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New York Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said his team is missing opportunities to get the ball to Kristaps Porzingis.Theyve got to do a better job of getting him the ball when hes got a mismatch, Hornacek said after the Knicks fell to 1-3 following a 19-point loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. There were several times where hes in the area on a smaller guy and were not necessarily looking for him. Were looking for the next thing. Weve got to find that mismatch, throw it up there, let him gather the ball and make a play on that.Porzingis missed all four of his field goal attempts Wednesday and was held without a field goal for just the second time in his 76-game career.They were switching; a lot of times he had a 6-5, 6-6 guy on him. We have to take advantage of that and just didnt see it, Hornacek said.Some around the NBA believe that Porzingis shots and touches may decrease in his second season because hes sharing the floor with new Knicks point guard Derrick Rose.Rose and Carmelo Anthony are players who use a high percentage of their teams plays when on the floor. Thus far this season, Porzingis is averaging 14.5 points per game on 11.5 shots. Last season, he averaged 14.3 points on 12.3 shots. So there isnt a huge discrepancy, but the Knicks are struggling on both ends of the floor and would benefit from getting Porzingis some easier shots.In addition to failing to take advantage of Porzingis mismatches, the Knicks also struggled to defend on Wednesday. They allowed Houston to shoot 47 percent from the field and score 66 points in the first half. Defense has been an issue for the club early in the season.In Tuesdays loss to the Pistons, New York allowed Detroit to ring up 64 first-half points. In all, Knicks opponents have scored 30 points or more in eight of 16 quarters, and New York has yet to hold a team under 100 points.We just have to build better habits and be better on our one on one defense, Joakim Noah said. Just being on a string, being all together, understanding the game plan and taking pride in the defense.Added Rose: If we dont come out and play defense, were going to keep getting smacked like this. Discount Yeezy 350 V2 . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. Wholesale Air Force 1 . Colin Wilson had two goals and an assist, and Mike Fisher scored a goal and helped set up two others in the Predators 6-4 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night. http://www.discountaustraliashoes.com/cheap-balenciaga-fake.html . 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Hes special.Count Houston coach Mike DAntoni as another Irving fan after watching Clevelands point guard take over the game.Kyrie is great, hes got it all, DAntoni said. All you can do is hope he misses shots. You put a hand in his face to make it as difficult as possible.Kevin Love scored 24 points as Cleveland placed six players in double figures. The Cavaliers are 4-0 for the first time in 16 years.James Harden scored a season-high 41 points and had 15 assists for Houston.Ryan Andersons 3-pointer cut Clevelands lead to 114-112 with 2:18 to play, but 3-pointers by James and J.R. Smith and another 3 by Irving with 34 seconds left pushed the margin to 125-116.The games tip-off was moved up an hour to 6 p.m. because the Indians and Cubs were playing Game 6 of the World Series across the street at Progressive Field.James and some teammates made their way across the plaza to Progressive Field for Game 6.Cleveland scored 43 points in the fourth quarter, making 13 of 15 from the field, including its last eight shots.Its all about executing down the stretch, Irving said. Thats not necessarily hard for us. Its just about consistently getting better.Harden, who was 13 of 20 from the field, gave the Cavaliers credit for hitting clutch shots.They didnt miss the last five or six minutes, he said. Some shots we wanted to live with and some shots they just made.Smith scored 15 points for Cleveland while Mike Dunleavy and Channing Frye had 11 apiece.Eric Gordon scored 16 points for Houston. Nene added 13 and Anderson had 12.Irvings driving layup after a spin move in the lane gave Cleveland a 94-92 lead with 8 minutes to play and began a 13-3 run. Iman Shumpert andd Dunleavy hit 3-pointers before Love was fouled shooting a 3 and made all three free throws.ddddddddddddJames, who air-balled a free throw in the second quarter, also had eight assists.Rockets guard Trevor Ariza left the game in the third quarter after bumping heads with Tristan Thompson. Ariza received five stitches and returned with a bandage under his right eye.Houston, which began a five-game trip, opens the season with seven road contests in eight games. The Rockets had won four straight games in Cleveland.TIP-INSRockets: Houston committed a backcourt violation when Ariza stepped across the timeline after receiving the opening tip. ... Harden has been playing point guard in place of Patrick Beverley (left knee), who remains out after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 25. ... C Clint Capela made two free throws in the third quarter after missing his first seven attempts of the season.Cavaliers: Smith hit his 344th 3-pointer, passing Cleveland assistant coach Damon Jones for ninth place on the teams all-time list. ... Frye returned to the team after missing two games after the death of his mother. ... Cleveland trailed after the opening quarter for the first time in four games.LESSONS LEARNEDHarden thought the loss produced some positives for the Rockets, who fell to 2-2.It was a good test for us, he said. Playing against the defending champions on their home court, we can take some good things out of this.NOT A BIG THINGCavaliers coach Tyronn Lue wont lose any sleep over the fact the Rockets scored 120 points and shot 48 percent.I didnt care, just win, he said. So this game I just circled `Get a win. Thats a tough team to play.UP NEXTRockets: Visit New York on Wednesday. DAntoni coached the Knicks from 2008-2012, posting a 121-167 regular season record with one playoff appearance.Cavaliers: Host Boston on Thursday. The Celtics host Chicago on Wednesday. ' ' '