Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— T’wolves 105, Mavericks 100- Minnesota avoids getting swept, trails series 3-1.
— Dodgers 5-3, Mets 2-0— Mets are 10-24 in their last 34 games.
— Cardinals 7, Reds 1- St Louis is 11-3 in its last 14 games.
— Guardians 13, Rockies 7- Josh Naylor homered twice, had five RBI.
— Angels 4, New York 3- Halos snap a four-game losing skid.
— Giants 1, Phillies 0 (10)- San Francisco is 10-2 in its last 12 games.
Quote of the Day
“Generally, the trade deadline becomes an inflection point in the season, and we’ve got plenty of time before that………..we haven’t played like a playoff team. And I think that’s the reality of how we’ve played here through the first 50 games. That doesn’t mean we won’t, but we’ve got to show it and I think we have a group of players that is very committed to that goal. That is determined to play better. But until we show it, it’s a reasonable question.”
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns
Wednesday’s quiz
Brewers started playing in Milwaukee in 1970, but the year before that, they were an expansion team playing in another city; what team were the Brewers in 1969?
Tuesday’s quiz
When Bill Walton played at UCLA, they lost one NCAA tournament game; to NC State in overtime, in the national semi-finals in 1974.
Monday’s quiz
Wayne Gretzky is the best hockey player ever; he finished his NHL career with the New York Rangers.
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AFC East
— Bills- All seven of their losses last year were by 6 or fewer points.
— Dolphins- Were 11-4 at one point LY, then lost their last three games, scoring 19-14-7 points.
— Patriots- Were held under 300 total yards in six of their last seven games; they scored less than 10 points in six games.
— Jets- Had five games where they were minus-3 or worse in turnovers.
AFC North
— Ravens- Were 3-5 last year in games decided by 7 or fewer points.
— Bengals- Over was 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Browns- Deshaun Watson makes $46M/year; he’s played in 12 games (8-4) the last two years.
— Steelers- Pittsburgh was 7-0 last year when they scored more than 18 points.
AFC South
— Texans- Houston was +12 in turnovers LY; they were 2-7 when they allowed 20+ points.
— Colts- QB Richardson only threw 84 passes LY, before he got hurt; they were 6-3 in last nine games, with Gardner Minshew playing QB.
— Jaguars- Finished 1-5 after an 8-3 start; they ran for less than 90 yards in six of last seven games.
— Titans- Were minus-6 in turnovers; they were outgained by 125+ yards in six games, outgained only one opponent by more than 37 yards.
AFC West
— Broncos- Missed playoffs the last eight years, going 52-79.
— Chiefs- Were minus-11 in turnovers in regular season, still won 2nd straight Super Bowl.
— Raiders- Won Super Bowl after 2002 season; since then, they’re 0-2 in playoff games.
— Chargers- Jim Harbaugh was 49-22-1 coaching the 49ers, from 2011-14.
Famous birthdays, May 29th:
Blue Moon Odom, 79
Annette Bening, 65
Eric Davis, 62
Shaun King, 47
Carmelo Anthony, 40
Tyler Nevin, 27
Puka Nacua, 23
Paul Skenes, 22
NFC East
— Cowboys- Since 1997, Dallas is 4-12 in playoff games, 3-5 at home.
— Giants- Last seven games LY, Giants were +15 in turnovers, were only 4-3 in those games.
— Eagles- Started last year 10-1; from that point on, they went 1-6.
— Commanders- Washington’s last winning season was 2016, when they were 8-7-1.
NFC North
— Bears- Chicago lost Super Bowl after 2006 season; since then, they’re 1-3 in playoff games.
— Lions- Jared Goff is 70-54-1 as an NFL starter; 43-29 with the Rams, 26-24-1 with Detroit.
— Packers- Made playoffs 11 of last 14 years, lost their last four NFC title games.
— Vikings- Eight of their ten losses last year were by 7 or fewer points (4-7).
NFC South
— Falcons- Kirk Cousins is 77-70-2 as an NFL starter, 1-3 in play0ff games.
— Panthers- Dave Canales is Carolina’s 5th head coach in seven years, not counting interim coaches. Panthers won two games LY: 15-13 over Houston, 9-7 over Atlanta.
— Saints- In their history, Saints are 1-7 in road playoff games; they won 26-24 at Philly in 2013.
— Tampa Bay- Baker Mayfield has already played for four teams in six years; he is 40-48 as an NFL starter, 2-2 in playoff games.
NFC West
— Cardinals- Arizona went 13-3 in 2015, lost NFC title game; since then, they’re 0-1 in playoff games.
— Rams- Under Sean McVay, Rams are 77-49, 7-4 in playoff games; before he came to LA, the Rams had 12 consecutive losing seasons.
— 49ers- Since 2012, 49ers have been in playoffs six times; they went WWL all six years.
— Seahawks- Pete Carroll was 181-131-1 coaching Seattle, but since 2017, he was 1-4 in playoff games, so this winter, for better or worse, they changed coaches.
