MINSK, Belarus -- Wanting Team Canada to improve game by game at the world hockey championship, coach Dave Tippett thought the quarter-final effort against
Finland was the best yet.
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at Chizhovka Arena and Canadas elimination from the tournament. "I use a phrase
all the time that every play counts," Tippett said. "Every play counts and
unfortunately we had a couple go against us." The play that counted the most for
Canada was a turnover by defenceman Tyler Myers, who tried to pass it off the
wall to Kyle Turris. Jori Lehtera got in the way, setting up Iiro Pakarinen for
the game-winner with just 3:08 left. A downtrodden Myers said everyone saw what
happened and didnt feel he needed to explain. Turris, who scored Canadas first
goal, took the blame. "I was yelling at him, Im open in the middle, Im open in
the middle, and when he passed to the middle, the guy stepped in between,"
Turris said. "It was my fault. I was yelling at him to move it to me, and the
guy stepped in the way and went the other way. I should have had it." It was a
game that Canada felt it should have had. Holding a 2-1 lead after two periods
on goals by Turris and Mark Scheifele, the Canadians were in control despite a
strong game from Finnish goaltender Pekka Rinne. One bad bounce 28 seconds into
the third changed everything. Finlands Juuso Hietanen let a slapshot fly that
hit Ben Scrivenss right arm, the back of his blocker, and then the shaft of his
stick before trickling over the goal-line. "Its a terrible goal to give up,"
said Scrivens, who stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced. "Its deflating for the
team. Thats squarely on me. Its really tough to swallow right now." This was the
fifth straight year Canada lost in the quarter-finals at this tournament. Making
it more difficult to accept was that this squad of NHL third-liners and
potential stars of the future bounced back perfectly from an opening shootout
loss to France. Six straight victories followed. The Finland game easily could
have been one, too. "We still had our shifts in their end, our chances," captain
Kevin Bieksa said. "We had a couple breakdowns. We knew going into this game
that the Finns were a team that would sit back and capitalize on our mistakes,
and they made us pay tonight." Tippett addressed his players after the loss but
couldnt offer much in the way of an uplifting sentiment. "Its a tough situation
for everybody," Tippett said. "Its not the result you want. We came here to win,
we didnt come here to lose in the quarter-finals. Theres not much to say. We
didnt accomplish what we wanted to accomplish." All because of a few bad breaks.
Finlands first goal 6:06 in, which came on the power play with Myers in the box
for roughing, happened after an attempted point shot deflected off
penalty-killer Joel Wards stick and right to Olli Palola for his third of the
tournament. That didnt deflate Canada, which kept putting pucks on Rinne, who
finished with 36 saves on 38 shots. The attempts came from everywhere and almost
everyone, as 17 of 20 skaters had at least one on net. "I thought we played some
really good hockey throughout the whole game," Myers said. "I think we were
right there. It was our game to lose. Its never a good feeling to have it happen
like that." One problem was going 0-for-5 on the power play. Had Canada buried a
couple of those chances, like Brayden Schenns shot very early that hit the
crossbar, it would have been a very different game. Canadas players and Tippett
were quick to credit the Finns, who played their brand of hockey well and
pounced on mistakes. "We worked extremely hard (for) 60 minutes," Hietanen said.
"We knew that we were going to get our chances and now we scored a couple
goals." Finland coach Erkka Westerlund was proud of how his team responded and
came back from the 2-1 deficit. "In (the) third period we showed the mental
strength," Westerlund said. "We call it in Finland sisu." The third period was
Canadas weakest of the game. "Its frustrating. I thought we had a great first
two periods, we were outshooting them badly, had great opportunities," Turris
said. "If we played the way we did in the first two to finish the game, I think
we would have come out with a better outcome." Instead, Scrivens lamented
Finlands goaltending being better than his and not holding up his end of the
bargain to teammates. And Myers was left with the same feelings he had much of
this NHL season with the Buffalo Sabres. "Its never fun losing," Myers said. "I
did too much of that this year." This wasnt a loss that had Canadas players
wondering about their overall play. But that was no consolation. "Its just the
way it is," Tippett said. "We played a good game tonight. Unfortunately, we
lost." Notes: Alex Burrows returned to Canadas lineup after missing the final
two preliminary-round games with a leg injury. Burrows was the 13th forward and
played just 4:11 with no shifts in the third period. ... Finlands roster
features just three NHL players: Rinne, Olli Jokinen of the Winnipeg Jets and
Erik Haula of the Minnesota Wild.
