Durant scores 50 as Warriors off to second round

AP 04/27/2019

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant scored 38 of his playoff career-high 50 points in the first half, Draymond Green had a triple-double, and the Golden State Warriors dominated in closing out the Los Angeles Clippers 129-110 Friday…

Spurs force Game 7 with 120-103 win over Nuggets

AP 04/26/2019

SAN ANTONIO— LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan helped San Antonio overcome a huge effort by Nikola Jokic and force a Game 7 against Denver. Aldridge scored 26 points and DeRozan added 25 to help the Spurs beat…

Clippers survive Warriors to stay alive in NBA Playoffs

AP 04/25/2019

OAKLAND, California  — Lou Williams hit a fadeaway jumper with 1:29 left and finished with 33 points and 10 assists, the Warriors uncharacteristically clanked shots much of the second half and couldn’t make key stops, and the…

2019 NBA Playoffs: Rockets oust Jazz

AP 04/25/2019

HOUSTON  — James Harden scored 26 points and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Utah Jazz, 100-93, on Wednesday night (Thursday morning, Philippine time) to win their first-round playoff series 4-1. The Rockets advanced to the Western Conference…

Leonard scores 34 as Raptors top Magic for 3-1 lead

AP 04/22/2019

ORLANDO, Florida — Kawhi Leonard missed the NBA playoffs last season, in multiple ways. He wasn’t playing the games. He wasn’t feeling the games, either. That’s not a problem this season for the 2014 NBA Finals MVP.…

Warriors squander 31-point lead as Clippers tie series at 1-1

AP 04/16/2019

OAKLAND, California  — Lou Williams led the Los Angeles Clippers to the largest postseason comeback in NBA history. Landry Shamet hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.5 seconds left, Stephen Curry couldn’t answer on the other end, and…

Portland takes Game 1 against Oklahoma 

AP 04/15/2019

PORTLAND, Ore.  — Damian Lillard scored 30 points and the third-seeded Portland Trail Blazers opened their playoff series against the No. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder with a 104-99 victory on Sunday (Monday morning, Philippine time). Enes Kanter…

Celtics ride on Irving, Morris’ big games for Game 1 victory

AP 04/15/2019

  BOSTON — The Celtics have been at their best this season when they are forcing turnovers, spacing the floor and knocking down outside shots. They found out in their Game 1 win over the Pacers that…

Warriors start playoff road, without LeBron there at the end

AP 04/12/2019

The Golden State Warriors are set to begin their quest for a third straight title, and this time it’s up to someone else to try to stop them. With LeBron James gone to the West and this…

The East race: 5 teams for 3 spots, separated by 2 losses

AP 03/28/2019

MIAMI — The last game of the Miami Heat season, the last regular-season game of Dwyane Wade’s career, is April 10 in Brooklyn. If he had his way Wade would play for a few largely ceremonial minutes,…

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