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NBA roundup: Kings edge Clippers 176-175 in 2OT
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Kawhi Leonard scored 44 points and Paul George added 34 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers. Russell Westbrook scored 17 points and dished out 14 assists in his debut with the team. Brunson was held to 13 points and shot 6-of-20 after averaging 32.5 points in his final eight games before the All-Star break. Andre Drummond (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Nikola Vucevic (13 points, 10 rebounds) both notched double-doubles for Chicago. Chris Paul scored 16 points and Josh Okogie added 15 as Phoenix won for the 12th time in 16 games.
Dunkin' DonutsDunkin' Donuts staked an early claim, surprising viewers with a Super Bowl ad featuring Ben Affleck in a brief stint as a Dunkin' employee. T-MobileT-Mobile opted for a more low-key approach, recruiting movie star Bradley Cooper and his mother to pitch viewers on the benefits of the mobile carrier. At least, that's what the plan was when Cooper was signed to do the commercial, the ad says. DoritosDoritos has become one of the most notable Super Bowl advertisers in recent years, and the chip brand continued its run, calling on music star Jack Harlow for most of its triangle-themed ad. In the ad, Harlow decides he is going to quit rapping in order to pursue his new passion: the triangle.
The Super Bowl's ads are nearly as famous as the game itself, with millions guaranteed to tune in. This game continued the tradition of including dozens of celebrities to make cameos in the ads. Some of the early standouts include Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Serena Williams, and more. Dunkin' DonutsDunkin' Donuts staked an early claim as it surprised viewers with a Super Bowl ad that featured Ben Affleck's brief stint as a Dunkin' employee that made headlines last month. The ad featured a variety of scenes from the movie, all with Michelob Ultra added in.
NBA roundup: Kings spoil Mavs' Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving debut
  + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +8 min
Kevin Huerter scored all 15 of his points in the second half, Trey Lyles added 14 points and Harrison Barnes had 13 for the Kings. Mikal Bridges scored 23 points in his Nets debut after being obtained from the Phoenix Suns on Thursday for Kevin Durant. The Hornets' losing streak reached seven games despite LaMelo Ball coming within a rebound of a triple-double. Jokic, who pulled in seven offensive rebounds, scored 40 points in a mid-December home victory against the Hornets. DeMar DeRozan followed with 16 points, and Nikola Vucevic notched a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds.
NBA roundup: Bucks best Clippers for 10th straight win
  + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +9 min
Brandon Boston Jr. scored 20 points and Paul George added 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers. Norman Powell had 16 points and Marcus Morris Sr. scored 15 for Los Angeles, which has lost two games in a row. Domantas Sabonis put up 18 points, 11 rebounds and a team-high seven assists for the Kings. Detroit's Jaden Ivey supplied 17 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Isaiah Stewart had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Desmond Bane added 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Jaren Jackson Jr. tallied 15 points and six rebounds.
NBA roundup: Kyrie Irving leads Dallas to win in Mavs' debut
  + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
He added 11 assists and 10 rebounds. LaMelo Ball collected 16 points and six rebounds and Gordon Hayward added 15 points for the Hornets, who have lost five in a row. Fox (31 points, 11 assists) scored the final seven points for the Kings, who trailed 128-123 with 1:17 left. Martin added 15 points -- all in the first half -- and Jae'Sean Tate added 16 for the Rockets, who committed 13 of their 19 turnovers in the second half. Bojan Bogdanovic, Detroit's most prominent trade chip ahead of Thursday's deadline, led the Pistons with 15 points.
Khris Middleton scored 24 points off the bench for the Bucks, who won their seventh straight game. Tyler Herro added 24 points despite shooting just 2 of 8 from 3-point range, and Bam Adebayo recorded a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 41 points, three shy of his career high, while Julius Randle posted 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks. De'Andre Hunter scored 20 points and Clint Capela had 12 points and 11 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan collected 27 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA roundup: LeBron James' triple-double sinks Knicks in OT
  + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
[1/5] Jan 31, 2023; New York, New York, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) controls the ball against the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. James, who missed Los Angeles' Monday defeat to the Brooklyn Nets with a sore left ankle and left foot, finished with 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Adebayo grabbed 11 rebounds and Martin hauled in 10 for the Heat, who won for the fourth time in five games. Evan Mobley led Cleveland with 19 points while Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Los Angeles capitalized on 20 Chicago turnovers to improve to 2-1 on a six-game road trip and win for the sixth time in seven games.
