PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 40 points, Kevin Durant added 32 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-101 on Wednesday night, April 3. Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker drives to the basket against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus during the first half of an NBA basketball...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Devin Booker scored 52 points, the fifth-highest scoring game of his career, to power the Phoenix Suns to a 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, April 1, bringing them within a game of the Pelicans for the No. 6 playoff spot in the Western Conference....
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Boston Celtics pushed their NBA winning streak to nine games with a 124-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, March 23, as the Houston Rockets won their eighth straight, 147-119 over Utah. Sam Hauser made seven of the Celtics' 21 three-pointers, missing just once...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Damian Lillard delivered with teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo out due to a hamstring injury, scoring 31 points and distributing 16 assists in Milwaukee's 140-129 NBA triumph over Phoenix on Sunday, March 17. Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the ball against...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Jaylen Brown scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics unleashed a dominant offensive performance to blow past the Phoenix Suns 127-112 on Thursday, March 14. Boston's big three of Brown, Jayson Tatum and Al Horford combined for 87 points in a dazzling performance against a Suns...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic grabbed a 35-point triple-double as the Denver Nuggets staged a dramatic second-half fightback to defeat the short-handed Toronto Raptors, 125-119, on Monday, March 11. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets (AFP/File photo) Two-time Most Valuable Player Jokic produced...
Rookies Cade Flores and Xavier Lucero carried the offensive load while Fran Yu knocked down the finishing blows as NorthPort nipped the gritty Phoenix side, 124-120, in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, March 8. Rookie Cade Flores shines for the NortPort...
Veteran guard RJ Jazul and RR Garcia inked their respective contract extensions with Phoenix, the team posted on Wednesday, March 6. Phoenix guard RJ Jazul (PBA Images) The 37-year-old Jazul signed another playing year with the Fuel Masters, who have been his home in the PBA since 2017 after Alaska...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers overturned a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to snap the Boston Celtics' 11-game winning streak with a 105-104 victory on Tuesday, March 5. Dean Wade of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots over Kristaps Porzingis of the Boston Celtics during the fourth...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Canada's Nick Taylor won his fourth career PGA Tour title on Sunday, Feb. 11, making three consecutive birdies at the 18th hole to defeat American Charley Hoffman in a playoff thriller and capture the Phoenix Open. Nick Taylor of Canada celebrates with the trophy after winning...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Canadian Nick Taylor held a one stroke lead over American Sahith Theegala when darkness halted play in the third round of the PGA Tour's weather-disrupted Phoenix Open on Saturday, Feb. 10. Nick Taylor of Canada plays his shot from the fifth tee during the third round of the WM...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Canada's Nick Taylor matched the course record in his rain-disrupted first round then battled to a one-under 71 in the second on Friday, Feb. 9, to share the Phoenix Open lead with Andrew Novak. Nick Taylor of Canada plays his shot from the fifth tee during the second round of...