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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro scored 24 points apiece to lead Miami to a 129-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday that kept the Heat in the hunt for direct entry into the NBA playoffs. With two games left the Heat still have a chance to grab sixth place in the Eastern Conference from the Brooklyn Nets and avoid the play-in tournament for the seventh- through 10th-placed teams. […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA has denied the Dallas Mavericks’ protest of their March 22 loss to the Golden State Warriors while acknowledging game officials could have done better. The Mavs protested the outcome of the contest, claiming officials failed to properly administer an out-of-bounds call with about two minutes left in the third quarter of the Warriors’ 127-125 victory. Confusion over possession — after Dallas came onto the court after a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid enhanced his MVP credentials with a 52-point masterclass as the Philadelphia 76ers held off a furious late rally from the Boston Celtics to win a hard-fought battle of the Eastern Conference heavyweights on Tuesday. Embiid – one of the front-runners for the NBA’s regular season Most Valuable Player award – produced a towering performance in a 103-101 victory in Philadelphia that all but extinguished second-placed Boston’s hopes […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks overcame a 41-point display from Kyrie Irving to leave the Dallas Mavericks on the brink of elimination from playoff contention on Sunday as the New York Knicks sealed their place in the NBA postseason with victory over the Washington Wizards. A thrilling duel in Atlanta saw the Hawks squeeze home 132-130 in overtime after Irving gave up a costly foul with 1.8 seconds remaining to hand […]
Milwaukee Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo has been suspended one game for headbutting Boston forward Blake Griffin during the Bucks’ blowout loss to the Celtics, the NBA said Saturday. Antetokounmpo, brother and teammate of the Bucks’ two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo, was assessed a flagrant foul and tossed from Thursday’s game after the incident, which occurred with 1:25 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston’s 140-99 win in the battle between the top two […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 70 points as the Boston Celtics crushed the Milwaukee Bucks 140-99 in a one-sided clash of the NBA’s best two teams on Thursday. Tatum produced a scintillating performance which included eight three-pointers in a 40-point haul, while Brown shot 13-of-20 to finish with 30 points as Milwaukee were sent spinning to their heaviest loss of the season. The defeat was a sobering […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid led a fourth-quarter rally Wednesday as the Philadelphia 76ers put a huge dent in the Dallas Mavericks’ hopes of reaching the playoffs with a 116-108 victory. Sixers star Embiid led the scoring with 25 points, nine rebounds and four assists as Philadelphia outscored the Mavericks 27-17 in the final quarter to snap their three-game losing streak. James Harden added 15 points with 12 assists on his return […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State erased a 20-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-109 on Tuesday, with Stephen Curry scoring 39 points as the Warriors edged ahead of Minnesota into sixth place in the Western Conference. Curry drained five of his eight three-pointers in the second half as the reigning NBA champion Warriors came alive, surging past the Pelicans to win a sometimes sloppy, often scrappy contest and boost […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Chicago Bulls spoiled superstar LeBron James’s return from a 13-game injury absence on Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-108 to tighten their hold on the final Eastern Conference play-in spot. As the push to the post-season headed into its final two weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018 with a 108-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Jarret Allen tied his season high with […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Monday 3/27/2023 Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James returned from a four-week injury absence on Sunday, revealing after the team’s NBA loss to Chicago he had torn a tendon in his right foot. James scored 19 points off the bench — just his second game as a reserve in his 20-year NBA career — but the Lakers fell to an energized Bulls team 118-108. The 38-year-old star, who […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James said Thursday he is working “around the clock” to regain full fitness but rejected reports that he had set a target date to return before the end of the NBA regular season. Multiple US media outlets reported on Thursday that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar was eyeing a possible return in the final three games of the season. James, who has not played since suffering a foot […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors boosted their hopes of an automatic playoff berth with a crucial road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday as Ja Morant made a smooth return from suspension for the Memphis Grizzlies. Steph Curry finished with 20 points as the Warriors clinched only their ninth away win of the season to edge past the Mavericks 127-125 at Dallas’s American Airlines Center. A see-saw battle saw […]
