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In that blitz to the top of the Eastern Conference, they unseated the Celtics and became the first team to earn a playoff berth. Giannis led the charge by becoming the only player to average 30-10-5 this season with the best record and the steeliest defence in the league. Just like Embiid and...

Embiid told us he'd "be the bad guy" if it meant he could snatch the MVP title away from Jokic. His work with the 76ers this year has proved there's no ceiling he won't smash to reach that level. 'The Process' gave us all something to think about when he orchestrated a scintillating comeback...

Indeed, the Joker has been relentless within the paint, dismantling opposing defences with his hot shooting and slick passing skills. The two-time reigning MVP winner has notched nearly 25 points per game. He's also threatening to become the first center in NBA history to average a...

Nikola Jokic goes in search of a sensational third-straight NBA MVP crown, but faces outstanding competition from Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo as the regular season draws to a conclusion Nikola Jokic has been the front-runner for the...

Khris Middleton scored a season-high 34 points against the team that drafted him, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 126-117 without Giannis Antetokounmpo on Monday night. “With Giannis out, I knew I had to be aggressive,” said Middleton, who added eight rebounds and five assists...

Luka Doncic finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists just hours after his most recent technical foul and one-game suspension were rescinded Monday by the NBA and led the Dallas Mavericks past the Indiana Pacers 127-104. The Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak and remained...

Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 40 points and Julius Randle had 26 as the New York Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 137-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. RJ Barrett added 19 points, Obi Toppin had 15 and Quinten Grimes scored 14 for the Knicks...

Devin Booker scored 24 points and Phoenix reserves sparked the decisive run for the Suns in a 117-103 win over the fading Utah Jazz. Deandre Ayton had 14 points after missing four games with a bruised hip. But a trio off the bench was pivotal for Phoenix: Terrence Ross had 13 points, Cameron...

Nikola Jokic recorded his 29th triple double of the season as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 116-111, in a game Joel Embiid sat out with a sore right calf. With Embiid in the locker room, Jokic scored 25 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and dished out 12 assists...

Brandon Ingram scored 29 points and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers 124-90 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory. CJ McCollum, who played nine seasons with the Blazers before he was traded to the Pelicans last season, added 17 points. Jonas...

Jaden McDaniels scored 20 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Sacramento's hopes for a playoff clinching party by beating the Kings 119-115 on Monday night. The Timberwolves won their fourth straight and completed a sweep of a back-to-back set at Golden State and Sacramento to tie the...

Nicolas Batum got all of his season-high 24 points on 3-pointers, and Eric Gordon added 22 points in the Los Angeles Clippers' comfortable 124-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points as the Clippers rebounded from an embarrassing loss to New Orleans with 20 3-pointers...

Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to victory over the 76ers who had Joel Embiid sat on the sidelines nursing a calf injury. Elsewhere, the Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak against the Pacers and the Timberwolves delayed the Kings securing a playoff berth.

"We have a contract with Wasserman, they ensured that there was a rematch clause in there. They activated the rematch clause, it wasn't something that we necessarily wanted or put in. But they put it in and it's meant that we had to make sure that Liam doesn't take any other fights," he said...

BOXXER's Ben Shalom says Kell Brook is looking to fight Liverpool's Liam Smith; The promoter still expects Chris Eubank Jr rematch to happen but they are still waiting for Eubank Jr confirmation; Smith-Brook would be at super-welter, which Shalom believes would suit both fighters Kell Brook...

Aussies know that anything can happen in F1. But, the fans in the Albert Park grandstands will be on their feet and cheering if Piastri can outqualify Norris. If he scores his maiden F1 points on home soil, the crowds will go bonkers! You only have to think back to 2002, when Mark Webber...

Piastri's talent is crystal clear because of those junior series titles - with F3 and F2 won back-to-back in 2020 and 2021, matching the meteoric rises of other F1 top guns like George Russell and Charles Leclerc. He's serious, adaptable, and wrung the neck of his McLaren MCL60 in Jeddah -...

The history of sport is full of competitors who didn't fulfil their potential for a variety of reasons. Piastri has an enviable record with three-straight junior titles, and impressed at the last F1 event in Saudi Arabia, but he has a long way to go. Can McLaren get its act together and build...

In reality, it's both. Lando Norris is the established star at Woking, has a deep understanding of McLaren F1 cars having raced them since he joined the grid in 2019, and has seen off challenges from Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo. So, he's a fantastic benchmark for Piastri. But, measuring...

Make no mistake, Aussies love Daniel Ricciardo - they've always seen him as he's the mate next door you'd love to have a beer with. When Ricciardo was winning with Red Bull, the PR train ran hot and he was absolutely everywhere. So, it will be more difficult for Piastri to cut through as he is...