Hornets season-ticket holder and developed a friendship

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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Eric Bledsoe picked up his second career triple-double to help the Suns hold off the Dallas Mavericks, 124-115, on Tuesday. Bledsoe scored 16 points, handed out 11 assists and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in Phoenixs fourth straight win. Goran Dragic paced the Suns with 25 points and Gerald Green added 22 off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc. I thought we were great, offensively and defensively, Bledsoe said. We cant ask for a better game. Tyson Chandler netted 22 points and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki also scored 22 as Dallas dropped its second in a row. The Suns led by as many as 19 with 1 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter, but the Mavericks were able to hang around in a wild fourth period. With 1:41 remaining in the game, Dallas cut the Phoenix lead to single digits for the first time since the 8:40 mark in the third quarter. The Mavericks got the deficit to as little as seven with under a minute to go, but Phoenix hit 5-of-6 from the line to secure the win. Both teams shot 60 percent from the floor and combined for 76 points over the final 12 minutes. Dallas led by as much as 10 in the first half, but it committed 20 turnovers, which were converted into 28 points. We had too many (turnovers), Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle said. Turnovers caught up with us and were just struggling to defend. Weve just got to do a better job with it. After trailing 26-25 after one, the Suns were able to take over with a strong second quarter. Over the final six minutes of the half, the Suns outscored the Mavericks 23-6 to take a 53-45 lead into the break. Dragic scored 12 of his points in that run as Phoenix erased the persistent Dallas lead. The Suns were able to expand their lead with hot shooting from beyond the arc in the third quarter. They shot 5-of-7 from 3-point range, led by P.J. 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David Bakhtiari Super Bowl Jersey .com) - The Calgary Flames were again involved in a game in which a team was held scoreless, only this time they came out on the winning side.HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Michael Jordan was one of Denny Hamlins biggest fans in the pits, rooting on the NASCAR star as he fell short of winning the Sprint Cup championship.Air Jordan still has a 6-0 edge in championship rings over Hamlin.I wish we could have been celebrating with him, Hamlin said. Well have to wait another year for that.Hamlin is a Charlotte Hornets season-ticket holder and developed a friendship with the NBA team owner and basketball Hall of Famer. Jordan arrived at Hamlins pit box via golf cart and watched the race like a true fan, complete with a scanner to follow all the action.Kevin Harvick won Sundays race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and the championship. Hamlin led 50 laps before fading to seventh.Its cool for him to take time out and come down here and show support, Hamlin said. Hes a race fan. Hes a huge race fan. When he came in the motorhome earlier today, he brought a big group with him and talked about how hes converted all these people into being race faans.dddddddddddd He knows everybody and he knows the sport.Jordan, who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, put in a ticket request with Hamlins team.I told him we could do better than that, Hamlin said, smiling.Hamlin had the A-list advantage in his NASCAR championship drive. Harvick had UFC fighter Donald Cowboy Cerrone and country singer Jake Owen in his corner.Hamlin also tweeted a photo Saturday night of his meeting with rapper Lil Wayne. Hamlin was out Saturday night for a low-key 34th birthday party with family and friends on South Beach. Hamlin, wide-eyed in the photo for the late night, ran into the rapper and tweeted: Thanks for @LilTunechi for coming down and wishing us luck for tomorrow!! Bday dinner complete time for some sleep!Championship contender Ryan Newman wondered if Jordan, a noted Hanes pitchman, had a good-luck gift for Hamlin to wear under his firesuit.Did he bring some underwear for you, Newman asked.No, Hamlin said, laughing. ' ' '