NBA: Houston Rockets Blast LA Lakers, 135-119
BY: LEO BATO – SPORTS ON AIR USA CORRESPONDENT LOS ANGELES — The Houston Rockets kept their flickering playoffs hopes alive with a 135-119 romp over the visiting LA Lakers on Monday night at the Toyota Center. Jalen Green had the hot hand with 34 points on 12 -of 23 shooting from the field including […]
NBA: Nikola Jokic Spoils Doc Rivers’ Coaching Debut With Milwaukee Bucks
DENVER — Nikola Jokic welcomed Doc Rivers back to the coaching ranks by playing the spoiler’s role. Jokic dropped a workmanlike triple-double worth 35 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists to push the Nuggets past River’s Milwaukee Bucks, 113-107, at The Ball Arena in Denver. “They’re great,” Rivers said of his new squad. “They’re a […]
NBA: Orlando Magic Cools Off Phoenix Suns, 113-98
ORLANDO – The Devin Booker show came to the Kia Center in Orlando and did not disappoint with a 44-point masterpiece. But the Orlando Magic rallied behind the 26 points of Paolo Banchero to beat the All-Star-studded Phoenix Suns, 113-98, on Sunday night, On top of Booker’s 44 points, the Suns also got 15 from […]
NBA: Joel Embiid-Less Philadelphia 76ers Bow To Denver Nuggets
DENVER — — Playing without their anchor Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers stormed to Denver and gave the defending champions a tough fight. In the end, though, the valiant effort fell short as the Nuggets went on to win, 111-105, at The Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic, who missed out on a duel with his MVP […]
NBA: D-Lo Hits Eight Threes As LA Lakers Sink Chicago Bulls
LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell got hot from 3-point land,sinking eight en route to 29 points to lead the LA Lakers past the Chicago Bulls, 141-132, at the Crypto.com Arena. LeBron James added 25 points and 12 rebounds while Anthony Davis had 22 and 11 as the Lakers improved to 23-23 for the season to […]
Boxing: Teofimo Lopez Not Taking Jamaine Ortiz Lightly
BY: MELISSA PORTILLO – SPORTS ON AIR JUNIOR CONTRIBUTOR Teofimo Lopez is bracing for a challenging face-off against Jamaine Ortiz on February 8 in Las Vegas, with their shared history dating back to their amateur days adding an extra layer of anticipation. The 26-year-old WBO junior welterweight champion is mindful of Ortiz’s motivation to seek […]
NBA: Detroit Pistons Flip Script, Stings Charlotte Hornets
BY: MARIA BULLARD – SPORTS ON AIR USA CORRESPONDENT DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons flipped the script on Tuesday night and came from behind to sting the Charlotte Hornets, 113-103, at the Little Caesars Arena. Winners of just five of their 44 games this season, it’s the Pistons who are usually on the losing end of close games. This time, […]
Antetokounmpo’s Triple-Double Ignites Bucks In 126-116 Win Over Cavs, Marking First Game Post-Griffin Dismissal
BY STEVE MEGARGEE MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third triple-double in his last four games and the Milwaukee Bucks responded to the firing of coach Adrian Griffin with a 126-116 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ eight-game winning streak. Antetokounmpo had 35 points, matched a season high with 18 rebounds and had […]
NBA: Brunson-Randle Combo Ease NY Knicks Past Brooklyn Nets
BY: ANDREW LAM – SPORTS ON AIR USA CORRESPONDENT BROOKLYN — The 1-2 punch of Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle proved too much for the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night when the crosstown rivals met at the Barclays Center. Brunson and Randle each had 30 points and combined for 12 rebounds and 11 assists to […]
Rozier’s Miami Debut Disappoints As Short-Handed Grizzlies Outclass Heat, Securing 105-96 Victory For Miami’s 4th Consecutive Loss
BY TIM REYNOLDS MIAMI (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies were wildly short-handed. And the Miami Heat still couldn’t handle them. Vince Williams Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, GG Jackson added 17 off the bench and the Grizzlies — who had only nine available players because of injuries — spoiled Terry Rozier’s debut in Miami by […]
