Tag: Golden State Warriors

LeBron’s Cavs stun Warriors in thriller to clinch title

  (REUTERS)  LeBron James powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in an electrifying Game Seven to complete an improbable comeback unlike any seen before and capture their first NBA championship. With the victory over the top-seeded Warriors, who beat Cleveland in last year’s championship, the Cavaliers became the first team to rally from a 3-1 series deficit in the best-of-seven NBA Finals and win the title. […]

NBA: Five keys to the NBA Finals

OAKLAND, United States (AFP)  6/1/2016 – Five keys to the best-of-seven NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors that begin Thursday: 1. The MVPs: Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James for Cleveland and two-time reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry for Golden State bring emotional and physical strengths as the sport’s top stars. James has more versatile ways to impact a game but Curry’s 3-point sharpshooting is a wonder and can be […]

NBA: Warriors dominate Portland, Heat crush Hornets to advance

LOS ANGELES ,United States (AFP) —  Klay Thompson scored 37 points and Draymond Green posted his first post-season triple-double as the Golden State Warriors opened the second round of the NBA playoffs on Sunday with a convincing 118-106 victory over Portland. The absence of injured superstar Stephen Curry made no difference for the reigning champion Warriors, who connected on 47.3 percent of their shots against a Trail Blazers team that had wrapped up their first-round […]

NBA: Warriors roll on as injured Curry eyes return

LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors again did just fine without injured superstar Stephen Curry on Sunday, but their 118-106 NBA playoff win over Portland didn’t dim his desire to be back on the floor with his teammates. “I want to get back as soon as possible, regardless of if we’re 1-0, 2-0, down or whatever. That’s all I’m focused on,” Curry told ABC television in a courtside interview with his […]

NBA: Lakers hire Walton as head coach

LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers reached an agreement to hire Luke Walton as their new coach, making the former player and current assistant with Golden State the 26th coach in franchise history. The 36-year-old Walton will remain with the Warriors until the end of the current season. Walton served as the interim coach for Golden State at the start of this season and led them to a 39-4 record, including […]

NBA: Kobe Bryant’s Lakers shock mighty Warriors

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Lakers posted one of the biggest upsets of the NBA season Sunday with an unlikely 112-95 victory over the reigning league champion Golden State Warriors. Pre-game hype Sunday was all about Kobe Bryant’s final contest against the Warriors, but the crowd of 19,000 at Staples Center arena got more than they wished for with a rare win by the cellar-dwelling Lakers. “This helps out our team’s […]

Warriors sets tie against Cavs, 2-2

CLEVELAND, United States (Eagle News) – With a score of 103-82, the Golden State Warriors proved that they are the number one NBA team in the Game 4 of the NBA finals. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/hykk8gfEnDw