February 6, 2019
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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.