Philippines pobautista • 6 months ago • 88%

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> Filipinos are bringing up a clip of an episode of an old American syndicated nontraditional court show where a man got a tattoo on his forehead after falling for a prank on April Fools’ Day. > > This was resurfaced after Taragis, a Pampanga-based takoyaki food brand, gained traction for challenging its followers on Facebook to have its logo tattooed on their foreheads for P100,000. > > In the now-deleted viral post, the brand announced that the first individual who would send a picture of their tattooed forehead will win the supposed cash prize. > > The post was uploaded on April 1, the same date the global community observes the annual day of jokes and pranks. > > Taragis also wrote the following text in its graphic: “Click the photo for official rules.” > > Clicking the photo accompanying its Facebook post reveals a full version of the graphic with a colorful text below, which reads: “April Fool’s.” Basically, someone actually followed through with the "challenge" and had his forehead tattooed 😢

Philippines pobautista • 6 months ago • 80%

Hopefully the home crowd can help boost our team's chances to win their first game in the qualifiers 🙏🏼

NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 100%

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NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 75%

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Game threads are in the comments below. *** Sorry this took later than usual, I'm currently on the road (or sea, technically speaking) and will be having limited internet connectivity for a week

NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 100%

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NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 100%

[@rezz](https://lemmy.world/u/rezz) was banned from the instance more than a week ago, as I explained [here](https://lemmy.world/post/13297093). I've only logged back to Lemmy.world that day, which is why it wasn't detected sooner. ~~Now that his account's been reinstated, I'm calling for assistance from my fellow mods to bring him back to the team (I don't know how 🥲 )~~ I figured out how, thanks to this [doc](https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/04-moderation.html). Welcome back again, @rezz! 🥳 🎉 [@Hurts](https://lemmy.world/u/Hurts) [@VodkaSolution](https://lemmy.world/u/VodkaSolution@feddit.it) [@Alchemy](https://lemmy.world/u/Alchemy) [@OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.world/u/OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca) [@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.world/u/RandAlThor@lemmy.ca) [@cavsfan](https://lemmy.world/u/cavsfan)

NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 100%

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NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 100%

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NBA pobautista • 6 months ago • 75%

Game threads are in the comments below. --- I had to make this post manually because [@rezz](https://lemmy.world/u/rezz), the mod who routinely posts this, has been banned from the instance 6 days ago by a new Lemmy.world admin. It was because his posts contained links to NBA streams, which are now prohibited in the instance. Any thoughts, fellow c/NBA visitors and mods? [@Hurts](https://lemmy.world/u/Hurts) [@VodkaSolution](https://lemmy.world/u/VodkaSolution@feddit.it) [@Alchemy](https://lemmy.world/u/Alchemy) [@OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.world/u/OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca) [@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca](https://lemmy.world/u/RandAlThor@lemmy.ca) [@cavsfan](https://lemmy.world/u/cavsfan)

NBA pobautista • 9 months ago • 81%

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In an emotional conversation around the time of his indefinite league suspension, Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green suggested that NBA commissioner Adam Silver talked him out of retirement, according to a new episode of "The Draymond Green Show." In a clip of the podcast on Volume Sports shared with ESPN on Monday morning, Green, after hitting Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face on Dec. 12, said he shared an exchange with Silver that included talk about his immediate desire to walk away from the NBA. "I told him, 'Adam this is too much for me. ... This is too much. It's all becoming too much for me -- and I'm going to retire,'" Green said. "And Adam said, 'You're making a very rash decision and I won't let you do that.' "We had a long, great conversation -- very helpful to me. Very thankful to play in a league with a commissioner like Adam who's more about helping you than hurting you; helping you than punishing you. He's more about the players." Green is on the cusp of returning from a suspension that has extended 14 games now. The incident with Nurkic was his second violent act that drew a league suspension within a month. Green was suspended for five games for grabbing Minnesota's Rudy Gobert and dragging him across the court in a choke hold on Nov. 14. After Green underwent a month of counseling, the NBA reinstated him on Saturday and he started ramping up with the Warriors on Sunday for a return that sources say is expected to come in approximately a week. Those counseling sessions are expected to continue after he begins to play again. Green will be rejoining a reeling Warriors team, which is 17-19 and 11th in the Western Conference. He has averaged 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 15 games this season. In the first season of a four-year, $100 million contract, he is losing $153,941 for every game he is suspended.

