Tag: basketball

Curry will be out at least two more weeks for NBA Warriors

San Francisco, United States (AFP)     Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry, sidelined since suffering a partially dislocated left shoulder, will be out for at least another two weeks, the reigning champion Golden State Warriors said Saturday. Curry, who suffered the injury December 14 at Indiana while trying to make a steal, has missed the team’s past four games. The Warriors said Curry was recently reevaluated and the exam indicated Curry is “making good progress” in his […]

Antetokounmpo’s 42 points propel Bucks past Pelicans

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 42 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to power the Milwaukee Bucks to a 128-119 NBA victory Monday over Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. Two-time Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo dominated in the paint, making 12 of his 17 shots from the floor and 17 of his 22 free throws. Meanwhile the Bucks effectively limited Williamson, the New Orleans star forward who finished with 18 points, […]

Curry out after partial shoulder dislocation for NBA Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry has suffered a partial dislocation of his left shoulder and there’s no immediate timetable for his return to the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors. The team announced Thursday that Curry underwent an MRI exam in Philadelphia — where the Warriors play on Friday — and it revealed the extent of the damage he suffered in Wednesday’s 125-119 loss at Indiana. “The MRI confirmed […]

Durant propels Nets past Magic, Celtics overwhelm Hornets

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored a season-high 45 points to power Brooklyn to a 109-102 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday that kept the Nets trending in the right direction. While the league-leading Boston Celtics romped again, leading wire-to-wire in a 140-105 victory over the Charlotte Hornets, the Philadelphia 76ers erased a 16-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-101 in star center Joel Embiid’s return from injury. In […]

Warriors power past Timberwolves in convincing road win

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Stephen Curry scored 25 points and the Golden State Warriors parlayed a hot start into a comfortable 137-114 NBA win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Curry added 11 rebounds and eight assists and Draymond Green posted his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 assists as the reigning NBA champions put together three straight victories for the first time this season. It was just their second away […]

Aussie Simmons loses with Nets in NBA return to Philly

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn’s Ben Simmons endured a defeat Tuesday in the Australian’s emotional NBA return to Philadelphia as a short-handed 76ers’ squad lacking three top stars humbled the Nets 115-106. The pre-game focus was on ex-Sixer Simmons playing his first game in Philadelphia since being traded to the Nets in February, but the home team lacking injured starters Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey stole the show. Tobias Harris scored 18 […]

Bulls end Celtics’ nine-game NBA win streak

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Chicago Bulls, led by 28 points from DeMar DeRozan, ended the Boston Celtics’ nine-game NBA winning streak with a 121-107 victory on Monday. Zach LaVine, who was frustrated to be pulled from the waning minutes of the Bulls’ loss to Orlando on Friday, scored 22 points. Nikola Vucevic added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Chicago — who had also beaten the Celtics at home in October but […]

Irving returns in Nets win, Warriors end road skid

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets marked Kyrie Irving’s return from an eight-game suspension with a 127-115 victory over Memphis on Sunday as the NBA champion Golden State Warriors finally earned their first road win of the season. Irving, who was suspended by the Nets after his social media post linking to a movie condemned as anti-semitic sparked a furor, scored 14 points in 26 minutes on the floor. Kevin Durant led […]

NBA Pelicans dump Grizzlies while Mavericks beat Clippers

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — C.J. McCollum scored a season-high 30 points while reserves Larry Nance Jr. and Jose Alvarado made key contributions to spark New Orleans over Memphis 113-102 in an NBA game Tuesday. McCollum made 11-of-23 shots from the floor, 7-of-13 from 3-point range, and passed off nine assists as the Pelicans improved to 8-6, just behind Memphis (9-6) in the Western Conference. “I just tried to be aggressive, take advantage of the […]

Celtics down Thunder to stretch NBA win streak to seven

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and Jaylen Brown added 26 to lead the Boston Celtics over Oklahoma City 126-122 on Monday, stretching their NBA win streak to seven games. Marcus Smart added 22 points, Al Horford had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Tatum also contributed 10 rebounds as the Celtics improved to 11-3 on the season while the Thunder fell to 6-8. The Celtics, down by seven at halftime […]

Embiid’s 59 points lead Sixers past Jazz, Garland’s 51 not enough for Cavs

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid scored 59 points to carry the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 victory over Utah on Sunday, just one of two 50-point performances that lit up the NBA night. Cleveland guard Darius Garland scored 27 of his 51 points in the fourth quarter, but his heroics weren’t enough to prevent the Cavaliers from surrendering their first defeat on their home floor, 129-124 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Embiid’s epic […]

Brooklyn Nets slump again after Nash sacking

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Zach LaVine produced a fourth-quarter scoring blitz as the Chicago Bulls piled on the misery for the crisis-hit Brooklyn Nets with a 108-99 win on Tuesday. A tumultuous day that began with Brooklyn’s sacking of head coach Steve Nash ended with the Nets blowing a 12-point third-quarter lead as Chicago surged to victory at the Barclays Center. Interim coach Jacque Vaughn took over on the sidelines for the Nets, […]