Pacers negate Westbrook’s triple double; Raptors too much for Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Wesley Matthews scored the winning basket with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter as the Indiana Pacers rallied to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 108-106, on Thursday....
View ArticleNBA: Rockets slip past Suns
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – James Harden flirted with a triple double as the Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns for the 10th straight game with a 108-102 win on Friday. Harden had 41 points, 11 assists and...
View ArticleNBA: Warriors rip Thunder as Curry hits 33
Klay Thompson scored 23 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors, who have been playing more consistently in the last four games after a spell of poor starts to...
View ArticleEmbiid shines as Sixers beat Giannis, Bucks
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Joel Embiid scored 40 points and 15 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers overcame Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career-high 52 points to beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 130-125, and clinch a...
View ArticleNBA: Dirk overtakes Wilt
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Dirk Nowitzki, who helped revolutionize the game as a big man with a potent long-range jump shot, passed Wilt Chamberlain on the National Basketball Association’s all-time scoring...
View ArticleSpurs down Warriors for 9th win in row
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The San Antonio Spurs rolled to their season-best ninth straight win by toppling the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 111-105 victory on Monday. DeMar...
View ArticleRockets down Hawks as Harden makes history; Curry stars for GSW
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Houston Rockets star James Harden carved a piece of NBA history on Tuesday after a 31-point haul against the Atlanta Hawks made him the first player to score at least 30 points...
View ArticleSixers nip Celtics in stormy duel
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jimmy Butler led a fourth quarter comeback as the Philadelphia 76ers overpowered the Boston Celtics, 118-115, in a stormy Eastern Conference duel on Wednesday. Butler scored 15...
View ArticleChinese, Croatian teams to join NBA Vegas Summer League
The 15th NBA Summer League will be an 83-game competition from July 5-15 on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
View ArticleBucks lose Mirotic with broken left thumb
The Bucks announced Wednesday that an x-ray and examination by team physician William Raasch revealed the fracture, but did not list a timetable for his return.
View ArticleT-Wolves lose Rose, Covington, Teague for season
NEW YORK (AFP) – Minnesota Timberwolves’s slim NBA playoffs hopes suffered a major setback Thursday with the announcement that guards Derrick Rose and Jeff Teague and forward Robert Covington were...
View ArticleBoston’s Smart fined $50K for shoving Embiid
NEW YORK (AFP) –Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday after forcefully shoving Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to the floor in a loss a night earlier. Smart...
View ArticleFiery Warriors clobber Pacers
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Two-time defending champion Golden State had all five starters in double figure scoring and the Warriors maintained the best record in the Western Conference by clobbering the...
View ArticleMavericks hand Warriors worst loss
Doncic finished with a game high 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Nowitzki, who is likely in his final NBA season, scored a season high 21 points in a 126-91 blowout victory by the visiting...
View ArticleNBA: Rockets advance to NBA postseason
Harden, who scored a combined 118 points in his previous two games, didn’t need to maintain his torrid pace against the Pelicans. #NBA
View ArticleNurkic horror injury mars Blazers OT win
Nurkic led the scoring for the Blazers with 32 points while adding 16 rebounds and five assists at the Moda Center in Portland. #NBA
View ArticleNBA: Clippers, Celts clinch playoffs
The Clippers are back in the post-season after missing out last year, becoming the fifth Western Conference team to punch their ticket. #NBA
View ArticleBosh ‘at peace’ with retirement
Bosh turned up with his two NBA championship rings to be feted at American Airlines Arena, where his jersey was raised to the rafters to hang alongside those of Heat greats Alonzo Mourning, Tim...
View ArticleThunder keep rolling
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A 31-point haul from Paul George and a Russell Westbrook triple-double boosted Oklahoma City Thunder’s playoff drive with a 107-99 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday....
View ArticleNBA: Rockets clobber Nuggets
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – James Harden scored 38 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 112-85 victory over the Denver Nuggets in a battle of NBA Western Conference contenders on Thursday. Reigning NBA Most...
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