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BOSTON -- With expectations raised after the signing of free agent Al Horford, the Boston Celtics open the season with a home game against the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.Thats the Nets -- the gift that just keeps on giving for the Celtics after the monster trade between the teams in 2013.Part of the reason I came here was because -- and I had a good situation in Atlanta like weve established before -- but when I looked at the guys who were here, I was like: It would be great to play with those guys, Horford said as he and his new team prepped for the opener. We can build out from there.Signing a four-year, $113 million contract that surprised the basketball world and made him the biggest free agent signing ever for the tradition-rich Celtics, Horford left his Atlanta home and also left a Hawks team that eliminated the Celtics in the first round of last years playoffs.But when he looked at Boston, he saw a team that went from 25 to 40 to 48 wins in the three years under coach Brad Stevens. He saw a team with depth. And he saw a team that even had a bright drafting future -- and that is where the Nets come in.Back in 2013, the Celtics sent aging stars Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn in a mega-deal that brought Boston all kinds of draft picks from what turned out to be a bad Nets team.The haul got them the No. 3 pick in the most recent draft, and the Celtics used that selection to take athlete Jaylen Brown. After this season, which doesnt figure to see the Nets suddenly spring into the playoff picture, the Celtics have the right to swap picks with Brooklyn. That would put Boston back in the lottery regardless of where the Celtics finish -- and the Celtics also have the Nets top pick in 2018.Asked about the future selections, Celtics offensive leader Isaiah Thomas shrugged it off, saying, I worry about scoring the ball, getting my teammates involved and winning games. I dont know nothing about those first-round picks. And I wasnt a first-round pick, so I dont care about first-rounders.Even without what awaits down the line as the building continues, the Celtics, still looking for their first playoff-series win under Stevens, are in the discussion regarding the second-best team in the Eastern Conference. They should at least improve on last years 48 wins.Kenny Atkinson is the new Nets coach, and he has his team firing 3-pointers, something that wont help low-post center Brook Lopez a whole lot. But that is the current plan.I think we can (make the playoffs), swingman Bojan Bogdanovic told the New York Post. They can write what they want. ... But were going to work hard to give it our best. When we get in a game, we have a chance to beat anybody. Its going to be tough, but if we play like we practice, we have a chance.Atkinson was instrumental in bringing Lin-sanity back to New York, where Jeremy Lin became a phenomenon for the Knicks and now runs the show in Brooklyn.The Celtics come into the opener without Kelly Olynyk (recovering from shoulder surgery) and Marcus Smart (sprained ankle). They cut R.J. 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An exuberant Gary Moore has trained his first Australian Group One winner and has declared Takedown ready to take on the world after his win in the Winterbottom Stakes in Perth.A champion jockey in Hong Kong and the winner of the Prix de lArc de Triomphe, Moore has trained successfully in Macau but Takedowns win on Saturday is by far his biggest achievement out of the saddle.Ridden by Sydney jockey Tim Clark, who had already claimed two wins on the undercard at Ascot on his first visit to the track, Takedown overhauled Sheidel to put himself in the frame for the International Sprint in Hong Kong on December 11.Weve got to give him a go, Moore said.Takedown received an invitation to the Hong Kong meeting after the withdrawal of a European sprinter.Moore is the son of legendary jockey Georgee Moore and the brother of multiple Hong Kong champion trainer John Moore.ddddddddddddI think Dad would be very proud, Moore said.Clark who rode successfully in Hong Kong for several seasons, was thrilled at the prospect of a return to attempt a Group One win.He is such a tough, honest horse, Clark said.I knew he would be strong late. What a great horse.He never lies down and hopefully he comes through and we can head to Hong Kong.Takedown ($9) had a neck on Sheidel ($8.50) at the end with Rock Magic ($13) third.Favourite Terravista ($3.50) finished near the tail enders after looming on the turn while recent Darley Classic winner iMalaguerra ($3.80) was fifth. ' ' '