill a couple different slots." Show of support for Haslem It was hard to miss all the over-the-eyebrow accessories at American Airlines Arena before Tuesday's game. Gobs of fans and even Heat employees wore fake bandages over their eyebrows to show solidarity with Haslem, their bloodshot and bruised power forward who took a Lou Amundson elbow in Game 4. Haslem came away with a bloodied forehead - and an inspired performance. For the folks who didn't see the shtik among the fans, they sure couldn't miss the big bandages on the Heat dancers and on Julia Dale, the club's 11-year-old national anthem singer. "I wouldn't tell them to get it the real way at home, but I appreciate it," Haslem said before the game. His teammates enjoyed the sentiment, too. "They don't miss a beat down here," quipped Mike Miller, who himself has dealt with plenty of injuries in his time in Miami. The topic also prompted some conversation about other potential bandage-themed promotions. One reporter suggested a Mike Miller Body Cast Night. Wade, who was in the locker room for his pre-game stretching session, thoroughly enjoyed that idea. So did Miller, who especially like the thought of a Mike Miller mummy doll. "I'm glad we can laugh about this, white sunglasses for men 2012 guys," Miller said, smiling. Haslem got a little payback on the Pacers in the first quarter when he got a flagrant foul for coming down hard with both arms on forward Tyler Hansbrough when he went up for a shot. Haslem's hard blow came after Wade took a shot himself that left him with a bloodied right eyebrow. Road warriors The Pacers were 19-14 on the road during the regular season, second in the East behind Chicago (24-9). Miami was 18-15 on the road.

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