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Jeff Carter scored in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 overtime win against the New Jersey Devils in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final, giving the Kings a 2-0 lead in the series. After an uninspired effort in Game One, the New Jersey Devils were better in the second game of the series, outshooting the Devils 30-21 in regulation, but when the game reached overtime, the Kings took control. While the Devils had chances too, they were outshot 11-3 in the extra frame and the 11th shot was Carters wrist shot through a crowd of Devils that beat Martin Brodeur low to the blocker side and now the Devils are faced with the daunting task of trying to come back from a two-game deficit with the next two games in Los Angeles. Kings defenceman Drew Doughty scored the games opening goal on a nice end-to-end rush, beating forechecker David Clarkson, letting neutral ice checkers peel away and then snapping a wrist shot past Brodeur. Ryan Carter continued his eye-opening playoff performance for the Devils, scoring the tying goal on a long-distance deflection of Marek Zidlickys point shot. Carter has five goals in 19 playoff games after tallying four in 72 regular-season games. There were a couple of significant players that were held without a shot in the game; Los Angeles captain Dustin Brown, who was tied with Anze Kopitar for the team-lead with 52 shots on goal in 15 games, didnt register a shot in more than 27 minutes of action Saturday, while Adam Henrique didnt have a shot on goal in 21:30 for the Devils. (To his credit, for those interested in advanced stats, Henrique tied for the games best Corsi among forwards, www.timeonice.com). Even as the Devils have to be disappointed with the result, down by the thinnest of margins -- two overtime defeats -- they have a chance if they can muster up some offence. Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias are coming under fire for a lack of production and there is ample reason to believe that Kovalchuk is injured (recall that he missed a game against Philadelphia due to a back injury), so its not going to be easy to generate offence, but if the Devils cant get production from a trio that combined for 230 points in the regular season, then the odds are stacked against them. From the Kings perspective, they can keep doing what theyve been doing. Goaltender Jonathan Quick has allowed two or fewer goals against in 14 of 16 playoff games this year, which makes it very difficult to imagine that the Devils will be able to take four out of the next five games. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Stevan Ridley Elite Jersey . 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Gee scored on a putback with less than 1 second remaining, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night that snapped a four-game losing streak.INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers are still trying to figure out how to make up for Danny Grangers absence. In the meantime, theyre content to rely on their suddenly staunch defence. George Hill scored the first four points of the second overtime Saturday night and his teammates took care of the rest, allowing only three baskets over the final 10:45 to lead the Pacers past Sacramento 106-98 in double overtime. "Not the prettiest game in the world, but we got the W," coach Frank Vogel said. "Like early last season, our defence is carrying us." The drastic turnabout may be the biggest surprise in Indy early this season. After allowing more than 100 points per game two years ago and nearly 95 per game last season, the Pacers went into their home opener as one of only 12 teams holding opponents under 90. Sacramento (0-3) barely topped that mark in regulation and still couldnt get to 100 points despite playing 10 extra minutes. Sure, the explanation could be fatigue after playing their third straight road game and their second game in two nights. But the Pacers were just as determined to redeem themselves after Friday nights embarrassing loss at Charlotte and in front of a sold out crowd clad mostly in gold T-shirts for Indianas biggest home opener in nearly a decade. They gave the hometown fans a glimpse of the way basketball has traditionally been played in Indiana -- gritty, selfless and with a relentless defensive mentality. "This was a very tough, gut-it-out game," Pacers forward David West said. "These are the types of games you have to win in the NBA if you want to be successful." If the Pacers (2-1) demonstrated anything Saturday, it was how they could continue to win without their injured scoring leader. Hill finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists. West had 18 points and 18 rebounds. Paul George added 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, while Gerald Green had 17 points and All-Star centre Roy Hibbert finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks. Defensively, they were in sync on play after play. With the game tied late in regulation and early in the first overtime, Indiana missed seven consecutive shots. Yet the Pacers never allowed the Kings to take the lead. And from the moment Indiana tied the score at 36 with 5:25 left in the first half, the Kings never retook the lead. "Its tough," backup guard Aaron Brooks said. "To go into double overtime and not get 100, I thinkk thats something that kind of baffles us.dddddddddddd Were such a good offensive team." Not on this night. While DeMarcus Cousins delivered his usual double-double (21 points, 13 rebounds), and Marcus Thornton almost single-handedly rallied the Kings with 26 points and four 3-pointers, the Kings shot just 36.3 per cent from the field and 36.4 per cent from 3-point range. In the extra 10 minutes, they were even worse -- just 3 of 19 from the field overall. "I thought they competed at a really high level and we just didnt pull it out," Sacramento coach Keith Smart said. The problem wasnt lack of effort. Sacramento cut Indianas 14-point halftime lead to eight after the third quarter and to one when Chuck Hayes hit an 11-foot jumper with 1:07 left in regulation. West made it 91-88 with an 11-footer, and Thornton finally tied the score at 91 with 48.6 seconds to go. Indiana had four chances to take the late lead in those final seconds, missing all four shots. Thornton, too, had a chance to give Sacramento the lead on a fast break, but George cut in front of him and caused an errant shot. So the game went to overtime. Lance Stephensons 3 and Hibberts 6-footer gave Indiana a 96-93 lead with 41.2 seconds left, but Thornton tied it again with a 3 and Hill and Hibbert couldnt get their potentially winning shots to go before the buzzer sounded, forcing another overtime. "Its going to come," Vogel said of the Pacers offence. "Were working some new faces in there. Gerald and Lance havent been in our rotations and George Hill is coming along." He certainly demonstrated that two minutes into the second overtime when he broke the tie with a 6-foot runner and then was awarded a layup when Cousins was called for goaltending. That made it 100-96 with 1:44 left, all the Pacers had to do was close it out with defence. "I wasnt making shots, my teammates were not making shots," West said. "But we were able to keep pushing and get the win in a very nasty game." NOTES: It was Indianas first double overtime game since Dec. 19, 2008. .... Granger missed his third straight game with a sore left knee. ... The Kings have now been the opponent for three home openers -- all on the road. ... Saturdays game marked a homecoming of sorts for Kings coach Keith Smart, who became famous for making the winning shot in Indianas 1987 national championship game victory. ... WNBA Finals MVP Tamika Catchings attended the Pacers home opener. ' ' '