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February 6, 2019 Page 15 S PORTS Lawrence Guy of the New England Patriots kisses the NFL championship trophy after his team won the Super Bowl Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3. (AP photo) Defensive Super Bowl Patriots score 13-3 victory (AP) — In a Super Bowl short on scoring, it was the New En- gland Patriots’ defense that set the tone. The Patriots battered and be- wildered quarterback Jared Goff and the Rams, stopping the NFL’s second-ranked scoring team en route to a 13-3 Super Bowl victory Sunday in Atlanta. “They played unbelievable,” New England quarterback Tom Brady said of the Patriots’ defense. The Rams’ 3 points equaled the fewest scored in a Super Bowl. When Goff began to find his groove late in the fourth quarter and the Rams trailing 10-3, Los Angeles drove inside New En- gland’s 30 for just the second time in the game. But the momentum proved to be short-lived. NBA All-Star Again Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard was named an NBA Western Conference All- Star by a vote of NBA head coaches last week. Lillard is averaging 26.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.08 steals for the season. An NBA All-Star in 2014, 2015 and 2018, he is only one of four players in Portland franchise his- tory to become a four-time All- Star. The five starters from the Western Conference, decided by player, media and fan balloting, consist of Stephen Curry (Gold- en State), Kevin Durant (Golden State), Paul George (Oklahoma City), James Harden (Houston) and LeBron James (L.A. Lak- ers). Lillard will round out the reserves from the West, includ- ing LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio), Anthony Davis (New Orleans), Nikola Jokic (Denver), Klay Thompson (Golden State), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minne- sota) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City). Damian Lillard The 2019 NBA All-Star Game will tip-off at 5 p.m. (Pacific) on Sunday, Feb. 17 in Charlotte, N.C. The game will air live on TNT. Safety Duron Harmon com- bined with cornerback Stephon Gilmore to break up what would have been a touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks. Then, on the next play, Harmon pressured Goff on a blitz and forced him into a throw into coverage that was intercepted by Gilmore. New England’s offense took it from there, sealing the victory with a 9-play, 72-yard drive that ate up 3:05 and ended with a 41- yard field goal by Stephen Gost- kowski.
