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LOS ANGELES: Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points by the Jazz for the second-straight contest. “I’m and had 12 rebounds and Paul George tallied 27 smiling because those are the games you want to be points as the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat in,” Murray said. “Those are the games that are the the Dallas Mavericks 118-110 in the opening game most fun and most competitive.” of their playoff series. Jokic had a chance to ice the victory in regula- “This is my tenth year in the league and I still get tion, but his hook shot at the buzzer over Utah’s butterflies,” said George. “It took the second half Rudy Gobert failed to drop. Murray seized com- for me to get going but I understood just to let the mand in overtime, clinching the outcome with a game flow.” Dallas’s 21-year-old star Luka Doncic three-point dagger with 46 seconds on the clock to scored a game high 40 points to become the first give the Nuggets a 1-0 lead in their series. player in NBA history to record a 40-point per- Mitchell has a habit of saving his best for the formance in his playoff debut. “He is the future,” George of Doncic, who also had nine assists and seven rebounds. “We didn’t expect to stop him but we wanted to wear him down as much as possible.” Marcus Morris had 19 points for the Clippers, who will try to go up 2-0 in I still get game two of the best-of-seven series on Wednesday. butterflies Dallas had to play much of the second half with- out star player Kristaps Porzingis after he was ejected while trying to intervene in a skirmish between his teammate Doncic and Clippers Morris. Porzingis, who argued the ejection, appeared to give Morris a light push in the chest. It was his sec- Nuggets, but it wasn’t enough as he was 13-of-13 ORLANDO: Ivica Zubac #40 of the LA Clippers grabs the rebound against the Dallas Mavericks during ond technical of the contest. The Mavericks were from the free throw line in scoring a franchise play- Round One, Game One of the NBA Playoffs at The AdventHealth Arena in Orlando, Florida. — AFP leading the series opener 71-66 at the time of the off record 57 points. ejection. Porzingis had 14 points and six rebounds in The previous franchise record for most points in 20 minutes. a playoff game was 50 by Karl Malone in 2000. This is the fifth time the teams have met in the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors defeat- Also, Jamal Murray scored 36 points, including Mitchell’s total was also the third-highest scoring playoffs, and the Jazz have won three of those pre- ed the Brooklyn Nets 134-110 in the opening game 10 in overtime, as the Denver Nuggets overcame a game in NBA playoff history. vious playoff series, most recently a 4-2 win in the of their first-round series. Jayson Tatum scored a 57-point performance from Donovan Mitchell to The teams met four times in the regular season. first round of the 2010 playoffs. playoff-career-high 32 points, Jaylen Brown added defeat the Utah Jazz 135-125 in their first round The last time was August 8, when Mitchell had The Jazz were eliminated in the first round by 29 and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia playoff series. another huge game, but the Jazz lost that one as Houston in 2019, but reached the Western 76ers 109-101 in the opener of their series. Celtics Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points and 10 well in double overtime. The Nuggets have now won Conference semi-finals the previous two playoffs. forward Gordon Hayward left the game late in the rebounds for Denver, who were taken to overtime all five games against the Jazz this season. Also, Fred VanVleet scored 30 points as the fourth with an ankle injury. — AFP England and Pakistan draw second Test Aouar gives Lyon

SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas reason to believe in took two on Monday as a weather-inter- rupted second Test against England at another CL shock Southampton ended in a predictable draw. England were 110-4 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 236 when home Joe Root (nine ) LISBON: In Houssem Aouar, Lyon have a declared to hasten the end of a match ahead of player who is both a symbol of their success at what would have been the statutory last hour. bringing through gifted young talent and a rea- Root’s move ended the shortest Test in England, son why the French side can hope to pull off in terms of balls bowled, since a rain-affected draw another Champions League sensation when between England and Pakistan at Lord’s in 1987. they meet Bayern Munich in the semi-finals in Abbas, who took 2-28 from 14 overs, removed Zak Lisbon today. Crawley (53) and Dom Sibley (32). Moussa Dembele stole the headlines by England, who enjoyed a three- win in the scoring the late goals which gave Lyon a shock first Test at Old Trafford earlier this month, remain 1- 3-1 win over Manchester City in the quarter- SOUTHAMPTON: Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas