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DETROIT -- When Doug Fister is in a groove, the innings can fly by pretty quickly. "I do take pride in going fast. Its a fine line between working fast and hurrying through your delivery," the Detroit right-hander said. "You keep your defence on their toes. Theyre more behind you when youre working fast at a good tempo." Fister pitched eight innings without allowing an earned run on Friday night, and Alex Avilas two-run double in the fifth gave him all the support he would need in the Tigers 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Fister allowed three hits and a walk -- and the game was finished in a crisp 2 hours, 24 minutes. "Pretty easy when youre pretty much on the same page, and hes getting it, getting it back up there and throwing it," said Avila, Detroits catcher. "When hes throwing strikes and getting guys out, its pretty fun." Avilas big hit sent the Phillies to their season-worst sixth straight loss. Cole Hamels (4-13) was trying to protect a 1-0 lead for the Phillies when he allowed the bottom of Detroits order to break through. After a one-out walk to Hernan Perez, Ramon Santiago and Avila -- the No. 9 batter -- hit back-to-back doubles. "Changeup. He threw a hanger -- thats what it was. I just saw it out of his hand, and it was up, and put a pretty good swing on it," said Avila, who is hitting .187 on the year. "It was just a good all-around baseball game -- good pitching, a lot of tense moments -- a fun game." Santiago was playing third base in place of slugger Miguel Cabrera, who hasnt played since Monday because of an injured left hip. Fister (9-5) struck out six. Joaquin Benoit pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 10 chances. Darin Ruf grounded out with a man on third to end it. With the Phillies struggling to stay in playoff contention, the trade deadline might take on added significance for them. "I think it might be bothering them," manager Charlie Manuel said of his club. "Weve got a lot of young, inexperienced players, and they get concerned about where they are going to be playing and who is going be traded. That didnt used to be the case, but things are all over the place now and they read it all." The Tigers were without Cabrera, outfielder Torii Hunter (left Achilles) and second baseman Omar Infante (sprained left ankle). The Phillies were short-handed, too, with first baseman Ryan Howard and outfielders Domonic Brown and Ben Revere on the disabled list. In the middle of their latest loss, the Phillies announced left-hander Cliff Lee would miss Saturday nights start because of a stiff neck. Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead with a third-inning run off Fister. John Mayberry Jr. reached on an error by Perez, the second baseman. One out later, Carlos Ruiz hit a single, and Michael Young followed with an RBI single to snap an 0-for-12 skid. But Fister struck out the next two hitters to get out of that jam. After Rufs single in the fourth, no more Phillies reached base until the eighth. Young drew a two-out walk then, but Fister retired Kevin Frandsen on a groundout and walked off to an ovation from the Comerica Park crowd. Benoit allowed a leadoff single by Jimmy Rollins. With one out, Rollins stole second, and with two outs, he stole third. But the Phillies couldnt get him home. Santiago had a nice all-around game. Young led off with a grounder toward the hole between Santiago and shortstop Jhonny Peralta, and Santiago made a diving stop to retire the Philadelphia third baseman. In the fifth, Santiagos double down the left-field line brought Avila to the plate in a second-and-third situation. Avila hit a drive to the gap in left-centre to score both runners. Hamels allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He walked three and struck out six. 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Grossiste Air Max 90 Chine . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season.The NBAs general managers are expecting a third straight Golden State-Cleveland?matchup in this seasons NBA Finals, with the Warriors the pick to reclaim the title.Such was the consensus from the annual poll of general managers by NBA.com. The Warriors and Cavaliers each got 97 percent of the votes cast by GMs when asked to pick the Western and Eastern conference champions -- meaning, if each team got one ballot, 29 of the 30 teams voted for a rematch.And heres why it wouldnt have been unanimous: General managers were not allowed to vote for their own clubs. Boston got the other conference-title vote in the East; San Antonio got the other one in the West.The Warriors got 69 percent of votes cast to emerge as champions for the second time in three years this season, with the defending titlist Cavaliers getting the other 31 percent.While the leagues general managers might be universal in their praise of the Warriors, TNT analyst Charles Barkley is less impressed.I still think they got some of the same issues this year with that team, Barkley said Tuesday?during a lunch before TNTs Inside the NBA studio team was elected to the Broadcasting Hall of Fame.Can they rebound the ball? Theyre going to still be shooting jumpers. Theyre not going to get any low-post scoring. Can that type of play hold up through the rigors of the NBA playoffs? Im still going to say the same thing Ive always said: no.The retooled Warriors will begin their quest for a second title in three years on Tuesday when they open the season with a home game against the?San Antonio Spurs.Other balloting led to the following predictions:??Clevelands LeBron James will win his fifth MVP award. James got 47 percent of the vote, easily outpacing Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrook (23 percent), Golden States two-time reigning MVP Stephen Curry and Houstons James Harden (10 percent each), new Warriors forward Kevin Durant (7 percent) and Indianas Paul George (3 percent).??James remains a nightmare for opponents. Asked which player forces coaches to make the most adjustments, James got 75 percent of the vote, far more than Curry (21 percent) and Golden States Draymond Green (4 percent).??Minnesotas Karl-Anthony Towns would be the player most GMs, if starting a franchise today and could sign any player, would take in such a scenario. Towwns was picked on 48 percent of ballots, followed by Durant (21 percent) and James (17 percent).dddddddddddd??Phoenixs Devin Booker is the player most likely to have a breakout season, listed on 31 percent of the ballots. He was ahead of Towns (14 percent) and Indianas Myles Turner (10 percent), with 11 other players also getting mentions.??Curry remains the NBAs best point guard, getting 63 percent of the votes in that category. Chris Paul of the?Los Angeles Clippers?(20 percent) was second, followed by Westbrook (10 percent) and Clevelands Kyrie Irving (7 percent).??Other top positional rankings went to shooting guard Harden of Houston, James at small forward, New Orleans Anthony Davis at power forward and the Clippers DeAndre Jordan at center. Interestingly, not only was James the overwhelming pick at small forward, but he also placed a close second in power forward balloting.??Golden State, which landed Durant this summer, was the easy pick as the team that made the best overall moves this offseason. Not coincidentally, 80 percent of the GMs also said Durant is the player move that will make the most impact, far ahead of the 13 percent who think Bostons getting Al Horford will.??Durants move to Golden State narrowly edged Dwyane Wade signing with Chicago as the most surprising move of the offseason.??Minnesota was the pick to be the leagues most improved team this season, and the Wolves Kris Dunn is the overwhelming choice to be the rookie of the year.??San Antonios Kawhi Leonard was overwhelmingly selected as the best defensive player and best perimeter defender in the league, part of the reason the Spurs got 50 percent of the GM votes as the NBAs top defensive team. Jordan was the easy winner in balloting for best interior defender.??The Spurs Gregg Popovich was the pick again as both the best head coach and best coach in terms of managing and motivating players.??James was picked as the NBAs best leader, most versatile player and as the player with the best basketball IQ. But if GMs could pick one player to take a shot with the game on the line, he was the second choice -- far behind Curry.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '