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☆ NBA roundup: Thunder spoil Damian Lillard's record night
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

No Thunder player other than Gilgeous-Alexander scored more than 13 points, but six other Oklahoma City players scored in double figures. He scored 11 points and nailed three 3-pointers in the first six minutes to help the Cavaliers establish control early. Jarrett Allen added 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Darius Garland contributed 17 points and eight assists. Trae Young led the Hawks with 37 points, and he added 13 assists for his 15th double-double of the season. Anunoby returned from a four-game absence to score 13 points and reserve Chris Boucher had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who lost their sixth straight game.

☆ Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Renee Maltezou | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ATHENS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens was imminent but said the two sides were in talks on the long-running dispute. The museum, custodian of the sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin Marbles, also reiterated it would not dismantle its collection. Last week, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that there was "progress" and a sense of "momentum" in talks with Britain to reunite the sculptures in Greece. Citing a British official, Greece's ANT1 TV said on Sunday that the only way to return the sculptures to Greece without violating British law was "if the British Museum opened a kind of annex in Greece". In March, the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO urged Greece and Britain to reach a settlement on the issue.

☆ NBA roundup: Anfernee Simons, Blazers hang on to beat Jazz
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

RJ Barrett had 13 points, as did ex-Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson. Jordan Nwora's 17 points went with 14 points apiece for Brook Lopez and Jevon Carter for the Bucks, who were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday. Jaylen Nowell scored 21 points off the bench. Admiral Schofield scored 13 points and Cole Anthony chipped in with 12. Martin chipped in with 13 points apiece and Alperen Sengun supplied 12.

☆ LeBron James passes Magic Johnson on NBA’s career assists list
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —LeBron James moved past Magic Johnson for sixth place on the NBA’s all-time assists list as the Los Angeles Lakers took a hard earned 133-129 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. James added 28 points in a match where the lakers managed to hold off the Milwaukee Bucks, winning 133-129. James finished the match with 11 assists in total, taking his tally to 10,144. “It means a lot, obviously,” James said, of surpassing Johnson’s assists, according to NBA.com. James is now creeping closer to the title of NBA all-time leading scorer, and is currently 936 career points behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

☆ NBA roundup: Late trey lifts Thunder over Wizards
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Mark Gleeson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Jalen Suggs added 23 points and six assists. Fred VanVleet added 23 points, 13 of them in the third quarter, to help the Raptors win their second game in a row. Kyle Lowry added 19 points, and Gabe Vincent had 16 points. Dejounte Murray added 19 points for the Hawks, who scored the game's first basket then didn't have the lead after that. Donovan Mitchell returned from a one-game absence caused by a sprained ankle and finished with 23 points for the Cavaliers, matching the point total of teammate Darius Garland.

☆ 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: Bucks, minus Giannis, top Thunder in 2 OTs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Tre Mann added 21 points off the bench. Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, reserve Sam Hauser had 24 on six 3-pointers and Al Horford added 13 for Boston. Anunoby added 27 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Raptors, who played without forward Pascal Siakam (groin). Bennedict Mathruin scored 30 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 11 assists for the Pacers, who had won four of their previous five games. All five Hornets starters reached double figures in points, led by Terry Rozier with 18 in the team's sixth consecutive loss.

☆ 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.

☆ Greece to ban sale of spyware amid wiretapping scandal
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said the report that the government was behind the spyware surveillance was "unfounded". He said the Greek state had not used or bought any such spyware and added that judicial authorities would investigate the latest report. Greece, he told reporters, will soon submit a bill to parliament banning the sale of spyware. The Documento report was the latest development in a wiretapping scandal that has sparked political uproar in Greece, as the European Union takes a harder look at the use and sale of spyware. A special European parliamentary committee (PEGA) that is investigating the use of Pegasus and similar surveillance spyware concluded a visit to Greece and Cyprus last week.

☆ NBA roundup: Celtics set team record with 27 treys
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Every Celtics player who took the court Saturday hit at least one 3-pointer, and they went 27-for-51 on treys. The 27 3-pointers were two more than the previous team record, set against the Philadelphia 76ers on Feb. 15, and two shy of the NBA record, set by the Milwaukee Bucks against the Miami Heat on Dec. 29, 2020. Brown finished with 30 points and Tatum had 26 as the Celtics won both ends of a back-to-back set. Julius Randle scored 29 points and RJ Barrett had 27 for the Knicks, who were also trying to win on back-to-back nights. Terry Rozier scored 25 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18 for the Hornets.

