By Celso Samson Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Oct 2018


LOS ANGELES -- A melee interrupted what had otherwise been an exciting match-up between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at the jampacked Staples Center. The fight, which saw fists flying betw

NBA -- Pistons prevail in cliffhanger, drop Bulls to 0-2
By Taha Qureshi, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Oct 2018


CHICAGO -- Ish Smith calmly sank a driving lay-up with 5.4 seconds to go to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 118-116 victory over the Chicago Bulls in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,289 fans at the United Center. Smith's Satur Read full story

Curry as NBA 2K19 MVP?
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 21 Oct 2018


Steph Curry is the only NBA ever to win the MVP in unanimous fashion and one of only 13 players to have earned the honor more than once ? back-to-back at that. ?There is no narrative,? the five-time All-Star told M Read full story

NBA -- Clips blow out OKC with 37-point fourth quarter
By Robert Mellana, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 21 Oct 2018


LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Clippers unleashed 37 fourth quarter points to score a come from behind 108-92 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night at Staples Center. The Clips trailed 77-71 Read full story

NBA -- Butler gets mix of boos and cheers from Wolves fans
By Daniel Quindao Guden, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 21 Oct 2018

br> MINNEAPOLIS -- All Star Jimmy Butler received a plethora of boos and cheers by the 18,978 home fans that attended the Minnesota Timberolves' home season opener on Friday night at the Target Center. Butler was booed during Read full story

What can stop the Warriors from winning a 3-peat?
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Oct 2018


?Hurricanes, tornadoes, snow storms, man-made? something man-made, Chernobyl.? Those were some of the ways, NBA analyst Charles Barkley said, as told to Dime Magazine, the Golden State Warriors can be stopped in their bid Read full story

NBA Recap: DeRozan Topscores as Spurs Survive Gritty Wolves
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Oct 2018


Boracay Island, Philippines ? All Star DeMar DeRozan?s first game as a Spur started slow, but ended well, as the San Antonio Spurs eked out a 112-108 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves at the jam-packed AT&T C Read full story

NBA -- Nuggets hold off Clippers, 107-98
By Carlo Jay Cabagnot, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Oct 2018


The Denver Nuggets opened their season with a hard-fought 107-98 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night at Staples Center. The Nuggets shot poorly --- 33 of 87 form the field and 8-of-24 from deep --- but th Read full story

NBA -- 2018-19 season opens with a bang. Celtics, Warriors flex muscles
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Oct 2018


CHICAGO -- Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, both returning from injuries, had a jittery start to the 2018-19 campaign but the Boston Celtic used the might of their defense and the depth of their bench the beat the Philadelphia Read full story

NBA Preview: Depleted Spurs Test Shaky Timberwolves Core
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Oct 2018

Boracay Island, Philippines ? The Spurs will not only open the season for the first time without any of the legendary big three of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili on the roster, but will also be without three young guards Dejounte Murray, Lonnie Walker IV, and Derrick White due to injurie Read full story