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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Monday, leading the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers over Toronto 116-105 in the opener of their second-round playoff series. Kyrie Irving added 24 points and 10 assists while Kevin Love had 18 points and nine rebounds as the Cavaliers seized the edge in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference matchup with game two set for Wednesday. The Cleveland-Toronto winner next faces Washington […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas missed practice Monday for a trip to the dentist but will play Tuesday against Washington in game two of a second-round NBA playoff series. Thomas scored 33 points and passed out nine assists to spark Boston’s 123-111 victory over the visiting Wizards in Sunday’s opener of their best-of-seven matchup. His heroics came a day after attending his sister’s funeral and despite having a left front […]
EBC Sports International Los Angeles Bureau Written By: Kenneth Cruz Photos By: Jaina Pallasigui “Clips gonna Clips” has been a saying adopted by the LA Clippers as they’ve lost a playoff series after leading for the 5th straight year. Once again, the Clippers finished their season underachieving as they lost in Game 7 to the Utah Jazz 104-91. Chris Paul was dominant all series and entered Game 7 averaging 27.3 points and 10 assists per […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Avery Bradley led a balanced offensive attack as the Boston Celtics advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 105-83 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Friday. Bradley led the way with 23 points as all five Celtics starters scored in double figures to close out their best-of-seven Eastern Conference series in six games. With the victory, the Celtics advance to face the Washington Wizards, who […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Washington Wizards regained control of their first round NBA playoff series as they defeated the Atlanta Hawks 103-99 Wednesday with the help of a 27-point performance by Bradley Beal. John Wall delivered 20 points and 14 assists as the fourth seeded Wizards lead the best of seven Eastern Conference series three games to two. Otto Porter scored 17 points and sank nine of 10 free throws for the Wizards, […]
STUTTGART, Germany (AFP) — Maria Sharapova offered her congratulations to pregnant rival Serena Williams after the Russian made her return from a 15-month ban for doping on Wednesday. “I think it’s one of the greatest gifts that a woman can receive in life, it’s a blessing. It’s a beautiful chapter in her life,” said Sharapova when asked about Williams. Sharapova was banned after the former world number one tested positive for meldonium following her quarter-final […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander was slapped with a $100,000 fine on Wednesday for leaving his courtside seat mid-game and confronting an NBA official. Alexander got up late in the first quarter of the game Tuesday, walked a short distance on the court and said something to referee Billy Kennedy, who was busy watching the play. “Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander has been fined $100,000 for confronting a referee during […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British and French authorities searched premises on both sides of the Channel Wednesday, arresting several men and seizing financial records over suspected tax fraud in the football industry, officials said. Britain’s tax authority HMRC said it had “arrested several men working within the professional football industry,” with media reports claiming that English clubs West Ham United and Newcastle United have been targeted.
Written By: Kenneth Cruz Photos by: Jaina Pallasigui Gordon Hayward led the Utah Jazz with 27 points as they secured Game 5 versus the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92. Hayward sat out the second half of Game 4 with food poisoning, but returned to the starting line up tonight and showed no signs of illness during his play. After the game, Hayward did admit, “I was definitely tired. There was a time I didn’t have legs.” […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs in emphatic style on Monday, with a 128-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Stephen Curry scored 37 points with eight assists and seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter as the Warriors wrapped up a four-game sweep of the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. The Warriors’ 45 first-quarter points tied the NBA […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dennis Schroder shook off a slow start to score 18 points in the Atlanta Hawks’ 111-101 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday that knotted their NBA playoff series at two games apiece. Germany’s Schroder drained two three-pointers, made a jump shot and a driving layup in the final four minutes as the Hawks thwarted a Wizards comeback bid in Atlanta. In Toronto, the Raptors took a commanding 3-2 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Toronto Raptors moved within one win of advancing in the NBA playoffs on Monday with a 118-93 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Norman Powell, starting for the second time in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series, scored 25 points for the Raptors, who took a 3-2 lead and will try to clinch the series in Milwaukee on Thursday. The winners of the series will take on the […]
