Category: Basketball

Basketball

NBA to test ‘one free throw rule’ in Summer League games

The NBA will test the one free-throw rule, aimed at speeding up play, at upcoming Summer League contests, the league said Thursday.

Basketball
/ 3 years ago

NBA to investigate Mavericks over sudden decision to sideline players

The Dallas Mavericks’ abrupt decision to hold out five players from a game on Friday, when they still had a chance...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Thunder silence Jazz and eye play-in berth, Suns win seventh straight

The Oklahoma City Thunder tightened their grip on the NBA’s final Western Conference play-in berth with a 114-98 victory over the...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Bucks clinch top playoff seeding, Lakers stumble

The Milwaukee Bucks downed the Chicago Bulls 105-92 to clinch top seeding throughout the NBA playoffs on Wednesday as the Los...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Embiid scores 52 as Sixers hold off Celtics, Bucks on brink

Joel Embiid enhanced his MVP credentials with a 52-point masterclass as the Philadelphia 76ers held off a furious late rally from...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Starlites head to Playoff finals after Depiro semi-final sweep

Semi-Finals Play-Off Series Game 2 ARMS Depiro 57 Starlites FIJO 68 (13-14, 14-27, 10-14, 20-13) A second-quarter superior display...

By Bernard Vassallo
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Starlites reach play-offs final as Mellieħa force decider

The two games from the BOV Semi-Final Play-Off series last weekend had different outcomes. Champions Starlites FIJO closed off their series...

By Bernard Vassallo
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Butler inspires Heat victory as Mavs playoff hopes fade

Jimmy Butler scored 35 points as the Miami Heat snapped their three-game losing streak to inflict a damaging 129-122 defeat on...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Tatum, Brown star as Celtics thrash Bucks

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 70 points as the Boston Celtics crushed the Milwaukee Bucks 140-99 in a one-sided...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

T-Wolves center Gobert says NBA refs helping stars win

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert says NBA referees try to help teams with star players defeat teams from smaller markets with...

By AFP
Basketball
/ 3 years ago

Watch: Kings end playoff drought, Mavs’ woes deepen

The Sacramento Kings ended their record-breaking 17-year NBA playoff drought on Wednesday as the Dallas Mavericks’ chances of reaching the postseason...

By AFP