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NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King said before Friday nights game against Boston that Brook Lopez had surgery earlier this month that "cleaned out" his left ankle. The procedure, performed on March 3, was the Brooklyn centres second major surgery of the season after he broke his right foot on Dec. 21 during a game at Philadelphia. "The reason we waited to tell you today was because he saw the doctor and his right foot is healing great. In about a week and a half hell be out of the boot. His timetable is about the same," King said. King also added that he expects Lopez to be ready in June. "Hell be out of that boot on the left ankle in I think three, three and a half weeks." During Lopezs most recent surgery, King said that the 25-year-old centre also had a partial tear in a tendon. Prior to fracturing his foot, Lopez had missed a total of nine games due to a sprain in his left ankle. In 17 games this season, the fifth-year centre averaged 20.7 points, six rebounds and 1.8 blocks. Los Angeles Kings Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Tanner Pearson Jersey . Dane Dobbie and Shawn Evans each had two goals and two assists for the Roughnecks (8-5), who outscored Minnesota 6-2 in the fourth quarter after being tied through 45 minutes. Curtis Dickson scored once and set up three more for Calgary and Dan MacRae, Geoff Snider, Tor Reinholdt, Karsen Leung and Matthew Dinsdale. http://www.authenticlakingspro.com/Ilya-kovalchuk-kings-jersey/ . And Richard Bachman, their rookie goalie, is facing a penalty shot a few seconds after the opening face-off. No pressure, right? Bachman stood his ground against Zack Kassian and saw the puck dribble off the Canuck rookies stick, then settled in and backstopped the Stars to a 5-2 win over Vancouver Tuesday that put Dallas in first place in the Pacific Division. Luc Robitaille Jersey . -- Patrick Kueng of Switzerland was nearly flawless as he captured his first World Cup and halted Aksel Lund Svindals streak of four straight super-G victories on Saturday. Dustin Brown Jersey . The 23-year-old Woods, Tiger Woods niece, closed with a 4-under 69 at Royal Pines to finish at 16-under 276. Lee also shot 69 in the event sanctioned by the European and Australian tours. Woods birdied the par-5 15th to open a two-stroke lead, hitting a wedge from about 120 yards to 4 feet.Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) - In the absence of Dwight Howard, Donatas Motiejunas had a career night to keep the Houston Rockets winning streak alive. Motiejunas scored a career-high 26 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets to a 93-87 win over the Boston Celtics. Howard missed his third straight game with a knee injury. The team revealed earlier in the week that Howard is suffering from edema in the knee caused by fluid build-up in body tissues. Josh Smith deposited 15 points and James Harden added 14 with seven assists and six rebounds for Houston, which has won four straight both overall and in the series with Boston. Brandon Bass and Marcus Thornton each scored 17 points for the Celtics. Boston has lost three of its last four. Bass capped a 9-2 run with a pair of free throws to help the Celtics, who were down as many as 19 earlier in the game, close to within three just past the midway point of the fourth. Motiejunas then slammed one home to end a 4:20 scoreless drought for the visitors. I thought we played with much more urgency, said Celtics coach Brad Stevens of the second half. Avery Bradley made it a one-possession game again with a jumper, but it was Montiejunas who responded with a layup that kept the Rockets in front. The Celtics had numerous opporttunities to get closer in the final minutes, however, Smiths free throws put the Rockets up seven with 51.dddddddddddd.6 seconds to play. Thorntons layup preceded an offensive foul by Harden that trimmed the Boston deficit to 90-87 with 27 seconds left. Corey Brewer converted a pair of free throws before Bradleys missed 3-pointer sealed it for the visitors. Harden made a four-point play with under a minute left in the first to stake the Rockets to an 11-point lead, then Thornton responded at the other end with a three-point play to make it a 29-21 game entering the second. Houston continued to generate offense at a quick pace in the second quarter. The Rockets missed their first two shots of the frame, but made eight of their next nine attempts as the margin reached 46-33 after a Trevor Ariza layup. The lead was as many as 19 in the quarter and they led 60-42 at the break. Houston then had a woeful third quarter, shooting 4-of-20 from the floor and getting outscored 22-9. Boston scored 10 points off eight turnovers in the frame. Game Notes Smith also had 10 rebounds in the win ... Houston has won nine of its last 11 against Boston ... Boston shot 35.6 percent from the floor ... The Rockets held a 46-32 edge in the paint. ' ' '