Tag: basketball
Durant Shines In First Meeting With Thunder
OAKLAND—The Golden State Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-122, on Thursday, November 3.
The game marked the first match up between former teammates Kevin...
Clippers Can’t Contain Westbrook, Lose 85-83
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Clippers lost a close match up to the Oklahoma City Thunder 85-83, on Wednesday, November 2.
Former UCLA standout Russell Westbrook...
Lakers Win First Road Game Vs. Hawks
ATLANTA, GA.—The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 123-116, on Wednesday, November 2.
Former Atlanta Hawks player Lou Williams led the Lakers while coming...
Lakers Fall To Pacers 108-115
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Indiana Pacers 108-115, on Tuesday, November 1.
Los Angeles has continued to struggle late in games, giving...
Warriors Hang On, Beat Suns 106-100
PHOENIX, AZ—The Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 106-100, on Sunday, October 30.
Phoenix managed to keep the game close up until the final...
Clippers Too Hot For Suns 98-116
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Clippers routed the Phoenix Suns 98-116, on Monday October 31.
Los Angeles managed to put their shooting woes behind them, making...
Clippers Route Jazz In Home Opener
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz 75-88, on Sunday, October 30.
The win came during the first home game of the season...
Westbrook Too Much For Lakers In Loss
OKLAHOMA CITY–The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-96, on Sunday, October 30.
The young Lakers core was unable to match the...
UCLA Women’s Basketball Ranked No. 1
WESTWOOD—The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team was ranked first in the Pac-12 by a panel of coaches in the league.
UCLA is being led by...
Mistrial Denied In Derrick Rose Rape Case
BEVERLY HILLS—On Wednesday, October 12, U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald refused to honor a mistrial in the alleged rape case involving New...
Clippers Bounce Back With Win Over Toronto Raptors
LOS ANGELES—Following a 45-point pre-season blowout at the hands of the new-look Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers regained their confidence in a...
Young Lakers Show Poise In Pre-Season Win Over Sacramento
ANAHEIM—The Los Angeles Lakers stormed back from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings in Anaheim at the Honda Center, on Tuesday, October 4.
Head...
USA Defeats Spain Will Face Serbia For Gold Medal
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL—It was sloppy, uneven and at times a choppy semi-final between the United States and Spain on Friday, August 19. Team...
United States Women’s Basketball Seek 6th Gold Medal
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL—The United States Women’s Basketball team is seeking their sixth straight Olympic Gold Medal. They began the path to this impressive...
LeBron James And Kyrie Irving Dominate Warriors
OAKLAND—The Cleveland Cavaliers avoided elimination in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, downing the Golden State Warriors, 112-97 behind a historic...
Warriors Drub Cavs, Series Turns To Cleveland
OAKLAND—Game 2 of the NBA Finals was not a game worthy of the NBA Finals. It was not even a game worthy of an...
Runyon Canyon Basketball Project Ending Construction
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Back in April, Canyon News reported that a basketball project in Runyon Canyon was being placed on hold due to public outcry.
City Council...
Golden State Knocks Off OKC, Returns To NBA Finals
OAKLAND—The Golden State Warriors completed their comeback and defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 96-88 in Monday night’s Game 7 match-up to advance to their...
Steph Curry Return-Leads Warriors To Overtime Victory
PORTLAND, OR—Steph Curry scored 40 points in his return to the court as the Golden State Warriors won Game 4 of the Western Conference...
Lakers Fire Head Coach Byron Scott
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Byron Scott on Sunday, April 24 and announced that the search for a new head coach...
