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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Carson Palmer directed a 73-yard drive for a field goal in his one series before the Oakland Raiders backups dominated their Arizona counterparts in a 31-10 victory in the teams preseason opener Friday night.Derek Carr played two series for Oakland, the second one ending in Sebastian Janikowskis 53-yard field goal.Raiders starting defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. was taken to the locker room on a cart early in the game with what a team spokesman said after the game was a hip injury.Edwards was on crutches as he left the locker room.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was unconcerned about the fact his team lost.I thought our good players played well, he said. I got them out quickly. They were successful and showed up ready to play. Individually there were some really good things with the young players, but collectively it was not very good.Oakland backup quarterback Matt McGloin threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes after the Cardinals committed two turnovers in a span of about 30 seconds.George Atkinson III, listed as Oaklands fourth-string running back, scored on runs of 53 and 35 yards.He is very good and very hungry to be a part of the team, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said.Palmer completed 3 of 5 passes for 31 yards. The biggest play of the drive came when David Johnson faked out a defender at the line of scrimmage and raced for a 23-yard gain.It was kind of like a little bit of a tease, Palmer said. You want to get a couple more series in.Carr completed 3 of 7 passes for 44 yards.Del Rio said its always nice to win but theres a lot of things weve got to do better. Penalties overall, offensively we had two on the first drive that put us in a hole. We didnt tackle very well, especially against the run.CARDINAL SINSThe first turnover came when J.J. Nelson fumbled a punt return and Johnny Holton recovered for Oakland at the Arizona 19. McGloin passed to a wide-open Clive Walford for a touchdown on the next play.On the Cardinals first offensive play after the kickoff, backup Drew Stanton overthrew intended receiver Jarron Brown and Nate Allen intercepted. Two plays later, McGloin threw to Andre Holmes for the touchdown and the Raiders led 17-3.HUMPHRIES WATCHAfter being inactive for every game last season despite being a first-round draft pick, D.J. Humphries is Arizonas starting right tackle. He was solid in run-blocking, but struggled some against the pass rush Friday. He didnt give up a sack, and much of the time he was going against All-Pro Khalil Mack.ROOKIE WATCHRaiders: Safety Karl Joseph, Oaklands first-round draft choice who is coming off knee surgery, played in the first series and had one tackle.Cardinals: Third-round draft pick Brandon Williams, who won the starting cornerback job in training camp, had a rough start Friday. He was beaten several times, including on the Holmes TD. He improved as the game went on and recovered Holmes fumble in the second quarter.I thought Brandon competed extremely well, Arians said. You knew theyd go after him. ... It was a nice throw-and-fade in the end zone. Hell learn to play those balls better.POSITION BATTLESRaiders: Menelik Watson played his first game since an Achilles injury in his bid to win the starting right tackle job.Cardinals: With Justin Bethel still recovering from foot surgery, Williams won the starting job at cornerback in training camp and Arians has said Bethel will have to earn it back. 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The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1.NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony wasnt making enough shots and the Brooklyn Nets werent missing many.Once that changed, the Knicks had an easy time in the first matchup this season between the New York rivals.Anthony scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 in the Knicks 110-96 victory Wednesday night.Rookie center Willy Hernangomez had a season-best 14 points, Derrick Rose also scored 14 and New York climbed out of a 14-point hole by holding the Nets to 27.5 percent shooting in the second half.Our bench guys were great, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said. They came in there, brought the energy, Melo got hot there in that third quarter and was rolling, so great second half for our guys to see what putting pressure and getting after it defensively can do for your team.Brook Lopez and Justin Hamilton each scored 21 points for the Nets, who wilted on the second night of back-to-back games after a strong first half. Normally a good fourth-quarter team, they were outscored 38-25 while struggling to run their offense without an experienced NBA point guard.New York, which came in allowing 109.8 points per game to rank 26th in the league, had more problems on that end in the first half but dominated the second.And the Knicks got strong performances off their bench, with Brandon Jennings posting 11 assists and Hernangomez shooting 6 for 7.The Nets, who set season highs for points and shooting percentage (55.3 percent) in their 119-110 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, shot 55 percent in the first half and led 55-50.Then Anthony, just 3 for 11 at halftime, had a baseline drive with the Knicks down nine and then turned to his jumper. He made five of them and then a pair of free throws, putting up 14 points in the final 5 minutes to give the Knicks a 72-71 lead.But even after that stretch it was a one-point game, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. Then I felt like the real difference was again their bench coming in and just took us out of our stufff.ddddddddddddHernangomez provided a spark before Porzingis made a pair of 3-pointers and threw down a dunk while getting fouled as the lead grew to 92-78.Melo got it going. He probably had like 10 or 12 straight at one point, so that kind of just enlightened the whole team, Jennings said. And then we were just taking care of the defensive end and then just finding KP coming down for transition 3s and then he got an and-1 dunk, so we were just clicking tonight.TIP-INSNets: Brooklyn opened a five-game trip by falling to 0-3 on the road. ... Sean Kilpatrick made his first career start in his 43rd game. He came in averaging 16.6 points, tops among reserves.Knicks: New York improved to 93-91 against the Nets. Brooklyn had won six of eight meetings over the previous two seasons.POINT GUARD PROBLEMSBrooklyn rookie Isaiah Whitehead, who had been starting at point guard with Jeremy Lin sidelined by a strained left hamstring, was placed in the concussion protocol, a night after hitting his head on the court. He finished that game but had a headache and experienced symptoms Wednesday. He will be out until he is symptom free and has passed the NBAs protocols. The Nets also waived point guard Greivis Vasquez, who struggled to recover from ankle problems, and recalled Yogi Ferrell from their NBA Development League team to make his NBA debut.HIT THE ROADThe Nets only had to go about 5 miles to start this road trip, and they have an even shorter segment during it. They play a back-to-back in the same building, facing the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday and the Lakers the next night in Staples Center.UP NEXTNets: Visit Phoenix on Saturday to start the Western Conference portion of their trip.Knicks: Visit Boston on Friday to start a tough road back-to-back against the top teams in their division. They visit reigning Atlantic champion Toronto on Saturday. ' ' '