Monthly Archives: April 2019

Jimmy Butler had 30 points and 11 rebounds, James Ennis scored 13 points and the Philadelphia 76ers held on to beat the Toronto Raptors 94-89 on Monday night, evening their Eastern Conference semifinal series 1-1. Down 19 in the first half, Toronto cut the deficit to one late in the third, then went cold to…

In a rematch of last year's Western Conference finals, the Golden State Warriors narrowly defeated the Houston Rockets, 104-100, in Game 1 of their second-round series. Despite rough performances from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the Warriors prevailed behind another sensational outing from Kevin Durant, who led the way with 35 points. While the Warriors did emerge victorious…

One of the reasons left-hander Yusei Kikuchi signed with the Seattle Mariners in the offseason was the unique wellness plan they pitched to him. Trying to avoid the injuries that have befallen Japanese stars like Yu Darvish, Shohei Ohtani and Daisuke Matsuzaka once they started pitching every five days in the majors as compared to…

Lou Williams hit a fadeaway jumper with 1:29 left and finished with 33 points and 10 assists, the Warriors uncharacteristically clanked shots much of the second half and couldn't make key stops, and the Los Angeles Clippers sent their first-round series back home with a 129-121 Game 5 win over Golden State on Wednesday night.…

Damian Lillard hit a 37-footer at the buzzer and finished with a career-playoff-high 50 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder from the playoffs in five games with a 118-115 victory on Tuesday. With the game tied, Lillard dribbled just inside of half court near the Blazers logo and then…

Houston Rockets big man Clint Capela had a rather underwhelming performance during his team’s Game 4 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night, as he finished with just four points and seven rebounds while making just one of his six shots. Capela, who missed a practice due to illness days before the series started, said he was diagnosed with…