moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Warriors wave white flag as Rockets roll to force Game 6
The Houston Rockets are still in this. After building a 31-point lead and forcing the Warriors to wave the white flag, the Rockets fended off a Golden State bench rally Wednesday night to secure a 131-116 Game 5 victory. Faced with the prospect of capping a 4-1 first-round defeat at home as the No. 2 […]
moranelkarifnews : VanVleet and Thompson lead the way as Rockets avoid elimination, routing Warriors 131-116 in Game 5
Apr 28, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet (5) points during the first quarter of game four of the 2025 NBA Playoffs first round against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images HOUSTON (AP) Pushed the the brink of elimination, the […]
moranelkarifnews : What we learned as Warriors blown out by Rockets in Game 5, forcing Game 6
What we learned as Warriors blown out by Rockets in Game 5, forcing Game 6 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE HOUSTON – Exactly two years ago to the date, Steph Curry scored 50 points in Game 7 of the Warriors’ first-round NBA playoff series against the Sacramento Kings, lifting Golden State […]
moranelkarifnews : Bucks offseason outlook: What does Giannis Antetokounmpo's future hold?
The Bucks find themselves in the worst possible situation they’ve ever been in during Giannis Antetokounmpo’s prime. The organization does not possess any high-value assets in the form of draft picks. Its cap situation — the 2025-26 salary cap is projected to be $154.6 million — while not quite a sea of flames yet, is […]
moranelkarifnews : JJ Redick walks out of news conference after reporter questions Lakers' lack of Game 4 substitutions
Questions about how he handled the second half of Game 4 appear to be a sore spot for Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick. The first-year coach walked out of a news conference Wednesday ahead of Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves after a reporter questioned his team’s lack of substitutions on Sunday, a […]
moranelkarifnews : Australia’s Dyson Daniels scoops major award for NBA’s most improved player
Dyson Daniels has won the NBA’s most improved player award with an average of 14.1 points and three steals per game this season.Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images Australian basketballer Dyson Daniels has declared he can still get better after winning the NBA’s prestigious Most Improved Player award. The George Mikan Trophy is awarded for the […]
moranelkarifnews : John Elway breaks silence on agent’s death after golf cart crash
Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway broke his silence Wednesday night after his longtime agent, Jeff Sperbeck, died from injuries sustained in a golf cart crash in California. “I am absolutely devastated and heartbroken by the passing of my close friend, business partner and agent Jeff Sperbeck,” Elway said in a statement, via ESPN. […]
moranelkarifnews : Hawks guard Dyson Daniels wins NBA's Most Improved Player award
Hawks guard Dyson Daniels wins NBA’s Most Improved Player award originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels has been voted the NBA’s Most Improved Player. The 22-year-old Daniels beat out fellow finalists Cade Cunningham of Detroit and Ivica Zubac of the Los Angeles Clippers. Daniels’ first season in Atlanta was nothing like either […]
moranelkarifnews : NBA playoffs: Rockets fend off Warriors bench rally after Golden State waved white flag early to send series to Game 6
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)ASSOCIATED PRESS The Houston Rockets are still in this. After building a 31-point lead and forcing the Warriors […]
moranelkarifnews : Baseball fan plummets from stands to ground during Pirates-Cubs game
A baseball fan fell more than 20 feet from the right field bleachers at PNC Park in Pittsburgh to the ground on Wednesday night in the seventh inning of a game between the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. Pirates star Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double to put the team up 4-3 in the bottom […]