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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 SPORTS Degenkolb matches Kelly with Monument double ROUBAIX: John Degenkolb became only behind. Last year’s winner Niki Terpstra was the second man to complete a Milan-San 15th in that same group, which was head- Remo and Paris-Roubaix double in the ed by Kristoff. same year with his victory in the north of After a fast start to proceedings that saw France yesterday. the riders cover more than 50km in the first Degenkolb, who was second in the Hell hour, the 253km race was animated by a of the North race last year, beat Czech nine-man breakaway that formed around Zdenek Stybar and Greg Van Avermaet of the 30km mark. Belgium in a seven-man sprint finish in the Inside the first 100km the race lost one outdoor velodrome in Roubaix. of the favourites as two-time Flanders win- Irishman Sean Kelly back in 1986 was ner Stijn Devolder crashed out. He was fol- the only other rider to claim the two Spring lowed by Wiggins’s teammate Geraint Classic races in the same year. But there Thomas, who went down hard just after was an air of inevitability about the tough Arenberg cobbled section-one Degenkolb’s win once the 26-year-old of 27 such sectors covering almost 53km. arrived in the velodrome as part of a seven- Thomas never made it back to the rapid- man leading group. ly thinning peloton as the Etixx-Quick Step Last year, Degenkolb had easily taken a team of Stybar and Terpstra upped the sprint finish for second place behind break- pace. There was brief drama when a barrier away winner Niki Terpstra. He was one of at a railway crossing came down as the two riders, alongside last weekend’s Tour of peloton was passing under it. Flanders victor Alexander Kristoff, who One rider was clipped by a barrier and every other rider was keen to drop before several more crossed after it was down, but the finish. by the time a TGV train passed, the remain- But while Norwegian Kristoff, who was ing riders had been brought to a halt by a second to Degenkolb in San Remo having vigilant police motorcycle. won it last year, struggled to keep up once Five of the original nine escapees sur- the decisive move was made and limped in vived until about 25km left with 10th, the German showed great determina- Frenchman Alexis Gougeard the last to suc- tion to stay at the front right to the end. cumb at the 21km to go marker. Van Avermaet and fellow Belgian Yves By then the race was really on and Lampaert broke clear 11km from the end Wiggins had tried his luck to go alone and built up a lead of 10 seconds but 33km from the finish but three riders MIAMI: Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (right) attempts to take the ball away from Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) during the second Degenkolb chased them down alone. joined him and all were brought back half of an NBA basketball game. —AP The two Belgians let Degenkolb lead the around the time the breakaway was way but were caught by four more riders in caught. the final 3km. Several other favorites including At this point it seemed highly unlikely Belgians Sep Vanmarcke, who finished that anyone could beat Degenkolb and 11th, and Jurgen Roelandts, who came Heat face elimination true to form, despite Stybar launching out home 21st, tried to strike out alone but for home first, the German passed him with their attacks were short-lived. aplomb and took the victory with ease. The unheralded Lampaert made the MIAMI: Lou Williams scored 29 points, DeMar 2005. The Knicks scored eight points in the quar- and Utah beat Portland. Portland’s hopes of Dutchman Lars Boom, who won last year’s decisive move and only Van Avermaet DeRozan added 24 and the Toronto Raptors put ter, shooting 3 for 20 from the field with a pair of home-court advantage in the playoffs slipped Tour de France stage that covered some of could join him.Degenkolb sensed the dan- the Miami Heat on the brink of playoff elimina- turnovers. The Magic had seven points and were away. The Blazers won the Northwest Division, the Paris-Roubaix cobbles, finished fourth ger and launched a counter-attack, quickly tion with a 107-104 victory Saturday night. 