NBA

   The Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 118-99 in San Francisco to take the defending NBA champions to a play-off series decider. Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox combined for 54 points as the Kings trounced the Warriors to level the series at 3-3. The Kings – as third seeds – will have home […] More

   The Boston Celtics are through to the Eastern Conference play-off semi-finals after a thrilling 128-120 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics won the best-of-seven series 4-2. They will face the Philadelphia 76ers, who completed a 4-0 series sweep of the Brooklyn Nets […] More

LeBron James starred with 22 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-111 on Monday. James forced overtime with a layup before scoring late in the extra period as the Lakers extended their lead to 3-1 in the Western Conference play-offs. He also claimed a career-high 20 rebounds, while Austin Reaves scored […] More

   The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 to complete a 4-0 series sweep in the NBA play-offs. Missing star centre Joel Embiid, the 76ers produced an impressive second-half performance to set up a meeting with either Boston or Atlanta in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Embiid, a finalist for the Most Valuable Player award, suffered […] More

Devin Booker starred as the Phoenix Suns overcame an opening defeat to beat the LA Clippers 123-109 in the second home game of their play-off series. Booker scored 38 points and nine assists as the Suns rallied from 13 points down in the second quarter to tie the best-of-seven series 1-1. “It’s the play-offs, it’s […] More

   The Sacramento Kings defeated defending champions the Golden State Warriors 114-106 to take a two-game lead in the NBA Western Conference play-offs. It is the first time the Warriors have suffered back-to-back play-off losses since the 2019 NBA Finals. De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis each scored 24 points for the Kings at the Golden […] More