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NFL would take a look at "the possibility of ending, or at least limiting" the Thursday night scheduled. The report was followed the next day with a state- ment from an NFL spokes- man: "We are fully commit- ted to Thursday Night Foot- ball and any reports to the contrary are unfounded." As long as Thursday nights represent a chance increaserevenue,thegames are likely going nowhere. Since 2012, games have be- gun in Week 2 and every team in the NFL will be scheduled for a Thursday night. There were limited Thursday packages in pre- viousyears,pluslong-stand- ing traditional Thanksgiv- ing Day games in Detroit and Dallas with a third game added annually since 2006. Included in the Thursday partnership has been CBS, the NFL Network, and most recently,NBC.TheNFLalso startedstreamingThursday night games on Twitter. None of the agreements have been long-term. Andrew Brandt, a former Green Bay executive and a sports business reporter for ESPN, thinks it would be a mistake to assume the NFL isn'tcommittedtoThursday nights. "I would think they're just waiting to set the mar- ket," Brandt said. "It's al- most like they've been playing this cat and mouse game, waiting for a larger commitment next year and beyond. Maybe CBS or NBC will decide they want to go all-in on this." There have been a hand- ful of dreadful Thursday night games — New Eng- land-Houston in Week 3, Cincinnati-Miami in Week 4, Arizona-49ers in Week 5 in particular. The quality of play is compromised because play- ers are at less than their peak. Kennedy, an analyst for the Pac-12 Network and a Raiderssidelinereporterfor the flagship radio station, said,"Youfeeltired.Youfeel worn out. Your body is fa- tigued because it throws off your whole routine." In the latter part of his career, Newberry was lim- ited in practice during the week and often didn't prac- tice at all because it took his body that long to recover. "Even playing on a Mon- day night and having a game the next Sunday on a short week was difficult because you had one less day off," Newberry said. "So to play on Sunday and then play again on Thurs- day? That's tough. Real tough." One former player who didn't mind playing on Thursdays was former Raiders linebacker Kirk Morrison, who thought the benefit of the extra rest following the game out- weighed the short rest pre- ceding it. "Never ask a player dur- ing the week if they like playing on Thursday," Mor- rison said. "Ask them on Friday if they like having the weekend off." Raiders FROMPAGE1 But even before, and cer- tainly after, the regular sea- son tussles have been mem- orable.ChrisPaulandSteph Curry have formed a re- spectful rivalry. Draymond Green and Blake Griffin have formed a vocal one. You had the Dahntay Jones bump of Draymond Green. The Doc Rivers sar- castic response. The 'Cool story, Glenn,' response to the response from Green. The time the Warriors bench mocked a pair of er- rant Blake Griffin 3s. And the multiple, NBA-style 'hold me back' dust-ups. "Cowardly basketball," Griffin once said, post ejec- tion, of the Warriors. So there's built in tension between the two teams. But the dramatic rivalry was in- jected with a bit more spice this offseason. Mo Speights, a War- rior fan favorite the past few seasons, crossed en- emy lines in free agency. He's a Clipper now. And he's playing well, giving them much-needed scor- ing punch from the backup big spot. "I'm really happy for him," Steve Kerr said. "But I wouldn't mind if he was in the Eastern Conference." Part of the reason Spei- ghts left is because of Kevin Durant's arrival in Golden State, which forced a ros- ter reform for the War- riors. Speights was one of the many casualties. But Durant doesn't en- ter this rivalry with a blank slate. He has rich history with the Clippers, as well. And a successful track re- cord. In 30 career regu- lar season games, he has averaged nearly 29 points against the Clippers. Back in 2014 — the se- ries after the Clippers beat the Warriors — the Thun- der eliminated the Clip- pers. Durant averaged 33.2 points in the six games. He had 39 points and 16 rebounds in the closeout game. The Clippers have al- ways had a Durant prob- lem. They have an empty slot at the small forward position, often filled with flawed veterans on mini- mum deals. Durant shreds the mismatch. