Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 06:20:15 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Desmond Bane scored 23 points as the Memphis Grizzlies stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves with another late fourth-quarter rally to score a series-clinching 114-106 victory in the NBA playoffs on Friday. Bane made nine of 15 shots from the field including a crucial go-ahead three-pointer late in the fourth quarter as the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:00:01 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns booked their place in the NBA playoff conference semifinals on Thursday after wrapping up series-clinching victories in contrasting fashion. In Toronto, Joel Embiid scored 33 points in a 132-97 Sixers blowout over the Raptors to seal a 4-2 series victory that sets up a showdown […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 03:49:33 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin is just as excited as most Filipino fans after hearing the news of Kai Sotto, a former Blue Eaglet standout, declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday, April 28. “I can’t make any qualitative assessment of that. Kai and his people know much better what his […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:11:06 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and resurgent Golden State Warriors completed 4-1 series victories to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday. In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points as the Bucks brushed aside the Chicago Bulls, 116-100, to clinch a comfortable series win and advance to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:32:32 +0000
By CARLO ANOLLIN Kai Sotto has finally declared his intention to join the 2022 NBA Draft after suiting up for one season with the Adelaide 36ers in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL).The 19-year-old Sotto announced the development in a lengthy Instagram post Thursday, April 28.“I have declared for the 2022 NBA Draft. Please pray for […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:52:06 +0000
MIAMI (AFP) – Victor Oladipo led the depleted Miami Heat to a series-clinching 97-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday as Ja Morant produced a dazzling late scoring spree to give Memphis a thrilling win over Minnesota in the NBA playoffs. Miami, missing injured stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry, produced a superb defensive […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 03:57:43 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Jayson Tatum scored 29 points as the Boston Celtics completed a 4-0 series sweep to eliminate the Brooklyn Nets from the NBA playoffs on Monday. Kevin Durant delivered a towering 39-point display for the Nets, but it was not enough to stop the powerful Celtics’ line-up from sealing a 116-112 victory […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:07:59 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the Denver Nuggets avoided being swept out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday, holding off the Golden State Warriors, 126-121. The 27-year-old Serbian big man, last season’s NBA Most Valuable Player, also delivered eight rebounds and six assists as the Nuggets pulled within 3-1 in their […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:17:06 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – The Toronto Raptors stayed alive, the Utah Jazz pulled level and the Boston Celtics pushed the Brooklyn Nets to the brink of elimination in the NBA playoffs on Saturday. Jayson Tatum scored 39 points to lead the Celtics in a 109-103 victory over the Nets in Brooklyn that pushed their lead […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:31:40 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Trae Young delivered the game-winner for Atlanta in a 111-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday as the Hawks clawed their way back into their NBA playoff first-round series. The Hawks cut the deficit in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series to 2-1. The reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks […]
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