NEW YORK -- Paul Pierce called the Miami Heat a juggernaut.
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Brooklyn Nets have plenty of respect for the two-time defending NBA champions --
and no fear. Pierce made that clear again Sunday, a day after the Nets Game 3
rout that cut Miamis lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brooklyn
will try to even the series at home Monday night. "Youve got to have that type
of mental ego against a juggernaut. You go against the best, a lot of series are
won on fear factor, like, or non-belief. When you have that non-belief, then you
have no chance," Pierce said after practice. "What I try to do in this locker
room, or with my teammates, is just try to give them belief that we can beat
this team. Theyre not unbeatable." The Heat had been in these playoffs until the
Nets 104-90 victory on Saturday night. Miami hadnt even faced a fourth-quarter
deficit, but was out of the game long before then after Brooklyn dominated the
third quarter to build a huge lead. "The defeat was complete," Heat coach Erik
Spoelstra said. "It was both sides of the basketball. "It was like trying to
plug in holes in a leaking dam. There was so many things that were not in our
favour really on both ends of the court." The Nets made 15 of 25 3-point
attempts, outrebounded Miami 43-27, and limited LeBron James to two baskets over
the final three quarters after he had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first.
Brooklyn swept the regular-season series, though none of the games was anywhere
near as easy as Game 3. Yet the four victories gave the Nets a confidence
against the Heat that some other opponents may not have. "We just had a little
success against them during the regular season. We played them well and we feel
like we match up well with them," Nets guard Deron Williams said. "And if were
on top of our game, were playing defence the way were capable of playing, like
we did the last game, we put ourselves in a good position to win." Pierce did
his part after the Nets were routed in Game 1, asking coach Jason Kidd to switch
up the defence so he could guard James. And after he and the Nets did such a
good job of it over the final three quarters of Game 3, Pierce said the Nets
wanted to show the Heat that they werent scared of them. "Why should it be a
fear factor?" James said. "Its just basketball. Were not trying to win a war
here, its just basketball. Thats all it is. Were all grown men, who cares about
whos fearing who? "Weve never been a team that talks. We dont get into that, and
weve never been a bulletin board team. We just want to play the game the right
way and we give ourselves a good chance to win if we play our type of basketball
and last night we didnt do that." Miami had won its previous eight post-season
games and followed every loss with a victory last year. To do that in this
series, Spoelstra said the Heat would not only need better effort and urgency,
but also more attention to the little details. Pierce is expecting that, as well
as in Game 5 back in Miami on Wednesday night. Even though the Heat didnt look
it Saturday, he believes they are just as good as the recent versions that ended
his seasons in Boston. "Definitely. Theyre well-seasoned now. They know how to
win," Pierce said. "Theyve won two championships, theres nothing they havent
been through. So the one thing you always hear, its kind of a cliche, is never
underestimate the heart of a champion, and you know thats what they have under
their belts. So you know, theyre the team to beat."
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dying seconds of the fourth quarter. Canada weathered the storm after
squandering a lead with a series of made shots. "Its a fantastic win for our
country with 11 first-time Canadian national team members," said head coach Roy
Rana.Daniel Briere is a healthy scratch from the Canadiens lineup and will be
replaced by Brandon Prust for tonights Game 5 against the Boston Bruins. Briere
has one goal and three assists in eight playoff games this spring while playing
on the fourth line with Travis Moen and Dale Weise. Prust has one assist in six
games but has sat out the last two games of this series. You can listen to the
game on TSN Radio 690 Montreal at 7pm et. Boston earned a 1-0 overtime victory
in Thursdays Game 4 battle in Montreal, with Matt Fraser, a call-up from the
American Hockey League, providing the only goal of the important contest.
Playing in his first-ever playoff game after being recalled earlier on Thursday
from the Providence Bruins, Fraser scored 1:19 into overtime to even this
best-of-seven series at two games apiece. Price turned away 34 shots in the loss
for the Canadiens. This was the 10th time a playoff game between these long-time
rivals had ended 1-0, with the last coming on April 15, 2008 when the Canadiens
took Game 4 in an eventual seven-game victory in the quarterfinals. However,
this was just the second overtime game to end 1-0, as the only other time was on
April 16, 1953 when Elmer Latch scored the Cup-clinching goal for the Canadiens
to finish off a four-game sweep. "Both teams battled and I was happy by the
effort of our team," said Montreal head coach Michel Therrien. "Both goalies
were phenomenal, both teams were well prepared. We lost the battle in front of
the net, obviously, on the winning goal. But Im pleased with our teams effort.
When its overtime, it could go either way." A combined 65 shots through the
first 60 minutes failed to find the back of the net but Bostons third of the
extra session made it in. On the goal, Johnny Boychuk let fly with a big shot
thhat Carey Price made the save on and the puck bounced behind the net.
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weak backhand off that Price also stopped, but Fraser was there for a backhand
of his own that went in to end the game. "The puck was bobbing out in front,"
said Fraser. "I tried to sneak it out and knocked it in. Its pretty exciting. I
hardly slept today, being called up, but this is just one game and we just tied
the series. Now we go back to Boston and continue." According to the Elias
Sports Bureau, Fraser is only the sixth NHL player in the past 75 years to score
his first career playoff goal in a 1-0 overtime game. He is the second this
postseason as Minnesotas Mikael Granlund lifted his team to a 1-0 OT victory
over Colorado in the opening round. Fraser, who scored an OT winner for
Providence in this seasons Calder Cup playoffs, also became the first player in
history to score overtime playoff goals in the AHL and NHL during the same
season. Bostons Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots for his second shutout of the
playoffs and fifth of his postseason career. "I saw the puck well tonight," said
Rask. "They had a couple of shots that were screens. But, for the most part, we
did a good job tonight letting me see the puck more. We didnt give them a lot.
We managed the puck very well at times." The Bruins lost the opener of this
series in overtime before rallying late for a win in Game 2. Montreal then
posted a 4-2 win in Tuesdays Game 3 meeting at the Bell Centre before dropping
its second home game of the series in heartbreaking fashion on Thursday. This
series is the 34th playoff meeting between these Original Six rivals. The
Canadiens are 24-9 in the previous 33 series, but the Bruins have won the last
two (2008, 2011).
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