NBA Playoffs: Golden State Warriors Trounce Sacramento Kings In Game 7 To Advance In West Semis
SACRAMENTO — In the end, the championship mettle of the Golden State Warriors came shining through. Steph Curry dropped 50 points to lead the defending champions to a convincing Game 7 victory on the road, besting the host Sacramento Kings, 120-100 on Sunday afternoon at the Golden Center. The Warriors broke a tight contest wide open with a 35-23 […]
NBA Playoffs: Boston Celtics Oust Atlanta Hawks To Advance To Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
ORLANDO — The Celtics are off to the second round of the playoffs. Jayson Tatum sizzled with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists while Jaylen Brown added 32 as the Boston Celtics eliminated the Atlanta Hawks with a 128-120 victory in Game 6 of their first-round series Thursday night at the State Farm Arena. […]
NBA Playoffs: Atlanta Hawks Save Season With Game 5 Victory Over Boston Celtics
ORLANDO — Trae Young lived up to his reputation as “Ice Trae” by drilling a 30-foot 3 with 1.8 seconds left to play and lift the Atlanta Hawks past the Boston Celtics, 119-117, in Game 5 of their hotly-contested opening round series.Down 111-99 at the 5:24 mark of the fourth quarter, Young scored 14 of Atlanta’s points […]
NBA Playoffs: Golden State Warriors Knot Series With Sacramento Kings In A Thrilling Game 4 Finish
LOS ANGELES — With their backs against the wall, the Golden State Warriors responded like champions do: With poise under pressure. Steph Curry hit 5-of-11 threes and finished with 32 points to help the Warriors avoid falling into a 1-3 series hole by beating a very dangerous Sacramento Kings team, 126-125, in Game 4 of their hotly-contested opening round series. […]
NBA Playoffs: Jimmy Butler Serves Up 56 Points To Lead Miami Heat Over Milwaukee Bucks In Game 4
ORLANDO — The Butler did it again. Trailing by 12 points in the final 6:09 of the fourth quarter,101-89, the Miami Heat leaned on their superstar leader to bail them out. And Jimmy Butler was happy to oblige. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound all-purpose guard exploded for 56 points to lead the eight-seeded Heat to a gritty 119-114 Game 4 victory over the […]
NBA Playoffs: LA Lakers Outlast Grizzlies In OT To Take 3-1 Lead
LOS ANGELES — At age 38, LeBron James is aging gracefully. And on Monday night at the Crypto.com Arena, he had a game for the ages. James, a four-time NBA champ and 19-time All-Star, was clutch late and finished with 20 points and 20 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a spine-tingling 117-111 Game 4 […]
NBA Playoffs: LA Lakers take 2-1 series lead over Memphis Grizzlies
LOS ANGELES — The L.A. Lakers threw the first punch. And the Memphis Grizzlies couldn’t recover. Using an 18-2 run to start the first quarter, the Lakers cruised to a 111-101 Game 3 victory to take a 2-1 series lead over the Grizzlies on Saturday night at the Crypto.com Arena. Anthony Davis was at the forefront of the […]
NBA Playoffs: Devin Booker Drops 45 As Phoenix Suns Eclipse LA Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Big stars are made for big moments. And Devin Booker proved to be no exception in this ongoing 2023 NBA playoffs. The 6-foot-5, 206-pound Booker, a three-time All-Star, exploded for 45 points on Thursday night to lead the Phoenix Suns to a convincing 129-124 Game 3 win over the Los Angeles Clippers […]
NBA Investigates Dallas Mavericks For Sitting Players
The NBA wants to know why the Dallas Mavericks held out several key players in their next-to-last game of the season, even while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament. NBA officials opened an investigation Saturday into the Mavericks’ decision-making surrounding Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, in which Dallas sat […]
AsiaBasket Tips Off With 10 Teams On Easter Sunday
Southeast Asian basketball fans will get their basketball dose back by EasterSunday as the Sportsclick AsiaBasket International Championship opens shop at the MalaysiaBasketball Association (MABA) Stadium in Kuala Lumpur from April 9-18, 2023. Ten clubs, including two collegiate teams from the NCAA (Philippines), will take part in thesummer international tournament organized by Filbasket led by […]
