This is Beirut, 14/04 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
It's not a scene out of the future, but a reality on the hard courts of today. Using artificial intelligence, a top basketball team found the right defensive strategy that made the difference to win the NBA championship. Data specialist Rajiv Maheswaran declines to name the outfit that leveraged AI analysis to victory, saying in a corporate ...
This is Beirut, 14/04 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
James Harden scored 39 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 124-119 in overtime to clinch the final playoff spot in a thrilling last day of the NBA regular season on Sunday. Harden's superb display in San Francisco helped the Clippers bag the fifth seed in the Western Conference and sets up a first-round ...
This is Beirut, 12/04 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Denver Nuggets strengthened their playoff position with a triple double from history-making Nikola Jokic helping them to a 117-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. The Serb put up 26 points, 13 assists and 16 rebounds, and his 34th triple double performance ensured he will finish the regular season as just the third player averaging ...
This is Beirut, 10/04 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Luka Doncic shrugged off the raw emotion of his return to Dallas with a dazzling 45-point display against his former club as the Los Angeles Lakers downed the Mavericks 112-97 to punch their ticket to the NBA playoffs on Wednesday. Doncic, who joined the Lakers from Dallas in February in one of the most shocking trades in NBA history, was given a ...
This is Beirut, 05/04 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 65 points as the Houston Rockets halted Oklahoma City's 11-game winning streak on Friday with a statement 125-111 victory. In a potential Western Conference finals preview, the Rockets produced a dominant all-round performance to jolt the top-seeded Thunder's all-conquering preparations for the ...
This is Beirut, 03/04 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Miami Heat ended Boston's nine-game NBA winning streak with a 124-103 victory that pushed the reigning champion Celtics further behind Eastern Conference leaders Cleveland -- who rallied to beat New York on Wednesday. Tyler Herro scored 25 points to lead seven players in double figures for the Heat, who fought off a late Celtics surge to ...
This is Beirut, 01/04 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Veteran Al Horford turned back the clock to help the NBA champion Boston Celtics notch a ninth straight victory and nab a franchise first with a 117-103 win over the Grizzlies in Memphis on Monday. Horford, 38, led the Celtics scoring with 26 points off the bench. Jayson Tatum added 25 points and 14 rebounds and the Celtics defense stymied the ...
This is Beirut, 29/03 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points to lead Detroit to a 133-122 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, a triumph that assured the Pistons of their first winning NBA season since 2016. Hardaway connected on seven of 11 from three-point range on the way to his season-high, leading seven Pistons players to score in ...
This is Beirut, 28/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander netted a game-high 37 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder over Memphis 125-104 on Thursday for a team-record 61st season victory. The host Thunder also had 20 points from Jalen Williams plus 18 points and 11 rebounds from Isaiah Hartenstein in stretching their win streak to eight games and breaking ...
This is Beirut, 27/03 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Los Angeles Basket-ball NBA Lakers LeBron James
LeBron James tipped in a buzzer-beating rebound with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers halted their three-game losing streak with a pulsating 120-119 road victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. A thrilling duel in Indianapolis saw the Pacers climb out of a 13-point fourth-quarter hole to snatch a 119-118 lead with 42 seconds ...
This is Beirut, 26/03 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Los Angeles Basket-ball NBA Miami Golden State
The Miami Heat thrashed the Golden State Warriors 112-86 on Tuesday, handing Jimmy Butler a stinging loss in his first game against his old club since his acrimonious exit. Butler, who was traded away to Golden State in February after a series of bust-ups with the Heat management, finished with just 11 points as the Warriors offense struggled to ...
This is Beirut, 25/03 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
NBA Basket-ball LeBron James Lakers Denver
The Los Angeles Lakers suffered another setback in their NBA playoff push on Monday, falling 118-106 to the Orlando Magic, who notched their first home victory since February. Despite 32 points from Luka Doncic and 24 from LeBron James the Lakers dropped their third straight game and at 43-28 are now tied with the Memphis Grizzlies in the battle ...