Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:00:30 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Nikola Jokic bagged his 21st triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets maintained their grip on top spot in the NBA’s Western Conference on Wednesday with a 118-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to set […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:08:46 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nikola Jokic delivered a triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to spark host Denver over Boston, 123-111, in a Sunday showdown of NBA conference leaders. Two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic made 10-of-13 shots from the floor, including both 3-point attempts, and went 8-for-8 from the free throw […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 02:33:54 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named NBA Most Valuable Player for the second straight season on Wednesday. The 27-year-old Serbian star averaged 27.1 points per game with 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists this season as the Nuggets finished sixth in the Western Conference. He beat out Philadelphia 76ers star Joel […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:11:06 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks and resurgent Golden State Warriors completed 4-1 series victories to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday. In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points as the Bucks brushed aside the Chicago Bulls, 116-100, to clinch a comfortable series win and advance to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:07:59 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nikola Jokic scored 37 points and the Denver Nuggets avoided being swept out of the NBA playoffs on Sunday, holding off the Golden State Warriors, 126-121. The 27-year-old Serbian big man, last season’s NBA Most Valuable Player, also delivered eight rebounds and six assists as the Nuggets pulled within 3-1 in their […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:00:50 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Memphis Grizzlies erased a 26-point deficit to stun the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-95, on Thursday and take a 2-1 lead in their NBA playoff series. Down 26 points in the second quarter and 25 with 3:10 left in the third, the Grizzlies held their nerve in Minneapolis, outscoring the Timberwolves, 37-12, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:48:53 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Devin Booker scored a season-high 49 points Thursday and the Phoenix Suns clinched the NBA’s best season record and a home-court edge throughout the playoffs by defeating Denver, 140-130. The Suns, who welcomed back injured guard Chris Paul after a five-week absence, won their seventh game in a row and improved to a league-best […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 12:00:16 +0000
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, 31, will be playing in a fifth straight conference final, while Seth will be fighting for an NBA Finals berth for the first time. #NBA
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 04:48:09 +0000
“I just shot it as hard as I could. I got some loft on it and it made the ball bounce soft and it ended up going in.” – Kawhi Leonard #NBA
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 12:22:11 +0000
“I texted Hakeem, because I met him, like, two years ago and I know what he did in, I think it was 1995, when he won the MVP in the playoffs,” Kanter told reporters as the Blazers prepared to take on the Denver Nuggets in game five of their Western Conference second-round series.
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