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Saina Nehwal exited the Hong Kong Open Super Series after losing 8-21, 21-18, 19- 21 to Hong Kongs Cheung Ngan Yi in the quarterfinals on Friday. The match was a grueling affair that lasted 71 minutes.Earlier, PV Sindhu set up a semifinal against Cheung after beating Singapores Xiaoyu Liang 21-17, 21-23, 21-18 in the quarterfinal. The match lasted an hour and 19 minutes, and was the fourth time in the last seven matches that Sindhu was stretched into a third game.?Cheung raced away to a 6-2 lead in the opening game as Saina committed a slew of errors on her returns. Saina continued to struggle with her movement as Cheung pocketed the first game in 13 minutes.Saina was more aggressive in the second game and led 7-5 at one stage but Cheung remained solid in defence and took a 11-7 advantage at the changeover. Saina narrowed it to 12-13 after a 38-shot rally, and managed to take the match into the third and decisive game after controlling the pace for most of the second.Saina took a 9-4 lead in the final game but Cheung fought back by winning five points in a row to draw level and then led 11-10 at the changeover. She went on to win 14 of the next 16 points and led 18-11.Saina put up a spirited fight till the end and saved the first match point, but the home-favourite Chueng got the better of her on her second.?After winning the China Open last week, Sindhu had climbed two places to go ninth in the latest BWF rankings released on November 24. She is now the only Indian in top ten, with Saina dropping five places to go 11th following her injury layoff and first round exit at China Open.This is Sainas second tournament after a knee surgery. She is also the only Indian woman to have won the Hong Kong Open, having beaten Chinas Wang Shixian in the 2010 final. 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"Thats why they pay me the big bucks this summer, so I have to protect the paint," said Hibbert, who signed a $58 million contract last summer. "If all else fails, meaning the offence, I have to protect the paint." With players from both teams standing on the court as the final seconds ticked off and Pacers fans roaring in appreciation, the sellout crowd wasted little time breaking into chants of "Beat The Heat!" For Indiana, it sets up a post-season rematch with the defending NBA champs, the team that eliminated them last May after the Pacers had taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven semifinals. The Heat wound up winning Game 4 at Indiana and followed that with two more wins as Danny Granger struggled with a knee injury. Indiana used the lessons from that series as motivation to improve this season and wound up beating the Heat twice at home before losing the third game of the season series at Miami. The Pacers will return to South Florida for Game 1 on Wednesday night. With Granger missing all but five games this season because of the lingering knee injury, the Pacers put an even greater emphasis on playing defence and it showed. Indiana led the league in rebounding, defensive field goal percentage and defensive 3-point percentage while finishing second in points allowed per game during the regular season. It was no different in the playoffs, as the Knicks found out. New York had another subpar shooting night Saturday, making just 40 per cent of its shots, and again wound up on the wrong side of a 43-36 rebounding discrepancy. In the paint, New York was outscored 52-20, and Anthony, who finished with 39 points, scored just four points in the final 12 minutes when he went 2 of 7 from the field. Iman Shumpert added 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and J.R. Smith scored 15. Nobody else was in double figures. The combination, as it had been in the previous three losses to Indiana, produced the same frustrating result. "They have a hell of a defence. 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David West added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Hibbert finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, none bigger than the stuff on Anthony that changed the game. Stephenson had 10 rebounds and three assists in his best post-season game ever. The reason: He wanted to avoid a trip home. "I just didnt want to go back to New York and play Game 7," Stephenson said. "Just get it done with now and Id do whatever it takes to do that today. It showed tonight." The New York native made sure of it. After George grabbed the rebound off of Hibberts block, Stephenson took a pass from West and scored on a layup to tie the score at 92 with 4:51 left in the game. Stephenson followed that with a steal and drove in for a layup, drawing a foul and completing a three-point play. After grabbing another rebound and making two more free throws, West tipped in a miss and Stephenson closed the decisive spurt with another layup. Suddenly, the Pacers led 101-94 with 1:53 to go. New York never got another chance to tie the score or take the lead again despite making a far more typical 13 of 30 from 3-point range. "Its tough to go out this way," coach Mike Woodson said. "I didnt make it happen for us and thats whats disappointing." The Pacers have a far different goal now as they get ready to face LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Miami. "Were not satisfied with where were at," coach Frank Vogel said. "We feel like theres no ceiling on this team this year." Notes: New York failed to become the ninth team to rally from a 3-1 deficit. ... Indianapolis 500 pole winner Ed Carpenter made the short trip from the track to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, where he is a regular attendee. ... Colts coach Chuck Pagano also attended the game. ... The Knicks were 18 of 18 from the free throw line. ' ' '