appeals successfully for a LBW (leg before wicket) deci- 0 up in a three-match series ahead of Friday’s finale, finals, but Aouar was at the origin of both. sion against England’s Zak Crawley (L) during play on the fifth day of the second Test match also at Southampton. “It has been frustrating for both The 22-year-old playmaker supplied the between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. —AFP teams,” Pakistan captain Azhar Ali told . pass for Dembele to put Lyon 2-1 up in the “The game was set quite nicely, with conditions good 79th minute at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. Then for bowling throughout — the total we got, we “Potentially, in England, we may be able to start ing after star all-rounder Ben Stokes opted out to it was Aouar’s shot which Ederson parried out thought would be very competitive but, unfortunate- half an hour earlier,” he said. Pakistan’s Mohammad be with his ill father in New Zealand, five not out. for Dembele to wrap up the victory. ly, the weather was the winner in the end.” Rizwan was named man of the match for his fine 72 Crawley, beneath sunny blue skies, confidently According to statisticians Opta, only Kylian Umpires Richard Kettleborough and Michael in overcast conditions that made difficult. pulled and drove the usually accurate Abbas for two Mbappe and Riyad Mahrez have given more Gough had been widely criticised for their interpre- “The England bowling attack is a brilliant attack, elegant fours. assists than Aouar since the start of last season tation of the rules regarding rain and bad light, even with the experience of (Stuart) Broad and (James) Azhar, perhaps wary of risking his frontline in the Champions League. on a ground where the floodlights have been in use, Anderson,” said Azhar. “The guys stuck to the task.” quicks in a dead match ahead of the third Test, Yet his game against City was about much with former England captain Nasser Hussain saying Rizwan added: “I was looking forward to a good brought medium-pacer Shan Masood, an opening more than that. For all the opposition’s expen- that “merely because conditions are not ideal is not contest - we’ve worked hard for it but unfortunately batsman, into the attack. sive talent, he ran the midfield. a reason to walk off the field”. we couldn’t play the full game.” Rizwan, who had impressed behind the stumps in It is little wonder he has been linked with a Root, while happy to still be 1-0 up, suggested the first Test, missed a chance to stump Crawley, on move to City, while not so long ago it was England could follow the example of other Test- START DELAYED AGAIN 37, off leg-spinner Yasir Shah. Crawley completed a Barcelona who were reportedly his biggest match countries by being flexible with their start An early morning downpour meant Monday’s 97-ball fifty when he pulled Yasir for four. But two admirers. Aouar has been at Lyon since he was time in the event of bad weather, rather than stick- play did not start until 1420 GMT. England were balls later, Crawley was out when Abbas, with the a little boy, signing for his hometown team aged ing rigidly to 1000 GMT and trying to make up lost then 7-1 after was out for a duck on first of a new spell, had him lbw on the 11 and quickly wowing those who brought him time later in the day. Sunday. Sibley was two not out and Crawley, play- back leg after nipping one off the seam. — AFP through the ranks. “He was always getting moved up to play with a higher age group because his potential four of their first round series. Kadri finished with was so great,” his former youth coach, Armand Bruins erupt for four two goals and an assist and German goalkeeper Legendary Garrido, told AFP in Lyon. Philipp Grubauer stopped 14 shots for Colorado This may be the year that Aouar, not yet goals in third to who were coming off a 4-2 loss in game three. The Olympiakos keeper capped at full international level by France, Avalanche now lead the best-of-seven series moves on. He has three years left on his con- three games to one. tract and his value is sky high. smother Hurricanes Matt Calvert, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen Theodoridis dead After Saturday’s game, City coach Pep each had a goal and an assist for Colorado who Guardiola praised Aouar and his midfield col- started quickly Monday by scoring three times in ATHENS: Savvas Theodoridis, the revered goal- leagues, Bruno Guimaraes, also 22, and 20- LOS ANGELES: Jake DeBrusk scored twice in the the first period. Grubauer got the start after Czech keeper who was a key figure in the great year-old Maxence Caqueret, another academy third period for the Boston Bruins who rallied from Pavel Francouz started in goal for game three. Olympiakos side of the 1950s and early ‘60s, died graduate. “They have three exceptional players a two-goal deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes Matt Nieto and Joonas Donskoi also scored to on Monday at the age of 