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[ad_1] The Sacramento Kings dominated the Los Angeles Lakers en route to a comfortable 120-107 win in northern California on Thursday AEDT. The Lakers’ Austin Reaves reeled off seven three-pointers to finish with a game-high 28 points but Los Angeles were unable to staunch the flow of Sacramento scoring. All five Kings starters finished in … 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] The All-Star Game is back and for the first time in five years, the NBA returns to the standard East vs. West battle with a traditional scoring system and four 12-minute quarters. The NBA had previously introduced the ‘Elam Ending’ in the 2020 All-Star Game, which set a target score at the start of … Read more
[ad_1] Rookie Victor Wembanyama delivered a historic triple-double while Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee’s rout of reigning NBA champion Denver and Philadelphia snapped Cleveland’s nine-game win streak. Wembanyama produced an amazing — and rare — feat: the NBA’s first triple-double to include blocked shots since Clint Capela did it in 2021. The 20-year-old Frenchman, who had … Read more
[ad_1] It’s going to take a minor miracle for the Boomers to return to the basketball podium at the Paris Olympics. With the 2024 Olympics only five months away, Australia’s men’s basketball team isn’t in the greatest shape as it aims to back up a historic bronze medal winning run in Tokyo three years ago. … 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] Zion Williamson drove for the game-winning layup in the waning seconds Friday, lifting the New Orleans Pelicans to a 114-113 NBA victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Williamson finished with 33 points and eight rebounds, connecting on 12 of his 21 shots from the field. His dunk with 28.5 seconds remaining pulled the Pelicans … 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] The Boston Celtics have suffered their first home loss of the season, going down to the reigning champion Denver Nuggets 102-100. Heading into the Nuggets clash, the Celtics were 20-0 on the season when playing at home. Denver big man and Nikola Jokic proved a potent one-two punch against the Celtics, with the Serbian … Read more