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[ad_1] Nikola Jokic bagged his 20th triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets held off the Boston Celtics 115-109 in their heavyweight NBA showdown, while Dante Exum starred in a comeback win for the Mavericks. The eagerly anticipated clash between the reigning NBA champions and Eastern Conference-leading Celtics lived up to the billing in … Read more
[ad_1] The Cleveland Cavaliers overturned a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to snap the Boston Celtics’ 11-game winning streak with a 105-104 victory on Tuesday. A week after coming back from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat Dallas, Cleveland conjured another remarkable late show to stun Eastern Conference leaders Boston. Boston looked to be … Read more
[ad_1] The NBA playoffs are just over a month away and while the Boston Celtics are clear frontrunners in the East, there is a three-way tussle for supremacy over in the West. Here foxsports.com.au breaks down where every NBA team finds itself ahead of the run home, placing them into four tiers — contenders, dark … Read more
[ad_1] If only it counted when you kicked the ball through the hoop. Aussie big man Jock Landale has shared a remarkable trick shot after he kicked an AFL footy from one end of a basketball court through the goal at the other end of the court. And it was first go — the 211cm … Read more
[ad_1] Friday’s February 9 NBA trade deadline (all times AEDT) is fast approaching. While a few big trade dominoes have already fallen, there’s still several big-name stars that could be on the move and teams looking to shake things up otherwise. And so we’ve come up with one mock (but realistic) trade for all 30 … Read more
[ad_1] While the upcoming trade deadline is the primary focus in the NBA right now, there are a few debates bubbling away in the background — from new rules impacting the MVP race to whether the league needs to do anything to address a sudden surge in scoring. Plus, just when it looked like things … Read more
[ad_1] Trae Young and Dejounte Murray combined for 50 points to lead all six Hawks starters in double figures as Atlanta blew by the LA Lakers at home 138-122 on Wednesday (all times AEDT). It marked a second loss for LA in as many days as it slumped back to below .500 on the season … Read more
[ad_1] Joel Embiid once again denied NBA fans a marquee matchup. The reigning NBA MVP missed the Philadelphia 76ers’ 111-105 loss to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Sunday This was the fourth straight year Embiid has missed the Sixers’ game in Denver. Philadelphia scratched Embiid shortly before tipoff with what was called discomfort … Read more
[ad_1] It’s Dame Time alright! Damian Lillard buried a huge buzzer-beater three-pointer to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the Sacramento Kings in overtime 143-142 on Monday (all times AEDT). It came after the Kings led 141-137 with 18 seconds left in the extra period before Malik Monk missed a pair of free throws and Brook … Read more