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute will open on him Wednesday. But the Clip- pers often close games with either Jamal Crawford or Austin Rivers around the core four of Paul, Griffin, J.J. Redick and DeAndre Jordan. Among that group, there's not a realistic Du- rant defender. The best luck the Clippers ever had was for a brief stretch in Game 4 back in 2014. Paul guarded Durant, harrassed him into some rushed post- ups and crucial turnovers. But that always felt gim- micky and, when facing the Warriors, Paul will almost always be needed on Curry in the game's crucial mo- ments. Warriors FROM PAGE 1 COLLEGEBASKETBALL Pearl Harbor Invitational, Seton Hall vs. UC Berkeley:4p.m.,FS1. Connecticut at Notre Dame, Women's: 4p.m., ESPN2. Georgia Tech at VCU: 4p.m., ESPNU. Davidson at North Carolina: 6p.m., ESPN2. Howard at Maryland: 6p.m., ESPNU. Pearl Harbor Invitational, Princeton vs. Hawaii: 6:30p.m., FS1. Washington at Gonzaga: 8p.m., ESPN2. NBA Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks: 5p.m., ESPN. Sacramento Kings at Dallas Mavericks: 5:30p.m., CSN. Golden State Warriors at L.A. Clippers: 7:30 p.m., ESPN. GOLF EPGA, Hong Kong Open, Round 1: 6p.m., GOLF. EPGA, Hong Kong Open, Round 1: 10p.m., GOLF. LET,DubaiLadiesMasters,Round2: 1a.m., GOLF. NHL Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals: 5p.m., NBCSN. Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks: 7:30p.m., CSN. SOCCER UEFA, Champions League: 11:30a.m., ESPN2, FS1. FIFA, Club World Cup, TBA vs. Auckland City FC: 2:20a.m., FS1. On the air Scoreboard Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Oakland 10 2 0 .833 345 299 Kansas City 9 3 0 .750 281 242 Denver 8 4 0 .667 286 229 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 334 319 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA New England10 2 0 .833 319 207 Miami 7 5 0 .583 255 278 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 305 274 N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 206 307 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 6 0 .500 207 257 Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 311 311 Tennessee 6 6 0 .500 308 296 Jacksonville 2 10 0 .167 224 313 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 256 207 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 290 236 Cincinnati 4 7 1 .375 245 259 Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 197 352 NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 8 3 1 .708 264 194 Arizona 5 6 1 .458 276 251 Los Angeles 4 8 0 .333 180 262 San Francisco1 11 0 .083 234 370 EAST DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA x-Dallas 11 1 0 .917 333 228 N.Y. Giants 8 4 0 .667 245 237 Washington 6 5 1 .542 303 295 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 268 245 SOUTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 386 331 Tampa Bay 7 5 0 .583 277 285 New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 347 335 Carolina 4 8 0 .333 283 321 NORTH DIVISION W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 8 4 0 .667 275 251 Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 295 302 Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 233 209 Chicago 3 9 0 .250 204 270 x-clinched playoff spot Thursday, Dec. 8 Oakland at Kansas City, 5:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 Denver at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Minnesota at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Arizona at Miami, 10 a.