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By Carlo Valdez EBC New York Bureau BOSTON (Eagle News) — The game that had so much hype around the league; LeBron James against Kyrie Irving, two former teammates and now foes on the basketball court, did not go down to the wire as everyone expected as Irving and the Boston Celtics easily defeated James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-88 Wednesday night. James got off to a hot start, easily running through Boston’s defense in […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau BOSTON (Eagle News) — In the eyes of Boston Celtics fans and to all NBA fans worldwide, Kyrie Irving is the team’s Most Valuable Player, but in Thursday night’s game against the Houston Rockets, that honor belonged to teammates Al Horford and Marcus Smart. Horford scored the game’s winning basket with 3.7 seconds left as Smart’s defense overwhelmed James Harden in the final seconds to help […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — No unicorn, not a problem for the New York Knicks. The Knicks’ bench led by Michael Beasley’s 32 points and 12 rebounds overshadowed Kyrie Irving’s dominant performance to lift the Knicks past the Celtics 102-93 Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Entering the fourth tied at 68, Knicks Head Coach Jeff Hornacek made a gutsy move and went with the bench […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics avenged a November loss to Detroit on Sunday, handing the slumping Pistons a sixth straight NBA defeat 91-81. Al Horford scored 18 points, handed out six assists and pulled down nine rebounds for the Celtics. Kyrie Irving, able to play without the protective mask he had worn since suffering a facial fracture on November 10, added 16 points and Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers stretched their NBA winning streak to 11 games Saturday as LeBron James poured it on in the fourth quarter to keep the depleted but desperate Memphis Grizzlies at bay. James, who leads the league in fourth quarter points, scored 15 of his 34 points in the final period as the Cavs held on for a 116-111 victory in Cleveland. He scored Cleveland’s last 13 points — […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tobias Harris tallied 31 points as the Detroit Pistons halted the Boston Celtics’ eight-game home win streak with a 118-108 victory in a battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference. Andre Drummond posted 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds and six assists as the Pistons went on a late 13-3 surge to seal the victory and spoil the start of Boston’s five-game homestand. “Tonight was just […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving exploded for 47 points as the Boston Celtics notched their 16th consecutive victory with a thrilling overtime defeat of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Irving was in sensational form at the Mavs’ American Airlines Center, helping Boston overturn a late fourth quarter deficit before powering to a 110-102 win. Irving’s haul included five three-pointers and three rebounds as Boston came back from 89-79 down with just over […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Masked man Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead the Boston Celtics to their 13th consecutive NBA victory on Tuesday with a 109-102 triumph at Brooklyn. The Celtics, whose 13-2 record is the NBA’s best, are on their longest win streak since winning 14 in a row in November and December of 2010, with the team record of 19 consecutive wins coming in November and December of 2008. Irving […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving bagged 35 points as the Boston Celtics notched their ninth straight victory with a 110-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. Irving broke the 30-point barrier for the first time since joining the Celtics as Boston made hard work of edging past the 2-9 Hawks. Boston needed a three-pointer from Irving with 1min 37sec remaining to finally subdue the Hawks, giving the Celtics a 104-103 lead. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving is off to a rocky start with the Boston Celtics after the league slapped the point guard with a $25,000 fine on Sunday for verbally abusing a Philadelphia 76ers fan. The exchange took place at halftime of the Celtics 102-92 win on Friday over the 76ers when a fan made a reference to Irving’s former teammate LeBron James as the teams were heading to the locker rooms […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Five Eastern Conference teams to watch in the NBA 2017-18 season: Cleveland Cavaliers The Cavaliers’ third straight run to the NBA Finals was followed by an unexpectedly tumultuous off-season thanks to Kyrie Irving’s trade request, which came on the heels of general manager David Griffin’s departure. But one thing hasn’t changed in Cleveland, where “King” James still reigns. Now the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player is joined by Boston […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics will meet the Philadelphia 76ers at the O2 Arena in London in January for a regular NBA game, league officials announced Thursday. The game, to be played January 11, will be the Celtics’ second trip to London, having played Minnesota there in a 2007 pre-season contest, and the first for the 76ers, whose prior British experience was a 2013 pre-season game at Manchester against Oklahoma City. The league announced […]
