Mitchell’s stunning 71 power Cavs past Bulls; LeBron shines again

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 08:46:15 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell scored a stunning 71 points ˗ matching the eighth-most ever in an NBA game ˗ as the Cavaliers erased a 21-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 145-134 in overtime on Monday. Mitchell’s performance was the highest single-game points total since Lakers great Kobe Bryant scored 81 against […]

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Doncic sizzles anew; Nets keep win streak

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:53:07 +0000

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Luka Doncic scored 51 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to their sixth victory in a row while the Brooklyn Nets stretched their NBA win streak to 11 on Saturday. Doncic added nine assists, six rebounds, four steals and a blocked shot in a maestro performance for the Mavericks in a 126-125 […]

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Doncic, Tatum on fire again

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:44:19 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Luka Doncic continued his extraordinary season with 35 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists in the Dallas Mavericks’ 129-114 win over the Houston Rockets in the NBA on Thursday. Doncic recorded a 30-point triple-double in the first three quarters of the game — the fifth time in his career he has accomplished […]

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Magical night for Doncic as he produces stunning triple-double

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:47:35 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Dallas star Luka Doncic rewrote the NBA record book on Tuesday with a stunning 60-point triple-double, carrying the Mavericks to a wild 126-121 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. Doncic added 21 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player in NBA history with a triple-double featuring at least 60 […]

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Embiid, Harden lead 76ers over Knicks; Luka dazzles anew

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2022 23:32:36 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) – Joel Embiid and James Harden combined to spark Philadelphia’s 119-112 NBA triumph at New York on Sunday while Luka Doncic powered Dallas over the Los Angeles Lakers. Cameroonian star Embiid struck for 35 points and eight rebounds while Harden delivered 29 points and 13 assists in the 76ers’ eighth consecutive victory. […]

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Doncic posts triple-double as Mavs edges Warriors

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:14:42 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Luka Doncic delivered a 41-point triple-double to power the Dallas Mavericks to a 116-113 victory over NBA champions Golden State on Tuesday in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals. Dallas’ Slovenian star added 12 rebounds and 12 assists in the victory ‒ his 51st career triple-double and his fifth […]

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Warriors shock Mavs with amazing fightback for 2-0 series lead

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 21 May 2022 05:37:42 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors staged a stunning fightback to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 126-117 on Friday and seize control of their NBA Western Conference finals series. A pulsating clash in San Francisco saw the Warriors recover after trailing by as much as 19 points at […]

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It’s total eclipse as Doncic, Mavs shock Suns; Celtics vs Heat in the East

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 03:29:41 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Luka Doncic scored 35 points as the Dallas Mavericks completed a stunning upset of the top-seeded Phoenix Suns with a jaw-dropping game seven rout in Arizona on Sunday. Slovenian star Doncic was in magnificent form as the Mavericks romped to a 123-90 victory at Phoenix’s Footprint Center to clinch the best-of-seven […]

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Miami, Phoenix score blowout wins over rivals for 3-2 leads

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 07:01:56 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Top seeds Miami and Phoenix moved to within one win of the NBA conference finals on Tuesday after scoring blowout victories against Philadelphia and Dallas. In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points in a balanced offensive effort as the Heat thrashed the Philadelphia 76ers, 120-85, to seize control of their best-of-seven Eastern […]

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Lakers, LeBron on brink after Denver rout; Doncic outshines Giannis

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:17:53 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Nikola Jokic scored 38 points Sunday as the Denver Nuggets sent the Los Angeles Lakers spinning to a sixth straight defeat and closer to elimination from NBA postseason contention. With LeBron James looking on from the sidelines, a patched-up Lakers team was unable to contain Jokic down the stretch as the […]

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