Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:40:30 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Boston seized a share of the Eastern Conference lead, Phoenix dumped Philadelphia in a possible NBA Finals preview and Kyrie Irving’s home season debut was spoiled Sunday by the Charlotte Hornets. Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown contributed 31 points and 10 rebounds to ignite the Boston Celtics to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:48:53 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Devin Booker scored a season-high 49 points Thursday and the Phoenix Suns clinched the NBA’s best season record and a home-court edge throughout the playoffs by defeating Denver, 140-130. The Suns, who welcomed back injured guard Chris Paul after a five-week absence, won their seventh game in a row and improved to a league-best […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:19:30 +0000
MIAMI (AFP) – Jordan Poole scored 30 points as the short-handed Golden State Warriors halted their losing streak in emphatic fashion with a 118-104 defeat of the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat on Wednesday. The Warriors, missing injured star point guard Stephen Curry, had stumbled to three straight losses heading into Wednesday’s road game in Florida, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 04:59:18 +0000
Magic 94, Warriors 90 Hawks 117, Knicks 111 Bucks 126, Bulls 98 Nuggets 127, Clippers 115 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from injury to score 25 points as the Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Chicago Bulls, 126-98, on Tuesday. Antetokounmpo, who missed the Bucks’ 138-119 mauling by Minnesota on Saturday after complaining of knee […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:45:39 +0000
Lakers 131, Cavaliers 120 Bulls 113, Raptors 99 Mavericks 110, T. Wolves 108 Rockets 115, Wizards 97 Celtics 132, Thunder 123 Blazers 119, Pistons 115 Hornets 106, Pelicans 103 76ers 113, Heat 106 Nets 114, Jazz 106 NEW YORK (AFP) – LeBron James made a triumphant return home with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:45:03 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points each as the Boston Celtics romped to a 124-104 road victory over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. Tatum and Brown spearheaded a superb all-round offensive performance for Boston, whose defense successfully bottled up the threat of Denver’s reigning NBA […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 05:37:50 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Joel Embiid delivered a fourth consecutive 30-point performance as the Philadelphia 76ers powered to a 111-101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. Embiid finished with 32 points, eight rebounds and four assists while posting a career-high five steals in a superb all-round display at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center. The Cameroon […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 05:11:58 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for directing obscene language toward a fan, the league announced. The incident took place with 9.4 seconds remaining in the second quarter of Brooklyn’s 113-111 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Durant, the 2014 NBA Most […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:19:33 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Spencer Dinwiddie scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Dallas Mavericks staged a dramatic comeback to end the Brooklyn Nets’ four-game winning streak on Wednesday. Dinwiddie’s 25-foot winner sealed a pulsating tussle in Brooklyn which had been dominated by a thrilling duel between Nets star Kevin Durant and the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:05:42 +0000
Grizzlies 135, Pacers 102 Nets 150, Magic 108 Heat 105, Pistons 98 Suns 131, Pelicans LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points in a dazzling display as the Brooklyn Nets stretched their NBA winning streak with a 150-108 thrashing of the Orlando Magic on Tuesday. Nets star Irving, who had bagged […]
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