Suns overshadow Doncic heroics; Heat outclass Embiid-less Sixers

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 06:37:07 +0000

  MIAMI (AFP) – Deandre Ayton scored 25 points as top seeds Phoenix overpowered Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday while Miami exploited the absence of Joel Embiid to rout Philadelphia in the NBA playoffs. Doncic led the scoring with a game-high 45 points but it was not enough to stop Phoenix from […]

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Paul perfect 14 of 14 from the field, Embiid dominant as Suns, Sixers advance

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:00:01 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns booked their place in the NBA playoff conference semifinals on Thursday after wrapping up series-clinching victories in contrasting fashion. In Toronto, Joel Embiid scored 33 points in a 132-97 Sixers blowout over the Raptors to seal a 4-2 series victory that sets up a showdown […]

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Depleted Heat down Hawks; Morant weaves magic anew

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:52:06 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Victor Oladipo led the depleted Miami Heat to a series-clinching 97-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday as Ja Morant produced a dazzling late scoring spree to give Memphis a thrilling win over Minnesota in the NBA playoffs. Miami, missing injured stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry, produced a superb defensive […]

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Hawks slip past Heat; Bucks, Suns prevail for 2-1 leads

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 06:31:40 +0000

     LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Trae Young delivered the game-winner for Atlanta in a 111-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday as the Hawks clawed their way back into their NBA playoff first-round series. The Hawks cut the deficit in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series to 2-1. The reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks […]

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LeBron, Lakers out of NBA postseason after losing to Suns

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:26:10 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Tuesday as the Phoenix Suns sent the crisis-stricken NBA giants spinning to a seventh straight defeat. With an injured LeBron James watching from the sidelines, the Lakers’ faint hopes of scraping into the playoffs were snuffed out as the Western […]

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LeBron, Lakers out of NBA postseason after losing to Suns

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:26:10 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Tuesday as the Phoenix Suns sent the crisis-stricken NBA giants spinning to a seventh straight defeat. With an injured LeBron James watching from the sidelines, the Lakers’ faint hopes of scraping into the playoffs were snuffed out as the Western […]

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Suns wear down Nuggets, clinch best mark, home playoff edge

Credit 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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Harden shines in 76ers debut; Suns, Lakers fall

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 08:10:55 +0000

Thunder 129, Pacers 125 Magic 119, Rockets 111 Hornets 125, Raptors 93 Spurs 157, Wizards 153 (OT) Heat 115, Knicks 100 76ers 133, T’Wolves 102 Pelicans 117, Suns 102 Jazz 119, Mavericks 109 Clippers105, Lakers 102 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – James Harden did not disappoint in his highly anticipated debut with the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring […]

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DeRozan fuels Bulls win; Paul-less Suns beat Thunder

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:48:06 +0000

Pistons 106, Cavaliers 103 Celtics 129, Nets 106 Suns 124, Thunder 104 T’Wolves 119, Grizzlies 114 Bulls 112, Hawks 108 Warriors 132, Blazers 95 Nuggets 128, Kings 110 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – DeMar DeRozan notched his eighth straight game with at least 35 points to power the Chicago Bulls to a 112-108 victory over the […]

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Suns pip Sixers to improve to 44-10; Giannis, Bucks rip Lakers

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 07:44:50 +0000

Suns 114, 76ers 109 Hawks 133, Pacers 112 Celtics 126, Nets 91 Grizzlies 135, Clippers 109 Pelicans 110, Rockets 97 Maverics 116, Pistons 86 Nuggets 132, Knicks 115 Bucks 131, Lakers 116 Wolves 134, Kings114 Magic 113, Blazers 95 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Devin Booker and Mikal Bridges combined for 58 points and JaVale McGee […]

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