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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins has been fined $50,000 for separate altercations with fans, the NBA said Thursday. A statement from NBA executive vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe said the fine related to incidents on Sunday and Monday where Cousins directed “inappropriate language” at fans. On Sunday, video footage caught Cousins trading barbs with fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where the Pelicans scored a 105-97 victory […]
(Eagle News) — Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala weighed in with 24 points each as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 119-111 on Monday, March 6. The Warriors maintained their grip on the Western conference rankings after an inspired performance from Iguodala, who scored his points after coming off the bench to lead a second-quarter rally. Iguodala made six of eight shots from the field as well as grabbing five rebounds, three steals and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Isaiah Thomas has made peace and the Boston Celtics were able to turn things around with another emphatic win in Oakland. Boston standout Thomas scored 25 points as the Celtics snapped a two-game losing skid Wednesday with a 99-86 victory over the Golden State Warriors in a battle between two NBA title contenders. “We are fighters. We compete,” said Thomas. “We are just a bunch of competitors. We wanted […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward led the offensive charge as the Utah Jazz claimed the season series against the Houston Rockets with a 115-108 NBA victory on Wednesday. The Jazz improved to 41-24 on the season and closed to within three games of the third seed in the Western Conference standings. Gobert tallied a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds in front of a crowd of 16,200 at the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook exploded for the highest-scoring game of his career with 58 points, but it was not enough to stop the Oklahoma City Thunder from falling to a pulsating defeat against Portland on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers squeezed home with a 126-121 victory in a thrilling battle at the Chesapeake Energy Arena that Westbrook appeared to be attempting to win single-handedly. Ultimately, however, his virtuoso display came up short […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — German star Dirk Nowitzki became only the sixth player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points on Tuesday as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Nowitzki, who needed just 20 points to reach the milestone heading into the game, reached the mark in the second quarter with a fadeaway jump shot. The 38-year-old now joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala weighed in with 24 points each as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 119-111 on Monday. The Warriors maintained their grip on the Western Conference rankings after an inspired performance from Iguodala, who scored his points after coming off the bench to lead a second-quarter rally. Iguodala made six of eight shots from the field as well as grabbing five rebounds, three […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry moved into 10th place on the all-time three point list as the Golden State Warriors rebounded from back-to-back defeats with a 112-105 NBA win over the struggling New York Knicks on Sunday. The Warriors had dropped two straight games since losing Kevin Durant to injury and one factor was a lack of production from Curry. But the reigning two-time NBA Most Valuable Player found his scoring touch […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Australian center Andrew Bogut signed a free agent contract Thursday with the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, whom he opposed in the past two National Basketball Association Finals while playing for Golden State. The 32-year-old 7-footer (2.13 meters) is in his 12th NBA campaign after being the top overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, and his arrival gives the Cavaliers’ lineup another key inside player with championship experience. Bogut was […]
BOSTON, United States (AFP) — Isaiah Thomas took charge in the fourth quarter to power the Boston Celtics to a 103-99 victory over the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers despite a triple-double from LeBron James. James posted the 49th triple-double of his career but Thomas did him one better down the stretch in a battle between the Eastern Conference’s top two seeds. Thomas, who finished with 31 points, scored five points in the final 49 […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Joel Embiid, a 22-year-old Cameroonian center for the National Basketball Association Philadelphia 76ers, will miss the remainder of the season with a left knee injury, the club announced Wednesday. Embiid averaged team highs of 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds a game for the 76ers, who at 22-37 own the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. Embiid underwent a magnetic resonance imaging exam on his left knee Monday to allow […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –Russell Westbrook bagged his 30th triple double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the Utah Jazz 109-106 on Tuesday. Westbrook now stands third on the all-time list of players with the most triple-doubles in a single season, one adrift of Wilt Chamberlain who finished with 31 in the 1973-74 season. The record remains Oscar Robertson’s 41 in 1961-62, a benchmark Westbrook could well threaten with the Thunder […]
