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[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 Los Angeles Clippers have suffered an injury setback, with guard Russell Westbrook set for a stint on the sidelines after fracturing his hand in their 140-115 blowout win over the Washington Wizards. Westbrook, whose move to the bench helped the Clippers reverse an early losing skid after the trade for James Harden, appeared … Read more
[ad_1] The Nets came into Saturday (all times US) wondering how to get Ben Simmons playing well alongside another non-shooter. Now they’re just wondering how to keep him playing at all. The oft-injured Simmons, the only All-Star on Brooklyn’s roster, went down again. This time he got forced out of their 101-86 loss to Minnesota … Read more
[ad_1] Firing head coach Jacque Vaughn may well be part of the solution at Brooklyn but it clearly won’t magically solve all of the Nets’ problems after a 121-93 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday. Interim coach Kevin Ollie was given a first-hand look into just how much needs to change at Brooklyn as … Read more
[ad_1] The plague of referees getting upset and ruining NBA games has continued with Devin Booker ejected early in Phoenix’s 116-100 win over Detroit. Booker received two quick technical fouls causing him to play just 5:24 of the match. The first was for arguing with officials over a foul call, but the second appeared to … Read more
[ad_1] The NBA trade deadline has passed and while no Australians are on the move, there were some key calls made by their respective teams that could have a flow-on effect. From Josh Giddey’s post-season minutes at OKC to Jock Landale’s future in Houston and a crushing injury blow for Dyson Daniels — the latest … 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] An NBA championship-winning veteran guard has been scooped up by one of the big Eastern Conference contenders. Charlotte Hornets guard Kyle Lowry — who was one of the leaders on the Toronto Raptors’ NBA title-winning team — agreed to a contract buyout Saturday night, clearing the way for him to sign for the rest … Read more
[ad_1] The clock is ticking as we move closer to Friday’s 7am NBA trade deadline (all times AEDT) in teams’ final opportunity to adjust their rosters for this season. Some of the big dominoes have already fallen in recent weeks, with OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam and Terry Rozier finding new homes. The rumour mill will … Read more
[ad_1] As Josh Giddey finished through contact for an and-1 to bring up a season-high 24 points on Monday afternoon, he let out a roar. It was a fitting end to an emphatic game from the Australian who was at his aggressive best as he helped inspire the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 23-point comeback … Read more