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo nets 50 in Bucks' rout
  + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/4] Jan 29, 2023; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) brings the ball downcourt in the third quarter during game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY SportsJanuary 30 - Giannis Antetokounmpo had 50 points and 13 rebounds and the host Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 135-110 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and Brook Lopez scored 15 as the Bucks won their fourth straight game. Amir Coffey scored 18 points, and both Moses Brown and Moussa Diabate finished with 13 points coming on in reserve. Aaron Nesmith tallied 16 points and five rebounds, while Myles Turner added 15 points and four boards.
Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY SportsJanuary 25 - Nikola Jokic had a triple-double and scored the winning basket with 16 seconds left as the visiting Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 99-98 on Tuesday night. Hernangomez made two free throws with 36 seconds left to give the Pelicans a 98-97 lead, but Jokic answered with a jump hook from the lane. Heat 98, Celtics 95Bam Adebayo had 30 points -- including the go-ahead jumper in the lane with 20.4 seconds left -- to lead host Miami over Boston. Adebayo also grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds as Miami won without its leading scorer, Jimmy Butler, who sat due to back stiffness. Mason Plumlee notched 17 points and Jalen McDaniels provided 15 points and 10 rebounds.
NBA roundup: Thunder win on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's late shot
  + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Nnaji was fouled on an offensive rebound and hit two free throws to tie it at 99-all with 30.2 seconds left before Gilgeous-Alexander's late heroics. Clippers 112, Mavericks 98Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and nine rebounds, and visiting Los Angeles dominated the fourth quarter in a win over Dallas. Paul George scored 21 points and Norman Powell added 19 for Los Angeles, which outscored the Mavericks 33-19 in the final period. New Orleans' CJ McCollum took a 3-pointer with 7.6 seconds left that would've given the Pelicans a 99-98 lead, but the shot missed off the front of the rim. Dennis Schroder added 24 points, eight assists and six rebounds as Los Angeles won its second straight game.
NBA roundup: Grizzlies edge Cavs for 11th straight win
  + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Jaden McDaniels put up 18 points for the Timberwolves, who lost their second game in a row. Kevin Huerter scored 18 points for the Kings, who went down by 14 points in the first quarter before pushing ahead by halftime. Andrew Nembhard produced 18 points and seven assists for the Pacers, who have dropped five consecutive games. Murray was 12-for-18 from the field and added seven rebounds and four assists. Jalen Green matched his career high with 41 points and added seven assists for the Rockets, who lost their 12th game in a row.
NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum (51) guides Celtics past Hornets
  + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Randle had 21 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for the Knicks, who had their three-game winning streak end. Mikal Bridges tallied 21 points and seven assists to lead Phoenix, while Deandre Ayton added 18 points. Jazz 126, Timberwolves 125Jordan Clarkson hit a game-winning free throw with four seconds remaining and scored 21 points to lead Utah to a victory over Minnesota in Minneapolis. Kessler finished with 20 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, while Agbaji added 17 points off the bench, including nine in the fourth quarter. CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans.
NBA roundup: Joel Embiid, Sixers sink Jazz in final seconds
  + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
NBA scoring leader Doncic had a season-worst 15 points -- 19 below his average -- to go with 10 assists and six rebounds. LaMelo Ball's 31 points led the Hornets, while Terry Rozier posted 21 points and P.J. Mason Plumlee added nine points and 16 rebounds. Murray came back with four straight points. Naz Reid's 17 points and Jaylen Nowell's 16 points paced the Minnesota reserves, who combined to outscore the Cleveland bench by a 29-point margin.
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Mavs survive 2OT battle with Lakers
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Another reserve, Jordan Nwora added 16 points, hitting 4 of 8 from long range. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points while Derrick White added 15 as Boston shot 47.7 percent and began surging ahead while Tatum rested early in the fourth. James Harden added 24 points, 15 assists and six rebounds, and Tyrese Maxey scored 17 points. Anunoby had 15 points and four steals and Fred VanVleet contributed 11 points and eight assists. Terry Rozier added 21 points and Mason Plumlee had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
NBA roundup: Nets sneak by Heat in final seconds
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
The Nets, who have won 14 of their past 15 games, also got 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks from Nic Claxton. 76ers 123, Pistons 111James Harden delivered a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Tyrese Maxey had 23 points and visiting Philadelphia rolled past Detroit. Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points, Fred VanVleet had 14 points and seven assists and O.G. Anfernee Simons added 22 points, Josh Hart had 18 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and 18 rebounds and Jerami Grant also scored 14 points for Portland. Luguentz Dort added 18 points for the Thunder.