3 for 19 from the field, with seven turnovers. but the four teams with the best records in each with Swiss Martin Elmiger fifth. closing the gap. Once he was part of a Greivis Vasquez and Kyle Lowry each scored Aldrich also had 14 rebounds to help the Knicks conference get home court in the post season In his last road race before leaving Team small leading group, Degenkolb appeared 12 points and Patrick Patterson had 11 for the win for the second time in 13 games. Tim and the Blazers can’t catch the Los Angeles Sky and returning to the track ahead of a near certain victor and Van Avermaet, so Raptors, who clinched home-court advantage in Hardaway Jr. added 13 points, including a late 3- Clippers, who beat Memphis on Saturday night. next year’s Rio Games, reigning Olympic often a bridesmaid in these major races, the first round of the playoffs. pointer that proved to the winner. Victor Oladipo Damian Lillard hit a short jumper to pull the and world timetrial champion Bradley was left in tears at the end after yet another Dwyane Wade scored 30 points for the Heat, had 21 points for the Magic. Blazers to 101-99, and Robin Lopez’s layup tied it Wiggins finished 18th, in a group 31sec near miss. —AFP who can only get to 37 wins - the number that at 101 with 2:33 to go. Rodney Hood’s short Brooklyn and Boston are already at, putting CLIPPERS 94, GRIZZLIES 86 jumper gave the Jazz back the lead, and Booker them in the No. 7 and No. 8 spots in the Eastern JJ Redick and Blake Griffin scored 18 points added a pair of free throws for a 105-101 Utah Conference race. each and Los Angeles pulled away to beat lead and the Blazers couldn’t catch up. Hood fin- Goran Dragic scored 22 points for Miami and Memphis, taking a step toward securing home- ished with 21 points. Lillard led the Blazers with Hassan Whiteside finished with 16 points and 18 court advantage for the playoffs. 28 points, and CJ McCollum had 26. rebounds. But Whiteside also missed 12 free DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 16 throws, going 4 for 16, and the Heat went 24 of rebounds and Chris Paul had 15 points and 14 BULLS 114, 76ERS 107 44 from the line. Williams hit a 3-pointer with assists to help the Clippers win their fifth in a Pau Gasol had 24 points and 13 rebounds 31.2 seconds left to put the Raptors up by five, row. They could finish anywhere from second to and Derrick Rose - in his third game back after and that just about sealed not just the game but sixth in the tightly bunched Western Conference. missing two months following knee surgery - Miami’s playoff fate. Wins in their last two games could allow the had 22 points and eight assists in 28 minutes in The Heat must win their last two games, and Clippers to open their fourth consecutive playoff Chicago’s victory over Philadelphia. The Bulls get a ton of help to reach the postseason for the appearance at home. Zach Randolph had 21 remained tied with Toronto for third place in the seventh straight year. It was Toronto’s first road points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who Eastern Conference with two games to go for win over the Heat since Nov. 19, 2008, ending a lost starter Marc Gasol to a sprained left ankle each team. The 76ers dressed just nine players, 10-game slide on Miami’s home floor. The win late in the first quarter. but stayed close with an aggressive, attacking was Toronto’s 48th of the season and 22nd on style on both ends. Robert Covington led the road, both tying franchise records. JAZZ 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 105 Philadelphia with 22 points, Jason Richardson Trevor Booker scored a career-high 36 points had 19, and JaKarr Sampson 18.—AP WARRIORS 110, TIMBERWOLVES 101 Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 34 points in the first half, Klay Thompson made three 3- NBA results/standings pointers in the final 4 minutes and Golden State set yet another franchise record. NY Knicks 80, Orlando 79; Toronto 107, Miami 104; Chicago 114, Philadelphia 107; LA Clippers 94, Memphis 86; Utah The Warriors broke their franchise record 111, Portland 105; Golden State 110, Minnesota 101. FRANCE: Giant Team’ s John Degenkolb of Germany (center) celebrates with his tro- with their 37th home win. They have lost only phy on the podium after he won the 113th Paris-Roubaix cycling classic. —AP twice at home and lead the NBA with a 65-15 Eastern Conference Western Conference record. Curry made five 3-pointers, went 11 of 21 Atlantic Division Northwest Division from the floor and had seven assists to help the W L PCT GB Portland 51 29 .638 - Warriors complete a four-game sweep of Toronto 48 32 .600 - Oklahoma City 43 36 .544 7.5 Marquez grabs pole in Texas Minnesota. Thompson had 23 points, Draymond Boston 37 42 .468 10.5 Utah 37 43 .463 14 Green added 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Brooklyn 37 42 .468 10.5 Denver 29 50 .367 21.5 Philadelphia 18 62 .225 30 AUSTIN: MotoGP world champion Marc VDS Honda teams respectively.