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Giannis and Lebron both out for Bucks/Celtics tilt

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Brandon King

If you were anticipating the Lakers and Bucks game for the matchup between all-world forwards Lebron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, you will be disappointed because neither of the stars will be suiting up for their respective ball clubs. According to the Los Angeles Times’ Tania Ganguli, James will miss Tuesday night’s game due to a sore groin. In a season for the Lakers that has been derailed in large by injury and internal factors, this another bump in the road in a tumultuous season. Giannis’ absence was announced by team…

NBA Recap: March 18,2019

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Damian LillardPOR vs. IND 30 2 15 3 stl Deandre AytonPHO vs. CHI 25 12 3 3 stl, 3 blk Goran DragicMIA @ OKC 26 5 11 6-9 3-pt Paul GeorgeOKC vs. MIA 31 9 5 2 stl, 2 blk Jerami GrantOKC vs. MIA 27 10 1 Yesterday’s Scores: Denver Nuggets 114 Boston Celtics 105 PTS K.Irving-BOS – 30 TRB N.Jokic-DEN – 13 Detroit Pistons 119 Cleveland Cavaliers 126 PTS C.Sexton-CLE – 27 TRB A.Drummond-DET – 21 New Orleans Pelicans 129 OT Dallas Mavericks 125 PTS J.Randle-NOP – 30 TRB L.Doncic-DAL – 13 Miami Heat 116…

NBA Recap: March 17, 2019

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Top 5 Performers : G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. PHI 52 16 7 19-21 ft Joel EmbiidPHI @ MIL 40 15 6 3 stl Chris PaulHOU vs. MIN 25 7 10 6-7 3-pt Kawhi LeonardTOR @ DET 33 10 2 5-8 3-pt Nikola VucevicORL vs. ATL 27 20 3 3 s Yesterday’s Scores: Toronto Raptors 107 Detroit Pistons 110 PTS K.Leonard-TOR – 33 TRB A.Drummond-DET – 17 Minnesota Timberwolves 102 Houston Rockets 117 PTS C.Paul-HOU – 25 TRB C.Capela-HOU – 13 Brooklyn Nets 116 Los Angeles Clippers 119 PTS D.Russell-BRK – 32 TRB 2 tied – 11 Charlotte…

Kyle Busch overwhelms field in getting 200th NASCAR win

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Brandon King

Kyle Busch only needed a week to end the speculation around when he would pick up his 200th victory in a NASCAR national series. He won the Auto Club 400 in dominant fashion, leading 134 of the 200 laps and even overcame a speeding penalty on pit road. Joey Logano finished in second place, while Brad Keselowski earned third despite a slow start. This was Busch second consecutive Cup series victory making him the first driver in the 2019 season with more than one race victory. Auto Club 400: 2019…

Perth defeats Melbourne 97-84 to win Grand Final

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : The Perth Wildcats are again the toast of the NBL winning their ninth championship on Sunday in front of 10,007 fans at Melbourne Arena. The Wildcats have won their record-extending ninth NBL championship but have clinched it on the road for the first time in 29 years beating Melbourne 97-84 in Game 4 making the statement on the road. The Grand Final Series began with strong home victories for both teams in the opening two games, but it was quite the statement Perth made on Friday night…

NBA Recap: March 16, 2019

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 Brandon King

Top 5 Performers of the day: Bradley BealWAS vs. MEM 40 5 7 9-12 3-pt Devin BookerPHO @ NOP 40 5 13 13-18 ft Mike ConleyMEM @ WAS 28 3 12 Kyrie IrvingBOS vs. ATL 30 11 9 2 blk Rudy GobertUTA vs. BRK 23 1 Yesterday’s Scores Atlanta Hawks 120 Boston Celtics 129 PTS K.Irving-BOS – 30 TRB D.Dedmon-ATL – 13 Cleveland Cavaliers 116 Dallas Mavericks 121 PTS C.Sexton-CLE – 28 TRB 2 tied – 12 Indiana Pacers 100 Denver Nuggets 102 PTS N.Jokic-DEN – 26 TRB P.Millsap-DEN – 13 Phoenix Suns 138 OT New…

Kevin Durant to miss Thunder game; likely to return Monday

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Brandon King

Golden State All-World forward Kevin Durant will miss his second straight game because of an ankle injury, according to the Mercury News’ Mark Medina. KD suffered the injury in the Warriors’ 115-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns on March 10 and missed Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets. However it appears that the Warriors will not be without KD for too long. Nick Friedell of ESPN reports that Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said that Durant will “most likely” return Monday against the San Antonio Spurs, The Warriors’ three-peat…

Terrico White’s big night pushes Perth to 2-1 lead in Grand Finals

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Brandon King

From nbl.com.au : The home team dominance of this series especially after half-time continued on Friday night and it was quite the remarkably emphatic second half showing by the Wildcats in front of their rowdiest home crowd of 13,412 of the season. With both Perth and Melbourne winning their opening home games of the best-of-five series on the back of coming out and dominating the start of the second half, it was a similar story on Friday night. But this time the Wildcats really rammed home their advantage on the…

NBA Recap: March 15, 2019

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Top Performers: James HardenHOU vs. PHO 41 9 11 14-17 ft G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ MIA 33 16 9 2 stl, 3 blk Julius RandleNOP vs. POR 45 11 6 2 stl, 3 blk Bradley BealWAS vs. CHO 40 5 5 7-13 3-pt Robin LopezCHI @ LAC 22 8 3 3 Yesterday’s Scores: Los Angeles Lakers 97 Detroit Pistons 111 PTS L.Galloway-DET – 23 TRB A.Drummond-DET – 23 Phoenix Suns 102 Houston Rockets 108 PTS J.Harden-HOU – 41 TRB D.Ayton-PHO – 14 Chicago Bulls 121 Los Angeles Clippers 128 PTS Z.LaVine-CHI – 31 TRB 3 tied…

Chris Paul will not play against Suns

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Brandon King

According to Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic, Chris Paul will sit out the Rockets game against the Phoenix Suns Friday night for rest. Danuel House will get the start in his spot.