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The San Antonio Spurs will try to keep the momentum going against the Portland Trail Blazers when the two squads meet for Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series Thursday at AT&T Center. The Spurs squashed the Blazers in Game 1 Tuesday night, 116-92. Tony Parker led six San Antonio players in double figures with 33 points and doled out nine assists as the seasoned veterans imposed their will against the younger, more inexperienced Blazers. The Spurs did not need their stars down the stretch for the second straight game thanks to building a big lead that was never seriously threatened. Marco Belinelli contributed 19 points off the bench, Tim Duncan finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. For Duncan, it was his 152nd career double-double in the postseason, which is second to Magic Johnsons 157. Kawhi Leonard added 16 points and nine boards for San Antonio, which ousted the eighth-seeded Dallas Mavericks in Game 7 on Sunday with a similarly lopsided 23-point rout. "We have to realize Game 1 is just Game 1. Its just one game," Parker said. "They will come out with a lot of energy (in Game 2) and we have to match that." Patty Mills and Aaron Baynes, who played one game in the Dallas series, both had 10 for the second unit. The Spurs benched destroyed their Portland counterparts, 50-18, which makes sense considering the San Antonio bench finished first in the regular season in bench scoring and the Blazers were last. LaMarcus Aldridge put up 32 points and 14 rebounds for Portland, while Damian Lillard, the hero in the series clincher against the Houston Rockets on Friday, started slow and ended with 17 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Robin Lopez was the only other Portland player in double figures Tuesday night with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Portland reached the Western Conference semifinals for the first time in 14 years when Lillard ended the Rockets season with a dramatic buzzer-beating 3- pointer in Game 6. In the Blazers first six possessions of Game 1, they missed six shots, had two turnovers and trailed 8-0 after Parker drove to the hoop for two. An early timeout did little to help Portland, which shot 21.7 percent (5- of-23) from the field in the opening frame and nearly got outscored by Parker himself, with the All-Star point guards 13-point quarter leading the way to a 29-16 spread. "I think San Antonios energy was at a high level and it took us a little while to catch up to that level," Blazers coach Terry Stotts said after practice on Wednesday. "Youve got to learn from it and youve got to get off to a better start." Portland, which committed 20 turnovers to just nine assists, had posted a 14-7 record against San Antonio the past five regular seasons, the best record in the NBA against the Spurs in that time. Game 3 will be Saturday night at the Moda Center in Portland. Nick Chubb Youth Jersey . 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Nikolai Khabibulin was yanked in the second period, and the Ottawa Senators looked ready to put away a big road win.MONTREAL - Impact president Joey Saputo couldnt wait until the end of the game before he stirred the pot. Minutes before the final whistle of Sporting Kansas Citys 3-0 victory over a shorthanded Montreal Impact squad on Saturday afternoon, Saputo tweeted: "Our fans deserve better. Changes will be coming, guaranteed." The Impact (1-3-5) have won once this season, are second-to-last in the Eastern Conference with six points from nine games, and have now lost six games in all competitions. "In the end, Im the coach, and its my responsibility," said Frank Klopas, who coached his 100th MLS game on Saturday. "I always want the best for the club. Every one has the right to be upset when you lose. Im going to give everything in the end. "I know Im doing the right things, but in the end, Im the coach and Im responsible. It starts from there, from the top." The Impact, who were without the services of Marco Di Vaio due to a hamstring injury, were outclassed even before Collen Warner was shown a red card for handling the ball with his arm in the penalty box in the 17th minute, which left the club with only 10 players on the field. Before and after the ejection, Montreal was penned in its own half. Kansas City (5-2-2) finished the game with 78 per cent ball possession, and 12 total shots to Montreals four. Sporting also completed five times as many passes as the Impact did. Fans expressed their displeasure by booing sporadically during the game. The Ultras, Montreals vocal fan base, even chanted for the return of Marco Schallibaum, last years coach. "I know the frustration of the fans, and its understandable," said Klopas. "They come to support the team." "Thats why theyre fans," added Impact keeper Troy Perkins. "They want results, they want a good team, and especially in this city, they want to win. Theyre free to say what they want, and theyre going to say it." In the 17th minute, Matt Beslers long throw-in evaded the Impact defenders and landed awkwardly in the penalty box. Perkins made the initial save, but the ball rolled onto the arm of Warner, who was sprawled out on the goal-line. Warner made two saves with his left arm before the referee pointed to the spot. "Those long throws, weve been talking about them. We knew they were good at them," said 24-year-old Wandrille Lefevre, who made his first appearance for the team on Satturday.dddddddddddd "We had to be ready, and we paid for those details. And that wasnt the last goal — it was the first one. Its all about the details. The games are won and lost in a matter of minutes." After the red card, Dom Dwyers penalty kick beat Perkins low for his team-leading fifth goal of the season. "Initially, the ball just happened to be on his hand," said Sporting midfielder Graham Zusi. "But the second one was pretty obvious. "It changed everything. We were able to keep the ball the entire game. They didnt have anything going for them. Going down a man is devastating, and today was no different." Dwyer added another in the second half, a powerful left-footed shot in the 64th minute, to cement Kansas lead and propel the team to the top of the MLS Eastern Conference. Paulo Nagamura also scored for Kansas City in the first half. The storyline wasnt very different from last months encounter between these two teams, when Dwyer recorded a brace and Kansas City thumped the Impact 4-0 at Sporting Park on Apr. 19. Sporting keeper Eric Kronberg, who was only solicited twice, now leads the league with five shutouts and a paltry 0.67 goals-against-average. Klopas wanted to focus on positives after the game, pointing to a young back-line that was solid despite the lopsided score. Alongside Lefevre, the Impact started 22-year-old Maxim Tissot and 21-year-old Karl Ouimette on defence. "These are three younger guys that are getting a lot of experience," said Klopas. "Theyre guys you can count on for the future. Im not happy with the result, but you can have continuity when you can build a team around guys like that." The Impact play Edmonton FC midweek in the Canadian Championship after losing the first leg 2-1. The team then heads to the American capital to take on D.C. United. "Theres a lack of ideas, a lack of belief in themselves. Certainly somethings missing," said Perkins. "But when things are going bad, you dont stop, you dont quit, you just keep going. We have to keep plugging away, and keep doing what were doing." Notes: Defender Hassoun Camara missed the game due to an accumulation of yellow cards. … Midfielder Hernan Bernardello made his first start since injuring his ankle in April. … Montreal and Kansas City meet for the third and final time this season on July 12 at Saputo Stadium. ' ' '