NBA: Mavs snap 4-game skid, beat Kings in OT
O.J. Mayo had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 23 points off the bench and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 17 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 117-112 in overtime Thursday night.
O.J. Mayo had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 23 points off the bench and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from 17 points down to beat the Sacramento Kings 117-112 in overtime Thursday night.
With the rest of the Kings’ backcourt banged up, Isaiah Thomas is making the most of his opportunity to start. Thomas scored 27 points in his second start in the past six weeks and made one of Sacramento’s two four-point plays in the second half as the Kings handed the Boston Celtics their third straight lopsided loss on a California road swing, 118-96 on Sunday night.
The arrival of eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao in the fourth quarter of the exhibition game between Smart Gilas and the NBA All-Stars created a big commotion at the Big Dome last Sunday afternoon. Upon catching sight of the Pinoy boxing icon making his entry at ringside, the huge crowd immediately chanted, “Manny! Manny!” [...]
MANILA—One spectacular show deserves a repeat performance. And no less than Kobe Bryant, the brightest from among the nine-man NBA stars that played in the just-concluded Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend here, wants an encore. “It’s been a tremendous honor to play here,” said Bryant, who won the Finals MVP twice in his five NBA championships [...]
Kevin Durant was momentarily rendered powerless by a high-flying Japeth Aguilar dunk, Kobe Bryant couldn’t shake off a single-coverage defender at the post and Derrick Rose missed two pressure-free charities as chants of “M-V-P” engulfed the Coliseum.
Kobe Bryant cuffed the basketball, then eluded his defender with a show and go as he was driving toward the basket.
For coach Rajko Toroman, losing is never an option. Even against the world’s leading basketball idols in a friendly encounter.
MANILA — Everybody thinks the NBA show in town is all about dunks, highlights and photographs for posterity. Don’t tell that to Kevin Durant and Chris Paul. So serious were the future NBA Hall of Famers that they would have wanted to catch a glimpse of the PBA selection and the Smart Gilas national team [...]
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA—A team of locked-out NBA players led and coached by Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant balls around for fun at the Araneta Coliseum starting today.In what amounts to a couple of pickup games in a basketball-crazed country about 16 hours by jet from home, the Black Mamba and company will earn a boatload [...]
For one memorable weekend, the Philippines will be the center of the basketball universe, if only for the stars that will converge at the Araneta Coliseum starting tonight.
Eight of nine NBA Stars who are the prime attractions of the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend will hit town Thursday.
Smart Gilas Pilipinas team captain Chris Tiu sees the exhibition match against the NBA stars as nothing but a treat to the fans.