☆ 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.

☆ NBA roundup: Clippers end skid, win on late Paul George shot
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

George had 35 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and six steals for the Clippers, who scored the game's final seven points to break a four-game losing streak. Ivica Zubac recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots while Marcus Morris Sr. added 11 points for Los Angeles. The star forward also contributed nine rebounds and seven assists. Cade Cunningham's 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds led the Pistons, who were playing the tail end of a back-to-back. Scottie Barnes added 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists and Gary Trent Jr. scored 21 points for the Raptors, who were playing without Fred VanVleet (back).

☆ Yuta Watanabe comically dunks into his own net as Brooklyn Nets’ woes continue
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Brooklyn Nets have made a terrible start to the NBA season and on Saturday star forward Yuta Watanabe didn’t make matters any easier by comically scoring in the opposite team’s basket. At the Barclays Centre, the Nets went down 125-116 to the Indiana Pacers to go 1-5 for the season. It was the Nets’ fourth straight loss and one coach Steve Nash called a “disaster.”The night started ominously when, in the first quarter, Watanabe accidentally scored for the Pacers. The comical two-pointer cut the Nets’ lead before the Pacers tied at the end of the first quarter. As the Pacers pulled away from the struggling Nets, rookie Bennedict Mathurin scored a career-high 32 points in a team record 23 three-pointers.

☆ NBA roundup: Thunder rally in 4th to stun Mavs in OT
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Luguentz Dort added 16 points, and Darius Bazley scored 15 off the bench to help Oklahoma City. Zach LaVine scored 15 of his 29 points after halftime, while Nikola Vucevic had a double-double of 23 points and a game-high 19 rebounds. Jazz 124, Grizzlies 123Lauri Markkanen and Kelly Olynyk each scored 23 points and played clutch in the fourth quarter to help Utah rally past Memphis in Salt Lake City. Dillon Brooks also had a big scoring night, finishing with 30 points, while Tyus Jones contributed 23 points and 10 assists. Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left as Memphis pulled within one, 124-123.

☆ NBA roundup: Blazers fall to Heat, lose Damian Lillard to injury
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The star forward shot 16 of 25, grabbed 14 rebounds, added five assists and also hit 10 of 14 free throws. Bruce Brown scored 18 points, Jamal Murray scored 13 points and Jeff Green scored 10 for the Nuggets. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also had 13 points before spraining his left ankle on a drive late in the third quarter. John Collins supplied 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks while De'Andre Hunter tossed in 17 points before fouling out. Washington, Kelly Oubre Jr. and reserve Jalen McDaniels all added 17 for the Hornets.

☆ NBA roundup: Luka Doncic leads Mavs in record-breaking rout
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Jrue Holiday added 19 points and 10 assists for Milwaukee, which established control by darting to a 13-0 lead out of the gate. Tyrese Haliburton contributed 24 points, 10 assists and five steals, while Jalen Smith had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Indiana. Jaden Ivey had 17 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Bojan Bogdanovic fired in 16 points and Isaiah Stewart added 11 points. Evan Mobley added 16 points and Kevin Love sank five 3-pointers as part of his 15-point, 12-rebound performance. Josh Giddey added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Mike Muscala scored 18 off the bench for Oklahoma City.

☆ NBA: Two players ejected in scuffle between Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Miami Heat’s 112-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors was almost the secondary story from a game that was stopped for several minutes after a scuffle between Miami’s Caleb Martin and Toronto’s Christian Koloko. Both were ejected from the game after it was stopped for several minutes while referees made their decision. Overall, I’ve got to be more professional in the way I handle those type of situations.”Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat looks on against the Toronto Raptors. Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesKoloko, meanwhile, said per ESPN, “I just stood up for myself and I get ejected. That’s what happened.”Losing 81-59 at the time, the scuffle seemed to rejuvenize the Raptors who embarked on a 17-2 run to make the game competitive again.

☆ Phoenix Suns, primul pas spre titlul de campioană în Liga Nord-Americană de baschet. Gruparea din Arizona a învins Milwaukee Bucks
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Phoenix Suns a făcut primul pas spre titlul de campioană în Liga Nord-Americană de baschet. Gruparea din Arizona a învins în primul meci al finalei pe Milwaukee Bucks cu scorul de 118-105. Starul american a marcat 32 de puncte pentru Suns, dar a oferit și 9 pase decisive. Vedeta echipei din Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo, și-a revenit după accidentare și a făcut un meci onorabil, reușind să înscrie 20 de puncte, dar insuficient ca echipa să obțină victoria. Cea de-a două partidă a finalei se va disputa pe 9 iulie, la fel pe terenul echipei Phoenix Suns.

