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Ruckman Ben McEvoy and defender Ben Stratton look certain to bolster Hawthorn for the AFL qualifying final against Geelong at the MCG on Friday night.McEvoy, sidelined with back soreness, and Stratton, out with a chest muscle injury, joined the Hawks main training session at Waverley Park on Tuesday.They should be fine. Theyre out here today and Im sure theyll get through OK, backman Josh Gibson said before the start of the weeks most important workout.Theyre both really important pieces in the cog.Weve still managed to play good footy without them, but getting them back will definitely help.Weve missed Strats experience. He has played a lot of footy and when youre a back six, continuity is important.A key aspect of Hawthorns pre-match planning will be finding a way to combat Geelongs dynamic midfield duo of Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield.We back our system and dont tag a lot. If were playing to our system and doing the Hawks things well, those type of issues look after themselves, said Gibson.The three-times premiership defender threw out a subtle psychological message to the Cats that the AFL benchmarks were coming to get them with their vast September experience.People talk about our form, but thats irrelevant, Gibson said.We finished top four and we play Geelong and were going out to hunt them this week.Thats what were here for, finals football, so its a new season.Weve got some different personnel this year, but it doesnt change the way Hawthorn plays.Its just a different face in the jumper and we always say, we play to a structure and thats what well do this week.Were played a lot of finals footy, we know what to expect on Friday night.Being in that position before helps, but it doesnt count for everything.They will be coming at us pretty hard and well be going just as hard at them. Air Jordan 5 Wholesale . 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NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Pelicans swept the regular-season series against the Los Angeles Lakers last year for the first time in franchise history.New Orleans will find the going much tougher this time around, however.The 5-4 Lakers will continue their three-game road trip with a matchup against the 1-8 Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center Saturday. The Lakers are showing growing maturity, especially in downing Sacramento 101-91 on Thursday night. The Lakers had lost all four games to the Kings last season and had dropped seven in a row dating back to the 2014-15 season.But the Lakers erased a first-half deficit by outscoring the Kings 56-36 in the second half. Point guard DAngelo Russell scored 17 points, but he is trying to be more careful with the ball. He is averaging 3.2 turnovers a game.He has the ball handling and passing vision not to turn the ball over, said Lakers coach Luke Walton. Weve seen it. Hes still young, and there are good defenders. ... Hes got to take care of the ball better.The Pelicans, meanwhile, picked up a pair of important victories within 12 hours on Friday.After defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 112-106 on the road Thursday night for their first win of the season after eight consecutive losses, the Pelicans found out Friday they soon will be reunited with their second-best player, point guard Jrue Holiday.Although Holiday will not be in the lineup Saturday when the Pelicans host the Lakers, he appears ready to return next week from his leave of absence, which was necessitated by his wife Lauras surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.ddddddddddddThe Vertical broke the story Friday, citing an NBA source who said Holiday plans to return next week. He may be back for the Pelicans road game in Orlando next Wednesday, but it was more likely that he would return when New Orleans hosts Portland next Friday.Holidays wife gave birth to the couples first child in September and then underwent the successful surgery.What hes got going on with his family is important, said Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, who scored 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds in New Orleans victory over Milwaukee. He knows when hes ready to come back in, when everythings situated over there. You got to give him his space and just respect that. We try to keep in contact with him as much as possible. He knows when he feels like hes ready to be back.He means a lot on both ends. Hes talented offensively and defensively. He brings a lot to our team. Hes our point guard, and its going to be good to have him back.The Pelicans were breathing a sigh of relief after getting their first win of the season, especially since their margin of defeat in seven of their eight losses was 6.0 points.Its a load off our shoulders to finally get a win, to pull one out, said point guard Tim Frazier, who will be headed for a backup role when Holiday returns. The whole team was saying we cant lose this one. We bit down and grinded it out. ' ' '