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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Slovenia’s Luka Doncic continued his otherworldly start to the NBA season, scoring 41 points as the Dallas Mavericks won their fifth straight with a 137-123 victory over the slumping Houston Rockets. Doncic, whose remarkable start has his per-game averages at near triple-double levels, also had 10 assists and six rebounds while Rockets superstar James Harden finished with 32 points and 11 assists in a showdown of dominant scorers. His […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a career-high 15 assists in his second triple-double of the season Thursday, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 137-129 victory over the Portland Trailblazers. Antetokounmpo added 24 points and 19 rebounds and Eric Bledsoe added 30 points as the Bucks never trailed on the way to a sixth straight win. One night after beating the Hawks in Atlanta to cap a stretch […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Deontay Wilder puts his WBC world heavyweight title and the possibility of a money-spinning superfight on the line here Saturday when he climbs back into the ring for a rematch with dangerous Cuban veteran Luis Ortiz. Twenty months ago, Wilder was rescued by the bell after Ortiz wobbled the American in the seventh round of their first clash, unleashing a flurry of punches to leave the champion staggering around […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Luka Doncic posted his league-leading seventh triple-double of the season en route to a 35-point performance as the Dallas Mavericks trounced the Golden State Warriors 142-94 on Wednesday. The 20-year-old Slovenian scored 35 points in just 26 minutes of playing time and he finished with 11 assists and 10 rebounds in front of a crowd of 19,500 at the American Airlines Center. Doncic scored 33 of his points in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol said Wednesday he’s been waived by the Portland Trail Blazers, who inked him to a one-year contract before the season in hopes he would be able to return from a left foot injury. “As of today, I will no longer be a member of the @TrailBlazers player roster, so I can focus all of my energy on my rehabilitation,” the 39-year-old Spaniard said on […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose says he might still be fit and playing for the Chicago Bulls today had the “load management” philosophy been used when he was on the court. “It was just a different time in the sports world, period,” Rose told NBC Sports Chicago ahead of his current team the Detroit Pistons’ clash with his old side on Wednesday night. “Now we have the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Robot versions of Japan’s Olympic and Paralympic mascots thrilled hundreds of school children in Tokyo on Monday, striking sporting poses and displaying hearts in their electronic eyes. The event at a local elementary school was billed as a chance to showcase some of the technology Japan hopes will wow visitors at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Some 600 pupils clapped and shouted “kawaii (cute)!” as the toddler-sized versions of the Tokyo 2020 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bahamian guard Buddy Hield scored a season-high 35 points and the Sacramento Kings snapped the Boston Celtics’ 10-game NBA win streak with a 100-99 home triumph on Sunday. Sacramento center Richaun Holmes sank two decisive free throws with 13 seconds remaining to give the Kings their fifth win in seven games after an 0-5 start. Boston fell to 10-2, having not lost since their season opener 3 1/2 weeks […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Marcus Morris sank a clutch three-pointer with 13 seconds left to lift the New York Knicks to a 106-103 win over Kristaps Porzingis and the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Porzingis, the former face of the New York Knicks, received a rude New York welcome in his first game back in the Big Apple on Thursday. Knicks fans screamed “Go back to Latvia” and “Traitor” at the 24-year-old in his […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden erupted for a fourth-quarter scoring spree as the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 102-93 on Wednesday. Harden led the scoring with 47 points, including seven three-pointers, while the former NBA MVP also added six rebounds and seven assists. The Houston talisman’s tally included a 17-point late in the fourth quarter which helped transform an 84-80 deficit with 5min 52sec remaining into victory. Harden shouldered the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss the next six weeks of the NBA season with a broken left hand following surgery on Monday, the team announced. Hayward underwent the operation in New York to repair his ring finger, which was fractured Saturday in Boston’s 135-115 victory over San Antonio. If Hayward sits out a full six weeks, he will miss 19 Celtics games but be healthy to return […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Stephen Curry said Monday he expects to return from a broken left hand before the conclusion of the NBA season but not before late March. The 31-year-old veteran 3-point sharpshooter, in his 11th NBA season, is set to miss the most games of any campaign in his career with his worst injury setback. “I definitely expect to be ready to play. I don’t know […]