Persons: Phoenix Suns, Chris Paul, Khris Middleton, Bucks Organizations: Liga Nord - Americană, Milwaukee Bucks, învingătoare, Phoenix Suns Locations: Arizona, Milwaukee, Giannis

☆ Milwaukee Bucks s-a calificat în finala NBA după o pauză de 37 de ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-04 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Milwaukee Bucks s-a calificat în finala NBA după o pauză de 37 de ani. Trupa lui Mike Budenholzer a învins pe Atlanta Hawks cu 118-107 și a devenit campioana Conferinței de Est. Sunt foarte mândru de ei.”Milwaukee Bucks a câștigat cu 4-2 seria meciurilor cu Atlanta Hawks. În finala ligii nord-americane profesioniste de baschet, Bucks va întâlni pe Phoenix Suns. Milwaukee Bucks a mai jucat în ultimul act în 1971, când au cucerit titlul și în 1974.

Persons: Mike Budenholzer, Khris Middleton Organizations: Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, Atlanta Hawks, Suns Locations: Milwaukee, Atlanta, de Est, Bucks, americane

☆ Brooklyn Nets, principala favorită la câștigarea titlului în NBA, a fost eliminată din competiție
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Brooklyn Nets, principala favorită la câștigarea titlului în NBA, a fost eliminată din competiție. Echipa din New York a pierdut confruntarea cu Milwaukee Bucks în sferturile de finală ale play-off-ului. În cea de-a șaptea partidă, Nets a pierdut după prelungiri, scor 111-115.Astfel, Mliwaukee cu Giannis Antetokoumpo în mare formă, s-a impus la general cu 4-3 și s-a calificat în această fază a competiției după o pauză de doi ani.Brooklyn Nets era considerată marea favorită la câștigarea trofeului, avându-i în lot pe Kevin Durant și Kyrie Irving, iar la începutul anului s-a mai întărit cu James Harden și Blake Griffin.Meciurile din play-off se dispută după sistemul cel mai bun din şapte jocuri, echipa care ajunge prima la patru victorii obţine calificarea în turul următor.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Irving, James Harden, Blake Organizations: Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Nets Locations: Brooklyn, New York, Nets

☆ NBA a anunțat echipa sezonului 2020/2021. Antetokounmpo este vedeta grupării Milwaukee Bucks şi a obţinut numărul maxim de puncte
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

NBA a anunțat echipa sezonului 2020/2021. În primul 5 au intrat Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic și Kawhi Leonard.Antetokounmpo, vedeta grupării Milwaukee Bucks, a acumulat numărul maxim de puncte - 500. El este, de altfel, singurul baschetbalist care a fost votat în prima echipă de toți cei 100 de jurnaliști și broadcasteri participanți la sondaj. Jokic a acumulat 498 de puncte, Curry - 496, Doncic - 402, iar Leonard - 323.În a doua echipă, adică cea de rezerve, au intrat Damian Lillard, Joel Embiid, Chris Paul, Julius Randle și LeBron James.În a treia echipă a ligii profesioniste nord-americane de baschet au fost votați Rudy Gobert, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Bradley Beal și Kyrie Irving.De menționat că, recent, baschetbalistul sârb Nikola Jokic, liderul formației Denver Nuggets, a fost desemnat cel mai bun jucător al sezonului.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Stephen Curry, Luka, Curry, Leonard, 323, Damian Lillard, Joel Embiid, Chris Paul, Julius Randle, Rudy, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Bradley Beal, sârb Nikola Jokic Organizations: NBA, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets Locations: americane, sârb, Denver

☆ Luptă aprigă în NBA. Portland Trail Blazers a învins-o pe teren propriu pe Toronto Raptors
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Portland Trail Blazers a învins pe teren propriu cu 112-111 pe Toronto Raptors la capătul unei partide dramatice. Jucătorul lui Trail Blazers Christian James McCollum a marcat coșul decisiv cu 9 secunde până la sfârșit. La ultimul atac, cei de la Raptors au avut șansa de a obține victoria, însă au ratat de două ori ținta. Gruparea din statul Wisconsin este a doua clasată în Conferința de Est, fiind în spatele lui Boston Celtics. Din cauza infectării baschetbaliștilor cu coronavirus a fost amânat meciul dintre Dallas Mavericks și New Orleans Pelicans, dar și partida dintre Boston Celtics și Chicago Bulls.