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career high with 37 points. CLEVELAND -- Their playoff chase, which somehow
lasted longer that it probably should have, is officially over. The Cavaliers
came up short. On a night when they finally put it all together, their hopes
crumbled. Dion Waiters scored 22 points and the Cavs played one of their best
games this season, routing the Detroit Pistons 122-100 on Wednesday before being
eliminated from the playoff race. Tyler Zeller scored 18 and rookie Matthew
Dellavedova had 14 points and 12 assists for Cleveland, which had its slim
playoff hopes ended when Atlanta defeated Boston 105-97. "Its an empty feeling
now that your chances are done," said All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who has
missed the post-season in each of his three years in the NBA. "You think about
things you could have done, you should have done. Its inevitable, especially as
big a competitor as I am. Its definitely going to be on my mind. "You always
want to compete for something as special as the playoffs, but our chances were
snapped tonight. Its disappointing." As the Hawks were rallying to take down the
Celtics, the Cavs played with passion and purpose -- two things missing too
often earlier this season. Spencer Hawes added 15 points for the Cavs, who led
by 32 at half and rolled to one of their best all-around performances in what
has been an otherwise disappointing season. Cleveland set a team record with 26
assists in the first half and finished with a season-high 41. But the Cavs will
watch the playoffs, and spend the months ahead thinking about games they let
slip away, losses that came back to haunt them. "We put ourselves in this hole,"
said coach Mike Brown, who returned for a second stint with the club after being
fired in 2010. "I wish we could have a couple of those games back from early on.
I cant fault anybody but ourselves." Brandon Jennings scored 17 after missing
his first 10 shots for the Pistons, who played their second game in a row
without forward Josh Smith, sidelined with knee tendinitis. Jonas Jerebko added
17 points for Detroit, which was coming off a surprising win in Atlanta. "They
outplayed us and outworked us," Pistons interim coach John Loyer said of the
Cavs. "We were embarrassed in the first half. This is an unforgiving league, and
they didnt care that we beat AAtlanta last night.
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got into a public spat with Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, an embarrassing
squabble between two of the citys biggest sports stars. Irving had told Gordon
"to mind his own business" about commenting on his supposed rift with Waiters.
Following practice on Monday, Irving and Waiters presented a united front and
said they worked through any differences and were only focused on winning. Maybe
the backcourt mates patching up their differences rubbed off on the rest of the
Cavs, as Brown spent most of the game sitting as opposed to standing and
yelling. The Cavs had 14 assists on 14 field goals in the first quarter, which
ended with them up 31-18. They were nearly as efficient in the second quarter,
outscoring the Pistons 38-19 on the way to a 69-37 halftime lead. "This is the
way we want to play most of the time," said Brown, who tied Bill Fitch for the
second-most wins in franchise history. "It felt pretty good." Following the
game, Atlantas game was on the locker room TV as Irving waited to speak with
reporters. The season didnt go as planned, but theres nothing more he can do.
"As a man and as a competitor, youve got to suck it up," he said. "This is my
third year. Obviously, things didnt go in a perfect way. But theres no perfect
season. For me, its just about continuing to grow and finish the season strong."
NOTES: Brown and Fitch have 304 wins, 12 behind Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens. ...
Irving is "proud" of friend and former high school teammate Derrick Gordon for
coming "out" as the first openly gay player in Division I. "Hes a strong person.
I think the way he did it is a true test of his character and its big time,"
Irving said. "Im happy for him." Irving said he would not have any issue with a
gay teammate. "To see guys in sports coming out now is part of life," he said.
"Im not a judgmental guy, not one bit. But Im proud of Derrick and Im proud of
Jason Collins. Its a big step for everybody and every generation." ... Detroit
has come to Cleveland with a different coach in each of its past three visits:
Lawrence Frank last year, Maurice Cheeks earlier this season and now Loyer.
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