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Two defensively challenged teams square off Wednesday in the first installment this season for basketball supremacy in New York.The Brooklyn Nets (3-4) make a quick jaunt across the East River to face the New York Knicks (2-4) in the first of four meetings between the Atlantic Division rivals.The Knicks have allowed at least 30 points or more in 10 of the 24 quarters this season, including a season-high 36 in the fourth quarter of a 114-109 loss at home to Utah on Sunday. New York was leading at the half 54-49.Teams are shooting 46.4 percent against the Knicks, ranking them 27th. Their 3-point defense is ranked 28th and their defensive rebounding percentage is the lowest among the 32 teams.The Knicks are 27th in the league in defensive scoring, allowing 109.8 points a game. Their defensive rating, which is based on points allowed per 100 possessions, is last in the league.The Nets are coming off a 119-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. They are allowing 107 points per game, placing them 21st in the league. Their defensive rating is 19th in the league.To hopefully help offset some of the Knicks defensive woes, coach Jeff Hornacek has put assistant Kurt Rambis in charge of the defense. Rambis was the interim coach during the second half of last season after Derek Fisher was fired.It couldve been anybody, Hornacek told the New York Post of the change. It couldve been Jerry (Sichting). It couldve been Corey (Gaines). We all talk as a coaching staff about the same things. Kurt had some of these guys last year, so just thought it was better to put him in there.The Knicks favored offense is the much ballyhooed triangle, which they also practice to defend. The problem is the majority of the NBA plays a pick-and-roll offense, which the Knicks are having problems defending against.I mean, thats the way that the game of basketball is being played these days, regardless of whether we want to admit to it or not, Carmelo Anthony told Northjersey.com.Anthony leads the Knicks in scoring at 22.8 points per game.I wouldnt say Im frustrated, Anthony said. Theres some things we have to get better at, some things that we have to do better. And we have to figure that part out. We have to work at it. ... I wouldnt be frustrated at this point in the season because we still have some work to do.To compound the Nets defensive shortcomings, coach Kenny Atkinson has been forced to play a short-handed backcourt. Atkinson said he has not decided if guard Jeremy Lin, who is out with a strained left hamstring, will travel on the upcoming road trip.Veteran Randy Foyes return from a hamstring injury will bolster the defense, although his minutes will be limited. Foye saw 14 minutes of action Tuesday.Backup guard Greivis Vasquez is also sidelined, forcing Atkinson to use rookie Isaiah Whitehead and combo-guard Sean Kilpatrick, who ranks second on the team in scoring and seems to have found stability with his third team in two seasons.I think Sean (Kilpatrick) can definitely play the point, Atkinson told the New York Post. Hes done it. He handles pick-and-roll, but we dont want to get Sean too out of his role. Hes done a fantastic job scoring off the bench for us.Atkinson also said the Nets will decide Wednesday if center Brook Lopez plays at New York on the second end of a back-to-back. Lopez led the Nets with 26 points against Minnesota. He sat out the second part of a back-to-back Oct. 28 in Milwaukee.Yeezy Boost 700 Nederland . 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"Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said.Sydney forward Xavier Richards says his older brother Ted will retire satisfied even if he doesnt get to play in Saturdays AFL grand final against Western Bulldogs.Fullback Ted, 33, recently announced he would retire at the end of this season, his 15th in the AFL.A key pillar of the Sydney backline for most of his 12 years at the club after joining from Essendon in late 2005, Ted hasnt played a senior game since round 17.There is a slight possibility he could get a game on Saturday as emerging key defender Aliir Aliir is battling to recover from a knee injury.However, the fact the Bulldogs dont have a lot of tall forwards would probably count against the older Richards.Ironically, Xavier was elevated to the senior side the week Ted was dropped.Ted was chaired off the ground at Swans training on Monday, to the delight of the cheering fans who attended the open session..Im not sure whats going through his head, but I think he described it as bittersweet last week, Xavier told AAP.Hes very happy for me but Im sure he was wishing he was playing,But I dont think Ted is gooing to walk away from his AFL career, thinking I wish i had have done that.dddddddddddd Hes ticked every box.Hes played in three AFL grand finals, won one, (was named an) All Australian, (played) over 250 games.Hes been in the leadership group. I think Ted is very satisfied.Drafted as a key defender, Xavier was switched to the forward line in the Swans reserves in mid-season.He kicked 26 goals in five games to earn promotion to the senior side and has kicked 13 majors across the Swans past nine matches.Xavier, who is ten years younger than his sibling, has not had many opportunities to play alongside his brother since being selected in the 2013 rookie draft.Xavier said they had played two or three reserves games together and briefly appeared on the same field in one senior match, when the younger Richards made his top-flight debut.I was the sub, I was only on the ground for about ten minutes, but it was a pretty good moment, Xavier said. ' ' '