NBA LIVE UPDATES - Los Angeles Clippers vs. Brooklyn Nets
The action inside the NBA Bubble continue to heat up as teams from both conferences continue to compete for playoff positioning! Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers try to lock up their spot as the Western Conference's second seed as they take on the battling Brooklyn Nets! Tip off is on Monday, August 11th at 9:00 am! Join us for LIVE UPDATES! .....»»
Sixers advance after Nets sweep, Suns on brink as Clippers downed
The Philadelphia 76ers shrugged off the absence of Joel Embiid to complete a 4-0 sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA playoffs on Saturday as the Phoenix Suns edged closer to a second-round berth with a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Sixers advanced to an Eastern Conference semi-final showdown against either Boston or Atlanta with a dominant second-half display to seal a 96-88 victory in Brooklyn. The Sixers trailed by 11 points early in the third quarter but transformed the contest with an 18-4 run to take the lead before closing out victory with a fourth-quarter rally. The Sixers' win was all the more impressive given the absence of star center Embiid, who suffered a right knee sprain in Thursday's 102-97 victory in game three. Embiid led the NBA with 33.1 points a game and is a finalist for the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. With Embiid out, Paul Reed stepped in to fill the void and finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Tobias Harris led the scoring for Philadelphia with 25 points and 12 rebounds, while De'Anthony Melton came off the bench to produce 15 points and lead the fourth-quarter rally. Harris said the Sixers had been determined to use Embiid's absence as a motivator. "He's the MVP. And when we heard he wasn't playing, I think it was an opportunity for everybody else to really step up and understand that we've got to get a win without the big fella," Harris told the TNT television network after the win. "For us to come out here and get this victory, it feels great for the whole group. "The whole group came together today. It's a great win for us and a great way to sweep the series." Asked what his message to the injured Embiid would be, Harris replied: "Hurry up and get your ass back out here." The 4-0 series victory was Philadelphia's first playoff sweep since 1991. Spencer Dinwiddie led Brooklyn's scoring with 20 points while Nic Claxton had 19 points with 12 rebounds. In Los Angeles, Kevin Durant finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to help Phoenix take a 3-1 series lead over the Clippers with a 112-100 victory. Devin Booker plundered 30 points and veteran Chris Paul added 19 in a late burst of scoring as Phoenix bagged their second straight win in Los Angeles in the best-of-seven series. It means the Suns need just one more win to book their place in the Western Conference semi-finals, with game five set for Phoenix on Tuesday. The Clippers' hopes of squaring the series had been dealt a blow by the absence of Kawhi Leonard, who joined Paul George on the injured list. In their absence, Russell Westbrook produced one of his best performances for the Clippers with a 37-point display but ultimately it was not enough as the greater depth of the Suns' line-up proved too much. "I'm in a good place and I'm enjoying playing ball," Durant said after the win. "I've been out a few months this season, and I'm just happy I'm out here where the ball is." In later playoff games on Saturday, the Milwaukee Bucks travel to Miami looking for a win on the road over the Heat with the best-of-seven series finely balanced at 1-1. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out game two after suffering a back injury in game one, was listed as questionable for Milwaukee. In the late game, the Memphis Grizzlies travel to Los Angeles to face the Lakers with their series knotted at one game apiece. The post Sixers advance after Nets sweep, Suns on brink as Clippers downed appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Bucks’ Antetokounmpo ruled out of Game 3 against Miami
Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of the third game of the Bucks' NBA playoff series against the Miami Heat on Saturday an hour before tip-off. The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player will miss a second straight game with a lower back contusion, suffering in a bad fall in the opening game of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series. Head coach Mike Budenholzer had indicated Friday that Antetokounmpo might be ready to take the floor, but said in his pre-game remarks to reporters that it's not clear when he will return. "We'll continue to monitor him throughout the day (Sunday) and the next day," Budenholzer said. "It's not always a linear thing. He's not in a position where he can play, so we're going to continue to monitor and work with him and hope for the best." Without Antetokounmpo the Bucks won game two of the series to go into Saturday's game in Miami level at 1-1. Antetokounmpo is just one of the high-profile players with injury concerns in the first round of the playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers were without another MVP candidate in star center Joel Embiid Saturday but still beat Brooklyn 96-88 to complete their sweep of the Nets. The Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in their 112-100 loss to the Phoenix Suns and Memphis's star point guard Ja Morant was questionable for the Grizzlies' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. The post Bucks’ Antetokounmpo ruled out of Game 3 against Miami appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Wild win carries 76ers to 3-0 lead over Nets
