TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Tim Hardaway Jr. ? The Latvian finished with 18 points on 8-of-19 shooting  while doing most of  his  damage in the fourth quarter. The highlight was an alley-oop dunk off an assist from Enes Kanter.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kim Jong Un ? “The national economy has grown on their strength this year  despite the escalating sanctions ” said  Kim   referring to U.N. Security Council resolutions put in place to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Harvey ? There has to be a part of you that noticed just how much  Harvey  enjoyed facing Freddie Freeman  the Bravesâ brilliant first baseman  in the bottom of the first inning  one out and a man on first â and how much striking Freeman out looking on a 94-mph heater on the black gave him a noticeable jolt.

SOLUTION:
Positive