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Not two words Montreal Canadiens fans wanted to hear after Saturday night.

Game 7.

Still, that’s where this series is headed after the Buffalo Sabers owned the final 40 minutes at the Bell Center.

After Rasmus Dahlin scored 32 seconds into the game, Montreal jumped out to the lead on the Buffalo Sabres, scoring three goals in the first period on the sticks of Arbor Zekhaj, Ivan Demidov and Jake Evans.

After Lindy Ruff picked off Ukka Pekka-Lukkonen in Game 6, they immediately pulled him for Alex Lyon after a Montreal barrage in the first period.

Hubbs convinced the crowd that it was over before it really even started. But a key high-sticking penalty from Mike Matheson helped the Sabers claw back a goal on the power play thanks to Jason Zucker, giving the game a 3–2 lead heading into the first intermission.

Only then can you feel the change in speed.

In the second the buffalo came out flying. Zach Benson tied it early, then Jack Quinn hit a snapshot on the power play to put them ahead. Consta Helenius added an insurance marker to give Buffalo its first and indefinite multi-goal lead of the game, sending Buffalo into the second intermission with a 5–3 lead.

All were subs in the third period. Quinn added his second power-play marker of the night, and Taj Thompson finished it with an empty-net goal.

Still, with the goaltender back in net for Buffalo, Zack Metsa scored his first in the playoffs, while the man added insult to injury by taking advantage late, leading Montreal to an 8–3 loss.

With a few minutes left in the third period, an uproar broke out and tempers flared. Six miscues between whistles were handed down to an extracurricular activity, making the appeal of Game 7 even stronger.

Buffalo dominated the shot clock 36-22 and owned special teams on Saturday night.

This was the reaction everyone in Western New York wanted after the Habs took on Don Buffalo on their field in Game 5, while Montreal fans were hoping to wrap up the series tonight.

Instead, the Canadiens’ early multi-goal lead vanished, and now they await a similar elimination to the Sabres.

The series heads back to KeyBank Center for Game 7 on Monday.

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On Wednesday night, in a game loaded with playoff implications in the Western Conference, the Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-108 overtime classic at the Target Center. Down 13 in the extra period, Minnesota mounted the largest overtime comeback in NBA history, capped by Julius Randle’s clutch jumper with 8.8 seconds on the clock.

Alpern Sengun led Houston with 30 points on 22 shots and finished with four blocks. His most dramatic play came at the end of regulation when he blocked Randle while sustaining a bloody lip, keeping the Rockets alive and forcing overtime.

Sengun with a game-saving block – and a bloody lip! For longer periods of time. pic.twitter.com/sXCUbgKwQi

– ClutchFans (@ClutchFans) 26 March 2026

Kevin Durant matched Sengun with 30 points, but got off to a slow start, shooting 1 of 6 in the first quarter and 2 of 11 before halftime, although he scored the final seven points for Houston in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Jabari Smith Jr. and Reed Shepard shot 10 of 28 with five turnovers, while Amen Thompson just missed a triple-double with 11 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.

The Timberwolves were missing five of their top seven players, including Anthony Edwards (knee), Ayo Dosunmu (calf), and Rudy Gobert, who fouled out with 14 points, 14 rebounds, and five blocks. Still, Minnesota got needed contributions from Randle (24 points), Jaden McDaniels (25 points on 10 of 17 shooting), Donte DiVincenzo (17 points), and Naz Reed (14 points, 13 rebounds). Mike Conley and Kyle Anderson also provided key scoring late in overtime.

Houston had a chance to close out the game when Sengun’s dunk gave them a 108–95 lead in overtime, but Minnesota cut the lead with a series of threes, layups and free throws, tying it at 108–all before Randle’s game-winning jumper.

At 43-29, the Rockets are in sixth place in the West, 1.5 games behind the fifth-place Timberwolves (45-28), with the Phoenix Suns in seventh. Houston faces the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday and plays Minnesota again on April 10.

