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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Rookie center Joel Embiid scored a career-high 33 points to lead Philadelphia to a 108-107 NBA victory over the Brooklyn Nets that snapped the 76ers’ eight-game home losing streak on Sunday. Embiid connected on 12-of-17 from the floor, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 2:43 remaining. He also pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked three shots. There was a slight scare for the 76ers faithful, however, as Embiid was seen rubbing […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton has been fined $15,000 (14,280 euros) for verbally abusing a game official and failing to leave the court promptly when he was tossed from Monday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings. The NBA announced the fine on Wednesday, two days after Walton was slapped with a double technical foul in the first quarter of the 116-92 defeat in Sacramento. Seven technical fouls called […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A 36-point display from James Harden and a towering defensive performance from Trevor Ariza helped Houston edge past Brooklyn 122-118 on Monday to hand the Rockets a seventh straight win. Harden contributed eight rebounds and 11 assists while Eric Gordon added 24 points off the bench as Houston improved to 18-7 at the Toyota Center. But while Harden finished as top-scorer, it was the eye-catching performance of Ariza that […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook had his streak of triple-double scoring snapped but he still scored a game high 37 points to power the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Westbrook saw his streak of consecutive games with triple-doubles end at seven as he shot 14-of-26 and tallied 12 rebounds and six assists in front of a crowd of 18,400 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. “We […]
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Kyle Lowry tallied 25 points and 11 assists as the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-110 in Andrew Wiggins’ homecoming game on Thursday night. Wiggins scored 11 of his 25 points in the first quarter but the Timberwolves were no match for the offensive firepower of the Raptors at home. Wiggins, who was the first overall draft pick in 2014, is from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Matt Barnes are being sued by two people who claim the NBA players assaulted them at a New York night club early Monday morning. No criminal charges have been filed against either Cousins or Barnes, who according to the Sacramento Bee have both hired attorney Alex Spiro to represent them. Spiro has represented numerous athletes in high-profile cases, including Atlanta Hawks player […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Fifty-two points from John Wall weren’t enough for the Washington Wizards on Tuesday as they fell 124-116 to the surging Orlando Magic. Wall became the fourth NBA player to score 50 or more points in a single game this season. He connected on 18 of 31 shots, including five of eight from three-point range, but with little help from his supporting cast the Wizards lost for the third time in […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 114-103 NBA victory over the short-handed Heat in Miami on Tuesday. Anthony shook off a slow start to connect on 13 of 27 shots from the field in an impressive display that included three three-pointers and two alley-oop dunks. “I finally found my rhythm after the first quarter,” Anthony said. “I was trying to find […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo was hit with a one-game suspension on Monday following his angry on-court exchange with coach Jim Boylen, the team said Monday. Rondo was involved in an acrimonious spat with associate head coach Boylen during and after the Bulls’ 107-82 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg said Rondo had been suspended for “conduct detrimental to the team” ahead of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State star Draymond Green was still steamed this weekend over the flagrant foul he received when his flailing leg found the head of Houston’s James Harden in the Warriors’ NBA loss to the Rockets on Thursday. It’s nothing new for Green to be penalized for kicks that strike an opponent. On Thursday — when a double-overtime loss to the Rockets ended the Warriors’ 12-game winning streak — officials […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Los Angeles Clippers snapped a three-game NBA skid in impressive style Thursday, humbling the reigning champion Cavaliers 113-94 in Cleveland. LeBron James and the Cavaliers endured their second straight defeat on the heels of an upset loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday. It’s the first time this season the 13-4 Cavaliers have lost two straight. The Clippers held an eight-point lead over the lackluster champs at halftime, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA handed Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond a $15,000 fine on Thursday for elbowing Charlotte Hornets center Roy Hibbert in the head in a game on Tuesday. Drummond was assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 and ejected from the game with 4:09 left in the first half of the Pistons’ 112-89 win in Charlotte. Drummond, 23, bounced back with 20 points and 17 rebounds in a win at Boston […]
