Sports / NBA

Curry’s heroics helps Warriors to hand first defeat to Rockets 10 Nov 2014 - 09:40 am

Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry (right) goes to the basket as Los Angeles Clippers’ guard Jordan Farmar looks on during the second...

Conley scores 20 as Grizzlies extend winning streak to six 09 Nov 2014 - 12:56 am

OKLAHOMA CITY: Mike Conley finished with 20 points and five assists as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 91-89 yesterday...

NBA: Howard overpowers short-handed Spurs 08 Nov 2014 - 08:25 am

HOUSTON: Dwight Howard took advantage of some extra space to roam, scoring 32 points as the undefeated Houston Rockets trounced the short-handed San...

Rockets win battle of the unbeatens 06 Nov 2014 - 01:06 am

Chicago Bulls’ forward Nikola Mirotic of Serbia (right) drives against Orlando Magic’s forward Channing Frye in the second half of their NBA game...

Rockets down 76ers, head for Miami test unbeaten 04 Nov 2014 - 10:12 pm

PHILADELPHIA: The Houston Rockets routed the rebuilding Philadelphia 76ers 104-93 yesterday to improve to 4-0 in the fledgling NBA season, with their toughest...

Cubs introduce new manager Maddon 04 Nov 2014 - 09:43 pm

NEW YORK: Joe Maddon was introduced yesterday as the Chicago Cubs’ new manager after the two sides agreed to a five-year deal through...

76ers fall to Heat 02 Nov 2014 - 09:22 pm

PHILADELPHIA: Without LeBron James, their former MVP, leading a championship charge, Chris Bosh and the Heat are cruising. Bosh had 30 points and...

James regains form to help Cavs beat Bulls 01 Nov 2014 - 11:43 pm

CHICAGO: LeBron James bounced back from a sub-par performance in his Cleveland homecoming the night before to score 36 points as the Cavaliers...

NBA: Bulls kickoff season with win 31 Oct 2014 - 09:16 am

NEW YORK: The Chicago Bulls welcomed former NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose back from injury yesterday with a convincing 104-80 win over...

Spurs kick off title defence by edging Mavericks 30 Oct 2014 - 12:13 am

LOS ANGELES: The San Antonio Spurs picked up right where they left off, collecting their championship rings before beginning their title defence on...

Lakers guard Nash to sit out season 25 Oct 2014 - 04:31 am

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash may have played his last game in the NBA after being ruled out of the...

James and Cavs hold off Heat in emotional pre-season clash 13 Oct 2014 - 06:47 am

Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James (left) is defended by Luol Deng of Miami Heat during their NBA Global Games Rio 2014 basketball game...

NBA extends US TV deals for nine years 06 Oct 2014 - 09:08 pm

NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced nine-year US television contract extensions yesterday with Disney’s ABC and ESPN and Turner Broadcasting’s TNT,...

Cavaliers rip Tel Aviv in pre-season opener 06 Oct 2014 - 09:07 pm

Cavaliers rip Tel Aviv in pre-season opener CLEVELAND: LeBron James was a winner in his first NBA appearance for Cleveland since leaving for...

Serbia beat France, to face US in World Cup final 14 Sep 2014 - 12:44 am

Serbian players celebrate a point during their basketball World Cup semi-final against France at the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid on Friday....

Ferry steps away from Hawks’ operations 14 Sep 2014 - 12:40 am

ATLANTA: Atlanta Hawks general manager Danny Ferry is taking an indefinite leave of absence over racial comments he made in a team meeting...

US down Lithuania to reach Cup final 13 Sep 2014 - 06:53 am

US’s players celebrate after defeating Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup semi-final match at Palau Sant Jordi sports pavilion in Barcelona, Catalonia,...

US and Lithuania set up World Cup semi-final date 11 Sep 2014 - 12:00 am

Emir Preldzic (left) of Turkey in action against Jonas Maciulis of Lithuania during their FIBA Basketball World Cup quarter-final match at the Palau...