Persons: Blazers, Christian James McCollum, Orlando Magic, coronavirus Organizations: baschet ! Portland, Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls Locations: americană, Toronto, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, de Est, Boston, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Boston Celtics

☆ Victorie pe muchie de cuțit pentru Los Angeles Lakers în NBA! Californienii s-au impus cu 117-115 în fața formației Chicago Bulls
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

La începutul ultimului sfert, deținătoarea titlului conducerea cu un avans de 12 puncte, însă oaspeții au revenit și s-au apropiat la un singur punct. Chiar dacă a tremurat pe final, Lakers au reușit să câștige și rămâne liderul Conferința de Vest.Pe locul secund este Phoenix Suns. Echipa din Arizona a avut o prestație nu prea convingătoare și a cedat în meciul cu Detroit Pistons. Echipa antrenată de Dwane Casey a fost mai concentrată și reușit să se impună în overtime cu 105-110.Într-un alt meci din cadrul Conferinței de Est, Boston Celtics a învins cu 116-107 pe Washington Wizards.În pofida jocului excepțional făcut de Bradley Beal, care a acumulat 41 de puncte, formația din Massachusetts și-a adjudecat totuși victoria și a înregistrat al patrulea succes consecutiv.Milwaukee Bucks pierdut surprinzător confruntarea cu Utah Jazz, scor 118-131. Punctele marcate de Giannis Antetokounmpo, care și în acest meci a demonstrat că e în formă maximă, nu au fost suficiente pentru ca echipa sa să câștige.Astfel, după această înfrângere, "cerbii" sunt pe șase în clasamentul Conferinței de Est iar Jazz pe 4 în Vest.

Persons: Lakers, Casey, Bradley Beal Organizations: Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Jazz Locations: Arizona, Detroit, Boston, Washington, Massachusetts, Utah, Vest

☆ Giannis Antetokounmpo, de neoprit! Starul lui Milwaukee Bucks a marcat 43 de puncte
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Jucătorii echipei adverse nu au găsit un remediu pentru grecul de origine nigeriană, iar gruparea din statul Wisconsin s-a impus la final cu 125-115.Bucks se află pe locul 5 în Conferința de Est, iar lider este Philadelphia Seventy Sixers.Formația din Pennsylvania a învins cu 118-101 pe Charlotte Hornets și a obținut a patra victorie consecutivă.Într-o altă confruntare, Golden State Warriors a spulberat cu 137-106 pe Sacramento Kings. Cel mai prolific baschetbalist a fost din nou Stephen Curry. El a totalizat 30 de puncte, 9 recuperări și 8 pase decisive.

Persons: Charlotte Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Stephen Curry . Organizations: Bucks, Golden State Warriors Locations: nigeriană, Wisconsin, de Est, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sacramento

☆ Giannis Antetokounmpo a devenit cel mai bine plătit jucător de baschet
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Giannis Antetokounmpo, vedeta lui Milwaukee Bucks, a semnat cel mai valoros contract din istoria ligii profesioniste nord-americane de baschet şi a devenit cel mai bine plătit jucător.Grecul de origine nigeriană a acceptat să-şi prelungească acordul pe cinci ani cu echipa din Wisconsin. În această perioadă el va câștiga 228 de milioane de dolari. Dacă va dori să plece de la Bucks, jucătorul o va putea face după patru ani.Noul contract semnat de Antetokounmpo depășește cel mai mare acord semnat anterior în NBA, cel dintre Russell Westbrook şi Oklahoma City Thunder, în valoare de 206,8 milioane dolari pe cinci ani, parafat în 2017.În vârstă de 26 ani, Giannis Antetokounmpo a dominat ultimele două sezoane din liga profesionistă de baschet. Jucătorul născut la Atena a câştigat anul acesta titlul de MVP-ul competiţiei, precum şi pe cel rezervat celui mai bun apărător, cu medii de 29,5 puncte şi 13,6 recuperări pe meci, performanță reușită doar de Michael Jordan și Hakeem Olajuwon.Până a ajunge în NBA, sportivul a evoluat în campionatul elen la Zografou.

Persons: Giannis, nigeriană, Russell Westbrook, Michael Jordan Organizations: Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA Locations: americane, Wisconsin, NBA, Oklahoma, Atena, Zografou

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