Philippines pobautista • 9 months ago • 100%

**Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 25)** — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it killed nine suspected communists on Christmas Day amid the two-day ceasefire declared by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). The AFP said its Fourth Infantry Division on Monday morning conducted a military offensive against suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA)—the armed wing of the CPP—in the areas around barangays Can-ayan, Kibalabag, Kulaman, and Mapulo, all located in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Authorities also seized eight firearms from the NPA members. The CPP announced a ceasefire beginning Christmas Day as it marks its 55th anniversary on Dec. 26. On Dec. 25, the military said it would continue to be watchful and conduct peacekeeping operations even during the CPP's ceasefire. Late last month, the Marcos administration and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines—the CPP's umbrella organization—agreed to resume the peace talks.

Philippines pobautista • 10 months ago • 100%

The **Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology** on Tuesday recorded a magnitude 5.9 quake in Occidental Mindoro at 4:23 p.m. This was felt by residents in some parts of Metro Manila, according to social media post. We’ve received reports of an earthquake felt in different parts of Metro Manila. Did you feel it too? Tell us your location. pic.twitter.com/qDdJhE8dMd — Philstar.com (@PhilstarNews) December 5, 2023 Phivolcs reported that the tremor’s epicenter was traced 13.84°North, 120.18°East – 007 kilometers South 76° East of **Lubang, Occidental Mindoro**. It was tectonic in origin. #EarthquakePH #EarthquakeOccidentalMindoro Earthquake Information No.1Date and Time: 05 December 2023 – 04:23 PM Magnitude = 5.9 Depth = 079 km Location = 13.84°N, 120.18°E – 007 km S 76° E of Lubang (Occidental Mindoro)https://t.co/JyDNWJUGuW pic.twitter.com/sL0GRwGtF5 — PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) December 5, 2023 There were no intensities reported yet. The state seismologists in its first update said that there could be aftershocks from the earthquake event.

NBA pobautista • 10 months ago • 100%

please disregard, there were no games on Dec 3 😁

Philippines pobautista • 10 months ago • 100%

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban said she looks forward to the day that no national athlete hoping to bring honor to the country will have to chase their dreams elsewhere. “I hope I will be the last,” said the highest-ranked Philippine-born fencer in the world, who finally opened up on the circumstances that led to her switching her allegiance to Cote d’Ivoire. “Napakasakit po. Sobra akong nabastos,” Esteban told Power and Play over the weekend. “My prayer and hope is that whatever happened to me would never happen to any Filipino athlete. What [my federation] did to me was extremely hurtful, unfair and disrespectful.” Esteban said things started to sour when she got injured while representing the Philippines in the World Championship in Egypt in July last year. The eight-time national champion and the only Filipino fencer World Cup multi-medalist tore her ACL, which required a six-month rehabilitation program. Esteban said that upon learning the extent of her injury, she immediately wrote the Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) requesting that she be excused from the national and international events of the qualifiers. The PFA, Esteban said, wrote back and excused her. “In other countries, you don’t need to do that,” Esteban said. “You are excused and your ranking stays while you recover because that is the least that they can do to show their appreciation for your service and sacrifices.” To her surprise, she was informed by fellow fencers that when the list of national athletes was posted, she was no longer part of the team. Esteban said the PFA did not even inform her of the decision. The World No. 39 then sought an audience with the PFA board to clarify the situation, attaching the federation’s response to her excuse letter — to no avail. Esteban denied leaving the country due to rich offers from abroad, saying “first of all, I did not turn my back on my country. I turned my back on my federation because it turned its back on me first.” She bared having received several offers for naturalization from other countries but chose Ivory Coast because of her family’s long-standing ties to the country. The athlete had also held clinics and donated fencing equipment to Ivory Coast when she was younger. Esteban said she no longer has regrets about how things turned out but hopes that by opening up on her experience, it will lead to change in the way things are being done in national federations.

