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The wounded All Blacks will be desperate to avenge their Chicago defeat against Ireland on Saturday - to fend off a summer of ignominy in New Zealand.That is the view of Kiwi and former Ulster coach Mark Anscombe, ahead of New Zealands rematch with Ireland in Dublin this weekend.The fanatical New Zealand public demand the All Blacks win every single match, and their 92 per cent victory ratio under coach Steve Hansen has so nearly achieved that aim.But Canada coach Anscombe believes New Zealands 40-29 loss to Ireland in Chicago on November 5 stung national pride - and he expects the All Blacks to hit back without mercy this weekend.You know theyre wounded; theyll be desperate to put that last performance to bed, theyll have held some of it back for the weekend, said Anscombe. When the All Blacks lose the New Zealand public goes into mourning for a period of time. Its not something we like and accept very well.?So if they want to have a decent summer when they return from this tour theyll need to avenge that loss! Irelands first-ever win over New Zealand in 111 years of trying also ended the All Blacks record-breaking 18-match winning sequence.Head coach Hansens side hit back to form by thrashing Italy 68-10 last weekend, but will now set about righting a perceived wrong by chasing vengeance against Ireland.Joe Schmidts Irish side so nearly toppled New Zealand in Dublin in 2013, leading 22-7 only to lose out 24-22 with the last play of the match.Former Auckland flanker Anscombe watched on from the Aviva Stadium stands that day, the clash falling during his Ulster tenure. Anscombe knows full well the hurt Ireland suffered in that last-gasp loss three years ago, and hailed Schmidts side for their maiden win over New Zealand, pulled off earlier this month.I sat up there at the Aviva three years ago with my son, and I said to him well its not been a good day today, but at least we can say we were at the game where Ireland beat the All Blacks for the first time - and then the All Blacks scored, said Anscombe.They couldnt get away with it again. I know the players, I know Joe and when you see teams and players growing and progressing, you want to see success come to those teams.While Anscombe believes the All Blacks will be desperate not to dent their reputation in their homeland, he does not believe Kiwis will hold any bitterness towards compatriot and Ireland boss Schmidt.As New Zealanders were pretty competitive but were pretty supportive of each other around the world in all sports, said Anscombe. 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The Thunder made it to the NBA Finals last season before losing to the Miami Heat. They earned the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, but lost All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Houston Rockets. OKC and Memphis battled in Game 4 with no team having larger than a five-point lead in the fourth quarter. Kevin Durant tied the game with a finger roll with less than seven seconds on the clock. The game went to overtime and thats when the Grizzlies dominated. They took the extra session by a 9-3 margin to claim a 103-97 victory. The win provided some sense of revenge for Memphis, which fell down 17 points on Monday. Two years ago, armed with a 2-1 series lead, the Grizzlies blew an 18-point lead in Game 4 and fell to the Thunder. "We were able to overcome a lot," Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins said.dddddddddddd "We just kept battling through and got a win." Now, the Grizzlies are in position to make the Western Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. "We are a team that plays hard and doesnt quit," said Hollins. "Were not the most-talented team in the playoffs. We try to do whatever we can to get a win." Mike Conley scored a team-high 24 points while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol chipped in 23 apiece to go with 12 and 11 rebounds, respectively, for Memphis. Conley and Gasol, the Defensive Player of the Year, both made the All- Defensive Second Team on Monday. Durant led the Thunder with 27 points, but went 0-for-5 from the field in overtime. He had seven boards and seven assists. Kevin Martin added 17 off the bench, followed by a double-double from Serge Ibaka, who had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Reggie Jackson and Nick Collison both cracked the 10-point mark as well. The Thunder are down, but have two possible home games left. Not that they are looking that far in advance, but OKC is far from out of it, at least in its mind. "Were going to keep fighting," Brooks said. "Were going to keep competing. All were worried about is winning one game. Its a great place to play. The energy in our crowd hopefully can get us over that hump. We know that all were focused on is if we win one game." Memphis won Game 2 in Oklahoma City and captured one regular-season meeting there as well. If OKC wins on Wednesday, Game 6 is slated for Friday in Memphis. ' ' '