Cameroon-born Joel Embiid was in hot-blazing form in the Philadelphia 76ers' 131–113 win over the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center. He finished the game with 53 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes to become the first player in the NBA this season to post two 50-plus point games, following a league-best 59-point effort against the Utah Jazz in November. Amid chants of "MVP"...
The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-102 in LeBron James’ return to the Rocket Mortgage Field-House in Cleveland. The Cavaliers led by eight points through the first two quarters, but a Lakers' resurgence in the third quarter saw them reduce the deficit to two points heading into the fourth quarter. However, the duo of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined for 64...
The Detroit Pistons shocked the Dallas Mavericks with a 131-125 victory in overtime at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Veteran Bojan Bogdanovic scored a team-high 30 points for the Pistons, his second game this season with at least 30 points, helping them snap a three-game losing streak. In 41 minutes of play, the 33-year-old Croatian made 10 of 14 field-goal attempts while making five of...
Congo-born Jonathan Kuminga was in impressive form for the Golden State Warriors with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, in their 116-113 defeat to Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. Kuminga, a DR Congo international, who grew up in the city of Goma was the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft and he was part of the Warriors' championship-winning team last campaign. The...
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