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 10 a.m. San Diego at Carolina, 10 a.m. Chicago at Detroit, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. Atlanta at Los Angeles, 1:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 5:30 p.m. Colts 41, Jets 10 (Late Monday) Indianapolis 14 10 10 7 — 41 N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 7 — 10 First quarter Ind — D.Allen 7 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 10:23. Ind — D.Allen 21 pass from Luck (Vinat- ieri kick), 7:45. Second quarter NYJ — FG Folk 38, 10:31. Ind — FG Vinatieri 53, 8:16. Ind — D.Allen 23 pass from Luck (Vinat- ieri kick), 1:18. Third quarter Ind — Moncrief 3 pass from Luck (Vinat- ieri kick), 8:54. Ind — FG Vinatieri 36, 1:08. Fourth quarter Ind — Turbin 5 run (Vinatieri kick), 14:54. NYJ — R.Anderson 40 pass from Petty (Folk kick), 11:19. A — 78,160. Ind NYJ First downs 27 13 Total net yards 421 250 Rushes yds 40-139 14-36 Passing 282 214 Punt returns 2-36 0-0 Kickoff returns 1-26 6-120 Int ret 3-56 0-0 Comp-att-int 23-29-0 16-37-3 Sacked yds lost 1-7 1-2 Punts 2-47.5 5-46.0 Fumbles lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties yds 3-28 6-90 Time of poss. 38:24 21:36 INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing — Indianapolis, Gore 20-79, Luck 3-26, Turbin 6-16, Ferguson 5-11, Dorsett 1-7, Todman 2-3, Tolzien 3-(minus 3). New York, Forte 9-25, Spiller 2-5, Powell 1-3, Fitzpatrick 2-3. Passing — Indianapolis, Luck 22-28-0- 278, Tolzien 1-1-0-11. New York, Fitzpat- rick 5-12-1-81, Petty 11-25-2-135. Receiving — Indianapolis, Hilton 9-146, D.Allen 4-72, Doyle 4-30, Moncrief 4-26, Swoope 2-15. New York, R.Anderson 4-61, B.Marshall 4-43, Forte 3-54, Seferian-Jenkins 2-29, Bostick 1-12, Enunwa 1-10, Spiller 1-7. Missed field goals — None. Basketball NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Golden State 18 3 .857 — Clippers 16 6 .727 21/2 Lakers 10 13 .435 9 Sacramento 7 13 .350 101/2 Phoenix 6 14 .300 111/2 SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 18 4 .818 — Houston 14 7 .667 31/2 Memphis 15 8 .652 31/2 Ne w O rl ea ns 7 1 5 .3 18 1 1 Dallas 4 16 .200 13 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 14 8 .636 — Utah 13 9 .591 1 Portland 12 10 .545 2 Denver 8 13 .381 51/2 Mi nn es ot a 6 15 . 28 6 7 1 / 2 EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 14 7 .667 — Boston 12 9 .571 2 New York 12 9 .571 2 Brooklyn 5 15 .250 81/2 Philadelphia 4 18 .182 101/2 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Charlotte 12 9 .571 — Atlanta 10 12 .455 21/2 Orlando 10 12 .455 21/2 Washington 7 13 .350 41/2 Miami 7 14 .333 5 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 14 5 .737 — Milwaukee 10 9 .526 4 Chicago 11 10 .524 4 Detroit 12 11 .522 4 Indiana 10 11 .476 5 Monday's games De nve r 1 06 , P hi la de lp hi a 9 8 Cleveland 116, Toronto 112 Oklahoma City 102, Atlanta 99 Washington 118, Brooklyn 113 Houston 107, Boston 106 Memphis 110, New Orleans 108, 2OT Portland 112, Chicago 110 San Antonio 97, Milwaukee 96 Ch ar lo tt e 1 09 , D al la s 1 0 1 Golden State 142, Indiana 106 Utah 107, Lakers 101 Tuesday's games Orlando 124, Washington 116 Detroit 102, Chicago 91 New York 114, Miami 103 Memphis 96, Philadelphia 91 San Antonio 105, Minnesota 91 Phoenix at Utah, n Wednesday's games Boston at Orlando, 4 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Denver at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at New York, 5 p.m. Lakers at Houston, 5 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m. Warriors 142, Pacers 106 (Late Monday) PACERS (106) George 4-12 13-13 21, T.Young 5-10 0-0 10, Turner 3-8 0-0 6, Teague 4-10 8-10 16, Ellis 3-5 3-3 9, Robinson 2-8 2-2 6, Miles 3-6 1-1 9, Seraphin 2-5 0-0 4, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Jefferson 2-6 0-0 4, Stuckey 1-3 4-4 7, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, J.Young 5-10 2-2 12. Totals 35-85 33-35 106. WARRIORS (142) Durant 9-14 2-3 20, Green 1-6 0-0 2, Pachulia 1-3 1-2 3, Curry 4-10 3-4 13, Thompson 21-33 10-11 60, Looney 1-4 0-0 2, McAdoo 1-2 0-1 2, West 1-3 2-2 4, Mc- Gee 4-8 1-2 9, Livingston 2-2 0-0 4, Clark 5-9 0-0 11, McCaw 3-8 0-0 9, Iguodala 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 54-104 20-26 142. Indiana 27 23 33 23 — 106 Golden State 38 42 36 26 — 142 3-Point Goals: Indiana 3-15 (Miles 2-5, Stuckey 1-1, Turner 0-1, T.Young 0-2, Robinson 0-2, George 0-2, J.Young 0-2), Golden State 14-37 (Thompson 8-14, McCaw 3-6, Curry 2-7, Clark 1-3, Looney 0-1, McAdoo 0-1, McGee 0-1, Durant 0-2, Green 0-2); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Indiana 40 (George 10), Golden State 54 (Durant, McGee 8); Assists: Indiana 20 (Teague 6), Golden State 45 (Curry 11); Total fouls: Indiana 21, Golden State 22; Technicals: Green; A: 19,596 (19,596) MEN'S COLLEGE TOP 25 FARED Tuesday 1. Villanova (9-0) beat La Salle 89-79. 2. UCLA (9-0) did not play. 3. Kansas (8-1) beat UMKC 105-62. 4. Baylor (8-0) did not play. 5. Duke (8-1) vs. No. 21 Florida. 6. Kentucky (7-1) vs. Valparaiso. 7. North Carolina (8-1) did not play. 8. Gonzaga (8-0) did not play. 9. Indiana (7-1) did not play. 10. Creighton (8-0) did not play. 11. Louisville (7-1) did not play. 12. Saint Mary's (6-0) did not play. 13. Xavier (7-1) did not play. 14. Virginia (8-1) beat East Carolina 76-53. 15. West Virginia (6-1) did not play. 16. Butler (8-0) did not play. 17. Wisconsin (7-2) did not play. 18. Purdue (7-2) beat Arizona State 97-64. 19. South Carolina (8-0) did not play. 20. Arizona (6-2) vs. UC Irvine. 21. Florida (7-1) vs. No. 5 Duke. 22. Cincinnati (7-1) did not play. 23. Notre Dame (8-0) vs. Fort Wayne. 24. Oregon (7-2) did not play. 25. Iowa State (6-2) did not play Cal 62, Princeton 51 CAL (7-1) Rabb 3-9 0-6 6, Moute a Bidias 0-2 0-0 0, Okoroh 3-6 0-0 6, Singer 4-8 2-5 11, Moore 6-9 2-5 15, Bird 5-11 2-2 13, Mullins 3-7 4-5 11, Domingo 0-2 0-0 0, Coleman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 10-23 62. PRINCETON (2-4) Weisz 4-7 0-2 10, Caruso 4-9 0-0 9, Miller 1-4 0-0 2, Cook 2-8 3-6 7, Cannady 4-15 7-7 16, LeBlanc 0-0 0-0 0, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0, Gladson 2-6 0-0 6, Morales 0-1 0-0 0, Stephens 0-4 1-2 1, Bell 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-57 11-17 51. Halftime: Princeton 20-18; 3-Point Goals: Cal 4-19 (Mullins 1-2, Moore 1-3, Singer 1-4, Bird 1-5, Moute a Bidias 0-1, Domingo 0-2, Coleman 0-2), Princeton 6-26 (Weisz 2-4, Gladson 2-5, Caruso 1-4, Cannady 1-8, Morales 0-1, Stephens 0-1, Bell 0-1, Cook 0-2); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Cal 45 (Rabb 11), Princeton 32 (Miller 7); Assists: Cal 8 (Singer 3), Princeton 3 (Weisz 2); Total Fouls: Cal 17, Princeton 21. Odds PREGAME.COM LINE NBA Wednesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog at Charlotte 51/2 (2051/2) Detroit Boston 41/2 (1971/2) at Orlando Denver 5 (221) at Brooklyn at Atlanta 71/2 (199) Miami at Houston 121/2 (220) Lakers Cleveland 71/2 (217) at New York at Milwaukee 2 (218) Portland Sacramento 31/2 (194) at Dallas Indiana 4 (218) at Phoenix Golden State 4 (224) at Clippers College Basketball Wednesday Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Butler 9 at Indiana St at Louisville 21 S. Illinois W Michigan 21/2 at Cleveland St at Boston Coll. PK Harvard at Pittsburgh 12 Buffalo at Penn St 8 George Mason at VCU OFF Georgia Tech at Toledo 13 Detroit at Temple OFF G. Washington at SMU 41/2 TCU Illinois St 41/2 at Tulsa at Loyola-Chi. 71/2 Wright St Creighton 51/2 at Nebraska Xavier 1 at Colorado at Kentucky 19 Valparaiso at New Mexico 121/2 UTEP at N. Carolina 15 Davidson at Texas Tech 241/2 UTSA at San Diego 41/2 Cal St.-Fullerton at L. 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