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BOSTON - Boston coach Brad Stevens wasnt about to completely praise rookie Marcus Smarts performance.Stevens didnt miss something he did wrong directly in front of him.Smart, the teams first-round selection and No. 6 overall, scored 16 points and Jared Sullinger had 15 with 17 rebounds to lead the Celtics to a 100-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night in the final preseason game for both teams.I would argue maybe one shot, right in front of our bench, right in front of me, Stevens said when asked if the 6-foot-4 guard had a solid game with shot selection and overall play.Smart went 5-for-8 from the floor, nailing a pair from three-point range. He added four assists and a steal in 15 1/2 minutes of action.Coach has been telling me to be more aggressive, attack the rim and then take the 3-ball once you get warm, Smart said.Gerald Wallace had 12 points for Boston, which finished the preseason 5-3 with its second straight win over Brooklyn.Mason Plumlee led the Nets with 15 points and 11 boards. Mirza Teletovic also scored 15 points.Brooklyn, which didnt play any of its expected regulars, went 4-2 in the preseason.Weve got a lot of work to do, Nets coach Lionel Hollins said. Weve got a lot of catching up with consistency with one group on the court and what we do.The Celtics led 58-44 at halftime.Boston trailed by five early in the second quarter before going on a 26-4 run over a 6 1/2 minute stretch to grab a 55-38 lead on James Youngs floating jumper. Wallace had eight points in the spree and Smart seven.The Celtics pushed their lead to 71-48 on Marcus Thorntons free throw 3 minutes into the third before the Nets scored 10 unanswered points. Playing with reserves for most of the game that was the only real run Brooklyn made in the second half.Boston led 86-68 after three quarters and never had its advantage fall below 10 points in the fourth.The building was less than half full, with the upper bowl nearly empty.TIP-INS:Nets: Center Brook Lopez was out again, resting a mild sprained right foot. Forward Kevin Garrett didnt make the trip after missing Sundays game with a stomach virus and guard Deron Williams rested.Celtics: Coach Brad Stevens said point guard Rajon Rondo is increasing his activity in practice, playing with padding to protect a bone he broke in his left hand during the off-season. I think well know more after practice on Friday, Stevens said when asked if Rondo could play the regular-season opener.UP NEXT:The teams meet again in the opener at TD Garden next Wednesday.TERRIBLE QUARTERThe Nets had 12 of their 25 turnovers in the second quarter, committing eight during Bostons game-breaking spree.LEARNING THE HARD WAYForward Young, Bostons other first-round choice, found out more about physical play in the league.They were definitely welcoming him to the NBA with those screen and curls, Stevens said. Gleyber Torres Jersey . Markieff Morris and Marcus Morris, city natives, handled the catering for teammates that begged them for the tasty postgame feast. Alex Rodriguez Jersey . Marian Gaborik had two goals and an assist and Martin Jones made just 17 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season as the Kings snapped a three-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over the lowly Oilers on Thursday. http://www.customyankeesjersey.com/custo...1824i.html . 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Hes 6-10 and he was struggling with his jersey. I was trying to help him with his hat.The always canny Pedro Martinez greeted Craig Biggio with an apology of sorts.Im extremely honoured to be here with all of you. Craig. I know I brushed you back a couple of times. It wasnt intentional, he said.On this day, the fierce competitors were all teammates in jerseys with Hall of Fame in red script stitched across the chest.I still love you, Biggio said. Its OK.There was a lot of love, laughter and admiration among the largest induction class elected by the writers since 1955. Some of the highlights of the nearly hour-long news conference:WHATS A FEW INCHES AMONG FRIENDS?On his connection with former Braves teammates Gregg Maddux and Tom Glavine, who were known for pitching on the corners — sometimes getting a wider strike zone than usual:Everyone kind of assumes the three of us together and links us together, Smoltz said. Everyones feeling is we got 6 inches off the plate. I didnt, by the way. So dont believe that. I didnt. I didnt.Biggio answered Smoltz several minutes later: I agree with John. It wasnt 6 inches off the plate. It was more like 6 to 10.OLD GOATSMartinez on being elected to the Hall, where he visited when he was a young player with the Montreal Expos and had an immediate appreciation of the games history:I couldnt imagine how the game was. I could only wonder, but Im extremely honoured to be going back now, being part of it, being looked at as an old goat. Thats what we all became. We became old goats now. Theyre going to be like, Oh, look, thats Pedro, thats John. That was back then. So we all became old goats after yesterday.FAKING ITSmoltz got some good advice on how to put away batters:I learned it from Tom Glavine who never really showed any emotion, which is the reason why he won 300 games and was a Hall of Famer. I learned if you didnt have what you needed that day, fake it; dont let them know.Johnson had a different take on faking it:For me it was hard to fake. You either saw 95 to 100 (mph) or you didnt. ... The one thing I had going for me is I could throw really hard. I was kind of like that Sports Illustrated story that came out a long time ago (The Curious Case of Sidd Finch from AApril 1, 1985), a kid wearing overalls in a hay field, being able to throw a hundred miles an hour.dddddddddddd That was me. I was like Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham that hit the mascot. I was a combination of all that until it finally came together for me.MEMORABILIAAs an 18-year-old playing for the Dodgers rookie team in Great Falls, Montana, Martinez was called up to pitch for Class A Bakersfield in the playoffs, a little more than 100 miles from Dodger Stadium, where his brother Ramon was pitching. Martinez went to visit his brother and came across a memorabilia auction:As a kid, I remember watching Reggie Jackson. He was the only one that could pimp a homer back in those days. ... Ramons friend goes, You want that ball? Im like, Yeah, I would like to have it. You have the 250 bucks? All I had to do was reach in my pocket, pull it out. I knew it was 250. So I was handing it to the person, Here, buy it.No, no, no. You dont get it that way. You sign your name there. If it happens that nobody bets on it, then you get it. All 250 bucks, 1990, that I made in my last 15 days of work in Montana, I paid for a Reggie Jackson signed ball.Smoltz isnt so nostalgic:Im pretty bad at it, Ill admit. I never really asked for autographs growing up. Im better today, but Ive been known to play catch with my 200th win ball with my son. I dont know where a lot of stuff is.NEW YORK, NEW YORKJohnson made his first start after being traded from the Montreal Expos to the Seattle Mariners in the Bronx on May 30, 1989. It didnt take the University of Southern California pitcher long to meet a fellow Trojan — and baseball Hall of Famer:Tom Seaver is walking behind me as Im going into the clubhouse with my suitcase. I played for the legendary college coach Rod Dedeaux at USC. He called everybody Tiger. ... Its also a calling card that when you hear someone say Tiger to you. You know thats USC alumni baseball. Tom Seaver yelled out, Tiger, Tiger, Tiger, you cant be carrying your own bags. Youre pitching today. ... I went on to win that game. But more importantly someone of that stature, who Ive become friends with now since then, the great Tom Seaver, helped me with my suitcase on my pitching day in Yankee Stadium.Johnson ended up pitching for the Yankees from 2005-06, and he got to know several of the teams Hall of Famers:Im good friends with Reggie Jackson. He called me asking: Randy, how did you get more votes to the Hall of Fame than I did? I mean, who does that? Friends do. Reggies the greatest. I love Reggie. ' ' '