Moments later, Jamie Murphy aimed for goal with a half-volley from a Motherwell throw-in, but the ball inched wide.

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Stoke's first goal came courtesy of another dangerous Delap throw-in, which was flicked in by Carew past the Brezovan, who appeared to flap at the delivery.

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Whenever someone does something noteworthy or reaches a particular goal, I write it down on a Post-It and throw it into the Snap Cup.

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But it was the visitors who looked the more sprightly in the early stages, and Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor held well after Flood's replacement, David Robertson, burst into the box to meet a long throw-in and stab the ball towards goal from 14 yards.

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God bless him, but over the years, he has had the weird tendency to throw ill-timed interceptions, especially around the goal line.

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Predictably, both teams were at their most dangerous from set-pieces, and Stoke's second goal followed a trademark long throw from Delap.

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He made 55% of his field goal attempts, 43% from beyond the arc and 69% from the free-throw line.

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Secondly, defensive indifference toward Shumpert and Kidd has allowed teams to throw more defenders at Carmelo Anthony, who's posted a 40.8% field-goal percentage in February, his worst shooting month of the season.

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