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: Phoenix Suns Scorch LA Clippers On Opening Night
INGLEWOOD. — It wasn’t the start the Los Angeles Clippers had hoped for to open their 2024-25 NBA season in front of a caapacity crowd of 18,330 at the newly-opened Intuit Dome. But the Phoenix Suns were happy to assume the role of spoilers. Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Bradley Beal finished with 24 while Devin Booker chipped in 15 […]
Former Letran Star Billy Moody Sheds Jersey For Ref’s Stripes
LAS VEGAS — It’s just another hectic day at a gym in the outskirts of Las Vegas, where kids and young adults like were balling their hearts out. From the bedlam emerged a familiar face in Philippine hoops back in the day. In case you don’t know, Moody was one a star at Letran back in those […]
2024 NBA Playoffs: LA Lakers Avoid Elimination With Game 4 Win
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers will live to fight another day. Down 0-3 and facing elimination in their first-round series, LeBron James carded 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the Lakers to a 119-108 Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday at the Crypto.com Arena. The victory ended […]
2024 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers Sink To 0-3 Hole Versus Denver Nuggets
LOS ANGELES — The LA Lakers, a team loaded with stars and expectations, are one loss away from exiting the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. Aaron Gordon emerged out of his supporting cast role and played like a star to lead the defending champions Denver Nuggets to a decisive 112-105 Game 3 victory […]
2024 NBA Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks Bite Back, Tame LA Clippers In Game 2
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic won’t be denied. After a sub-par Game 1 where he struggled with his shooting — just 11-of-26 from the field and 4-of-12 from 3 — Doncic exploded for 32 points on 5-of-14 beyond the arc to lead the Mavericks to a 96-93 win over the Clippers at the Crypto.com Arena. […]
NBA: Phoenix Suns Rise In LA, 124-108
LOS ANGELES — Pushing to stay out of the play-in tournament and into an outright playoffs berth, the Phoenix Suns showed the might of their star-studded team. Devin Booker scored 37 points and Bradley Beal added 26 while Kevin Durant pitched in 24 in an offensive display that carried the visitors to a 124-108 victory […]
March Madness 2024: No.1 Seed UNC Falls To Alabama, 89-87
LOS ANGELES — In a game of runs, where momentum swung back and forth late in the second half, Alabama held off a tough North Carolina squad, 89-87, in their Sweet 16 battle on Thursday at the Crypto.com Arena. The mild upset over the No.1 seed Tar Heels sends No.4 seed CrimsonTide to the Elite […]
NBA: Dame Time Strikes LA Clippers, 124-117
LOS ANGELES — — Sunday was Dame Time in Los Angeles. Damian Lillard, the former Blazers star who moved from Portland to Milwaukee this season, poured 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Bucks’ to a 124-117 squeaker over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers. Lillard hit 11 of 19 shots […]
NBA All-Star Saturday: Damian Lillard Is Back-To-Back Three-Point King
INDIANAPOLIS — What time is it? It was Dame Time at the All-Star 3-point shooting contest where Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard won his second straight title by holding off an impressive field of challengers. And Lillard did it in style, too, swishing the winning bucket on his last corner 3. After getting through to […]
