Basketball
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Denver Holds Off LA Clippers in OT, 112-110
The fourth seeded Denver Nuggets avoided the shutout of favored home team in the opener of the Western Conference playoffs by holding off #5 Los Angeles Clippers 112-110 in an overtime. Guard…
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Dubs Hold Off Grizzlies, 121-116 to Clinch #7 Playoff Spot in the West
A day after failing in their bid for an automatic playoff berth against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors came back to its home floor and…
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LA Clippers Beat Golden State in OT, 124-119, Drop Dubs to Play-in Versus Memphis Grizzlies
The Los Angeles Clippers secured fifth seed in the West and dropped the Golden State Warriors to seventh and into the play-in round with a hard, grueling 124-119 overtime win in NBA's…
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Golden State Meets LAC in Must-Win Last Game; Wins, Loses by Other Teams May Muddle Things
The Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday (3:30 am Monday in Manila) in one of the season's final matches with both teams needing to win, especially the Warriors in…
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Golden State Warriors Shoot Selves on Foot, Lose to Wembanyama-less Spurs, 114-111
There were lot of analogies to describe Golden State's shock 114-111 home loss to a Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio Spurs yesterday. One is that of a juvenile lion as if by premonition…
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Golden State Falls to Rockets at Home, Creates Four Teams Logjam for 5-6 in West
As if scaling a wall for Top 4, Golden State Warriors faced their fourth straight high-ranked opponent in Houston Rockets and came down to a 106-96 defeat ironically at home. The loss…
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OKC, Cleveland on Target for Season Best Marks, Record Plus 60 Wins, Sub-20 Losses
If memory serves, this may be the first time we will have two teams from the East and the West that will post plus 60 wins and below 20 losses at the…
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Warriors Buck Pressures, Whip Lakers, 123-116
All the pressures were on the Golden State to win this fourth meeting against the Los Angeles Lakers. Firstly was to avoid a season sweep by their cross state rivals. Secondly was…
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Wild and Wooly Wind-up Seen in West Top 3-6
A wild and wooly race for the last two of the Western Conference top six playoff slots is expected following wins today by the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves. The…
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Luka Doncic’s Shock Factor for LAL Dissipating? Dallas Mavs Getting Playoff Bid Boost From AD
It seems that the shock impact of Luka Doncic joining Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers is starting to dissipate as the Lakers have been hit by string of losses lately.…
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IIEE GenX 3-peat, SAEP Millennial Champ in PTC WED Basketball
The Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines (IIEE) trounced Institute of Electronic Engineers of the Philippines (IECEP) in the Generation X or 40 years old and above basketball division of…
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LA Clippers Make Strong Bid for West Final Six, Sweep Series Versus New York Knicks
Coming back strong from a sorry two points home loss to league leading Oklahoma in their last outing, the Los Angeles Clippers repeated over the New York Knicks 126-113 at the Madison…
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OKC Nips LA Clippers in Late Season Struggle; Keeps League Lead, Drops Clips to 8th
At this point, the Oklahoma City Thunder can afford to drop a game, having virtually clinched the Western Conference top seed. On the other hand, their opponents, the Los Angeles Clippers need…
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Oklahoma Takes NBA Overall Lead; Race for West Top 6, Play-in Still On
With Cleveland dropping three straight games, the Oklahoma City Thunder has assumed overall lead in the current NBA season standings by a game, 57-12 to the Cavaliers 56-13 win-loss record as of…
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Wild, Wild West 2.0
The playoff placing in the Eastern Conference is almost set, with Cleveland as the runaway topnotcher, followed by Boston and New York, down to play-in contenders Miami and Chicago, in that order.…
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Bye Bye Dallas Mavericks – From Finalists to Also Run (Again)?
With sixteen games left in its schedule, the pressure is on the Dallas Mavericks to win as many of their remaining assignments to avoid falling from being Western Conference champions and finalists…
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We’ll Get to See Lakers, Warriors More in Coming Post-Season Playoffs
Unlike the past two seasons where both had to fight for life in the play-in, chances are we will get to see fans-favorites Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in…
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Can Cleveland Set New Best Season Record and Go All The Way to Second NBA Championship?
With a league topping 52-10 card and only 20 games left before the season ends early next month, the question is: can the Cavaliers set a new best record and go all…
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Boston Virtually Concedes East Top Seed to Cavs; Loses at Home to Cleveland, 123-116
Defending champion Boston Celtics have virtually conceded the top seed to the Cleveland Cavaliers after dropping a 123-116 defeat to the Cavs at home, tying its total regular season 18 losses with…
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Old, New Foreign Cagers Making a Difference As Pro League Enters Crucial Stage
The good news is the two most successful teams in the NBA 2024-25 season thus far are all-American or mostly composed of American starters. The Cleveland Cavaliers, with a league-leading 48-10 slate,…