The Philadelphia 76ers beat Brooklyn 102-97 on Thursday in a rugged clash that featured two ejections and a controversial kick from Joel Embiid and moved the Sixers one win away from a sweep of their NBA first-round playoff series. The 76ers, down by five with 2:15 remaining at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, surged home to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series, the Nets well aware that no NBA team has come back from 3-0 down to win a series. Embiid, Philadelphia's MVP candidate, scored just 14 points but pulled down 10 rebounds and produced a crucial block with eight seconds remaining and Philadelphia up by two. Plenty of pundits will argue he should have been out of the game by then, but Embiid wasn't ejected when he aimed a kick from the floor at Nic Claxton's groin as the Nets player stepped over him in the first quarter. Sixers star James Harden was tossed late in the third quarter after piling his shoulder into Royce O'Neale's body on a drive to the basket. And Brooklyn's Claxton was ejected early in the fourth when he picked up a second technical foul for taunting Embiid. "We stayed together," Embiid said of the key to the hard-fought victory. "We kept playing through everything that was going on." Tyrese Maxey keyed the late surge, scoring 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. His step-back three-pointer with 44.7 seconds left gave the Sixers a 99-96 lead. Spencer Dinwiddie cut the deficit by one with a free throw and looked headed for a game-tying layup when Embiid soared up to reject the shot and the Sixers held on. Mikal Bridges led the Nets with 26 points and Dinwiddie added 20, but Brooklyn are in danger of being swept for the second straight season. Embiid, who went to the locker room briefly in the first quarter and could be seen limping later in the game said that despite their commanding lead the Sixers need to be better in Saturday's game four. "Tonight was probably our worst night," he said. "I wasn't good at all, so I'm going to be better." In other games Thursday, the defending champion Golden State Warriors tried to claw out of a 2-0 hole when they hosted the Sacramento Kings. The Warriors were without star Draymond Green, who was suspended one game after stamping on Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis in game two. The Los Angeles Clippers were without injured Kawhi Leonard as they hosted the Phoenix Suns in game three of their Western Conference series. The teams split the first two games in Phoenix. The post Wild win carries 76ers to 3-0 lead over Nets appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Bucks hang on to beat Nets; Jazz nip Clippers
Los Angeles—The Milwaukee Bucks started strong and clung on late to beat the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 on Thursday and claw their way back into their NBA Eastern Conference second-round playoff series......»»
Nets end road trip with win over Clippers; Ingram powers Pelicans
Los Angeles---James Harden finished with 37 points and 11 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets improved to 7-0 against Pacific Division teams this season with a 112-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday......»»
Irving, Harden shine as Nets whip Clippers
Los Angeles---Kyrie Irving rattled in 39 points and James Harden bagged the 50th regular season triple-double of his career as the Brooklyn Nets outgunned the Los Angeles Clippers 124-120 on Tuesday......»»
Sexton leads Cavs to another win over Brooklyn
NBA RESULTS Denver 130, Phoenix 126 (OT) Dallas 122, San Antonio 117 Cleveland 125, Brooklyn 113 Philadelphia 122, Boston 110 Toronto 101, Miami 81 LA Clippers 120, Oklahoma City 106 Sacramento 103, New York 94 Atlanta 116, Minnesota 98 Chicago 123, Charlotte 110 Houston 103, Detroit 102 Indiana 120, Orlando 118 (OT) LOS ANGELES (AFP) […].....»»
Doncic outshines Dragic as Mavs triumph; LeBron dazzles
Dallas 93, Miami 83 LA Lakers 109, San Antonio 103 Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 96 Portland 123, Golden State 98 Utah 106, LA Clippers 100 Milwaukee 126, Chicago 96 Memphis 108, Charlotte 93 Detroit 96, Boston 93 Washington 130, Minnesota 109 Phoenix 106, Denver 103 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Luka Doncic scored 27 […].....»»
LeBron posts milestone in 121-107 win over Spurs
NBA RESULTS Dallas 99, Charlotte 118 San Antonio 107, LA Lakers 121 Boston 126, Memphis 107 Brooklyn 145, Atlanta 141 Miami 119, Milwaukee 108 LA Clippers 128, Portland 105 LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Los Angeles superstar LeBron James celebrated his 36th birth anniversary Wednesday with another NBA milestone, scoring double-digit points for the […].....»»
