Curry, Warriors outgun Doncic, Mavs in series opener

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 04:08:48 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 21 points as the Golden State Warriors bottled up Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks to win their Western Conference finals series opener,112-87, on Wednesday. Three days after Doncic destroyed the Phoenix Suns with a virtuoso performance, the Slovenian star found the going harder against a ruthless Golden […]

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Warriors out Grizzlies, reach Western Finals; Celtics force Game 7

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 09:29:44 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Golden State Warriors pulled away late to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 110-96, and reach the NBA Western Conference finals on Friday as the Boston Celtics stayed alive in the East with a 108-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Klay Thompson drained eight three-pointers on the way to 30 for the […]

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Bucks rally to push Celtics to brink; Grizzlies rout Warriors

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 06:05:49 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Milwaukee Bucks erased a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat Boston, 110-107, on Wednesday and push the Celtics to the brink of NBA playoff elimination as the Memphis Grizzlies stayed alive with a 134-95 drubbing of Golden State. The Grizzlies, facing elimination and playing without injured All-Star guard Ja Morant, weren’t […]

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Curry rescues Warriors for 3-1 lead vs Grizzlies; Celtics level series vs Bucks

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 08:54:23 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a scare to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 101-98, and move to the brink of the Western Conference playoff finals on Monday. Curry poured in 18 points in the final quarter as an out-of-sorts Warriors reeled in the Grizzlies with less […]

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Fiery Morant sparks Grizzlies’ bruising win over Warriors

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 09:37:23 +0000

 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Ja Morant erupted for 47 points as the Memphis Grizzlies outmuscled the Golden State Warriors to level their Western Conference NBA playoff series with a bruising 106-101 victory on Tuesday. Morant’s career-high playoff points total dragged Memphis over the line to square the best-of-seven semi-final series at 1-1 after a nail-biting […]

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Curry sizzles as Warriors oust Nuggets; Bucks gore Bulls

Credit 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 […]

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Jokic, Nuggets avoid sweep; Bucks, Heat take 3-1 leads

Credit 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 […]

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Grizzlies rally to shock Timberwolves; Warriors up 3-0

Credit 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, […]

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Curry’s Warriors, Embiid’s Sixers up 2-0; Mavs strike

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:24:06 +0000

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 41 points and Germany’s Maxi Kleber added 25 points off the bench to spark the Dallas Mavericks over Utah 110-104 and level their NBA playoff series. The host Mavericks, playing without injured star Luka Doncic, deadlocked the best-of-seven matchup at 1-1 as the scene shifts to Salt […]

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Warriors’ Curry ‘optimistic’ he’ll be ready for playoff opener

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:51:08 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Golden State guard Stephen Curry says he is “very optimistic” he could return from a foot injury in time for the Warriors’ NBA playoff opener against Denver on Saturday. Curry, sidelined almost a month with a sprained ligament in his left foot, said on teammate Draymond Green’s podcast that he did […]

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