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Throughout the Tour de France, Australian professional cyclist Richie Porte will be checking in. Here is his latest entry, as told to ESPN contributor Rupert Guinness:Stage six: Arpajon-sur-Cère to Montauban, 190.5kmAs we head into the Pyrenees in the Tour de France on Friday, with my teammate Greg Van Avermaet in the yellow jersey, a lot of people will be wondering if he will keep it or not.Until we find out, what I can say is that Greg really enjoyed his day in yellow on Thursday during the 190.5km sixth stage to Montauban, where Mark Cavendish won for the third time in this Tour. Greg had a big smile all day. So he should. He deserved it.My feeling, though, is that Greg will get more time in yellow. The seventh stage from LIsle Jourdain to Lac de Payolle will not be easy by any chance -- especially with the first=category Col dAspin near the end -- but with a five-minute overall lead Greg should defend the jersey.It depends on how the stage pans out, of course, and how he feels; but if Greg can ride well up the mountain he will have the decent from the Aspins summit to make up any time.How the race among the overall contenders unfolds, I will find out as everyone else does.Will the GC [general classification] guys go for it?Someone is always going to make it hard on the Col dAspin. It is just where they do. Im not sure. Were not going to cruise up there. That is certain. But it is still a tricky one to make a call on really because there are really hard days coming up in the Pyrenees on Saturday and Sunday -- especially on Sunday to Andorra, one of the five key stages we denoted before the Tour that were likely to decide the race winner.The most important thing for Friday is to be attentive, alert and dont get caught out.Its been a long first six days: We have already raced 1238.5 kilometres in six stages. Then add the heat that has now struck us as the Tour has entered the south of France.The shift in weather can affect riders. And for that, it can give you a false idea of where a rider may be at; well, that is if you see them have a bad day because it may be temporary.What I do know is that I am feeling good, even though I have to admit that Thursdays sixth stage was a good one to get through with the nature of the sprint finish, or lead up to it.It was quite a nasty or dangerous finish. It was a messy sprint. 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When the game is on the line, you want to get the ball to your best player to get a shot or get a shot for an open teammate.George scored 27 and finished with nine rebounds. Teague added 23 points to go along with his 10 assists, but the Pacers needed the last of Youngs 12 points after the Wizards scored seven straight to tie it. Young also added 11 rebounds.Bradley Beal missed a potential winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 22 points.Marcin Gortat finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds, John Wall added 19 points and 10 assists, and Otto Porter Jr. scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds.Myles Turner finished with eight rebounds to go along with his 20 points and five blocks, including an emphatic rejection in the third quarter that sent Walls layup into the third row of the crowd. Turner fouled out of the game with a little less than two minutes remaining.Georges jumper with 2 minutes to play gavve Indiana a 105-98 lead, before the Wizards fought back with a 7-0 scoring run, tying the game on Beals jumper with 15 seconds to go.dddddddddddd The back-and-forth scoring was a common theme during the final quarter, and one the Pacers outlasted.We all stuck together and continued to play hard, continued to play through adversity, Young said. We had an answer for each and every time they scored.The start of the game had a different theme, though. The Wizards stormed out to a 12-1 lead that forced the Pacers to call timeout less than three minutes into the game. Wall and Beal each scored 10 points in the first quarter. Indiana tied it at 57 at halftime.The Pacers led 88-79 at the end of the third quarter, but the Wizards 9-0 run to start the fourth tied it at 88, setting up the final nine minutes.This (loss) was a little more frustrating, Wall said. We got stops when we needed to, we executed our offense down the stretch, and we also kept the ball out of their best players hands.TIP-INS:Pacers: Six players scored in double figures. ... Young recorded his fourth double-double of the season. ... Turners five blocked shots were one fewer than the Wizards had as an entire team. ... Monday was the seventh time this season Turner scored 20 or more points.Wizards: Nine of Gortats 13 rebounds came on the defensive end. ... Gortat has 15 double-doubles this season, tying Wall for the team lead. ... Beal led the Wizards in scoring for the 10th time this season.UP NEXT:Pacers: Travel to New York on Tuesday.Wizards: Visit Chicago on Wednesday. ' ' '