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The Boston Celtics on May 15 finally dashed the Washington Wizards’ hopes of reaching the finals of the Eastern conference playoffs. The Celtics beat the Wizards to take the much-coveted job of facing the defending champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in what is potentially a do-or-die series. Leading the Celtics to victory was Isaiah Thomas, with 29 points and 12 assists, and big man Kelly Olynyk, who gave his share of 26 points. The final score […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kelly Olynyk scored 26 points from the bench as the Boston Celtics outmuscled the Washington Wizards 115-105 to clinch their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Monday. Olynyk produced a superb display of shooting from distance as Boston pulled clear of the Wizards in the late stages of the game to take the series 4-3 and set up a Conference final clash with Cleveland. Isaiah Thomas topscored for the Celtics […]
Tennis superstar Roger Federer has confirmed he would not be playing in the French Open. In a Facebook post, the Swiss said he decided to skip the tournament because he was preparing for his next games on the grass and on the hard court. The French Open is set to begin on May 27. Federer won the Australian Open last January. He did not play for six months since then because of a leg injury.
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich lashed out at Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia on Monday, blaming the Georgian international for a dangerous play over the incident that has ruled Kawhi Leonard out of Game 2. Leonard hobbled out of Sunday’s defeat in Oakland in the third quarter after Pachulia followed through as he attempted to close down Leonard as the Spurs star attempted a jump shot. Pachulia […]
FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) — South Korean Kim Si-woo became the youngest ever winner of The Players Championship when he clinched an emphatic three-stroke victory in Florida on Sunday (May 14). Kim produced a flawless final round three-under-par 69 to become the second South Korean to win the prestigious event after 2011 champion K.J. Choi. At 21, Kim displayed composure beyond his years to finish on 10-under 278 at the TPC Stadium course in Ponte […]
Cubao, Quezon City – Gilas Pilipinas won their second game in a row by another blowout over Singapore, 113-66, in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Abueva again led the team in scoring with 16 points to go with five rebounds and three assists but it was Matthew Wright who bagged the player of the game award after posting 13 points that included two three-point field goals. Singapore had […]
Cubao, Quezon City – Gilas Pilipinas makes a statement in their first game by whipping Myanmar, 147-40, in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (SEABA) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Abueva led the Gilas attack with 22 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals as he bagged the best player of the game honors. Allein Maliksi was the second best scorer with 20 points to go along with five boards and three steals and […]
EBC Los Angeles: Kenneth Cruz EBC Canada: Marco Zerrudo EBC Australia: Cristine Fisher Watch as our EBC Sports International Correspondents tell us about the national sports of Canada and Australia.
EBC Las Vegas Correspondent Aleck Cui introduces to us the first permanent Esports arena to be built in Nevada and will take us through the history of Esports.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The San Antonio Spurs humiliated the Houston Rockets Thursday with a 114-75 game six closeout win that brought James Harden’s MVP-worthy season to a dramatic end. LaMarcus Aldridge paced the offense by scoring 34 points for the short-handed Spurs, who routed the Rockets despite the absence of top scorer Kawhi Leonard and star guard Tony Parker. San Antonio won the second-round series in six games and punched their ticket to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics continued their home court mastery over Washington, taking charge early and going on to beat the Wizards 123-101 Wednesday to grab a 3-2 lead in the second round series. Avery Bradley tallied a postseason career high 29 points in the blowout as Boston can now advance to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers in the next round with a victory Friday in Washington. “Everyone was prepared,” said Bradley. “And […]
