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Good Morning and welcome to the 100th post from the Daily Breakroom. [Insert short round of applause]
And we’re back to sports. We’ve got some topics today like how The Celts dominated, The Hurricanes were too powerful and we had a stellar night from Leon Draisaitl but the Edmonton Oilers still came up short. Sorry for the spoilers.
Let’s get to it.
NBA Score and Schedule
Wednesday’s Solo Score
Philadelphia 76ers 87
Boston Celtics 121
The Celtics came ready to avenge their game 1 loss in another home game on Wednesday night
Philly was down most of the first half and went into halftime down 8 points and it wasn’t feeling like they were going to win this one on the road
The 3rd quarter quickly got out of hand and Boston outscored Philly 35-16 to really spread the margin
Jaylen Brown had 25 point and Malcolm Brogdon came off the bench with 23 for the Celtics
James Harden had a slow night, only scoring 15. Joel Embiid return from injury and played on his sprained LCL with a brace and he scored 15 as well
Thursday Night Showtime in SF
Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors, 9:00 pm ET on ESPN
Lakers lead series 1-0
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Wednesday Night Scoreboard
New Jersey Devils 1
Carolina Hurricanes 5
Carolina got off to a fast start and had a 3-0 lead with 18 minutes to go in the 2nd period
NJ was able to get 1 goal 5 minutes into the 2nd but never could get any closer
Carolina put two more in the net in the 3rd, including an empty netter
Carolina’s 5 goals came from 5 different players
Edmonton Oilers 4
Vegas Golden Knights 6
This was the 2nd night in a row that there was a 4-goal effort by one player on the losing team
Edmonton Oilers had two goals in the 1st and two in the 3rd and they all came from Leon Draisaitl
Edmonton took a quick lead on a powerplay scoring the first goal in the first 4 minutes of the game. Vegas poured 3 more in the first followed up by another Draisaitl goal from Edmonton
The 2nd period was scoreless.
Draisaitl tied the game 3-3 with another power-play goal in the first 90 seconds of the 3rd and then Vegas poured in another two over the next 2 minutes to take a 5-3 lead. Draisaitl would once again score 5 minutes later but the Oilers couldn’t get closer than 5-4. Jack Eichel drove the win home with an empty netter with 30 seconds to go.
Thursday Night Matchups
Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7:00 pm ET on TNT
Florida leads the series 1-0
Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars, 9:30 pm on TNT
Seattle leads the series 1-0
Wells Fargo Championship On The PGA Tour
We are back on the PGA Tour with another elevated event.
Don’t recall what an elevated event is?
It’s the same as a designated event.
Don’t recall what a designated event is?
Got it.
The elevated/designated events are events on the PGA Tour that involve all-star fields and big purses. Like $20 million big!
This week’s event is the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NC. Quail Hollow ranks as one of the hardest courses on the PGA Tour. It stretches 7,500 yards and the greens consist of lightning quick Bermudagrass. You’ll see tree lined fairways and water hazards on six holes. Over 50 percent of approach shots come from over 175 yards out. What does that mean for the pros? They’ll hit the greens less than 60% off the time on average. What does that mean for us watching? We’ll likely see lots of great chipping and short game play around the greens.
So who’s the favorite for the tournament?
Rory leads the pack as the favorite, but here are the odds for the top 15.
Rory McIlroy +750
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Xander Schauffele +1600
Tony Finau +1700
Jordan Spieth +1900
Justin Thomas +2100
Cameron Young +2100
Viktor Hovland +2100
Collin Morikawa +2100
Sungjae Im +2300
Matthew Fitzpatrick +2300
Max Homa +2400
Jason Day +2800
Sam Burns +3100
Rickie Fowler +4100
When and where can you watch?
Thursday, May 4: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, May 5: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, May 6: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, May 7: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Paris St. Germain Is A Mess(i)
Lionel Messi has been suspended without pay for 2 weeks by Paris St. Germain after he took a trip to Saudi Arabia to discuss the opportunity to join a new team next year.
There are some rumors that Messi may join his previous team at FC Barcelona after his contract expires with PSG but some speculate that he may make the move to the MLS in the United States as David Beckham is making a bid for Messi to join Inter Miami, which Beckham owns.
Now Saudi Arabia is in the mix and the Al Hilal club is trying to woo Messi into a potential $400 million contract in which he’ll compete against Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Al Nassir.
We’ll keep you updated on where Messi ends up and any of the drama in between.
That’s all for today. We hope you enjoyed our 100th post and we look forward to bringing you more stories.
Cheers!
-The Daily Breakroom Team