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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Damian Lillard scored 44 points as the Portland Trail Blazers ended a seven-game losing streak against the overcame the Golden State Warriors with a 123-117 win on Wednesday. Portland overcame a 50-point display from Kevin Durant — his best in a Warriors jersey — to head into the All-Star break with a morale-boosting victory. Lillard was backed by C.J. McCollum (29 points) and Jusuf Nurkic, who finished with 17 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — DeAndre Jordan scored a career-high 30 points as the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Boston Celtics spinning to a fourth defeat in five games with a 129-119 victory at the TD Garden on Thursday. Jordan — the Clippers’ de facto team leader — produced an inspirational performance that included 13 rebounds, three assists and four steals to give his side a deserved road victory heading into the All-Star break. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 17 of his 37 points in the third quarter as the new-look Cleveland Cavaliers outgunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-112 on Tuesday night. Cleveland held strong in the third quarter then took command in the fourth to post their second consecutive win since trading for George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance. “We came in with a great game plan and we executed,” said […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — NBA star Kevin Durant has agreed to co-produce a basketball-themed drama television series that will be part of Apple’s original television programming. The scripted series, to be called “Swagger,” will be written by noted screenwriter Reggie Rock Bythewood and produced by Imagine Television and Kevin Durant’s Thirty Five Media, a source familiar with the plan said, confirming earlier media reports. Durant himself tweeted about the new program, saying “So […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Zach LaVine’s biggest contributions came in the final two minutes as the Chicago Bulls eased past the Orlando Magic 105-101 on Monday. LaVine busted loose for a thunderous go-ahead dunk to break a 101-101 tie then iced the win with two free throws for the Bulls, who won despite blowing an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter. LaVine finished with 18 points while Lauri Markkanen delivered 21 as Chicago […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Boston crowd came out to celebrate Paul Pierce on Sunday — but LeBron James and his new Cleveland supporting cast had other ideas as the Cavaliers routed the Celtics 121-99. James shook off a first quarter leg injury to finish with 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers who were one of the busiest teams at the NBA trading deadline. Cleveland acquired four players and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and overtime on Thursday as the Boston Celtics edged the Wizards 110-104 to maintain their hold on first place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference. The Celtics bounced back from a loss to Toronto on Tuesday to maintain a one-game lead over the Raptors atop the East. But Boston didn’t make it easy on themselves. Trailing at halftime, they […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The New York Knicks’ life without injured star Kristaps Porzingis got off to a predictably ugly start on Thursday as they fell 113-88 to the Raptors in Toronto. Jonas Valanciunas scored 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for the Raptors, pacing a balanced attack that saw seven players score in double figures. Pascal Siakam added 14 points and a career-high six assists off the bench and Serge Ibaka […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $50,000 for offensive language toward a game official, the NBA said on Thursday. The incident came near halftime of the Warriors’ 125-105 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Green had taken an elbow to the face from Oklahoma City’s Jerami Grant that left him bloodied and complaining to referee Lauren Holtkamp over the lack of a call. He was […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Isaiah Thomas joined the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in a deadline trade which could pave the way for a possible bid to lure LeBron James to California. The Lakers confirmed Thomas and Cavs forward Channing Frye were joining from Cleveland in exchange for guard Jordan Clarkson and forward Larry Nance Jr. The Lakers will also get the Cavaliers’ protected first-round draft pick in 2018 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers still top the list of most valuable NBA clubs, according to a survey released Wednesday by Forbes — which for the first time says every franchise is worth $1 billion. According to its latest annual assessment, the average value of an NBA club is $1.65 billion. The Knicks remain atop that list, worth $3.6 billion (2.94 billion euros) and another […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis hobbled out of his team’s 103-89 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday after suffering an injury to his left leg. Porzingis appeared to sustain the knock when he landed after a dunk in the second quarter. He slumped to the court clutching his left leg before limping off the court and playing no further part in the game. Reports later said Porzingis […]
