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Thailands Thongchai Jaidee produced a masterclass in frontrunning to win the Open de France and claim his eighth European Tour title as a frustrated Rory McIlroy failed to mount a challenge in Paris.Jaidee began the day with a two-shot lead over McIlroy and Wang Jeunghun and never looked in danger of being caught thanks to a closing 68 at Le Golf National, venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup.The 46-year-old former paratrooper carded four birdies and a solitary bogey on the 18th, his first dropped shot since the 13th hole of his second round, to claim a fourth win -- all of them in Europe after four in Asia -- since turning 40.At 11 under par, Jaidee finished four shots clear of Italys Francesco Molinari, whose 66 was the lowest round of the day, with McIlroy another stroke back after a 71 containing one birdie, one bogey and 16 pars.Its my biggest win ever, said Jaidee, who dedicated the win to his son on his birthday. I played great this week, no complaints at all. I had Rory two shots behind me but I tried to play my own game, hit a lot of fairways and greens and I knew this week I was putting well.Jaidee quickly extended his overnight lead to five shots thanks to birdies on the third and sixth and although former champion Martin Kaymer and Englands Andy Sullivan briefly closed to within three, they soon faltered as Jaidee continued to play flawless golf.Birdies on the 11th and 15th effectively sealed victory for Jaidee and lifted him from 57th in the world rankings to inside the top 40 just a fortnight before the Open Championship at Troon.I said to family I wanted to get back into the top 50 so this is going to be very good for me, Jaidee added. The Open is my favourite tournament so I am very excited to see what I can do in two weeks.McIlroy, who has been working hard to eradicate some bad habits from his game, never threatened to claim a second win of the season after a bogey on the third and took until the 14th to register his only birdie of the day.Its been a good week to see where Im at with my game, McIlroy said. There were signs it was really good and heading in the right direction and today again some signs it was good but a few swings on the back nine I need to work on.The way Ive felt out there and to finish third on my own, its been a decent week in that regard.Ive got 10 days until the Open starts. Im going to be working every day to try and get better and will play a bit of links golf to work on the shots I need for Troon as well. Even though this week it didnt feel that good Im obviously doing some things right.McIlroy, who lifted the Claret Jug at Hoylake in 2014 but was unable to defend the title last year after suffering an ankle injury playing football, added: Ive not played Troon but am going over for a couple of days to work out what I need to do.It was really disappointing, especially at St Andrews last year, not to be able to defend. 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It ended with another former No. 2 pick, DAngelo Russell, demonstrating he has ice in his veins with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.But in between, there was only one player who received M-V-P chants during the Los Angeles Lakers win over the Philadelphia 76ers: Larry Nance Jr., who was picked 25 spots after Russell in the 2015 draft.First of all, if anybody was the MVP, it was DAngelo, but I appreciated the chants, Nance said.It would have been hard to imagine any positive chants for Nance after a first half that saw him finish with more turnovers (four) than points (three).My energy was down, for some reason I just didnt have it, Nance said of his first-half struggles. Coach [Jesse Mermuys] pulled me aside and said Cmon man, its a different half, new ballgame, were going to win this game, and it just clicked.Things turned around quickly in the second half, when Nance put up 10 of his 13 points and grabbed 7 of his 8 rebounds to spark a Lakers comeback from 16 points down. He also finished with 7 steals, 4 assists and 4 blocks, doing a little bit of everything for the Lakers.He was awesome, said Mermuys, a Lakers assistant leading the summer league staff. I played him 35 minutes in a 40-minute game. He was dog tired at the end, but I wasnt going to take him out. He had earned those minutes to be able to finish it out.And the lift that he gave us in that run, we had taken some major punches. Our offense was brutal. Their pressure was really taking us out of everything we were trying to do. And he gave us a lift -- the big-time dunks were an incredible lift to us, obviously, the three he made was huge. And his toughness and energy -- unsung hero of the game,, no doubt.ddddddddddddNance, the son of former dunk contest champion Larry Nance threw down a pair of highlight-reel slams, both coming off plays he started by grabbing a defensive rebound and pushing the ball. The second-year forward says he believes that could be a much bigger part of his game going forward.We have the freedom to do almost whatever we want now, he said. Coach has given me his blessing to push the ball up the court, take the ball off the rim and push it up the court. If they commit to me, Ill kick it. If they dont, Im coming down the lane. Its a position that I love playing. I love going downhill with the ball, and I hope to continue to play like that.Russell had high praise for the way Nance played in Saturdays game, and what he means for the Lakers improvement going forward.Hes a winning piece on a winning team, the point guard said. Every team needs a guy like Larry. Hes always positive. Hes one of the most positive guys I know. Hes always positive. I dont know. Hes just a great guy off the court and then on the court, hes a dog. So it leads up to him just playing hard. All his plays are like motor plays and just getting everybody going, setting great screens for the point guards or the guards coming off screens. He just knows how to play.Rookie center Ivica Zubac said Nances energy and enthusiasm are a huge part of what he brings to the team.It really means a lot. Every time somebody is down, he comes to that guy and helps him, Zubac said. You feel better after that and you play better.As for those MVP chants, Nance said it made him feel like a Lakers legend -- if only for a moment.I felt like Kobe [Bryant] for a little bit, he said. Although, I missed the free throw. It got to me. ' ' '