NBA 传奇人物科比·布莱恩特是最后一批从高中跳入 NBA 的伟大球员之一，为勒布朗·詹姆斯、特雷西·麦克格雷迪、德怀特·霍华德和其他标志性天才的最终到来打开了大门。科比·布莱恩特 (Kobe Bryant) 来自宾夕法尼亚州费城郊外的劳尔梅里恩高中 (Lower Merion High School)，他首次为王牌队 (Aces) 崭露头角，现在王牌队将推出属于自己的两款鞋配色，即 Nike Air Force 1。

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在劳尔梅里恩高中的高四赛季，科比场均拿下 30.8 分、12 篮板、6.5 助攻和 4 次抢断，带领球队取得 31 胜 3 负的战绩。他还以 2,883 分作为宾夕法尼亚州东南部历史得分王而载入史册。

耐克科比签名系列过去曾推出多款石榴石色和银色的鞋款，向王牌队致敬。这一主题甚至延伸到了最近的 Nike Dunk 合作款中，与即将推出的 Nike Air Force 1 背包有着相似的外观。

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🗓️3月23日
📝 IB0018-101
💵 $120 pic.twitter.com/SVNfJ7g2zY

— 鳎鱼 (@SoleRetriever) 2026 年 3 月 9 日

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🗓️3月23日
📝 IB0018-600
💵 $120 pic.twitter.com/Y7oMuBIinI

— 鳎鱼 (@SoleRetriever) 2026 年 3 月 10 日

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深栗色/酒红色“Away”鞋款的整个皮革鞋面采用更明显的蛇皮纹理。外底与鞋面相匹配，而白色中底与鞋垫、品牌标识和 AF1 蕾丝杜布拉相匹配。曼巴标志、33 号和 Aces 的黑桃都将遵循相同的节奏，因为很难从这双鞋中选出最喜欢的一款。

两款 Nike Air Force 1 “Lower Merion” 配色将于 2026 年 3 月 23 日发售，成人尺码为 120 美元。该鞋款将在 Nike SNKRS 应用程序上限量发售，如果它们与之前发布的科比·布莱恩特 Air Force 1 类似，预计发布后售后市场的价格将飙升。

NBA 傳奇人物科比·布萊恩特是最後一批從高中跳入 NBA 的偉大球員之一，為勒布朗·詹姆斯、特雷西·麥克格雷迪、德懷特·霍華德和其他標誌性天才的最終到來打開了大門。科比·布萊恩特 (Kobe Bryant) 來自賓夕法尼亞州費城郊外的勞爾梅里恩高中 (Lower Merion High School)，他首次為王牌隊 (Aces) 嶄露頭角，現在王牌隊將推出屬於自己的兩款鞋配色，即 Nike Air Force 1。

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在勞爾梅里恩高中的高四賽季，科比場均拿下 30.8 分、12 籃板、6.5 助攻和 4 次搶斷，帶領球隊取得 31 勝 3 負的戰績。他還以 2,883 分作為賓夕法尼亞州東南部歷史得分王而載入史冊。

耐吉科比簽名系列過去曾推出多款石榴石色和銀色的鞋款，向王牌隊致敬。這個主題甚至延伸到了最近的 Nike Dunk 合作款中，與即將推出的 Nike Air Force 1 背包有著相似的外觀。

零售造型：Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Low「Lower Merion Home」♠️🐍

🗓️3月23日
📝 IB0018-101
💵 $120 pic.twitter.com/SVNfJ7g2zY

— 鰈魚 (@SoleRetriever) 2026 年 3 月 9 日

官方造型：Kobe Bryant x Nike Air Force 1 Low「Lower Merion Away」♠️🐍

🗓️3月23日
📝 IB0018-600
💵 $120 pic.twitter.com/Y7oMuBIinI

— 鰈魚 (@SoleRetriever) 2026 年 3 月 10 日

與之前版本一樣，該包將發布“主場”和“客場”版本，以標記勞爾梅里恩王牌隊的隊服。白色「Home」鞋款的鞋面採用光滑皮革，交替鑲片上飾有微妙的蛇皮壓花。外底和鞋墊將在後跟和鞋舌上印上黑曼巴標誌，而我們可以看到科比的 33 號球衣縫在後腳跟上，而 Aces 標誌則縫在另一個腳跟上。

深栗色/酒紅色“Away”鞋款的整個皮革鞋面採用更明顯的蛇皮紋理。外底與鞋面相匹配，而白色中底與鞋墊、品牌標識和 AF1 蕾絲杜布拉相匹配。曼巴標誌、33 號和 Aces 的黑桃都將遵循相同的節奏，因為很難從這雙鞋中選出最喜歡的一款。

兩款 Nike Air Force 1 “Lower Merion” 配色將於 2026 年 3 月 23 日發售，成人尺寸為 120 美元。該鞋款將在 Nike SNKRS 應用程式上限量發售，如果它們與先前發布的科比布萊恩特 Air Force 1 類似，預計發布後售後市場的價格將飆升。