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ST. LOUIS - The Nashville Predators expected a tough game when came to St. Louis to face the streaking Blues. They were more than up to the challenge.James Neal and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist as Nashville beat St. Louis 2-1, snapping the Blues seven-game winning streak and moving past them into first place in the Central Division.Its a game we marked down on our road trip that it was going to be tough, Neal said. To come in here and be a point behind them, we knew what was at stake. Theyre on a little roll, and we came in and played a great 60 minutes.Forsberg has five goals in five games and his 15 points and nine assists lead all rookies.I got to thank the whole team and especially my line mates for my success, Forsberg said. Theyve been setting me up really good. I try to set them up as well.Pekka Rinne made 28 saves for Nashville, which won in St. Louis for the first time in seven trips and for the second time in the teams last 12 meetings overall. The Predators finished 4-2 on their six-game trip.Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said Rinne was a big reason for the successful trip and start to the season.Hes been steady the whole time, Laviollette said. Hes been rock sold all year.Jori Lehtera scored for St. Louis and Brian Elliott had 33 saves. Vladimir Tarasenko had his four-game, goal-scoring streak snapped, but he did pick up an assist on Lehteras goal, giving him 12 points in his last seven games.Blues defenceman Alex Pietrangelo said the team got away from the style which produced the seven straight wins.They executed the game they wanted to play and we didnt, Pietrangelo said. Thats what it comes down to.Neal broke a 1-1 tie when he beat Elliot with 6:28 remaining on a wrist shot from the top of the left circle after taking a drop pass from Forsberg.I just came in behind Filip and he made a good pass to drop it, Neal said. It was funny, I told him earlier that I came in behind him and he ripped one. 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Barcelona, still without the injured Lionel Messi, again turned to Neymar after his hat trick against Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday to convert a penalty on the half-hour mark and restore the lead in the 68th after Villarreal levelled.The San Antonio Spurs fought off a valiant effort from the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal and will go for a 2-0 series lead Wednesday night when the two long-time rivals clash at AT&T Center. On Sunday afternoon, the Spurs trailed 81-71 with 7:45 to play, but closed the game on a 19-4 run. They finished with a 90-85 victory and a 10-game winning streak against their Texas neighbors. "Made some stops, that generates offense. We needed it," San Antonios All- Star guard Tony Parker said of the run. San Antonio couldnt buy a 3-pointer as Manu Ginobili was the only Spur to convert one in Game 1. He went 3-of-6 from 3-point range, but the Spurs went just 3-of-17 (17.6 percent) as a team. It shot a blistering 43.3 percent (42- of-97) from downtown in four games against Dallas this season. The difference on Sunday was Tim Duncan. The future Hall of Famer finished with 27 points and seven rebounds. "We got killed on threes in the first four outings this year," Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki said. "We stayed home a little more on 3-point shooters, but youve got to give them something, and Duncan in there is obviously still solid." Parker posted 21 points, six assists and four rebounds for the top-seeded Spurs, who finished with the NBAs best record at 62-20. Ginobili finished with 17 points and six rebounds, while Kawhi Leonard registered a double- double with 11 points and 10 boards. Devin Harris led Dallas with 19 points, followed by 11 apiece from Nowitzzki, Monta Ellis and Brandan Wright.dddddddddddd Vince Carter chipped in 10 off the bench. The late-game run was sparked by, of course, Duncan. 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"I feel very honored for a whole lot of reasons," said Popovich. "First, there were so many coaches that did such a great job this year. To be singled out is pretty humbling. "When you win an award, it comes down to the players. Theyve been unbelievable for me. Without their play, diligence and professionalism, I know this wouldnt happen." Game 3 will be Saturday evening in Dallas. ' ' '