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Brutt won the Giro stage
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Already at the fifth stage of the prestigious multi-day cycling race "Giro d' Italia", which will continue until June 1, the Russian Tinkoff team has completed its minimum task. Pavel Brutt, who was in a long lead for almost the entire distance (184 km out of 203) in the company of four other riders, demonstrated excellent speed in the finishing stretch and achieved Tinkoff’s first victory at a competition of this level. David Millar was unlucky - his chain broke on the last kilometer, and the Briton, in a rage, threw his bike over the road fence.Brutt's final advantage over the main group was almost a minute. In the general classification, the Italian Franco Pelizzotti (Liquigas) is in the lead, the American Christian Vandevelde (Slipstream) is a second behind. The best of the Russians, Vladimir Gusev (Astana), is 31st so far - minus 54 seconds. In the standings for the most active rider, Brutt takes third place, with Italian sprinter Daniele Bennati in the lead. The Russian has so far ridden in breaks more than other participants in the race and is in first place in the special classification Trofeo Fuga Cervelo - 364 points (one point is counted for each kilometer).
Boston continues to win at home
Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. Conference semi-finals. "East". “Boston” – “Cleveland” – 96:89. The series score is 3:2. "West". Lakers - Utah - 114:104. The series score is 3:2 .
Both series follow the same scenario. So far, the hosts have won all five matches. The sixth meetings will take place at the sites of Cleveland and Utah today.
Boston could not contain Cleveland leader LeBron James, who brought his team 35 points, but other Cavaliers players were not so bright. The hosts' top scorers were Paul Pierce (29 points), Kevin Garnett (26 points, 16 rebounds) and Rajon Rondo (20). The Celts had a strong third quarter (29:17) and kept their opponents at a distance of 8-10 points in the final period. In the last minute of regulation time, Cleveland cut the gap to 87:91. Then Delont West responded to Pierce's precise free throws (89:93), and again the guests had to break the rules. The same Pierce, who kept his cool, was again accurate twice from the line. In the current playoffs, Boston has already played seven home matches and won all of them, although they have never achieved success on the road (in the previous round, the Celts met with Atlanta and prevailed - 4 :3).
European champion 2007 as part of the Russian national team Andrei Kirilenko brought Utah 12 points in 38 minutes on the court. The Russian has a low field goal percentage - five accurate shots out of 16 attempts. Moreover, Andrei was unable to complete this match due to too many personal comments.
Dallas extends conference finals
Hockey. NHL. Playoffs. Western Conference Finals. “Dallas” – “Detroit” – 3:1 – “Dal” Zubov (0+2), “Det” Datsyuk (0+1). The series score is 1:3.
The Dallas Stars' first victory in the series added a little intrigue to the confrontation with the Red Wings, but the chances of the team for which Russian defender Sergei Zubov plays still seem minimal. The hosts opened the scoring only at the end of the second period, and less than a minute after the break, Swede Henrik Zetterberg equalized the score. “Dallas” took the lead thanks to the use of a numerical majority by Mike Modano, and Brandan Morrow consolidated the success. In both cases, the scorers were assisted by Zubov. To be fair, it should be noted that Detroit had a territorial advantage during the second and third periods - 29 shots on target against the opponent's 13. The fifth match of the series will take place on May 17 in Detroit.