Defending champions Perth Wildcats have survived yet another late scare, posting a fourth-straight NBL win with a nailbiting 72-69 triumph over Melbourne United.The Wildcats (4-1) led by 12 points halfway through the final quarter of Sundays clash in Melbourne but United (3-2) quickly clawed back the deficit before their home fans at Hisense Arena.With less than a minute on the clock, Melbourne double-teamed Wildcats star Casey Prather and his pass was intercepted by Nate Tomlinson, who had a clear path to the basket.Another turnover and another Tomlinson layup cut the margin back to three points and United managed to secure a defensive stop.But with the seconds counting down, Cedric Jackson shot an airball to deny United a chance at overtime.It was a familiar tale for the Wildcats, who have almost thrown away each of their wins this season with poor showings in the final quarter.Prather was quiet by his standards but stepped up when it mattered for the Wildcats, making aggressive plays at the death to finish with 16 points.Captain Damian Martin put on a defensive masterclass, the 186cm point guard pulling down 13 rebounds to go with his five assists, while Matthew Knight chipped in 14 points and nine boards.Melbourne led at the first two breaks as power forward Majok Majok (12 points, five rebounds) imposed himself on the glass.With star shooting guard Chris Goulding missing with an ankle injury, United were able to spread the scoring load but Majok was their only scorer to reach double figures.United were again let down by poor three-point shooting, draining just 20 per cent of their shots from beyond the arc compared to Perths 38 percent.Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson lauded the work of captain Martin, who played for 34 minutes after Jarrod Kenny was sidelined early with a groin injury.I thought Damo was outstanding there, Gleeson said.We had Jarrod Kenny go down in the first five minutes so we didnt have a backup point guard. For him to step up to get 13 rebounds when we really needed that, that just shows you leadership out there.He got a good crack in the jaw (in) the first 30 seconds of the third. Hes tough. Hell play hurt and he did that today.Melbourne coach Dean Demopoulos said his sides offence had appeared rushed which had hurt their chances of making shots.Maybe Perth had something to do with that. Im sure they did to some degree but I think some of it was self-inflicted, he said.Were missing a bunch and have continually missed a bunch. Well see how it goes. Hopefully it gets better but if not, weve got to learn how to win without that element.Cheap Orioles Jerseys China . The return match will take place next Wednesday. Udinese leads Fiorentina 2-1 in the other semifinal. Napoli staged a second-half comeback from two goals down after Gervinhos opener and a stunning strike from Kevin Strootman. Cheap Brooks Robinson Jersey . 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The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1.Coach Tony Popovic says Western Sydney will be out to right some recent wrongs in Saturdays A-League clash against Melbourne Victory.The Wanderers slumped to a 3-0 defeat when the two sides met last month at AAMI Park - despite looking by far the more assured and accomplished team on the night.Some chaotic defending at the back and a lack of cutting edge upfront opened the door for Victory, but Popovics main takeaway from the match was that Western Sydney were on the right track.However, the scoreline still bothers him.I dont know about revenge, (but) it plays on our mind because of how good we were, Popovic said on Friday ahead of the ANZ Stadium rematch.We refer to that game as how positive we were as a team.Its a new group and weve already shown some fantastic signs away from home in terms of our performance.The negative is we lost 3-0. We have to turn that around.The Wanderers have continued to improve since, and last week put four goals past a hapless Central Coast Mariners outfit in an display that suggested Popovics new-look side might be about to hit their straps.But Popovic is reluctant to call it the start of something.A run? I dont want to look too far ahead. Its just one step at a time, he said.Were confident going into the game, were playing well. Can we make it two wins in a row? 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