BERLIN -- Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored twice as Schalke moved provisionally third
in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Augsburg on Friday.
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capitalized on a mistake from Schalkes Tim Hoogland to score in the fifth
minute. Tobias Werner ran onto his weak back header, took the ball on his chest
and dispatched it inside the far post with his next touch. Huntelaar equalized
on a rebound in the 33rd. Augsburg captain Daniel Baier lost the ball and Julian
Draxler back-heeled it to Kevin-Prince Boateng, who tried his luck from 22
metres (yards). Alexander Manninger saved but spilled the ball. "The Hunter was
there where he should be," Boateng said. Sead Kolasinac crossed for Huntelaars
second in the 49th. It was his fifth goal in two Bundesliga games, and a
league-leading seventh since the winter break. "It was a difficult game for us,"
the in-form Dutchman said. "We werent in it in the beginning. Too many
individual mistakes. We really had to fight to get into the game. Thankfully we
got the goals but we could have conceded at the end too." Augsburg finished the
game in the ascendancy but the visitors hung on to move within a point of bitter
rival Borussia Dortmund. Schalke moved three points clear of Bayer Leverkusen,
which visits runaway leader Bayern Munich on Saturday, while Augsburg stays
sixth for now. Schalke visits Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday,
faced with the seemingly impossible task of overturning the 6-1 defeat from the
sides first-leg of their round-of-16 tie. "Itll be difficult to progress but
were not going just for the sightseeing," Boateng said.
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than two weeks before he was scheduled to hit the free agent market on February
15, perhaps sending teams interested in the 25-year-olds services into a mad
dash to finalize their pitches.BOSTON - There was a familiar face on the San
Antonio bench and the usual result on the scoreboard.With coach Gregg Popovich
guiding his defending champions again after a two-game absence, the Spurs beat
the Boston Celtics 111-89 on Sunday for their seventh straight win.Theres a
comfort zone there having him at the helm, San Antonio forward Tim Duncan said,
good to have him out there and good to hear his voice.The Spurs won both games
under assistant Ettore Messina while Popovich was out because of an undisclosed
minor medical procedure.Popovich was happy to be back coaching, especially after
his team outscored the Celtics 66-40 in the second half after trailing 49-45.I
dont know what else I would do, he said.The Spurs were led by Danny Green with
18 points, Boris Diaw with 15 and Duncan with 14. They got a surprising 13
points — including a 3-pointer to beat the 24-second buzzer in the fourth
quarter — from 6-foot-10 Aron Baynes. Hes been filling in for Tiago Splitter,
who has missed 15 of the Spurs 16 games because of right calf problems.Its of
major importance, so Timmy doesnt have to get too many minutes, Popovich said. I
dont know about Tiagos situation. Were very confused by it, but Baynsie is
saving us.The Celtics were led by Jeff Green with 16 points and Evan Turner with
12 as they dropped to 1-7 in their last eight games.Boston coach Brad Stevens
said his players seemed discouraged in the fourth quarter, a tough stretch for
them all season, when they were outscored 33-16 on Sunday.That has to be
something where you have the toughness to say, Hey, something goes wrong, Im
going to make the next one right, he said.Leading 80-77 with 10 minutes left,
the Spurs went on a 14-2 run to take a 94-79 lead with 6:11 left on a layup by
Cory Joseph. After Jeff Green made a free throw for Boston, cutting the lead to
94-80, Baynes hit his 3-pointer and a layup for a 99-80 leead.
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we took care of the ball, Duncan said. We just werent solid in the first half on
so many different levels.After the Celtics cut the lead to three in the first
two minutes of the fourth quarter, Manu Ginobili finally connected for the
Spurs.He had missed his first four shots then sank consecutive baskets — a
3-pointer and a layup — to give the Spurs an 85-77 lead and start the 14-2
surge.The Celtics had trailed 25-22 after the first quarter then opened the
second with their own 14-2 run put them ahead 36-27.The game was tied at 45
before two jump shots by Brandon Bass in the final 1:07 of the half gave Boston
a 49-45 edge at intermission.Neither team led by more than five points in the
third quarter, but the Spurs took the lead for good, 71-69, on Matt Bonners
layup with 2:44 remaining. Kawhi Leonard followed with a layup for a four-point
lead and San Antonio took a 78-73 advantage into the fourth quarter.The Spurs
play the right way all the time, Stevens said. They do it for 48 minutes. They
do it for 82 games.TIP-INSSpurs: Duncan has played in 1,269 games, one shy of
tying Celtics great John Havlicek for third most with one team. John Stockton
(1,504) with Utah and Reggie Miller (1,389) with Indiana are the top two on the
career list.Celtics: Tyler Zeller started his first game as a Celtic in place of
centre Kelly Olynyk to provide better defence against Duncan. Zeller started 55
games for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2012-13. ... Rookie guard Marcus Smart
missed his ninth consecutive game with a sprained left ankle.CLANK, CLANK:
Celtics guard Rajon Rondo continued his struggles at the free-throw line. He
missed both attempts and is 9 for 30 this season. He finished with only two
points but with 10 assists, six rebounds and no turnovers.UP NEXTSpurs: At
Philadelphia on Monday night.Celtics: At Atlanta on Tuesday night.
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