LeBron James, hurt, is still confined to the bench, can only support and applaud his teammates in his street clothes. Despite this but also the absence of D’Angelo Russell (preserved with a sore hip), the Los Angeles Lakers continue to advance towards their goal of reaching the play-offs (directly or via the play-in). Friday, at...
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Costly losses for Dallas and Phoenix, Sacramento nears qualification
The game: Sacramento sinks Phoenix In a duel between two teams wishing to revive, the Sacramento Kings, at home, did not tremble. They dominated the Phoenix Suns (135-127), took a step closer to their first play-offs since and plunged their opponents a little more into doubt. The Arizona players suffered their sixth defeat in seven...
The Golden State Warriors tear up to beat Philadelphia and give themselves some air
It’s a huge sigh of relief that spectators at the Chase Arena were able to push Friday night in San Francisco. After being led by 11 points at the start of the last period, the Golden State Warriors ended up winning against the Philadelphia 76ers (120-112). An extremely important home victory as the battle rages...
New York Knicks at full stop after loss in Orlando
The bad series: the New York Knicks in full doubt Palpable tensions in the ranks of the Knicks. They are quite logical given that the Big Apple franchise seems to be stalling at the worst of times, as the end of the regular season approaches and the home stretch for play-off qualification is underway. Tom...
The Cleveland Cavaliers dominate the Brooklyn Nets and almost lock the Top 4 in the East
A small miracle signed Isaac Okoro and a victory that brings Cleveland a little closer to home advantage in the first round of the play-offs. It took the craftiness of Donovan Mitchell (31 points), a hint of success, and a perfectly open shot from Okoro (11 points) to allow the Cavaliers to snatch victory Thursday...
LeBron James could return for the Lakers’ final regular season games
LeBron James is back on the court, in the recovery phase after his right foot tendon injury who had ruled him out since February 26. ESPN and The Athletic reported on Thursday that the Los Angeles Lakers star could return to the NBA for the final three to four regular season games. Even though the...
Ja Morant (Memphis) made his comeback tonight against Houston
Suspended eight games by the NBA for brandishing a gun in a video on Instagram, Ja Morant was back overnight from Wednesday to Thursday after serving his sentence. The Grizzlies point guard played 23 minutes in his team’s success, second in the Western Conference, against Houston (130-125). Coming off the bench, Morant (23) scored 17...
Winning return for Karl-Anthony Towns with Wolves
The two leaders of the Western Conference won their match tonight. Denver won easily in Washington (118-104), counting once again on an inspired Nikola Jokic (31 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists). Dolphin of the Nuggets, Memphis also chained a new success against the red lantern Houston (130-125), in the wake of Jaren Jackson and his...
Ja Morant (Grizzlies) back on the court tonight against the Rockets
Dismissed from the prosecution since the beginning of March because of a video where he brandished a pistol, Ja Morant will make his return. His eight-match suspension inflicted by the NBA being purged, the Grizzlies point guard will play again against the Houston Rockets on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. After an absence of...
‘The Captain’ Willis Reed dies aged 80
He is not the best known of all and yet, Willis Reed (2.08 m) was an NBA basketball star and a legend of the New York Knicks, a franchise where he spent his entire career between 1964 and 1974 and that he won two NBA titles in 1970 and 1973. The former rough inside, nicknamed...