Indiana widened their lead atop the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Eastern Conference with a powerful defensive performance to rout Washington 93-66 on Friday, while nearest rival Miami suffered another Big Apple defeat, being beaten by Brooklyn in double overtime.
Among the day’s other games, Kyle Korver’s late free-throws steered Atlanta past Houston 83-80, the Clippers recorded their biggest-ever win over the Lakers in the clash of Los Angeles rivals, and Stephen Curry’s late basket lifted Golden State over Boston.
Indiana’s David West scored 20 points and C.J. Watson had 16 for the league-leading Pacers, who used an 11-3 run in the third quarter to draw clear of Washington.
Brooklyn’s Joe Johnson scored 32 points as the rejuvenated Nets beat Miami 104-95 for their fifth straight win.
The Clippers’ Blake Griffin had 33 points and 12 rebounds to power his team to a 123-87 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Golden State’s Stephen Curry hit a go-ahead jumper with 2.1 seconds left to lift the Warriors past Boston 99-97.
Memphis’ Mike Conley matched his career-high with 31 points as the Grizzlies used a fourth-quarter burst to overwhelm Phoenix 104-99.
Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points to lead the Mavericks to a 107-90 victory over New Orleans.
Minnesota’s Nikola Pekovic scored 26 points in 27 minutes to push the Timberwolves past Charlotte 119-92.
Detroit’s Josh Smith had 22 points in an outstanding all-around game, helping the Pistons end a six-game skid with a 114-104 victory over Philadelphia.
Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving had 25 points and eight assists to lead the Cavaliers to a 113-102 win over Utah.
Chicago’s Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulls won 81-72 at Milwaukee.
Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 14 rebounds as the Kings beat the undersized Orlando 103-83.
SSC Napoli will have to wait one more week to seal the Serie A title after on Sunday being held to a goalless draw at Parma, while closest rivals Inter drew 2-2 in a dramatic game with SS Lazio. Antonio Conte’s team stayed one point ahead of Inter and were unfortunate not to win after twice striking the woodwork through Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Matteo Politano, while Scott McTominay also had a free-kick tipped onto the crossbar. The away side thought they would be handed a chance to take the points from the penalty spot in the 96th minute when David Neres
A stunning Lamine Yamal strike on Thursday helped crown Barcelona La Liga champions with a 2-0 win over local rivals RCD Espanyol, with victory ensuring Real Madrid cannot catch them at the top of the table. Yamal’s effort and Fermin Lopez’s goal took Hansi Flick’s side seven points clear of Los Blancos with two matches remaining, to clinch Barcelona’s 28th title and complete a superb domestic treble. Only the UEFA Champions League title escaped an exciting young Barca side this season, as they won the league for the second time in six years, at Espanyol’s ground again just as in 2022-2023. Back then,
Jannik Sinner on Thursday marched into the semi-finals of the Italian Open after destroying Casper Ruud in straight sets 6-0, 6-1, while Coco Gauff won a marathon three-set battle with China’s Zheng Qinwen to advance to the women’s singles final. American Gauff is to face Italy’s Jasmine Paolini in today’s title match after pulling through 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) in a match that lasted over three-and-a-half hours. Ruud was supposed to be Sinner’s toughest test in Rome since he came back from his three-month doping ban, as the Norwegian came into the match in hot form on clay after winning in
Omar Marmoush’s stunning long-range strike on Tuesday upstaged Kevin de Bruyne on the Manchester City great’s Etihad farewell. Marmoush let fly from about 30m to put City ahead in their 3-1 win against AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The victory moved Pep Guardiola’s team up to third in the standings and left qualification for the UEFA Champions League in their own hands heading into the last round of the season. “It’s really important. To be in the Champions League after what happened [this season] will be really nice,” the City manager said. De Bruyne was making his final home appearance for City before
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