a brief discussion

1. Where
Knicks, Clippers put away openers
NEW YORK – NBA scoring
champion Carmelo Anthony led
36 points but veterans Jason Who
Kidd and Kenyon Martin helped Against
whom
spark the New York Knicks to an
By what
85-78 win over the Boston score
Celtics in Saturday’s postseason
opener. When What

2. Elaboration of the Who
Kidd, 40, and Martin, 35,
former teammates on the old Sports
lingo
New Jersey Nets, made big
rebounds, big steals and
clutch plays as the second – Statistics
seeded Knicks took a 1-0 lead
in their best-of-seven Eastern Elaboration
of the What
Conference first round series
at Madison Square Garden.
Elaboration of the Where

3. Figure of Speech
Point guard Kidd made three
steals and flung himself to the floor
similar to a kid’s top to recover a
loose ball late in the fourth quarter to
spur Knick’s charge to victory.
He scored eights points, doled
out three assist and hauled down five
rebounds, playing more than 35
minutes.

4. Direct and Indirect Speeches
Knicks coach Mike Woodson was not
surprised by Kid’s inspirational effort.
“ Jason been doing this all season,”
the Knicks coach said.
Boston coach Doc Rivers could only
shake his head in admiration at Kidd,
who helped the Dallas Maveriks win
the NBA crown two years ago.
facts ( history ) PDI – 4/22/13

5. Exercise: Make a straight sports story
out of the facts gathered:
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