basketball

Celtics School Mavs For 10th Straight NBA Win

The Boston Celtics, fueled by 32 points from Jayson Tatum and 21 three-pointers, withstood a 37-point triple-double from Luka Doncic to beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on Friday and push their NBA winning streak to 10 games. Tatum took awhile to warm up, missing all four of his shots in the first quarter, but the All-Star forward scored 16 in ...

Riyadi Wins Tight Game Against Champville Maristes

Riyadi Beirut won the summit of the 14th day of the Lebanese basketball championship against Champville Maristes 89-83 in an intense and tactical match between coaches Ahmad Farran and Sabah Khoury. The Course of the Game  The game got off to a slow start between the two teams, which was expected after a three-week absence from the tournament ...

James Becomes First NBA Player With 40,000 Points But Lakers Lose

LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. But James called the historic effort "bittersweet" because it came in a losing cause as Nikola Jokic scored 35 points to rally the Nuggets late for a ...

Basketball: Beirut Pull One Back in the Finals Against Riyadi

After beating Beirut twice (73-65, 67-49) in the Women’s D1 finals, Riyadi met with the same team in the third and potential last game of the season on the 3rd of March. After a great defensive display by Beirut in their stadium, Chiyah Forum, the game ended 62-56 in their favor, making it 2-1 for Riyadi in the series. The starting players for ...

Basketball - Women's League: Riyadi Win the Lebanese Title

Riyadi basketball club were crowned Lebanese champions on Monday, defeating Beirut SC 78-49 in the fourth game of the Women's Basketball League finals. Riyadi reclaimed the Lebanese Women's Basketball League title after a three-year drought, defeating Beirut SC 78-49 in Monday's final in Manara. With this victory, Riyadi won the best-of-five ...

US Point Guard James Sets New Euroleague Points Record

American point guard Mike James grabbed a slice of basketball history on Thursday when he became the leading scorer in the EuroLeague. The 33-year-old, who plays for Monaco, needed just 12 points in the game against Red Star Belgrade, to surpass the 4,455 points scored by Greek Vasilios Spanoulis between 2005 and 2021. James, watched by his ...

Basketball/WASL: Crucial Match for La Sagesse in Damascus

After winning their first qualifier for the semi-finals of the WASL West Asia region tournament, coach Jad el-Hajj's men will travel to al-Wahda in Syria on Thursday, March 14, aiming for victory at Al Faihaa Stadium (Damascus), one of the largest stadiums in the Arab region, with a capacity of up to 15,000 spectators. FIBA WASL The FIBA West ...

Davis Makes NBA History in Lakers Win Over Depleted Timberwolves

Anthony Davis delivered a sensational game on the eve of his 31st birthday on Sunday, scoring 27 points with 25 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-109 NBA victory over Western Conference high-fliers Minnesota. Davis added five assists, a career-high seven steals and three blocked shots for the Lakers, who are locked in a battle for a play-in ...

Jokic Leads Nuggets Fightback Over Fired-Up Raptors

Nikola Jokic grabbed a 35-point triple-double as the Denver Nuggets staged a dramatic second-half fightback to defeat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 125-119 on Monday. Nikola Jokic grabbed a 35-point triple-double as the Denver Nuggets staged a dramatic second-half fightback to defeat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 125-119 on ...

NBA: Giannis-Less Bucks Stun the Suns Behind Lillard's Big Game

Damian Lillard delivered while his teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo was out due to a hamstring injury. Lillard scored 31 points and distributed 16 assists in Milwaukee's 140-129 NBA triumph over Phoenix on Sunday. Reserve Bobby Portis added 31 points and 10 rebounds for the host Bucks, who improved to 44-24 and tightened their grip on second in ...

Brunson, Knicks Tame Warriors as Lakers Romp

Jalen Brunson scored 34 points as the New York Knicks completed a wire-to-wire 119-112 road victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Monday. The Warriors, fresh from Saturday's high-scoring win over the Los Angeles Lakers, were always on the back foot after New York sprinted into an early 20-6 first quarter lead at the Chase ...