Since I'm not a math teacher, I won't dock him any points for extra effort!

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Frank Lampard's 200th goal for the club and an Eden Hazard effort sealed the points for Rafa Benitez's side.

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Junior Diaz's first goal for the club and Adam Szalai's effort secured all three points for the visitors.

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Elsewhere, Fiorentina gained a 2-1 win over Chievo, Bolgona defeated Cagliari 3-0 and Emanuel Icardi's 58th minute effort secured all three points for Sampdoria against Parma.

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And Jim O'Brien spurned a chance to seal the points for the Steelmen late on, but his speculative effort from Michael Fraser's sliced clearance drifted wide.

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Notre Dame was able to offset a 42-31 rebound disadvantage by going 18 of 21 from the free throw line, led by Jerian Grant's 8-for-9 effort among his 17 points.

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The New York Knicks veteran forward not only played, he earned a game ball for a gutsy, 27-minute effort that included six points, three rebounds and a season-high three blocks in a 90-83 victory over the Utah Jazz.

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Carter, who is two points behind the All Blacks Test record of 968 points by Andrew Mehrtens, apologized for the tackle after the match and praised the home effort.

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With no time to go for a winner despite their thrilling fightback, Perpignan had a penalty to move within seven points and claim a second bonus point - only for Porical's long-range effort to fall just short.

BBC: Scarlets 43-34 Perpignan

The Knicks only managed 71 points in Game 3, an effort in which they looked almost nothing like the team that broke the NBA record for three-pointers made and attempted during the season.

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