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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Steven Adams grabbed the first game-winning basket of his career as the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a franchise record-equaling 11th straight victory on Wednesday with a 115-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. New Zealand international Adams was on hand to tip-in at the basket after an attempted layup by Ja Morant with just under 17 seconds remaining of a thrilling battle at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Memphis small forward […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James made a triumphant return to Cleveland and received a standing ovation from supportive fans before leading the Los Angeles Lakers over the Cavaliers 109-105 on Wednesday. James scored 32 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and made seven assists to spark the Lakers, who closed the contest with an 18-6 run to win for the sixth time in seven games. “We cranked up our defense in the fourth quarter,” […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Cleveland Cavaliers swingman J.R. Smith were each fined Monday by the NBA for their roles in an on-court altercation, the league announced. Smart was fined $25,000 for escalating an on-court incident during an altercation in which he was ejected. Smith was fined $15,000 for initiating the confrontation. The incident took place with 3:38 remaining in the first quarter of Cleveland’s 113-102 home victory […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James says he is looking forward to the challenge of turning around the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, who are coming off the worst five-year period in franchise history. “I like the challenge of being able to help a team get to places that they haven’t been in quite a while,” James said. “And obviously the Lakers haven’t made the playoffs in a few years, but the Lakers organization […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The Golden State Warriors accomplished a rare NBA Finals sweep with a dominant 108-85 Game 4 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. They repeat as NBA champions in 2018 and lift the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the 3rd time in 4 years. After barely surviving the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors were simply too much to handle […]
CLEVELAND, U.S (AFP)- Kevin Durant scored 43 points as the Golden State Warriors moved to within one victory of a third NBA title in four seasons by beating Cleveland 110-102 on Wednesday. The Warriors seized a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals and can complete the first championship series sweep since 2007 by winning game four on Friday. No team has ever recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. © […]
CLEVELAND, U.S (AFP)- Results from Wednesday’s game in the best-of-seven NBA Finals: Golden State–110 Cleveland–102 (Golden State leads series 3-0) © Agence France-Presse
by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored 29 points and Kevin Durant added 26 to power defending champion Golden State over the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-114 in overtime Thursday in the NBA Finals opener. LeBron James scored a playoff career-high 51 points in a losing cause as the Warriors took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven championship series, which continues Sunday in Oakland. Golden State’s Klay Thompson added 24 points […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James finished with 35 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers reached their fourth straight NBA finals with an 87-79 game-seven victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. James put on another epic game-seven performance by rallying his team in the second half as he booked a spot in his eighth consecutive finals. Cleveland became the first team to win on the road in the series […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Boston Celtics, reinvigorated by a return home, beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 on Wednesday to move within one win of reaching the NBA Finals. Jayson Tatum scored 24 points to lead five Boston players in double figures as the Celtics took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James led Cleveland with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. But James […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 44 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 111-102 on Monday, equalizing their NBA Eastern Conference final at two wins each. James added five rebounds and three assists to his sixth 40-point performance of this year’s playoffs — the most 40-point playoff efforts in a single year since Allen Iverson in 2001. “I’ve just put a lot of work in,” said James of his scoring […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — LeBron James says he’s not worried after the Cleveland Cavaliers were routed 108-83 Sunday by the Boston Celtics in the opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference final. But the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player, trying to reach his eighth consecutive NBA Finals, admits the Cavaliers need to make some changes before the best-of-seven playoff series resumes Tuesday in Boston. “I have zero level of concern at this stage,” […]
