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Sky Sports pundits Paul Dickov and Tony Cascarino believe the pressure is on Tottenham and Arsenal, rather than Leicester, in the final seven weeks of the Premier League season. Jimmy Graham Jersey . The north London rivals are both in the hunt for the Premier League title, with second-placed Spurs in the better position to mount a serious challenge to league leaders Leicester.And Tottenham can cut the gap on Claudio Ranieris side to just two points by beating Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening. The Foxes face Southampton at home on Sunday, with both games being covered live on Sky Sports. Cascarino believes there is little room for error or Tottenhams title challenge could come off the rails against a Liverpool side who have beaten Manchester City and Manchester United at home in March.Although the 53-year-old thinks that with Dele Alli and Harry Kane in the team, Tottenham have a decent chance of getting three points on Merseyside.Having to play before, and trying to get within a couple of points of Leicester, having Liverpool away, who have beaten Man United and beaten Man City, Tottenham have to be at their very best, Cascarino said on Sky Sports News HQ. Tottenham striker Harry Kane with Per Mertesacker of Arsenal And theyve been flying obviously, with people like Kane getting goals regularly and Dele Allis performances, but Tottenham are going to have to be at their best at Anfield to get a result.So thats a real big, tough question for them, can they go and play before Leicester do and get within two points, thats the big question for me.But Dickov insists Leicesters players will focus on their own match as they have been doing throughout the season.The former Foxes striker, who played with the club from 2002-2004 and again in 2008-2010, does not believe tension is an issue for the team in the current campaign as they showed in the recent win at Crystal Palace.(There is) no more pressure than what theyve been under all season. People have been saying since August, when is Leicesters bubble going to burst, and they just keep going, DIckov said.I was down at the club a few weeks ago speaking to some of the people who still work at the club from when I was there back in 2002, and they are really enjoying themselves. Riyad Mahrez scores Leicesters winning goal against Crystal Palace There is a fantastic buzz around the place, the players are going out and playing and training as if they were kids at school again with that enthusiasm, and they are not feeling the pressure at all.At the minute there is every chance they are going to play in the top four. If you had said that at the start of the season people would have thought you were crazy.They are five points clear with seven games left, so the pressure is on everybody else to try and catch them up.They are taking it on a game-by-game basis. The result at Crystal Palace was massive for them. People were expecting them, after the big results they had against Man City and Liverpool and Manchester United, expecting them to go to Palace and maybe slip up a little bit. But they just went out there, picked up a 1-0 win, and the bandwagon goes on and on and on. Its great. Also See: Premier League video Fixtures Table Live on Sky Get Sky Sports Bennie Thompson Jersey . Portuguese sides Benfica and Porto also advanced to the last eight while Basel overcame an early red card to win 2-1 at Salzburg and progress from a last-16 second leg that was briefly suspended because of crowd trouble. Lyon, Valencia and AZ Alkmaar will also be in Fridays draw in Nyon, Switzerland, where the team to avoid will be Juventus -- even though the Italian champions made heavy work of their all-Italian last-16 match against Fiorentina. Michael Lewis Jersey .com) - The Utah Jazz look to put an end to their five-game losing streak when the Denver Nuggets visit Salt Lake City Monday night. http://www.customsaintsjersey.com/custom-larry-warford-jersey-large-2252e.html . -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose.ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Dallas Mavericks demonstrated the value of experience and consistency to the Orlando Magic. The veteran Mavericks made all the right plays at all the right times against a young, careless Magic team, beating Orlando 108-100 behind 19 points and eight assists from Monta Ellis, who had plenty of help. Dirk Nowitzki chipped in 18 points and a game-deciding 3-pointer to turn back the last Magic attempt at rallying from a 15-point first-half deficit. Reserve forward DeJuan Blair also scored 18 and made 4 of 6 free-throw attempts when the Magic intentionally fouled him late in the game to expose his 41.2 per cent free throw shooting. Vince Carter, another veteran reserve, added 12 points as the Mavericks reserves outscored Orlandos 43-25. Shawn Marion and Jose Calderon had 11 apiece and Calderon added nine assists. "We had a lot of guys play well," Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle said. "Weve got to do it collectively. Its not going to be the one superstar putting the team on his back. Its going to be all of us going together." Dallas had only 10 turnovers for the game, compared to 19 for Orlando. The Mavericks scored 22 points off Orlandos mistakes. "Were sharing the wealth out there and its starting to show," Marion said. "We had some lapses on defence, but going to have those. The more we cut down on turnovers and value each possession, good things are going to happen to us." Rookie point guard Victor Oladipo had a career-worst nine turnovers, four of them in the fourth quarter. His back-to-back turnovers, when the Magic had cut the deficit to 91-87 with six minutes left in the game, effectively blunted Orlandos attempt to overtake Dallas. "I just have to perform better in those circumstances," said Oladipo, the second pick in the June draft. "It was a close game and I have to learn to execute in those times. Most of it, really, is on me." Oladipo played the entire fourth quarter, despite starter Jameer Nelson being healthy and having a good game with 15 points, one assist and one turnover. Nelson didnt play in the final 17 minutes of the game. "If we didnt have those turnovers down the stretch, maybe the game could have been different," Magic Coach Jacque Vaughn said. "Those are the details well continue to work on. We need to learn to value the basketball whether its tthe first quarter or the fourth quarter. Erik McCoy Jersey. " Arron Afflalo led the Magic with 25 points and Nikola Vucevic added 16 and eight rebounds. Oladipo had 10 points and six assists to go with his nine turnovers. Dallas shot 51.2 per cent in the game, but lost that and nearly every other statistical battle. The Magic shot 52.9 per cent for the game and outrebounded Dallas 40-30. "We played sensibly," Carlisle said. "None of us are going to get too far ahead of ourselves. Weve done some good things and its really important that we just stay focused." The game started as a jump-shooting contest with both sides hitting better than 50 per cent most of the first quarter and trading baskets with little interruption. There were six lead changes and six ties before the Mavericks went on an 11-0 run near the end of the period to take a 31-24 lead. Dallas finished the period 13 of 26, and didnt have a layup until back-to-back fast breaks in the final minute of the period. The Mavs shot even better in the second period -- 59.5 per cent -- but nearly all of those came around the rim as Orlandos sloppy passing and turnovers led to fast-break opportunities. Dallas stretched its lead to 15 on a jump-hook from Blair in the lane and settled for a 59-46 halftime lead. Orlando made it easier with 10 turnovers, four by Oladipo, that the Mavericks turned into 15 points. The Mavericks hit their first five shots in the second half, including a pair of 3-pointers from Nowitzki, but couldnt get any separation because they also turned the ball over three times. That allowed the Magic to pull within 81-74 on a dunk by Oladipo with 3:39 left in the period. The teams traded baskets the rest of the way and Dallas finished the quarter with an 87-80 lead. NOTES: Kyle OQuinn, the Magics backup C, sat out the game with a sprained ankle. F Solomon Jones was activated after missing seven games with a torn meniscus. He played eight minutes and scored two points. . Ellis is the Mavericks leading scorer this season at 22.2 a game. If he remains there, he would be the first Maverick other than Nowitzki to lead the team in scoring since Michael Finley in the 1999-2000 season. . Magic F Andrew Nicholson has gone 0 for 10 on 3-pointers over the last six games. Nicholson did hit two bombs against the Mavs, but both times referees ruled he had a toe on the line. ' ' '

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