In the East, the Miami Heat won for the second time in three days once morest the Atlanta Hawks, a direct competitor in the race for the play-offs (130-128). Trae Young’s teammates (25 points, 7 assists) were up to 15 points ahead, but lost track. Jimmy Butler (26 points, 9 assists, 9 rebounds), Victor Oladipo (22 points) and Caleb Martin (21) allowed Floridians to take the lead and consolidate 7th place in the conference ahead of their opponent of the day.
Presentation – CR – reaction (cat)
Tom Pidcock wins the Strade Bianche solo ahead of Valentin Madouas
Deprived of Wout Van Aert, who had decided during the week to forfeit for lack of juice, Jumbo-Visma nevertheless had two men in pursuit behind Thomas Pidcock. But Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter were never able to decide which should sacrifice themselves for the other, beating a chasing group of half a dozen that left Pidcock a thirty-second lead at the foot. of the final climb in Siena. A sufficient gap for him to arrive alone in the majestic setting of the Piazza del Campo.
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid): “We weren’t sharp enough” against Barça
Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid coach, beaten 0-1 by Barça in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg) “We had a good game. We had prepared for an intense match, and it was. We pressed high, Barça only had 34% possession, that means we did what we wanted to do in this aspect. We might have done better in attack, but it was difficult to find space in the last third. We tried to find centers, but we weren’t sharp enough.
Overall, we played the match we wanted to play. Not with this result, but in content, that was it. This gives us confidence for the second leg. If we repeat this game in Barcelona, we will pass. We are happy with the match, because you don’t always have the opportunity to control the game like we did today (THURSDAY) once morest a team like Barca. Now we have to go back up, but it won’t be the first time we’ve done it. If we are able to keep this intensity, we will have more opportunities. »
The Nove Mesto sprint for Johannes Boe, Fabien Claude 5th
For the resumption of the World Cup following the Worlds, bib number 2 Johannes Boe won the sprint in Nove Mesto (Czech Republic) on Thursday, winning the small globe of the specialty at the same time. This season, the Norwegian ogre won the sprint in Kontiolathi, in Hochfilzen, in Grand-Bornand, in Pokljuka, in Anterselva. Also won the world championship sprint in Oberhof. And so he did it once more today (10/10 behind the rifle), continuing his dazzling demonstration and confirming his yellow bib as overall leader of the World Cup.
Johannes Boe won 30 seconds ahead of his older brother Tarjei, also credited with a perfect shot. In third place, another Norwegian, Vetle Christiansen (1 standing fault), at 1’15”. And in the fourth yet another: Endre Stroemsheim. With a fault in shooting, Fabien Claude (9/10 in shooting) ranks 5th, at 1’23”, winning the unofficial title of best non-Norwegian in the race.
Best Frenchman, Claude is ahead of Antonin Guigonnat (1 standing fault), at 1’25”. Quentin Fillon Maillet pays for his two errors in prone shooting with a disappointing 14th place, 1’52 ” from the youngest of the Boe brothers. Eric Perrot (2 faults) finished 21st, at 2’18” and Oscar Lombardot 66th (4 faults), at 3’38”.