insert_link Sport Jokic leads Nuggets fightback over fired-up Raptors Two-time Most Valuable Player Jokic produced a towering display to drag Denver back into contention after the NBA champions trailed by 22 points in the second quarter. A fired-up Toronto looked poised to score a notable upset after starting strong to open up a double-digit advantage. But Serbian star Jokic seized control of the game in the third, scoring 19 points as Denver outscored Toronto 42-30 to trim […] todayMarch 12, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Curry stars as Warriors bounce back to rout Bucks Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Golden State Warriors bounced back from their catastrophic defeat in Boston to rout the Milwaukee Bucks 125-90 on Wednesday. The Warriors suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in franchise history on Sunday, losing by a staggering 52-point margin in a 140-88 loss to the Celtics. But the seven-time NBA champions came roaring back with a vengeance to blow past the […] todayMarch 7, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Lakers rout Thunder, Lillard’s 41 helps Bucks sink Clippers D'Angelo Russell scored 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers produced a dominant defensive display to upset the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-104 on Monday. Russell and Anthony Davis (24) combined for 50 points while LeBron James added 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in an ultimately comfortable win for the 17-time NBA champions. Oklahoma City went into the game as leaders of the Western Conference and they started smoothly, […] todayMarch 5, 2024 2
insert_link Sport NBA Celtics overwhelm Warriors while Clippers edge T-Wolves NBA overall leader Boston delivered a devastating and historic performance in routing the Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday, stretching the Celtics' win streak to 11 games. It was the third-largest blowout victory in Celtics history, a legacy dating to 1946. Boston's Jaylen Brown scored 25 of his 29 points in a record-shattering first half while Jayson Tatum celebrated his 26th birthday by scoring 22 of his 27 points […] todayMarch 4, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Strus nets monster buzzer-beater as Cavs sink Mavs drained an astonishing 58-foot buzzer-beater as the Cleveland Cavaliers conjured a stunning late fightback to sink the Dallas Mavericks 121-119 on Tuesday. In a remarkable finale in Cleveland, Strus unleashed a mammoth heave from inside his own half to snatch victory from Dallas, who had grabbed a 119-118 lead with just over two seconds remaining in the game. Strus's miraculous effort was the final act of a thrilling fourth […] todayFebruary 28, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Jokic powers Denver over Warriors as Giannis leads Bucks’ win Nikola Jokic posted his 18th triple double of the season to lead reigning NBA champion Denver's 119-103 victory at Golden State on Sunday. The 29-year-old Serbian center, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, had 32 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists plus four steals while Jamal Murray added 27 points for the Nuggets. Klay Thompson came off the bench to lead the Warriors with 23 points, but none […] todayFebruary 26, 2024 7
insert_link Sport Nets name Ollie interim head coach after axing Vaughn Vaughn was fired on Monday after a 21-33 start to the NBA season. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Nets rank 11th in the Eastern Conference, 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the final play-in spot. Vaughn, who had a brief stint as the Nets' coach in 2020, replaced Steve Nash in November 2022 and went 71-68 guiding the Nets over parts of three seasons. His firing […] todayFebruary 21, 2024 2
insert_link Sport Celtics crush Nets for sixth win in a row, Curry makes history in loss The NBA-best Boston Celtics imposed one of their most lopsided romps over Brooklyn on Wednesday, while Golden State three-point sharpshooter Stephen Curry made history in defeat. Curry's nine three-pointers made him the first player in NBA history to sink at least seven shots from behind the arc in four consecutive games, but the Warriors squandered a 15-point lead at home and lost to the Los Angeles Clippers. Boston's Derrick White […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Heat scorch Bucks in blowout; Tatum scores 41 in Celtics romp An under-strength Miami Heat thrashed the struggling Milwaukee Bucks 123-97 on Tuesday while Jayson Tatum scored a 41-point double-double as the Boston Celtics cruised past the Brooklyn Nets. Miami shrugged off the injury absences of Jimmy Butler, Terry Rozier and Josh Richardson to produce a shooting clinic in a one-sided rout on the road at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum. Nikola Jovic led the Miami scorers with 24 points including […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 2