Golden State Warriors pobautista • 10 months ago • 100%

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Dallas Mavericks pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

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**Wednesday was not exactly a very good day at the office for the Mavericks.** With Patrick Mahomes – the Most Valuable Player of the most recent Super Bowl — and his wife sitting courtside, the Mavs put up a minimal amount of defensive pressure in getting sacked by the Toronto Raptors, 127-116, before an American Airlines Center sellout crowd of 20,063. The loss dropped the Mavs to 6-2 on the season entering Friday’s home game against the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Raptors squared their record at 4-4. Toronto took advantage of the absence of Mavs starting center Dereck Lively II, who missed the game with a non-COVID illness. With no Lively available to help protect the rim, the Raptors went into attack mode again and again and again and wound up outscoring the Mavs in the paint, by a huge 72-40 margin. “We missed (Lively) a lot,” coach Jason Kidd said. “There was no one in the paint tonight, and that just shows how important he is to our team. “But it’s the next man up mentality, and we just didn’t do a good job on the perimeter or in the paint of protecting the paint and the rim.” With that assessment by Kidd — coupled with 12 missed free throws, 16 turnovers and a 12-point deficit in rebounds — the Mavs know they were their own worst enemy on Wednesday. When asked if fatigue was a factor, Mavs guard Luka Doncic said: “I mean, it’s the third game in four days. But you know, it’s the NBA. “Everybody gets those kinds of schedules. It shouldn’t be an excuse.” Pascal Siakam took advantage of Lively’s absence by scoring 30 of his 31 points inside the paint. In other words, he just really had his way around the rim, considering no one put up much resistance. “I mean we didn’t need this game to show that we depend on (Lively),” said Kyrie Irving, who finished with 22 points and five assists. “He knows how big of a presence he is in the middle of that paint, how much he covers up a lot of our mistakes and gives us second-chance opportunities.” The Raptors started putting some distance between themselves and the Mavs in the third quarter when they outscored Dallas, 37-30, to take a 99-88 lead into the fourth quarter. Toronto stretched its lead to as high as 15 points (114-99) late in the fourth quarter when it kept working inside for easy opportunity baskets. “It was all on us to really do the little things and continue to talk about that every time we come in here and we don’t perform the way we expect to,” Irving said. “Details. “We’re giving up a lot of points, especially in that third quarter, and the second quarter, too. They were driving the ball today, and they made it difficult for us to double team them.” Siakam and Anunoby tallied 16 points apiece in the first half, which ended with Toronto ahead, 62-58. At that juncture, Doncic had 16 points and five rebounds for the Mavs, Derrick Jones Jr. had 15 points, Hardaway contributed 11 points and Irving had 10 points and five assists. The Mavs flew out of the gate at the start of the game, finishing plays with crisp passes. Primarily it was the Irving-to-Jones connection that got the Mavs going. Jones scored four baskets in the first six minutes of the game – three of them on dunks, one of them a three-pointer, and all four baskets coming off assists from Irving – as the Mavs took a 20-13 lead. Doncic followed with a hoop which gave the Mavs their largest lead (22-13) of the game. But all of that was short-lived as the Raptors started pounding the boards and getting out in transition and making life miserable for the Mavs. “We had 11 turnovers in the first half,” Kidd said. “So, that put us in a bad way, because when we turned it over or we didn’t get the rebound offensively, they just ran on us and a lot of their points in the paint were in transition. “If you don’t take care of the ball – as we talked about before the game — they’re going to get out and run, and they did that at a high level tonight.” In the end, it became a tall task for the Mavs to try and stitch together consistent stops on the defensive end of the court while also trying to string together their share of points. “We just can’t make excuses when we’re going technically small ball, or we have a different lineup out there,” Irving said. “The guys are playing different roles, different positions. We just can’t make excuses for ourselves. I think that was the point of emphasis tonight. “We just got to be better when we’re out there. We are kind of on one side of the floor, and I’m out there and I’m guarding OG (Anunoby) or guarding Scotty (Barnes). It’s all about will, and we just got to be better in that aspect mentally.” Doncic led the Mavs with 31 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and four steals, Tim Hardaway Jr. tallied 17 points, and Derrick Jones Jr. scored all 15 of his points in the first half and also collected five rebounds and three blocks. In addition to Siakam, the Raptors got 26 points from Anunoby, Dennis Schroder contributed 18 points and five assists, Gary Trent Jr. scored 16 points, Barnes had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Chris Boucher added 10 points. “They did a good job of just finding their shooters, and you could feel their intensity tonight, and their physicality matched it,” Irving said. “You got to give credit to them. “But we’re going to look at film tomorrow and definitely look at some of our plays that we took off — whether it was down the stretch or in the first three quarters. We just need to be better and continue to build that trust, especially on the defensive end.”

