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points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead basket with 8.2 seconds to
play, to lead the New York Knicks to a 103-102 preseason victory over the Boston
Celtics on Wednesday night. "It was great, everything youve asked for, youve
dreamed of, and its coming to reality," the son of the former NBA guard said
following the Knicks preseason opener. "Just got to live in the moment and take
advantage of your opportunities." Iman Shumpert scored 18 points, Metta World
Peace added 13 and Andrea Bargnani had 12 for the Knicks, who led by as many as
23 points with 8:13 to play in their preseason opener. "Sometimes a stat doesnt
show what a guy has in him. Theres no stat for whats in his heart," World Peace
said of Hardaway. "First game and he wanted it bad. Im pretty sure that youre
going to see a lot of big shots like that for him." Phil Pressey led the Celtics
(0-2) with 13 points, while Avery Bradley and Chris Babb added 12 apiece. Babb
scored all of his points in the fourth quarter on 3-pointers, including one with
2:03 to go that brought the Celtics within 101-98. A dunk by Vitor Faverani and
a layup by Pressey put Boston ahead, but Hardaway hit his jumper to put New York
on top for good. Babb tried to drive to the hoop in the final seconds but had
his shot blocked by CJ Leslie as time expired. "Chris Babb has been one of the
best workers, had one of the best attitudes and been one of the best teammates
in there from day one," first-year Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. "So, not a
shock at all when he went in and did what he did. We have been huge fans of his
since he walked in the building. "That was fun to be a part of. Thats the way we
need to play. I thought we competed awfully hard at times, and at times I
thought they were better than us. "Weve got to be more consistent through 48
minutes, and thats what the preseasons for."
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hand. "Im excited," Fernandez said with a grin.VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver
Whitecaps know they have to be more ruthless in front of the goal. They nearly
ran the Seattle Sounders out of B.C. Place Stadium in the opening 30 minutes
last weekend with their attacking style, but couldnt capitalize on a number of
clear-cut chances and settled for a 2-2 draw. Creating those opportunities is
one thing, but the Whitecaps understand they must be better finishers in order
to climb up the Major League Soccer standings. "We have to continue to try to
take our chances," said Vancouver captain Jay DeMerit. "Over the past couple
weeks weve really created a lot of them, now the final step in that is to put a
few more in the net." The Whitecaps (4-2-5) will be looking to do just that on
Sunday when they travel south to Oregon to take on the rival Portland Timbers
(3-3-7). You can see all the action on TSN beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. "Its part
and parcel of our DNA as a team now to start on the front foot, be a
forward-thinking team and try and go for the throat," said Whitecaps assistant
coach Martyn Pert. "Weve got the surprise element at the moment because people
are looking at us and probably werent tipping us to play that offensively.
"(Head coach Carl Robinsons) philosophy is to be on the front foot and play
attacking football. Youre going to create chances." But burying those chances
has been a problem. Vancouver could have had at least four goals in a 1-0 road
victory over the Columbus Crew on May 10, and also wasted a number of
opportunities in the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal
four days later against Toronto FC. Then last week, the Whitecaps could have
easily been up 3-0 on the Sounders after half an hour, but they were betrayed by
their final touch on numerous occasions. "Weve just got to focus on doing what
weve been doing," said Whitecaps striker Erik Hurtado, who has three goals in
three games in all competitions. "Were attacking ... we just have to finish our
chances more often." Vancouver currently occupies the fifth and final playoff
spot in the West, a point up on Portland with two games in hand. The L.A.
Galaxy, meanwhile, are two points back, but have a game in hand themselves and
are also in action Sunday. Looking up in the standings, the Whitecaps are also
just a single point behind both the Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas, with games in
hand on both clubs. "Theres a good team spirit, and I dont use the term loosely
because there is a general feel-good factor about the place," said Whitecaps
defender Andy OBrien. "The chances that weve created, and with a little bit of
luck the results could have been a little bit different. But taking everything
into consideration were pleased with how weve done so far." Sunday will also
mark the second game for both Vancouver and Portland in the Cascadia Cup, a
mini-touurnament played between the Whitecaps, Timbers and Sounders for bragging
rights in the Pacific Northwest.
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that Vancouver has accomplished four times, including last season. "Weve got to
start well. We know to expect a battle against Portland, especially at their
ground," said DeMerit. "Theyre a big, physical team. They like to get the ball
down and play as well so were going to have to stay up and not give their good
players time and space because they can hurt you." While the Whitecaps have not
lost in MLS competition in their last five (2-0-3), the Timbers enter the derby
clash unbeaten in six (3-0-3), including back-to-back road victories. "Were
looking forward to Vancouver, we know with a win there we can jump them in the
table," Timbers head coach Caleb Porter told the clubs official website. "And
with our fans behind us, the boys will be flying." Portland, which will be
playing its third game in eight days, got two goals from six-foot-four striker
Fanendo Adi in a 2-0 midweek victory over Chivas USA, his first two with the
club. "Hes a big, athletic guy. He gives a different element for them," said
DeMerit. "Most of the guys that play up front for them are tricky guys or guys
that have a bit of flair. "Were going to have to battle him, stick with his pace
and make him play." The atmosphere inside B.C. Place last week against Seattle
was electric and OBrien said the Whitecaps expect the same in Portland. "Its one
of the beauties of where we located that we get that because coming from Europe
thats part and parcel of the game," said OBrien, a veteran of the English
Premier League. "I must admit the abuse that you get from away supporters is not
as bad as in Europe, but its certainly one of the fixtures that you look for
when theyre released because you know theyre going to be great games." DeMerit
said it will be crucial for the Whitecaps to continue to play the attacking,
aggressive style that made them successful through 11 games this season if
theyre going to pick up their second road win of the campaign. "(The Timbers)
will make it hard for us, especially in the beginning with the crowd on their
side," he said. "Its up to us to make sure we battle that back but still try to
stay expressive on our end and not sit back and give them the ball. "Weve got to
make sure we continue to stay at a high tempo both offensively and defensively
to give ourselves the best chance." Notes: The Whitecaps have never beaten the
Timbers in MLS play, including three draws last season. ... Vancouver plays at
the Philadelphia Union on June 7 before MLS goes on its World Cup break. The
Whitecaps dont play at home again until June 25 against the Montreal Impact.
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