SAN ANTONIO — Denver coach Mike Malone wanted more passion, fire and emotion. The young Nuggets responded. Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray added 24 points and Denver beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-103 on Saturday night, rebounding from a flat performance tie the first-round series …
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DETROIT — Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin is active for Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, marking the first time in the 2019 postseason he’s available to play. Griffin missed the first two games of the first-round series between the Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks with knee soreness. He also sat …
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The basketball calendar for tertiary institutions in Ghana ended on a successful note with the conclusion of the 2019 Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship. The grandest competition had University of Ghana (UG) win a record fourth title after beating Takoradi Technical University (TTU) 37-32 in the final game. …
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NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is listed as doubtful for Saturday’s Game 4 in the Sixers’ first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets, the NBA announced in its injury report Friday evening. Embiid sat out Game 3, a dominant 131-115 win by Philadelphia to take a 2-1 series …
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University of Ghana (UG) Shooting Guard Emmanuel Wolff has described his run with the team as “amazing” after playing last game in the recently ended Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship. UG won the 2019 UPAC on the back of a 37-32 win over Takoradi Technical University (TTU) in …
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Sakumono Titans are due to play Tema Rockets on Sunday, April 21 at the Tema Community 4 Court in the latest round of games in the 2018-2019 Tema Community Basketball League. The game is one of four scheduled fixtures this weekend. The last four minutes and 23 seconds of the …
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University of Ghana (UG) Men’s Basketball Coach Dr. Baba Samori has stated games in the just ended Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship were “tough”. He made the statement in an interview with Basketballghana.com after leading UG to its fourth UPAC title thanks to a 37-32 win over Takoradi …
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors think Pascal Siakam should be selected the NBA’s Most Improved Player. He was their MVP on Friday night. And the East’s No. 2 seed has the home-court edge back again. Siakam had 30 points and 11 rebounds, hitting a floater with 1:33 left to …
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook called his play in Game 2 “unacceptable.” It was more than acceptable in Game 3. He had 33 points and 11 assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 120-108 on Friday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1. Thunder forward …
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Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Ty Lue is meeting with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka on Friday to discuss the franchise’s coaching job, league sources told ESPN. The meeting is set for Southern California, sources said, and represents the GM’s second significant sit-down in the Lakers’ process to replace …
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