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Houston Rockets regaining home-court advantage by winning Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals

The @HoustonRockets hold on to take Game 4! HOU defeats @warriors 95-92 & head home with the series tied 2-2!#Rockets #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/FerfRgocMf — NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2018 The first close game in the Western Conference Finals. Game 5 will be in Houston and it’s a must-win for both team.

More Steph Curry

Steph Curry sparks the @warriors Game 3 victory at home with 35 PTS (18 in Q3), 6 REB, 5 3PM! #DubNation #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/2bAHu5cKOl — NBA (@NBA) May 21, 2018

USA Basketball announces 35 Player Roster For 2018 – 2020 Men’s National Team

US Basketball just announced the 35 Player roster for this year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Here are the 35 players and their respective NBA team; Harrison Barnes – Dallas Mavericks Bradley Beal – Washington Wizards Devin Booker – Phoenix Suns Jimmy Butler – Minnesota Timberwolves Mike Conley Jr. – Memphis Grizzlies DeMarcus Cousins – New Orleans Pelicans Stephen Curry – Golden State…

China advances to the U16 Asia Finals at the expense of Philippines’ Batang Gilas

Fiba; China had to muster all the strength they had to survive Kai Sotto’s monster production and prevail over the Philippines in today’s last Semi-Finals match. Kai Sotto tallied his second straight outrageous stat-line, putting up 26 points, 21 rebounds and 6 blocked shots, but even that was not enough to upend the hosts, who leaned on their offensive rebounding and the clutch shooting of Sun Haoqin to win the contest and earn their place…

Batang Gilas bounced back on a 42-points win against Hong Kong

After absorbing a 31-pts loss in the hands of the Australians, Batang Gilas bounce back and defeated Hong Kong in the quarter finals of Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship, in Foshan, China. The game was actually decided in the first half, where Batang Gilas are enjoying a 25-points lead. You can watch the reply from the video above. King Balaga lead Batang Gilas is scoring by contributing 12 points, while Kai Sotto grabbed 12 rebounds, 9…

Philippines’ Batang Gilas absorbs a 30-points loss from the Australians in Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship

Reuben Terrado, reporting for Spin.Ph; THE Philippines could not sustain an early run, absorbing a 52-82 loss to Australia on Wednesday in the Fiba Under-16 Asian Championship in Foshan, China. I was not able to watch their first game against the Malaysian but this game was a indication that Kai Sotto has a lot of work to do. If he is aiming to be an NBA player or at least be recruited by top US…

San Miguel Beermen advances to 2018 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

Karlo Sacamos, writing for Spin.ph; The result spoiled a triple-double performance from Scottie Thompson, who poured in 10 points, 16 boards, and 16 assists, on top of two steals, and one assist in 42 minutes. Japeth Aguilar also put up another offensive outburst with 32 points, along with four boards, two assists, one block, and one steal that went to waste. The scores: SMB 100 — Fajardo 25, Lassiter 23, Ganuelas-Rosser 14, Cabagnot 12, Santos…

Stephen Curry intros Under Armour Curry 5

Underarmour; Inspired by the ancient Pi equation of “squaring the circle,” the UA Curry 5 was designed with one thing in mind—to continue helping Stephen achieve the impossible on court. To celebrate Pi Day and Stephen’s birthday, we’re releasing 314 pairs of the UA Curry 5 “Pi Day” colorway. “Squaring the circle” is a design inspiration that functionally & aesthetically frames the upper of the Curry 5, with a circular construction built through the framing…

San Miguel steals Game 2, thanks to Marcio Lassiter’s game winner late in overtime

From PBA.PH; The scores: SAN MIGUEL 104 – Fajardo 33, Lassiter 25, Cabagnot 13, Ross 13, Santos 11, Ganuelas-Rosser 7, Heruela 2, Pessumal 0, De Ocampo 0, Espinas 0. BARANGAY GINEBRA 102 – Aguilar 28, Caperal 26, Devance 11, Thompson 10, Cruz 10, Tenorio 8, Mercado 7, Mariano 2. Quarters: 25-30, 42-55, 70-73, 95-95, 104-102 (OT). SMB did not steal game 2, it was given to them by the Gin Kings in the form of…

Kobe Paras: “I’m going pro!”

He made the announcement on his social media account. If you know me you knew this was coming…thank you CSUN…but it's time! #rockstarlifestyle#twtbg#waitforthewave pic.twitter.com/kjISZl6VDp — koko wave | kobe paras (@_kokoparas) March 9, 2018 I know it seems like a giant step that no one was expecting, but that is what makes this one of the greatest announcements of my life… Although I am a Bluejay & Matador at heart and thank Coach Theus and…

Brgy. Ginebra takes Game One of their Best-of-Three Play-off series against Rain or Shine

Spin.Ph; The scores: GINEBRA 88 — Tenorio 16, Devance 15, J. Aguilar 14, Thompson 14, Mercado 13, Ferrer 6, Mariano 6, Cruz 4, R. Aguilar 0, Caguioa 0 ROS 80 — Belga 17, Daquioag 16, Ahanmisi 10, Ponferrada 9, Nambatac 8, Trollano 6, Washington 5, Norwood 4, Tiu 3, Maiquez 2, Almazan 0, Borboran 0 Quarterscores: 21-23, 44-43, 68-64, 88-80 It was obvious that both team are playing tired, after coming off a triple-overtime win…

Team Lebron bags the 2018 NBA All Star Game

Spin.ph; TEAM LeBron rallied from double-digits down in the fourth to beat Team Stephen 148-145 on Sunday in the NBA All Star Game in Los Angeles (Monday, Manila time). LeBron James got huge support from Kevin Durant, Paul George, Andre Drummond and Bradley Beal, taking victory in the new-look midseason show as the NBA used a playground-style selection process over the traditional East-West format. The game between Team LBJ and Team Steph Curry was basically…

Giannis Antetokounmpo Jumps over Tim Hardaway Jr. for an alley-oop Dunk

ESPN: The dunk came in the third quarter with the Bucks leading 60-50. Antetokounmpo, who finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, was the trailer on a two-on-one fast break when teammate Khris Middleton lobbed the ball up to the 6-foot-11 star. These are the dunks that can ruin someone’s life! 🙂 As great as Giannis’s dunk, it’s not as impressive as Vince Carter over 7-foot-2 Frenchman Frederic, which was dubbed as “le…

Houston Rockets destroyed the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 120 – 88 win

ESPN; The Houston Rockets played beautiful basketball Saturday night, and they destroyed the Cavs 120-88. Chris Paul was a maestro from the opening moments; it was a display of the reason why the Rockets are brilliant when he and MVP candidate James Harden are so great together (now 23-3 when both guards start). Paul was a breathtaking plus-47 for the night. The score probably could’ve been anything Paul wanted it to be. The statement above…

Blake Griffin Traded to Detroit Pistons

LA has agreed to trade Forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, and a first- and second-round draft pick. Along Griffin, the clippers will also be sending Brice Johnson and Willie Reed to Detroit. Team owner Steve Ballmer said in a tweet that, “Thanks so much to @blakegriffin32 for all he did for the @LAClippers He is an incredible player and an incredible person. He made our team…