2020 NBA Champion doesn t deserve dreaded 'asterisk'
Take your asterisk and file it somewhere else. For former NBA champion Glen Rice, the winner of the 2020 NBA title will be a deserving one. It certainly shouldn't be subject to to any asterisks even as the NBA season was postponed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If anything, the season delay and the fact that NBA teams had to be subjected inside the bubble for the duration of the playoffs plus an additional eight seeding games makes this year's champion all the more celebrated. "When you have what's going on around everyone, trying to maintain a safe lifestyle in the bubble, at the same time staying aware of what's going on outside the bubble and the nuances that can go as far as COVID creeping in there, if you can get champion out everything that's going on that's really easy to distract you from basketball, I think that's a huge plus for these guys," Rice said in an interview set up by NBA Philippines. "That just goes to show you how determined and focused they were," he added. The 2020 NBA Champion will be one of the few crowned during a season where teams played less than then 82 regular season games. The 2012 Miami Heat and 1999 San Antonio Spurs won their respective titles during lockout-shortened seasons. Still, those teams don't deserve asterisks shouldn't they? Do the 2019 Raptors deserve an asterisk because Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson were injured in the last two games of the Finals? Do the mid-1990s Houston Rockets deserve an asterisk because Michael Jordan chose to play baseball? Each NBA champion will be unique in their own way, Rice says there should be no reason why the 2020 NBA winner should be looked at any differently just because of the current world circumstances. "I think you will see a lot of people saying something different, perhaps having that asterisk. But I think more importantly, people need to realize is that this is different and I'm talking about in a positive way," he said. "This is something that we've never seen in sports. To crown a champion in this environment right now, I think that says a lot about the players and coaches who go out there and do what they gotta do," Rice added. The 2020 NBA playoffs tip off Monday (Tuesday in Manila) with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers leading the East and West, respectively. The Bucks open round 1 against the Orlando Magic while the Lakers battle the Portland Trail Blazers. Defending champion Toronto Raptors take on the Brooklyn Nets while the Boston Celtics meet the Philadelphia 76ers. The Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat complete the East bracket. In the Western Conference, the no. 2 Los Angeles Clippers open things up against the Dallas Mavericks. The Denver Nuggets take on division rival Utah Jazz while the Houston Rockets and the Oklahoma City Thunder duke it out in a best-of-7. — Follow this writer on Twitter, @paullintag8.....»»
NBA LIVE UPDATES - Los Angeles Clippers vs. Brooklyn Nets
The action inside the NBA Bubble continue to heat up as teams from both conferences continue to compete for playoff positioning! Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers try to lock up their spot as the Western Conference's second seed as they take on the battling Brooklyn Nets! Tip off is on Monday, August 11th at 9:00 am! Join us for LIVE UPDATES! .....»»
NBA: Antetokounmpo out with injury but Bucks still beat Clippers
MILWAUKEE — Not even the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo could cool off the Milwaukee Bucks. Damian Lillard scored 41 points as the Bucks came from behind to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 on Monday night for their sixth straight victory. Antetokounmpo watched from the bench with left Achilles tendinitis as the two-time MVP missed.....»»
NBA: Tucker, Clippers forward, fined for public trade demand
Los Angeles Clippers forward P.J. Tucker was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Thursday for making public comments earlier this month about wanting to be traded to another team. The 38-year-old American made remarks to several reporters about his desire to be sent to another club before the NBA’s trade deadline a week ago. READ:.....»»
Lakers beat Clippers to arrest NBA skid
Los Angeles, United States—The Los Angeles Lakers snapped their four-game NBA losing streak on Sunday, clawing out a 106-103 victory in a cross-town tussle with the LA Clippers — one of the hottest teams in the league. LeBron James scored 25 points, Anthony Davis added 22 and 10 rebounds and the Lakers got a big lift from their reserves, including.....»»
Surging Clippers never trail in win over Suns
The Los Angeles Clippers continue to hit their stride with their revamped star-studded core, dispatching the Kevin Durant-less Phoenix Suns for their 13th win in the last 15 games.....»»
Jokic stars in Nuggets win
Nikola Jokic's stellar performance led the Denver Nuggets to a 111-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA In-Season Tournament game. Jokic contributed 32 points, 16 rebounds, and nine assists, showcasing his all-around skills. The Clippers, who have been winless since acquiring James Harden last month, suffered their fifth consecutive loss despite Harden's 21-point effort. Paul George also had a strong game with 35 points, but it wasn't enough to secure a win for Los Angeles. Jokic's flawless free throw shooting in the closing seconds helped the Nuggets hold off the Clippers' comeback attempt. Despite the officiating being criticized by George, the defending champions need to improve their performance......»»
