Warriors shock Mavs with amazing fightback for 2-0 series lead

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 05:37:42 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors staged a stunning fightback to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 on Friday and seize control of their NBA Western Conference finals series. A pulsating clash in San Francisco saw the Warriors recover after trailing by as much as 19 points at […]

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Tatum scorches Heat as Celtics level Eastern series

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 03:49:47 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Miami Jayson Tatum scored 27 points as the Boston Celtics roared back to level the NBA Eastern Conference finals series with a 127-102 thrashing of the Miami Heat in game two on Thursday. Bolstered by the return of Marcus Smart and Al Horford, who both missed Tuesday’s 118-107 game one drubbing, Boston […]

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It’s total eclipse as Doncic, Mavs shock Suns; Celtics vs Heat in the East

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 03:29:41 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Luka Doncic scored 35 points as the Dallas Mavericks completed a stunning upset of the top-seeded Phoenix Suns with a jaw-dropping game seven rout in Arizona on Sunday. Slovenian star Doncic was in magnificent form as the Mavericks romped to a 123-90 victory at Phoenix’s Footprint Center to clinch the best-of-seven […]

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Warriors out Grizzlies, reach Western Finals; Celtics force Game 7

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 09:29:44 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Golden State Warriors pulled away late to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 110-96, and reach the NBA Western Conference finals on Friday as the Boston Celtics stayed alive in the East with a 108-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Klay Thompson drained eight three-pointers on the way to 30 for the […]

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Heat beat 76ers to reach East finals; Mavs force Game 7 vs Suns

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 06:20:44 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Miami Heat punched their ticket to the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals with a 99-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday as the Dallas Mavericks staved off elimination in the West. Jimmy Butler scored 32 points to fuel the Heat against his former team, the victory in Philadelphia giving Miami […]

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NBA adds conference finals MVP awards named for Magic, Bird

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 05:42:36 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – The NBA has created Most Valuable Player awards for its conference playoff finals named for Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and tweaked four other post-season trophies, the league announced Thursday. The new Western Conference MVP award will be called the Earvin “Magic” Johnson Trophy after the Los Angeles Lakers legend while […]

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Bucks rally to push Celtics to brink; Grizzlies rout Warriors

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 06:05:49 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Milwaukee Bucks erased a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat Boston, 110-107, on Wednesday and push the Celtics to the brink of NBA playoff elimination as the Memphis Grizzlies stayed alive with a 134-95 drubbing of Golden State. The Grizzlies, facing elimination and playing without injured All-Star guard Ja Morant, weren’t […]

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Miami, Phoenix score blowout wins over rivals for 3-2 leads

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 07:01:56 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Top seeds Miami and Phoenix moved to within one win of the NBA conference finals on Tuesday after scoring blowout victories against Philadelphia and Dallas. In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points in a balanced offensive effort as the Heat thrashed the Philadelphia 76ers, 120-85, to seize control of their best-of-seven Eastern […]

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Curry rescues Warriors for 3-1 lead vs Grizzlies; Celtics level series vs Bucks

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 08:54:23 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a scare to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 101-98, and move to the brink of the Western Conference playoff finals on Monday. Curry poured in 18 points in the final quarter as an out-of-sorts Warriors reeled in the Grizzlies with less […]

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Mavs rain Suns with 20 3-pointers to tie series; Sixers beat Heat

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 07:37:27 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Dallas Mavericks rained 20 three-pointers and again neutralized Phoenix point guard Chris Paul to beat the top-seeded Suns, 111-101, on Sunday and knot their NBA playoff series at two games each. Star guard Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 24 for Dallas, who have won two games […]

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