The leader of a Suns team fighting to stay alive in the playoffs has experienced the good, bad and ugly in Phoenix.
Author: Michael
Devin Booker’s 47-point performance helps Suns avoid an 0-3 series hole against the Nuggets and shows Phoenix won’t go down without a fight.
Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he felt the energy from the crowd and the moment while watching Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid receive his MVP award, and that it served as motivation for him in Friday night’s Game 3.
After James Harden had a second straight dreadful shooting night, Joel Embiid’s message to his point guard heading into Game 4 is to keep on shooting.
Philadelphia showered Joel Embiid with cheers as he accepted his MVP trophy before Game 3. A few hours later, it was Boston that had something to celebrate.
The longtime play-by-play announcer appeared to flub the name of the Negro League Museum.
They needed a superstar. They got a super dud.
They had Batman. Robin was a no-show.
The $33 million man? The Sixers are two losses away from making a $200 million mistake.
Boston battered Philadelphia 114–102 on Friday to take a 2–1 series lead. Joel Embiid, in his second game back from a knee injury, was excellent. He scored 30 points. He pulled down 13 rebounds. He blocked five shots. Dragging around his right knee, with a bulky knee brace hidden under a long white sleeve, Embiid slogged through 39 minutes.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was pleased that Boston exited Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center with a 114–102 victory against the 76ers on Friday night.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 50 points in the Celtics win, giving Boston a 2–1 advantage in the best-of-seven series against Philadelphia and spoiling Joel Embiid’s performance on the night of his MVP coronation.
Even after the pulling off the win, Mazzulla does not expect his squad to relax heading into Game 4. In fact, he expects the matchup to be one of the most intense of the series.
Stamp Fairtex left a stamp on Alyse Anderson’s midsection with a pulverizing body kick at ONE Fight Night 10.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored twice in a roughly 2 1/2-minute span and the Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Friday night.