Category: Hoops
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NBA Playoffs: Cavs complete sweep of Heat
Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the next round of the NBA playoffs trouble-free. On Tuesday, the Cavaliers completed a four-game sweep of the Miami Heat following a 138-83 thrashing of the Heat at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Mitchell finished with 22 points and got plenty of help from the dependable…
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Dragons’ six pack bucks absence of Corbin, rips Whales
Down to only six players as team captain Tyrell Corbin didn’t see action, the Vanta Black Dragons were still able to complete a dominant 92-47 victory over the Phuket Whales in The Asian Tournament on Saturday at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo. Just a few days after setting his most productive game of…
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Kings off to a good start as Tropang 5G hit road block
TNT and Barangay Ginebra, the protagonists of the league’s past two conferences, had contrasting fates on Wednesday when they made their respective debuts in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Gin Kings breezed past the Terrafirma Dyip, 101-80, behind a breakout performance from Japeth Aguilar, who had the finest game of…
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Tratter to rejoin Blackwater; Kwekuteye to beef up NorthPort’s backcourt
Looks like Abu Tratter is headed back to the first PBA team he played for. The veteran center/forward will make his return to the Bossing camp, this after Blackwater and NorthPort agreed to a trade that would send the former La Salle player to the Ever Bilena-owned franchise in exchange for talented guard James Kwekuteye.…
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Black Bears spoil Titans’ TAT run with 89-75 triumph
The Black Bears of Macau tightened their defensive screws in the second half to turn back host team Passi Titans, 89-75, in The Asian Tournament at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo. Unfazed by the hometown cheering crowd supporting their rivals, the Black Bears came out all locked in the final 20 minutes of…
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Lewis drops 44, powers Loong Lions to 25-point beat down of Whales
Jordan Jamal Lewis erupted for 44 points and flirted with a near quadruple-double performance in leading the Guangzhou Loong Lions to a 108-83 sound beating of Phuket Whales in The Asian Tournament Wednesday at the City of Passi Iloilo. Aside from pouring in his best offensive game in this leg, Lewis also grabbed nine rebounds,…
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Undermanned Dragons survive Wildcats, notch 2nd TAT win
Playing with only eight healthy guys, the Vanta Black Dragons preserved the much needed energy for 40 minutes to score a tough 82-78 victory over Fresh Kicks Gamu Wildcats in The Asian Tournament Wednesday at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo. Outrebounded and undermanned, the Dragons found the resolve to fight back by forcing…
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Gin Kings, Tropang 5G make Phil Cup debuts
Still licking the wound of its finals setback at the hands of bitter rival, TNT, Barangay Ginebra makes its Philippine Cup debut on Wednesday against Terrafirma at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Gin Kings clash with the Dyip at 7:30 p.m. as the league’s crowd darling wants to make a good first impression in the…
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Unstoppable Peralta catches fire, leads Passi to 2nd TAT win
Rey Anthony Peralta was like a ticking timebomb waiting to explode and he did erupt on Tuesday’s game of home team Passi, which blasted Guangzhoul Loong Lions, 100-82, in The Asian Tournament at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo. Peralta caught fire and finished with a game-high 39 points, including nine three-point shots to…
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The Asian Tournament: Black Bears devour Wildcats
The Black Bears of Macau had a feast day on Tuesday behind their Big Three of Xiangzhao Chao, Brandon Matano and Micek Cole Alexander, who churn out big numbers in leading their squad to an easy 123-96 beat down of the Fresh Kicks Gamu Wildcats in The Asian Tournament at the City of Passi Arena…