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导出博客文章Saturday, kick-off 17:00 MurrayfieldVern Cotter spoke about how Scotland have to become masters of their own destiny after their one-point defeat to Australia last week. Julius Erving Jersey . Once again the Scots combined the sublime in attack with missed tackles in defence and came up short.But the fact that Scotland came so close with a relatively young and inexperienced side provided optimism. Now they have to deliver on that against an Argentinian team whose error-strewn performances cost them in the Rugby Championship and were fortunate to be still in the game in the final quarter against Wales.For both, this game provides a chance of redemption. Argentina will hope they can build on their four-point defeat in Cardiff and put what has been a poor season behind them.Team newsCotter makes four changes, including debutant Magnus Bradbury who starts in the back-row. Former Scotland captain Grant Gilchrist starts at lock, while Fraser Brown comes into the front row.Tommy Seymour replaces Tim Visser on the wing in the only chance to an explosive back-line that featured against the Wallabies. Huw Jones who grabbed a brace last week continues his partnership at centre with Alex Dunbar.Argentina only make one change with Santiago Cordero coming in on the wing, having scored a brace against Japan in their opening Test this Autumn.Scotland: Hogg, Maitland, Jones, Dunbar, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw; Dell, Brown, Fagerson, Gilchrist, J Gray, Bradbury, Watson, Barclay. Replacements: Ford, Allan, Low, Swinson, Wilson, Price, Horne, Visser.Argentina: Tuculet, Moroni, Orlando, Hernandez, Cordero, Sanchez, Landajo; Noguera, Creevy, Herrera, Petti, Alemanno, Matera, Ortega Desio, Isa. Replacements: Montoya, Botta, Pieretto, Senatore, Leguizamon, Cubelli, De la Fuente, Estelles.Key head-to-headIt is going to be a huge battle in midfield, with 34 year-old Juan Martin Hernandez coming up against the new kid on the block Huw Jones. Hernandez showed glimpses of his former greatness against Wales but he isnt the force he used to be. Jones was brilliant against Australia and showed he will take some dislodging from that midfield spot. If Hernandez can stop Jones, it could go some way in deciding the game.Key stats* Argentina hold a 9-6 lead in the 15 Tests played between the two teams.* Scotland have won their last two Tests, both coming in 2014.* The 41-31 victory for Scotland in November 2014 was Vern Cotters first home game in charge.WeatherIt will be dry in Edinburgh on Saturday, but temperatures could get to as low as two degrees. Luckily the rain looks set to stay away which should see good attacking rugby from both teams.VerdictScotland are favourites after coming so close against Australia last week, but Argentina showed against Wales that if you dont take your chances, they can prove difficult to put away. It has been a long and difficult season for Los Pumas and a third straight victory for the Scots should be expected come Saturday evening. Itll be close -- Scotland by 5. Cheap Philadelphia 76ers Jerseys . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. Wilt Chamberlain Jersey . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. http://www.cheap76ersjerseys.com/ . 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When he gets confident and puts the ball up, I think its going in every time he shoots it.Jusuf Nurkic had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help Denver improve to 2-4 at home. Wilson Chandler added 17 points, and Danilo Gallinari had 13 points, five rebounds and eight assists.Gordon Hayward had 25 points for Utah, and Dante Exum, Rodney Hood and Joe Johnson each scored 10. The Jazz have lost four straight.Its been a long two weeks, but thats no excuse, Hood said. Offensively, we started out real sluggish. Were not getting stops, thats the biggest thing. They played at a really good pace tonight and it had us on our heels.Will Barton started for the banged-up Nuggets after missing his previous nine games with an ankle injury. He made a 3-pointer on his teams first attempt from the field and finished with seven points.The Nuggets led by double digits most of the night and trailed only once, 2-0. Utah stayed within striking distance until the fourth quarter thanks to Denvers 13-for-30 free throw shooting.Murray got going late, making five of his six shots in the fourth. He finished 3 for 4 from 3-point range and has hit 11 of 20 from long distance in his last four games.I love playing with a shooter, said Nuggets point guard Emmanuuel Mudiay, who finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Joel Embiid Jersey. Hes playing with a lot more confidence. I think hes figuring out himself and things are slowing down for him as well.The Jazz struggled early and often in their fourth back-to-back of the season, shooting just 5 of 22 in the opening quarter. They trailed by 19 in the second before finding any consistency.TIP-INSJazz: PF Derrick Favors missed his third straight game with a bruised left knee, while PG George Hill missed his eighth consecutive game with a sprained thumb. Hopefully the band will be back, coach Quin Snyder said of his teams early-season injuries. We havent really established a band, so I dont even know what that sounds like. ... Veteran C Boris Diaw (rest) came off the bench after sitting out Saturday against Houston. He had two points.Nuggets: G Gary Harris missed his fourth consecutive game with a right foot injury and is not expected to return until mid-December.NO OFFENSEHappy about the win, Malone said he still addressed his teams season-low 43.3 percent free throw shooting after the game.I said, Great game, but no offense, we were like team Shaq tonight, Malone said. We got there a lot but I couldnt believe we were missing as many as we were missing.TIES THAT BINDA plethora of injuries have hindered early expectations for the Nuggets and Jazz, two teams looking to get back to the postseason. Snyder said he hopes injuries wont link the Northwest Division rivals for long.We dont really want to be cousins in that one, he said.UP NEXTJazz: Host the Nuggets on Wednesday night.Nuggets: End their four-game homestand Tuesday night against Chicago. ' ' '