NBA roundup: Hornets come out firing, blow out Bucks
  + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 26 points and Tobias Harris had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Romeo Langford added 15 points for San Antonio, with Malaki Branham hitting for 14 and Jeremy Sochan 10. Daniel Gafford had 15 points and nine rebounds, and Kristaps Porzingas added 14 points and 10 rebounds. John Wall had 14 points and eight assists, and Moses Brown produced 14 points and 11 rebounds. Bam Adebayo recorded 21 points and 11 rebounds and Jimmy Butler added 20 points and six assists for the Heat.
NBA roundup: Zion Williamson's career night propels Pelicans
  + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY SportsDecember 29 - Zion Williamson scored his team's final 14 points as part of a career-high 43-point night as the host New Orleans Pelicans came from behind to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-118 on Wednesday night. Trey Murphy III added 21 points, CJ McCollum scored 20, Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Naji Marshall scored 12 points as New Orleans won its fourth straight. Nikola Jokic had 40 points, Bones Hyland scored 20, Michael Porter Jr. 19 and Zeke Nnaji 14 for the Nuggets. Saddiq Bey poured in 28 points and added eight rebounds and four assists, while Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 points with five assists. LeBron James matched Butler for a game-high of 27 points, and also added nine rebounds with six assists, but committed six turnovers.
Why NBA star Jimmy Butler is betting on coffee to bank big bucks
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy NBA star Jimmy Butler is betting on coffee to bank big bucksJimmy Butler of the NBA's Miami Heat and founder of coffee company Bigface Brand talks with CNBC's Dom Chu about turning a hobby during the 2020 NBA 'Covid bubble' into a big business.
NBA roundup: Devin Booker erupts for 58 in Suns' comeback win
  + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
[1/5] Dec 17, 2022; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (right) against Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker in the second half at Footprint Center. Paul added 18 points for Phoenix while Mikal Bridges hit for 15 and Bismack Biyombo had 11. Keldon Johnson led the Spurs with 22 points, while Devin Vassell scored 18 and Zach Collins added 13. Lauri Markkanen and Malik Beasley both scored 18 points for the Jazz, who scored fewer than 100 points for just the second time this season. Evan Mobley recorded 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists to send the Cavaliers to their second win over the Mavericks in four days.
Whether it's on the basketball court or behind the barista bar, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is determined to be the best. That's why he has involved himself in every step of the process when creating his own coffee company, Bigface Brand. Like many others at the peak of Covid-19 quarantine, the six-time NBA All Star said he found himself bored. With his newfound downtime, Butler decided to combine both his love of competition and coffee in creating his own coffee brand. "Now Bigface Brand, Bigface coffee is a real thing, and I'm just trying to get the best coffee and the best experience out to the world."
NBA roundup: Heat storm back to defeat Suns
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Butler produced a double-double for the second time in three games, posting 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Suns' Deandre Ayton had a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. That reserve unit also featured Damion Lee, who scored 14 points. Luguentz Dort had 21 with three 3-pointers, and Aleksej Pokusevski logged a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. The Clippers turned 11 Houston turnovers into 16 points before the break while the Rockets missed 10 of 13 3-pointers.
NBA roundup: Jimmy Butler lifts Heat past Hornets in OT
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] Nov 10, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) reacts after making a shot against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half at FTX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsNovember 11 - Jimmy Butler posted 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead the host Miami Heat to a 117-112 overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. Butler also made 13 of 15 free throws, including going 1-for-1 in an overtime period that saw the Heat go 9-for-9 from the line. The Hornets, who have lost seven straight games, were led by Kelly Oubre's season-high 29 points on 11-for-20 shooting, including 7-for-13 on 3-pointers. Luka Doncic recorded 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Mavericks, who have lost two in a row.
NBA roundup: Dejounte Murray, Hawks hand Bucks first loss
  + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +11 min
Murray added eight rebounds and three steals for the Hawks, who lost 123-115 at Milwaukee on Oct. 29. Jerami Grant finished with 23 points and Lillard had 19 points and six assists. Cade Cunningham supplied 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Pistons. Jaden Ivey had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Isaiah Stewart added 11 points with 12 rebounds. Mike Muscala and Kenrich Williams scored 11 points apiece.
NBA roundup: Short-handed Warriors cap 0-5 trip
  + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +9 min
Jusuf Nurkic recorded 14 points and eight rebounds, and Justise Winslow had 12 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Nic Claxton recorded 18 points and nine rebounds while Cam Thomas contributed 17 points and six assists off the bench. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 24 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. RJ Barrett finished with 22 points and nine rebounds while Cam Reddish added 11 points off the bench. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Hornets with 17 points, while James Bouknight had a season-high 14 points.
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