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PARIS -- France coach Didier Deschamps has left Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri out of the squad of 23 players he plans to take to the World Cup. Monaco centerback Eric Abidal, Manchester City leftback Gael Clichy and Lyon playmaker Yoann Gourcuff were also overlooked. "Its not necessarily the 23 best French players, but its the best squad in my eyes to go as far as possible in this competition," Deschamps said. "The best solution was to give a list of 23 players right from the start, to create a good mindset, so there would be no sense of insecurity. "When you give a list of 30 players, you have about 15 players who could be worried about making the cut or not." Deschamps, who also named seven players on standby in case of injuries, doesnt need to communicate his 23-man squad to FIFA until June 2. Deschamps captained France to glory at the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. He became the national coach in 2012. Nasri scored seven goals and had seven assists in the Premier League this season. But it was not enough to convince Deschamps. "Samirs performances with the France team were not at the level of his performances with his club," Deschamps said. "Hes an important player and a regular starter at Manchester City. Thats not the case today with the France team. "And he also said hes not happy when hes a substitute. I can tell you that you can feel it in the squad. Because of those two or three reasons, I decided not to select him in this squad." Nasri was hit with a three-match ban by the French Football Federation for his behaviour at the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine, where he aimed an expletive-laced tirade at a journalist after a 2-0 quarterfinal loss to Spain. The exclusion of Abidal and Gourcuff from the list was less surprising. Abidal proved a key player when France was the runner-up at the 2006 World Cup but he has lost his starting spot at Monaco in the past few of months, while Gourcuff had an injury-plagued season. "At the human level, living together for such a long time with players who have strong characters and personalities requires harmony and an ability to live together and make the common interest prevail," Deschamps said. The entire France squad went on strike four years ago to protest the expulsion of Nicolas Anelka, who had insulted then coach Raymond Domenech during a 2-0 loss to Mexico at the World Cup in South Africa. The French federation punished Anelka and three players for their role in the mutiny. Anelka received an 18-match ban while Patrice Evra was suspended for five games, Franck Ribery for three and Jeremy Toulalan for a single match. "I dont pretend that nothing will happen," Deschamps said. "Things could happen, things will happen, but I hope it will be positive things." Deschamps will especially rely on Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba to go through the group stage. France will open its World Cup campaign against Honduras on June 15 before facing Switzerland and Ecuador in Group E. Les Bleus will warm up for the tournament in Brazil by playing against Norway, Paraguay and Jamaica in friendlies. -------- Squad: Goalkeepers: Mickael Landreau (Bastia), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille). Defenders: Lucas Digne (Paris Saint-Germain), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Porto), Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal). Midfielders: Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle), Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint-Germain), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille). 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It was too much.Indiana coach Frank Vogel wasnt too sure what he was going to get from Stuckey, whose vision in his right eye was blurred after taking a shot during Friday nights game at Detroit.After Brooklyn cut the deficit to 69-60 with 2:54 remaining in the third quarter on a 3-pointer by Deron Williams, Stuckey — whose eye was still red — sparked a 24-11 run with nine points to take a 93-71 lead with 8:27 left in the fourth.Indiana converted nine Nets turnovers into 12 points during that six minute-plus span.Im fine though. Its a little blurry, said Stuckey, who scored 13 points in the second half. Just got to play through it. We were short-handed tonight. C.J. Miles was out. (Donald Sloan) didnt make the trip. Just needed to play.Indianas bench, third-best in the league with 39.6 points entering the game, outscored its Brooklyn counterparts 52-16.Former Nets guard C.J. Watson, who played for Brooklyn during the 2012-13 season, came off the bench and scored 17 points. Luis Scola added 13, Chris Copeland had 12 and Lavoy Allen chipped in 10.We were just trying to out there and be aggressive and keep the lead, Miles said. We were moving the ball, playing well together and it worked out for us.Jarrett Jack had 22 points and Joe Johnson added 18 for Brooklyn, which had won its previous three games. The Nets, who entered the night 12-2 agaainst teams with losing records, couldnt handle the Pacers, who improved to 11-20.ddddddddddddBrooklyn trailed 50-47 at halftime but the second half was a different story as the Nets were outscored 60-38 while allowing the Pacers to shoot 23 for 43 from the field.Once again Brooklyn decided to bring Williams and Brook Lopez off the bench after both players had recently returned from calf and back injuries, respectively.After the game, Brooklyn coach Lionel Hollins was critical of his duos play, as two of the franchises top players shot a combined 2 for 12 and committed five turnovers, including three during that critical stretch in which the Pacers blew the game open.Williams, who played his second straight game after missing the previous two due to a strained right calf, agreed with his coachs assessment.Hes right, hes definitely right, we do have to play better, Williams said. Were two of the highest-paid players on the team and so thats our responsibility to play better. Hopefully we can accept that challenge. I do, I think Brook does and just move forward.TIP-INSPacers: Miles, who left Friday nights game at Detroit due to upper respiratory problems, was held out of the game. . The bench started the game leading NBA reserve units with 19.6 rebounds a game. They tallied 23 tonight. It was the 15th time this season they scored 40 or more points. . The Pacers are 0-7 when their bench is outscored this season.Nets: Brooklyn hit its first four shots but finished the first half shooting 10 for 39. . Sergey Karasev, whos started the last five games at shooting guard in place of Bojan Bogdanovic, had a career-high 14 points.POINTING AHEADPoint guard George Hill, who missed the first 28 games of the season due to a left knee contusion, made his first start after coming off the bench his previous two games. He scored 12 points and had five assists and six rebounds in 23 minutes.UP NEXTPacers: Host Chicago on Monday night.Nets: Host Sacramento on Monday night. ' ' '