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Milwaukee Bucks beat Brooklyn Nets and force game seven
The Milwaukee Bucks are still alive. After a second-half collapse in their previous game put them on the brink of elimination, the Bucks didn’t fold when Game 6 got tight, and they pulled away for a 104-89 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday at Fiserv Forum. That sets up a Game 7 in this second-round…
Read MoreLaMelo Ball wins NBA Rookie of the Year honors
LaMelo Ball is the 2020-21 NBA Rookie of the Year. The Charlotte Hornets guard got 84 of 99 first-place votes and was named the top rookie on Wednesday night. Reacting to the news, Ball noted that he set lofty ambitions for himself this season. “Honestly, way before the league when I was playing basketball and…
Read MoreDallas Mavericks part ways with Donnie Nelson
The Dallas Mavericks said they have mutually parted ways with Donnie Nelson, the team’s long-time president of basketball operations. Nelson, who had been with the Mavericks for 24 seasons, oversaw a franchise that made the playoffs in 17 of the last 21 seasons. But despite Luka Doncic’s emergence as an NBA star, the Mavericks have lost in…
Read MoreAmbitions of Serbian National Team shattered after NBA players pull out
At the end of this month, the Serbian National Team plays the Olympic pre-qualifying tournament in Belgrade. Nobody doubts that they will beat the Philippines and the Dominican Republic and qualify for Tokyo. But the ambitions of the Serbian National Team go far beyond a mere qualification. They secretly dream about the gold medal. The…
Read MoreOnly two Americans in 1st Team All-NBA
NBA basketball has been an international game for a while. Nothing emphasizes that more than the recently announced 1st Team All-NBA, which had a record three international players on it to go along with Stephen Curry and Kawhi Leonard: Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), and Nikola Jokic (Serbia). That makes 2020-21 the first time an All-NBA 1st Team has been made up of mostly…
Read MoreMonster performance by Kevin Durant gives Brooklyn a 3-2 lead over the Bucks
Kevin Durant wasn’t planning to play all 48 minutes, but the two-time NBA champion did just that en route to a historic performance on Tuesday night to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a Game 5 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center. Durant recorded a game-high 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals, and two blocked…
Read MoreBarcelona wins 19th Spanish league title
Barcelona won their 19th basketball league title on Tuesday after beating Real Madrid by 92-73 in the second game of the Endesa League final. Sarunas Jasikevicius’ squad lifted the trophy at the Palau Blaugrana in front of 1,000 ecstatic fans. It’s the first time since the 2013/14 season that Barcelona has won the Endesa League title – a seven-year…
Read MoreChris Paul’s resurgence has contributed to the Suns’ first conference finals appearance in 11 years
The postseason hasn’t always been kind to Chris Paul. In fact, it’s fair to say that injuries have haunted the veteran point guard in postseason play on multiple occasions. He sustained injuries in both the 2015 and 2016 NBA playoffs. Paul was also hampered by a hamstring injury in his first conference finals appearance back…
Read MoreBudućnost wins Montenegrian championship
Budućnost VOLI from Podgorica beat Mornar from Bar yesterday 94-70 in the decisive third game of the final series. It is the first time in seven years that there was no sweep in the finals. It is also the 11th title out of 13 since 2007 that the title went to Budućnost. Mornar Bar went…
Read MorePhoenix Suns complete sweep of Denver Nuggets
The Phoenix Suns won the first three games of the Western Conference finals by a combined 56 points. Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets wasn’t a double-digit rout, but coach Monty Williams’ Suns finished off the hosts with a 125-118 verdict in the Mile High City. Phoenix point guard Chris Paul had a banner performance…
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