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(Eagle News) – Gilas Pilipinas won over defending champion China in the 2017 FIBA-Asia Cup on Wednesday, August 9, in Lebanon. With a 96-87 win, Philippines scored big over China which beat the Philippines two years ago, in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship with a score of 78-67. It was also a vindication for the Philippines which had also experienced successive defeats from China in the Asian Games of 2014, and the FIBA Asia […]
BOSTON, United States (AFP) – Free agent Gordon Hayward has agreed to join the Boston Celtics in a move which will reunite him with his former United States college coach Brad Stevens, The Players’ Tribune reported on Tuesday. The all-star swingman Hayward addressed his decision to move from the Utah Jazz to the Celtics in an article he wrote for the website which was titled “Thank You Utah.” Hayward spurned his now former NBA team […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Flamboyant basketball star Dennis Rodman says his mission to Pyongyang is an attempt to “open doors” with the isolated country, as the United States focuses on the release from North Korean custody of a comatose student. In a video filmed in Beijing before an unresponsive Otto Warmbier was evacuated to the US suffering from brain damage, the eccentric ex-Chicago Bull said he wanted to build bridges with the Stalinist state. “The […]
The San Miguel Beermen now lead the semifinals series after defeating the Star Hotshots by only one point in a game 3 thriller on Thursday. Marcio Lassiter was recognized as the hero of that night after he hit a clutch three-pointer in the last 13 seconds. The Hotshots had by then held a two-point lead until SMB’s Chris Ross stole the ball from Ricardo Ratliffe, paving the way for Lassiter’s winning three-point shot. Charles Rhodes […]
OAKLAND, United States (Reuters) – Kevin Durant scored a game-high 38 points and Stephen Curry hit six three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors cruised to a lopsided 113-91 win Thursday (June 1) night in the first game of the NBA Finals. The highly-anticipated meeting between the defending champion Cavaliers and the top-seeded Warriors did not disappoint initially, with sensational dunks by the Cavaliers’ LeBron James as well as the Warriors’ Durant and JaVale McGee during […]
The Boston Celtics won against the Cleveland Cavaliers with the score of 111-108 after Avery Bradley’s last second 3 point clinching the Celtics win. The latest team standing is 2-1 in favor of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics won after beating the Cavaliers with almost 16 points on the 2nd quarter of the game. Celtics’ guard Marcus Smart led the team with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. While Avery Bradley, who scored the […]
The Boston Celtics on May 15 finally dashed the Washington Wizards’ hopes of reaching the finals of the Eastern conference playoffs. The Celtics beat the Wizards to take the much-coveted job of facing the defending champs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in what is potentially a do-or-die series. Leading the Celtics to victory was Isaiah Thomas, with 29 points and 12 assists, and big man Kelly Olynyk, who gave his share of 26 points. The final score […]
The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards in game 5 of the best of seven series. Avery Bradley exploded with 29 points and six rebounds, while Al “Big Man” Horford contributed 19 points and 7 assists. The final score was 123-101. Because of this win, the Celtics only need another to advance to the Eastern conference finals.
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Wednesday for second place on the NBA’s all-time playoff scoring list on Wednesday and now has No. 1 Michael Jordan in his sights. James moved ahead of Abdul-Jabbar (5,762 points) with his 27th point in a 125-103 Cleveland win over the Toronto Raptors in game two of their best-of-seven playoff series. Jordan heads the list with 5,987 points but James […]
By: Justin Rosquites, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau (Oakland,CA) – After a convincing win in game 1, the Golden State Warriors found themselves in rhythm and continued their stride to a dominating win over the Portland Trailblazers in game 2. Even without their dominant scorer, Kevin Durant, who was out with a calf injury , they managed to generate production off of the bench. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined 35 points. Backup big man, […]
EBC Sports International, Los Angeles Bureau Written By: Kenneth Cruz Photos By: Jaina Pallsigui It was a Hollywood ending for Meta World Peace in what could be his final game at The Staples Center. World Peace, who has seen limited minutes throughout the course of the season, erupted for 18 points in what was his best performance in many years. With this victory, The Lakers have extended their winning streak to five games, the most […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics hit the 50-win mark for the first time in six NBA seasons on Sunday with a wire-to-wire 110-94 victory over the New York Knicks. “A couple of years ago I would have thought that would be something we would have to build for a while for,” admitted coach Brad Stevens, now in his fourth year with the rebuilding Celtics. “Obviously we have been lucky to strike […]
