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All Blacks first-five Beauden Barrett collected an Aaron Smith pass off the back of the scrum, scythed through the Irish defence and coasted towards the line.And then disaster almost struck.The newly crowned World Rugby Player of the Year, looking to ground the ball near the posts, veered in and found himself crunched by a Johnny Sexton tackle.As the pair slid past the in-goal, the ball looked briefly to have been held up by the Irish No.10, no doubt causing Barretts heart to jump right into his mouth.But thankfully for the Hurricanes whiz, the try was awarded by TMO to put his side ahead 14-3 and on the road to an eventual 21-9 win in Dublin.It couldve been a major embarrassment in what was otherwise an imperious display on foreign soil, producing the goods in attack, defence and with the boot.I shouldve just dotted down and made life easier, Barrett told reporters.The second angle didnt look good, but I knew that part of the ball had hit the ground on the first angle, so it was just a relief.The Dublin Test marked the sides first genuine sense of hardship in the post-Richie McCaw era, as the surprise winners in Chicago looked to compound the world champions misery.No side has defeated New Zealand back-to-back since South Africa in 2009.Barrett said his side had failed to challenge Ireland with their kicking two weeks ago and looked to atone for their disappointing performance this time around.However Barretts love for the attack, instilled through countless afternoons playing footy with his brothers in Taranaki, occasionally got the better of him.Sometimes I was a little too attacking and we werent as smart as we needed to be, but I think I was better than recent weeks, the 25-year-old said.We didnt shape them enough with the kicking so we put a lot of onus on communication and calling out space.The back-to-back Tests with Ireland will serve as invaluable scouting for next years British & Irish Lions tour, with many Irish stars in line to pull on the red jumper next July.Barrett, who labelled northern hemisphere rugby more forwards-focused and set-piece heavy, said he expected to see more than a few Irishmen on Kiwi soil.Its been a challenging week, we were pretty keen to play this game last week but had to wait. 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And starting center Joakim Noah missed 10 days earlier this month because of a hamstring injury.Both players absences have seemingly affected the Knicks chemistry during the preseason.I think were definitely a work in progress, Noah said on Sunday. We have a lot of work to do. We got to get better. We havent had a lot of time to play together. Overall, I felt [Sundays practice] was a good day. But we definitely have ... we have to get better.Rose returned to New York on Friday after a jury found he and two friends were found not liable in a civil lawsuit that accused them of gang-raping Roses ex-girlfriend. He met with coaches that day to go over elements of the offense that he had missed during his time in Los Angeles and practiced with his teammates Saturday and Sunday.Porzingis ssaid on Sunday that Rose looked strong during those weekend workouts.ddddddddddddHes been learning really fast. He picks up this stuff really quick, Porzingis said. I think with a point guard like Derrick, itll be easier for me. He will try to make plays for us, and hell try to make the game easier for us.Porzingis added, though, that the Knicks would need some time with Rose to develop strong timing on offense.I dont want to put too much pressure on us that were going to be really good right away, he said. Its going to take some time.All teams develop cohesion and chemistry over the course of the season, of course. But the injury to Noah and Roses absence seem to have affected the Knicks development under first-year head coach Jeff Hornacek, particularly on defense. New York ranked 25th among NBA teams in preseason defensive rating.Noah said on Sunday that the Knicks had a lot of work to do on defense when he was asked about the subject after practice.We have to get better. Numbers dont lie, and right now I feel a step slow defensively, said Noah, who missed three preseason games because of the hamstring injury. I have to do better. I have to do better for this ballclub. We all do. ' ' '