Dallas Mavericks pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

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**ORLANDO – If it’s clutch time, that means it’s winning time for the Mavericks.** Thus far in this young NBA season, the Mavs have found themselves mired in a clutch game on six different occasions. And in all six games, the Mavs somehow found a way to pull multiple rabbits out of their hats and come out victorious. Clutch Win No. 6 came Monday night when the Mavs fell behind the Orlando Magic by 15 points in the first half, but rallied in time to get out of the Amway Center with a 117-102 victory. And Clutch Win No. 6 came one night after Clutch Win No. 5, which was the Mavs’ 124-118 triumph at home over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. In the game against the Hornets, the Mavs trailed by 12 points at halftime before putting on their rally caps and emerging with a win. Against the Magic, the Mavs trailed by 13 points (66-53) at intermission before stepping on the gas and motoring their way to another win. According to Elias, it’s the first time in Mavs’ franchise history that they’ve trailed by as many as 12 points in games on consecutive nights and rallied to win both of those games. “We’re setting records,” coach Jason Kidd said. The Mavs also are setting a standard that has put the rest of the NBA on notice. In essence, the Mavs have proven that they know how to successfully fight themselves out of a tight jam. Dallas trailed Orlando, 63-48, late in the second quarter when absolutely nothing was going the Mavs’ way. But, as if the Mavs magically flipped a light switch and saw light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, Dallas stormed out of the halftime dressing room and put a choke hold on the Magic that had them gasping for air. After Orlando shot a red-hot 59.1 percent from the field in mounting a 66-53 lead at intermission, the Mavs limited the Magic to just 7-of-24 shooting (29.2 percent) in a third quarter which saw Dallas outscore Orlando by a sizeable 33-17 margin. “(We) just followed the game plan,” said Luka Doncic, who finished with 29 points, six assists and two steals. “Our defense was better, so that was it.” Explaining what happened in depth, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said: “We didn’t come out with the same amount of pop in that third quarter — that second half. They put their foot on the gas and we allowed shot making or missing to impact our defense, which we know that’s not who we are. “Whether we’re making or missing shots, our defense has to sit down and guard.” Speaking of guarding, the Magic were unable to defend Kyrie Irving and Doncic when the outcome was still in doubt. Behind seven points from Doncic and another six from Irving, that dynamic duo tallied the Mavs’ final 13 points of the game on a variety of baskets. During one quick sequence, Irving drained a three-pointer via a feed from Doncic. And on the ensuing trip up the floor, Doncic drilled a three-pointer off a pass from Irving, which put the Mavs ahead, 114-110, with 1:51 left and all but sealed this game. Earlier, clutch time came as the Mavs led, 102-97, with under five minutes remaining in the game following a three-point play from Irving. Clutch time is when a game is within five points or less with under five minutes to go in the contest. So far this season, that seems to be a signal for the Mavs to take off and do some damage, considering they have more clutch wins this season than any other team. “When I signed back here (during free agency this past summer) I knew that my role was going to be different than it was on other teams, and even last year,” said Irving, who had 21 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and three steals. “I knew one thing for certain, down the stretch I was going to have to maintain my poise and make sure that the guys knew they could look to me emotionally (and) mentally just for that reassurance that we’re OK. “When you’re dealing with some type of adversity where the game’s not going your way, or the basketball’s not going in the rim, or guys are missing assignments, you’ve got to still be able to collect yourself. I think this year we’re really galvanizing each other and holding each other accountable during those tough situations, which helps our chemistry.” Tim Hardaway Jr. came off the bench to pour in 21 points on 8-of-16 shots to help with the Mavs’ chemistry. And Grant Williams (13 points) and rookie Dereck Lively II (10 points, five boards) added some spice, with Lively shaking off early foul problems to record a pair of three-point plays in the third quarter. “He’s going to get better as we go forward,” Kidd said. “But again, he’s got great hands and being able to finish with the fouls and knock down the free throws was big, because we’re down and we’re fighting, and I think it just helps with the perimeter when you have someone like D- Live that can catch and finish. “Then, it just opens up everything. Again, he’s going to make some mistakes, but I thought he did a great job.” Hardaway also did a great job. “I think for the most part we just made sure we locked in on the game plan, and made sure that we made them just take more contested shots,” Hardaway said. “We collapsed the paint a little bit more. A lot of their shots were coming in the paint in the first half. “We just tried to do a better job of just playing with more a little bit more energy and resistance.” Because the Mavs played the second half with a little bit more energy and resistance, they’ll take a very impressive 6-1 record into Wednesday’s home game against the Toronto Raptors. “Doncic and Irving) went out there and played at a high level, and I thought the rest of the team did the same,” Kidd said. “But we’re just taking it one game at a time. Everyone played (and) everyone participated — put us in a position to win. “So, now we’ve got a day off to regroup. And we’ve got a home stand with Toronto and I think the (Los Angeles) Clippers (on Friday). So, we’re just going to take one game at a time.”

