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DURHAM, N.C. -- No. 3 Duke figured the best way to win without Ryan Kelly was to play to its other strengths. That meant Seth Curry hitting from long range and Mason Plumlee converting from much closer. Curry scored 24 points and matched a career high with six 3-pointers in the Blue Devils 73-57 win over Georgia Tech on Thursday night. Plumlee finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds after going just 2 for 12 during an awful first half, and Duke (16-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot 53 per cent from the field over the final 20 minutes to bounce back from its only loss and snap a three-game losing streak when playing without the injured Kelly. "The biggest thing is, we have to find a new identity because we are a different team" without Kelly, Plumlee said. "Whatever that is, we have to find it. We have to play to our strengths, and were not the same team that was (15-0)." Freshman Chris Boldens 20 points were the most scored by a Georgia Tech player this season. But the Yellow Jackets (10-6, 0-4) had 21 turnovers in losing their fourth straight, remaining the only team winless in ACC play and falling to 5-32 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. "They have two of the premier players not only in the league but in the country," coach Brian Gregory said, referring to Curry and Plumlee, "and we couldnt stop them in the second half." Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon broke out of a slump with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting after coming off the bench for the first time in his Duke career. "Its all about how you come back," Plumlee said of Sulaimon. "I dont know of any player who started every game ever at Duke. I mean, he sat Elton Brand and those guys. We just told him its part of the process." He was a combined 7 for 32 in his previous four games and missed all 10 of his shots in the 84-76 loss to then-No. 20 North Carolina State that knocked the Blue Devils from No. 1. A second straight loss looked like a real possibility until Duke produced a 27-6 run that started late in the first half, ended early in the second and swung the lead its way to stay. Curry -- who has scored at least 22 points in three of his last four games -- had 11 points during the burst. He ended his teams 5-minute field goal drought by swishing a deep 3-pointer that started the run with 2 minutes left in the half. Then, he added two more 3s shortly after halftime before his putback of a miss by Plumlee put Duke up 46-32 with just under 15 minutes to play. That came two possessions after the signature snapshot of the night: After Plumlee got Cameron rocking with a dunk with 14 minutes left and Georgia Tech called a timeout, a fired-up coach Mike Krzyzewski charged off the bench to jump on and embrace his senior centre. "I think Ive given emotion a lot during 33 years here at Duke, so Im going to do whatever I think my team needs," Krzyzewski said. "I did that in 1980 and I should do it in 2013. So I thought thats what my team needed, and thats what I gave." Tech cut the Duke lead to 10 points twice, the final time coming when Mfon Udofias three-point play with 6:48 left made it 57-47. Sulaimon countered with a three-point play 39 seconds later, Curry hit another 3 and Sulaimon followed with a dunk to make it 65-49 with just under 5 minutes to go. Freshman Amile Jefferson finished with 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who played their second straight game without Kelly, a captain whos out indefinitely with an injured right foot. He was on the bench in street clothes using crutches, his foot in a boot. They ended a streak that dated to the 2012 post-season, having lost their previous three games without the 6-foot-11 senior whose outside touch commands opponents attention and respect. "Were used to having certain driving lanes and certain places we know were going to kick to with Ryan, but its totally different with Josh (Hairston) and Amile out there," Curry said. "Were still working on that, and some lanes close up quicker than others." With Duke still learning to play without him, Georgia Tech led for all but about a minute of the half and four times pushed its lead to seven points while clamping down on Plumlee and the Blue Devils in the opening 20 minutes. "I thought we were hesitant to shoot," Krzyzewski said, "and no team of mine should be that way." Wholesale Jerseys USA . No problem. Big comebacks are their specialty. Shannon Brown scored 14 of his 22 points in third quarter to bring Phoenix back, Jared Dudley had 20 points and the Suns added to their list of comebacks by beating the Sacramento Kings 101-90 Monday night. Wholesale Jerseys Supply .C. -- J.R. Smith is normally the guy watching Carmelo Anthony hit the game-winning shot, not the one knocking it down. http://pavansukhdev.org/wholesalejerseys.html . Napoli has been bothered by the injury for about a month, and manager Ron Washington had hoped extra rest would help his slumping catcher. Napoli rested for three days earlier this week before he went 0 for 4 with a pair of strikeouts in a 6-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.PHOENIX -- Michael Beasley says his marijuana issues are a thing of the past, that hes ready to show the Phoenix Suns that their support for him is warranted. The 6-foot-10 forward signed a three-year, $18 million contract with Phoenix on Friday, then faced questions about his past head-on at a news conference. "I realize 10 minutes of feeling good is not really worth putting my life and my career and my legacy in jeopardy," he said, "so Im confident to say that that part of my career, that part of my life, is over and wont be coming back." In June 2011, Beasley was ticketed for possessing marijuana and speeding in a Minneapolis suburb. He also has acknowledged that while playing for Miami, he twice violated the NBAs drug policy and entered a treatment facility in 2009. Beasley credits working with former NBA player Norm Nixon for getting his priorities straight. "Ive really realized my potential," Beasley said. "Ive really realized what I can do." Suns general manager Lance Blanks was effusive in his praise of Beasleys honesty as well as the unquestionable talent he brings to the rebuilding Phoenix organization. "Regardless of his past and regardless of any thoughts that people may have," Blanks said, "we are excited, I know I am excited, to embrace everything he is about and most importantly wants to be as a Phoenix Sun." Blanks and coach Alvin Gentry talked of Beasleys infectious personality. "Youre around him and you want to embrace him and you want him to do well," Gentry said. "I think everybody here will be pulling for him." Beasley, the second pick overall in the 2008 draft, played his first two seasons with Miami and the last two with Minnesota. He became a free agent when the Timberwolves declined an $8 million option too keep him.dddddddddddd There is no doubt that Beasley brings immense talent, whether he plays the small or power forward position. The former Kansas State player averaged 15.1 points per game in his four NBA seasons. He has 10 career games of 30 or more points, nine of them the past two seasons, topped by a career-high 42 against Sacramento on Nov. 10, 2010. The Suns sent Beasley a text shortly after midnight the day that contact with free agents was allowed and followed up with a trip to Los Angeles. The attention was a major factor in Beasley choosing Phoenix. "Id like to thank the organization for believing in me," he said, "giving me another chance, a better opportunity to grow as a person and a player. Like Lance said, I kind of want to take my past head-on. What happened, it happened. It happened in a growing process. Im still a young man. Im still learning today. The mistakes I made in the past are hopefully behind me. Hopefully, the Suns organization can be patient with my growing process. Im just excited to get a start, excited to play basketball." After playing in the more rigid systems of Miami and Minnesota, Beasley looks forward to running the court with the up-tempo Suns. "The run-and-gun style of offence is something that not just myself but a lot of NBA players dream of playing in," he said. "But what really drew me was that I was No. 1 on their list. That really made me feel good as a person. Phoenix is the first and only team I met with this summer. Once the meeting was over, once the day was over, I felt good about coming to Phoenix and I didnt have to meet with any other teams. I really feel like they are sincere in everything they say. ... It makes me feel good that someone actually believes in me and someone is willing to give me a chance." ' ' ' 

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