NBA Cup: It’s OKC Thunder Vs Milwaukee Bucks In The Finals
12-14-2024 LAS VEGAS – the OKC Thunder broke a close game wide open with a 70-point second-half assault to beat the Houston Rockets, 111-96. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for OKC while big man Isaiah Hartenstein added 21 and 8 boards. Jalen Smith pinched in 20. The win, which played […]
NBA: Milwaukee Bucks Claim Tickets To NBA Cup Finals
12-14-2024 LAS VEGAS – The Milwaukee Bucks nailed the first ticket to the 2024 NBA Cup Finals by outlasting the Atlanta Hawks, 110-102, on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena. After taking an 83-82 lead at the end of the third quarter, both teams engaged in a spirited fourth quarter that saw the lead change hands […]
NBA: For Jalen Green, Gilas Can Wait
12-8-2024 LOS ANGELES — The longing for Houston Rockets star Jalen Green to play for Gilas Pilipinas will have to wait, if ever. “Maybe. I gotta try to achieve the US first,” the 6-foot-4, 188-pound guard told Sports On Air on Sunday night at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California where Green’s Rockets played the host Clippers. Since […]
NBA: LA Clippers Use Third Quarter Spurt To Down Philadelphia 76ers
LOS ANGELES – Paul George’s highly-anticipated homecoming turned into another L as the Philadelphia 76ers absorbed their sixth loss of the young season. Norman Powell had 26 points on 8-of-10 shooting and James Harden added 18 and 6 assists to catapult the L.A. Clippers to an easy victory where they led by as many as 22 points on Wednesday night […]
NBA: OKC Thunder Strikes Los Angeles Lakers, 101-93
LOS ANGELES— The Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a late charge to outlast the Los Angeles Lakers on a spirited Black Friday encounter between two Western Conference powerhouses. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scattered 36 points while Jalen Williams and Lou Dart pooled together 33 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to help the Oklahoma etch a big 101-93 road win. Trailng for the most […]
NBA: Nikola Jokic, Michael Porter Jr. Combo Shine In 127-102 Romp Over Los Angeles Lakers
LOS ANGELES – Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. formed a 1-2 scoring punch that proved too much for the host Lakers on Saturday night (Sunday AM Manila time). The 3-time league MVP powered through with 34 points on a scorching 12-of-20 shooting from the field. Porter Jr. added 24 and 11 rebounds as the […]
NBA: LA Clippers Hold Off Golden State Warriors, 102-99
INGLEWOOD — The Los Angeles Clippers survived a 7-0 late-game spurt to beat the visiting Golden State Warriors, 102-99, on Tuesday night (Wednesday AM Manila time) at the Intuit Dome. Norman Powell took charge of the Clippers offense with 23 points, off-setting a poor shooting night from All-Star James Harden who settled with 12 points […]
NBA: Toronto Raptors’ Rally Falls Short In 105-103 Loss To LA Clippers
INGLEWOOD. Toronto center Jakob Poeltl missed a put-back attempt as time expired and the Los Angeles Lakers escaped with a narrow, 105-103, victory over the visiting Raptors on Saturday night (Sunday AM Manila time) at the Intuit Dome. James Harden and Norman Powell each had 24 points while Ivica Zubac and Kevin Porter Jr. combined […]
NBA: Los Angeles Lakers Add To Philly’s Woes, Roll Past Sixers, 116-106
LOS ANGELES — It has been a rough start for the Philadelphia 76ers in this 2024-25 season. And it didn’t get any better on Friday night. LeBron James carved the 114th triple-double of his Hall-of-Fame career to propel Los Angeles past the skidding Sixers, 116-106, at the Crypto.com Arena. James ended up with 21 points, […]
NBA: LA Clippers Rally From 26 Points Down To Stun San Antonio Spurs
INGLEWOOD — In the largest comeback of this young season, the Los Angeles Clippers clawed back from a 26-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs, 113-104 on Monday night (Tuesday AM Manila time) at the Intuit Dome. And it took a collaborative effort for the Clips to climb out of a 40-14 hole with 40 […]