Dallas Mavericks pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

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*Article originally titled "Mavs edge Hornets"* *** **To paraphrase a line from the great rock band The Who, the kids were all right on Sunday night.** The Mavericks needed a jolt and it came from youngsters Jaden Hardy and Dereck Lively II, who provided a spark late in the third quarter and early in the fourth as the Mavericks ran down the Charlotte Hornets for a 124-118 victory at American Airlines Center. Oh, the old man, 24-year-old Luka Dončić wasn’t bad, either. And neither was the really old man, 31-year-old Kyrie Irving. But this night was dedicated to Lively and Hardy, the two youngest Mavs at 21 and 19, respective. Both had a big role in getting the Mavericks off the mat after they trailed most of the way. Lively had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds while Hardy had 14 points in 15 minutes off the bench. They helped get the Mavericks running, too, as they had 74 points in the second half. “I’m going to say and I’m going to continually say it for the rest of the season – Jaden, Lively and Josh Green, those three guys, are going to be huge for us,” said Grant Williams, who was pretty big himself with four three-pointers on five tries and 18 points. “They got to continue to keep taking strides every day, making the right read, continuing with the energy they play with. “They inspire us. They do a phenomenal job being prepared no matter what role they receive. There’s games when Josh is going to play 30 minutes. There are games when Jaden may play five minutes but the next game may be asked to play 34. Their attitude, their approach is going to be the true mark of this team.” And Williams speaks from experience. “I always want to say thank you to those guys because I’ve been in that role and I know how difficult it can be,” he said. “And those guys come up with great energy every single day and they make sure their ultimate goal is winning and they’re going to really benefit from that down the line.” The exuberance of Lively and Hardy helped energize everybody else. Luka finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Irving had 18 points and 10 assists. “In pregame, we talked about it, and I thought the message the guys heard before the game, they carried it out,” coach Jason Kidd said of the pace of the game, which improved as it went along. “We missed shots. It happens. The win, it was an ugly win, but it goes into (the win column). “This group is growing in front of our eyes. Struggles offensively, but they didn’t give in. In the second half, they could have easily folded and started thinking about Orlando. Give the group in that locker room a lot of credit.” The Mavericks hopped their plane to Orlando for Monday’s visit against the Magic, their first back-to-back set this season. The Mavericks were the chasers pretty much all night against the Hornets until Tim Hardaway Jr.’s three pointer with 9:15 left put them in front 94-92. Until then, they had been searching for sparks and the sizzle started with Hardy and Lively. It was Lively that blocked JT Thor on a dunk try that triggered a break and set up Hardy’s two free throws, widening the lead to 96-92. Before that, Hardy had buried a couple of key three-pointers and Lively was making plays at both ends. “Whenever I hear my name, I’m ready to go,” Hardy said. “I’m just trying once I get out there to bring that energy and that spark to the