Doncic dominates with 44 points as Mavs sink Clippers
Luka Doncic erupted for 44 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks over the Los Angeles Clippers, 144-126, in their NBA game Saturday (Manila time)......»»
SB19 ‘embraces imperfections’ with ‘Pagtatag’
Contrary to what they see and what many believe, it has not always been good times and successes for Pablo, Josh, Justin, Ken and Stell. The group called SB19 went through many trials and challenges. Still, some people believe and consider them to be their role models. This fuels their credo and reminds them that they are not just SB19, but rather a movement. This era holds them responsible for what is to come — decisions, directions and distinctions to drive them to own the pedestal. This is what their latest album Pagtatag is about. SB19 invites everyone to experience the Japanese art kintsugi with Pagtatag. Kintsugi is about repairing broken pottery pieces with tree sap, the cracks and crevices adorned with “gold seams.” The art is about making something new by embracing imperfections and finding beauty in the process of refinement. “As an artist, our frustration became our motivation,” songwriter and group’s leader Pablo said. “To be honest, this is not an easy path. It’s a big risk that we’re taking right now,” Josh added. He hopes their newly owned entertainment company IZ Entertainment will inspire those who want to challenge the market and want growth in the industry. “Aside from music, we’re hoping that there are other fields we can try. We want to experience acting, hosting, even theater, and apply that experience to improve IZ,” Justin shared. Songs included in Pagtatag EP are “Ilaw,” “Liham,” “Freedom,” “Crimzone,” “Gento” and “I Want You” which both the lyric video and music video were launched on Friday afternoon, 9 June at Brooklyn Warehouse. A two-night show at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on 24 and 25 June will signal the start of Pagtatag World Tour. It will be followed by a show in Davao on 5 July and in Bacolod on 9 July. From 21 July to 6 August, the group will perform in six cities: Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. From 11 to 20 August, SB19 will hold shows for the first time in four Canadian cities: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Stell was chosen as one of the judges for the upcoming singing reality competition The Voice Generations. He will share the coaching duties with Billy Crawford, Julie Anne San Jose and Chito Miranda, which will be aired on GMA 7 soon. The post SB19 ‘embraces imperfections’ with ‘Pagtatag’ appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Elon Musk reclaims position as world’s richest person
Technopreneur Elon Musk is once again the world's wealthiest man, based on the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index released on Thursday. The CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter has recorded an estimated net worth of $192 billion, surpassing LVMH chief executive Bernard Arnault’s $187 billion. The two have been neck-and-neck for the number-one spot for months. Completing the top five were Microsoft's founder Bill Gates at number three, Oracle's chief technology officer Larry Ellison at number four, and former Microsoft CEO now the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise in the NBA Steve Ballmer at fifth place. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people whose net-worth figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York. The post Elon Musk reclaims position as world’s richest person appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Nuggets, Suns advance to NBA semis
Top-seeded DenNuggets squeezed home 112-109 against the Minnesota Timberwolves to complete a 4-1 series win while the fourth seeds Phoenix Suns wrapped up their series with the Los Angeles Clippers by the same margin with a 136-130 victory in Arizona. The Nuggets, who will face Phoenix in the conference semi-finals, were made to work hard for their win by a Timberwolves team who jumped out to an early 15-point lead in the first quarter before gradually being reeled in. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets scorers with 35 points while reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic bagged his second triple-double of the series with 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists. Minnesota's Anthony Edwards missed a three-point attempt on the buzzer that would have forced overtime as the Timberwolves' season came to an end. Edwards finished with 29 points while Karl-Anthony Towns added 26. In Phoenix, Devin Booker erupted for 47 points while Kevin Durant poured in 31 points to spark the Suns to victory over the short-handed Clippers. The Clippers, missing the injured Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, fought bravely to lead by 10 early in the second half. But when Booker took over with 25 of 50 Phoenix points in a lopsided third quarter, the Clippers were left chasing the game. Los Angeles somehow managed to close to within two points with just under two minutes remaining before Durant settled Phoenix with a layup and two free throws to make the game safe. "Those guys don't stop fighting," Booker said of the Clippers afterwards. "That's been the story of the whole series. Even though they were down men, we knew they were going to bring it." The post Nuggets, Suns advance to NBA semis appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»