85. in the middle,” he said. 4-3 in a thrilling NHL playoff game on Monday. put Colorado in position to clinch the series today. Theodoridis was capped 12 times for Greece Now that trio are preparing for a meeting The Bruins scored four times in less than seven Arizona netminder Darcy Kuemper had been the and served as vice president and general manager with a Bayern side who appear on another level minutes of the final period at Scotiabank Arena in talk of the NHL playoffs early, but he gave up four of Olympiakos until becoming the Piraeus side’s to everyone in Europe just now. After finishing Toronto to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven goals on 22 shots Monday before being replaced by honorary president. a lowly seventh in the curtailed Ligue 1 season, Eastern Conference series. Antti Raanta in the third period. Jakob Chychrun “A great member of the Olympiakos family Lyon came to Lisbon for the ‘Final Eight’ know- Game five is today in the hub city of Toronto. scored for the Coyotes, who managed just 15 shots departed today. Savvas and I had a very special ing they had to win the Champions League just Connor Clifton tied the score 2-2 halfway through on the Colorado goal. bond of love and mutual understanding, both on to qualify for Europe again next season. the third before teammate Brad Marchand scored and off the pitch,” said Olympiakos boss Evangelos That seems highly unlikely, but before facing on a breakaway 90 seconds later to give the Bruins BLUE JACKETS ON BRINK Marinakis. “Standing always next to his beloved City, Aouar made clear that Lyon had not come their first lead of the contest. Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves as the Tampa Olympiakos, he always offered his services from to Lisbon to make up the numbers. “If we are Justin Williams, Jordan Martinook and Teuvo Bay Lightning pushed the Columbus Blue Jackets to various positions, carrying out the duties of vice here, it is because we want to go as far as pos- Teravainen scored for the Hurricanes, who had a 2- the brink of elimination with a 2-1 win. Tampa leads president and general manager. As such, he won sible,” he said. 0 lead after two periods. Boston goalie Jaroslav the series 3-1 with game five set for today in among others seven domestic titles,” a statement Halak stopped 16 shots. Halak was in his second Toronto. Barclay Goodrow and Yanni Gourde each from the club said. A CLUB WITH SOLID FOUNDATIONS game since first-choice Tuukka Rask announced at scored for the Lightning, who are trying to avenge a Last month he celebrated the club’s 45th cham- Nevertheless, ‘OL’ are punching above their the weekend that he was opting out of the playoffs series loss after being swept by Columbus in four pionship trophy which was dedicated to him per- weight here, having been forced to adapt to a because of family reasons. straight games in the first round of the 2019 playoffs. sonally by Marinakis. Greek Sports Under secre- new landscape in France since the Qatari Carolina goalie James Reimer stopped 29 shots. “Every game has been a battle, and I don’t tary Lefteris Avgenakis said the loss of takeover of PSG in 2011. DeBrusk capped the scoring for Boston with 5:43 expect any different going forward,” said Lightning Theodoridis, “the eternal teenager of Olympiakos Champions seven years running between remaining and Carolina added one more late goal centre Blake Coleman. “They’re not going to be a with his genuine and unadulterated love for his 2002 and 2008, they are no longer the coun- but that was as close as they could get. team that lays over for us. Being up 3-1 is great, but team, spreads grief.” try’s leading force, but the foundations have The Hurricanes were missing Russian forward it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t take care of “Greek football has lost a part of itself, the loyal been laid for Lyon to establish themselves as Andrei Svechnikov, who was hurt in game three, and business.” Cam Atkinson scored for Columbus, and keeper for 70 years,” Avgenakis added. Ligue 1’s second power. the Bruins played without their leading scorer David Joonas Korpisalo had 20 saves. Ryan O’Reilly tallied Theodoridis joined Olympiakos as a player in 1955 Their revenue last season of 220.8 million Pastrnak, who scored 48 goals in the regular season. three points and Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an and he retired at the age of 27 seven years later, euros ($262m) was only a third of that of In Edmonton, Nazem Kadri had two power play assist as the defending Stanley Cup champion St. with many considering him as one of the best goal- Bayern and PSG, but it placed them 17th in the goals as the Colorado Avalanche rebounded from Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 to lev- keepers in the club’s history. He passed away in an Deloitte Football Money League. — AFP a loss to rout the Arizona Coyotes 7-1 in game el their series at 2-2. — AFP Athens hospital of an undisclosed illness. — AFP