NBA: Late Burst Propels Denver Nuggets Past Golden State Warriors
DENVER — Down by six points with 2:32 left to play in a tight fourth quarter, the Denver Nuggets went on a 10-0 run to stun the visiting Golden State Warriors 119-115, in a thrilling NBA Cup pool play on Tuesday night (Wednesday AM in Manila). Showing the poise reminiscent of their 2023 title run, […]
NBA: Hot-Shooting LA Clippers Take Down Struggling Portland Trail Blazers
BY: ROBERT ANTHONY MORALES – SPORTS ON AIR USA CORRESPONDENT 12-03-2024 LOS ANGELES — In a shootout between two Western Conference contenders, the Los Angeles Clippers had the final say on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in Manila) at the Intuit Dome. Norman Powell had 30 points and James Harden added 23 and 7 assists as the LA […]
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: Boston Celtics Rain 23 Triples To Beat Bulls, 138-129
BY: RAPHAEL JOSEPH MARTINEZ – SPORTS ON AIR USA CORRESPONDENT MANILA — The Chicago Bulls rolled the red carpet for NBA Cup pool play at the United Center on Friday night. And it turned out to be a Boston 3 party as the Celtics nailed 23 triples on the way to a 138-129 victory in front of […]
NBA: Trae Young Dishes 22 Assists To Propel Atlanta Hawks Past Cleveland Cavaliers
CLEVELAND — Trae Young was in All-Star form on Wednesday night and dropped 20 points and a career-high 22 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 135-124, at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. It was an electrifying performance where both teams went back-and-forth in a run-and-gun game that ended in a 35-35 tie […]
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: Former LA Clippers All-Star Continues To Shine
BY: ROBERT ANTHONY MORALES – SPORTS ON AIR USA CONTRIBUTOR LOS ANGELES — The triple-double express train that is Russell Westbrook just keeps on chugging along. Now playing for Denver, the former Clipper and UCLA alum notched his 200th career triple-double on Tuesday night following the Nuggets’ 122-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum. Westbrook’s latest iteration of the statistical triple […]
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: LA Clippers Outlast Utah Jazz By Five Points
BY: ROBERT ANTHONY MORALES – SPORTS ON AIR USA CONTRIBUTOR INGLEWOOD — James Harden carded 20 points and 11 assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers past the Utah Jazz,116-105, on Sunday night at the Intuit Dome. Harden had an efficient 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 2-of-8 from long distance to catapult him into […]