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Actions might speak louder than words, but not for the Silver Ferns as they prepare for the final Constellation Cup netball Test against Australia on Thursday.The New Zealanders trail the four-match series 2-1, and need an unlikely 25-goal win in Invercargill to wrest the Cup off holders Australia.There had been signs of hope for the Ferns, who bounced back from a first-up 12-goal defeat in Sydney to win the second Test 53-51 in Launceston last week.However, Sundays 62-50 thumping by the Diamonds in Auckland put the Constellation Cup once again out of reach for the Silver Ferns, who have held the trophy just once in the past seven seasons.Assistant coach Yvette McCausland-Durie says theres still plenty at stake in the final Test, the serious work beginning on Tuesday with a stop-start training session which focused more on instruction than on-court action.We were going over clarity of structure - what were the things we did well in Test two, and what were the little details we went away from in Test three which created that confusion and real disconnect for us, McCausland-Durie told NZ Newswire.In tomorrows practice, we hope to be able to talk less and allow them to get that flow, intensity and accuracy.McCausland-Durie and coach Janine Southby are looking for more patience in the fourth Test, a willingness to work the ball around rather than trying to nail the direct route to goal every time.It doesnt matter about scoring quickly, the key is actually to score, McCausland-Durie said.That means being a lot more patient on attack and being prepared to work a lot longer and harder to get the ball to where we want.Defensively, the Silver Ferns couldnt repeat the havoc they wreaked in the second Test, when the return of Anna Harrison played a big part in disrupting the Diamonds path to impressive shooter Caitlin Bassett.The addition of 1.91m goal attack Gretel Tippett to partner the 1.93m Bassett in the shooting circle created a whole new set of problems for New Zealand.The Silver Ferns couldnt shut down Australias smoother, quicker feed into the circle, and werent allowed to reclaim the same speed or space on attack theyd found in Launceston.Defensively, we were not as effective in terms of our dictating - we ended up following and reacting, McCausland-Durie said.They were certainly really physical - they worked hard to push us together into small spaces so we felt kind of tight with the ball.They did a good job - all the things that wed try to do to them, they did to us.Adidas Stan Smith Nederland . 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The gold medal went to Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov.With his teams season already in a dangerous downhill spiral, coach Dave Joerger is ready to make changes designed to get the Sacramento Kings steadily flying again.Hell see if they have any effect Sunday when Sacramento welcomes the Toronto Raptors, one of the few teams theyve beaten this season.A new starting lineup is expected on the floor for the Kings at Golden 1 Center. Joerger pointed to the switch Friday after the Kings (4-9) lost their fourth straight contest, a 121-115 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers that wasnt all that close. Sacramento trailed by as many as 26 points in the first half and 20 early in the fourth quarter.Ive seen enough. Joerger said after it was over. Were going to small.The Kings small lineup, featuring Ty Lawson and Darren Collision on the court at the same time as dual two point guards, nearly stole a win against the Clippers. They spurred a 29-11 blitz in the final quarter that put Sacramento only two down with two minutes to left.Forwards DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay and Matt Barnes and guard Aaron Afflalo also were out on the floor as part of the small lineups the Kings used to make their run.DeMarcus is going to play center, Joerger said. I dont know who else will play with him. It just gives us more zip, more life, more experience. Thats not a detriment to anyone else of what theyve done.It does appear to be a reaction to the slow starts that have plagued the Kings during their longest losing streak since a five-game skid in March. The Kings allowed 40 points in the opening 12 minutes against Los Angeles, their worst defensive quarter of the season, and were down 16-6 almost immediately in a 110-105 loss Wednesday against San Antonio.I dont think were coming out with uurgency, Cousins said after the loss to the Clippers.ddddddddddddOnce again, were waiting until the last minute to play with energy, a sense of urgency. ... If we dont play with urgency and energy at the beginning of the game, it wont matter what lineup we put out there.The Kings have used Cousins, Gay, Lawson, Afflalo and Kosta Koufos in the starting lineup in 11 of their 13 games, including in all four victories. But the presence of Cousins and Koufos in the middle has crowded the key and kept Lawson and Collison from having a lot of success driving the ball and kicking out.Koufos didnt play in the second half against the Clippers, and Lawson and Collison played with a faster pace.Toronto (7-5) also would prefer to get moving quickly and give its guards a chance to score. DeMar DeRozan, the NBAs leading scorer at 33 points per game, and Kyle Lowry (18.8 points, 7.3 assists) usually get Torontos offense started with drives to the key, and the Raptors are 5-2 when they combine for at least 50 points.DeRozan tallied 30 in Torontos 113-111 overtime victory in Denver on Friday, the 10th time in 12 contests he scored at least that many.Ive had a lot of help, DeRozan told reporters after the win. People have looked for me within the offense. Tonight it was JV (center Jonas Valanciunas) setting screens for me. When the defense packed it in on him, he got me the ball for shots.The Kings havent won since beating the Raptors 96-91 in Toronto on Nov. 6, and have defeated them three straight times. Gay had 23 against his former team in the first meeting. DeRozan scored only 23 in that one. ' ' '