team and get us going. I feel like that’s what I did tonight.” Said Lively, who had his second double-double of the season: “Just doing the dirty work, cleaning up offensive rebounds, making sure I’m getting defensive rebounds, staying open and making sure I have my hands ready. I’m thankful for my teammates finding me.” That would be on an assortment of lobs and slip passes in the paint that helped Lively make seven of nine shot attempts. Meanwhile, LaMelo Ball was putting on a show. He mostly did it with his passing, but he canned three three-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Hornets within range. Ball finished with a triple-double: 30 points, 13 assists and 10 boards. The Mavericks still were only up 112-109 with 2:45 to play, But Grant Williams, who had a handful of big buckets late, hit a corner three-pointer, which Ball answered. Kyrie Irving missed a drive, but Lively was there to clean it up and make it 117-112, Mavericks and when Charlotte missed, the Mavericks iced it when Luka hit two free throws with 1:08 left. At least, it looked like it was iced. But things got interesting again when LaMelo made a nifty reverse layup, Tim Hardaway Jr. missed a dunk try and Gordon Hayward got loose for a layup to make it 119-116. The Mavericks were called for a shot-clock violation with 8.4 seconds left. The Hornets set up a play with a chance to tie, but never got a chance to run it as they couldn’t get the ball inbounded in five seconds. The Mavericks made their free throws to end it. The Hornets were shorthanded after high-scoring guard Terry Rozier suffered a left groin strain Saturday at Indiana. In that game, Charlotte pulled out a 125-124 victory after opening this three-game trip with a stinker in Houston. Their only visit to Dallas this season would decide whether this would be a winning or losing trip.

Dallas Mavericks pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

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**DENVER – It was the start of the NBA’s in-season tournament, but when you got past the eye-challenging court and all the talk about meaningful games before Christmas, one thing remained unchanged.** The Mavericks were not going to go 82-0. That they made it to 4-0 was impressive, but the NBA’s list of unbeatens dropped to one (Boston) as the Mavericks dropped a 125-114 decision to the Denver Nuggets Friday night at Ball Arena. It was a game in which the Mavericks simply never could gain any traction, trailing virtually the whole way and usually by double figures. The Mavericks welcomed back Kyrie Irving after he missed two games with a left foot issue. And he had a solid return (22 points), giving the Mavericks some much-needed punch on a night when their battle was severely uphill. Nikola Jokic was spectacular with 33 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. So was Luka Dončić with 34 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. But he also had nine turnovers. That the Mavericks fell behind 40-24 after the first quarter didn’t help, either. “We started slow, but there’s a lot of positive things to look at,” Dončić said. “What lost us the game is my turnovers and the defensive rebounds. I think if this was last year, we would have lost by 30.” Asked about his turnovers, he said: “It was terrible. Just sloppiness with the ball. Trying to make passes. A lot of them (weren’t) good decisions. I got to get way better. I think I started the season very low on turnovers but kind of sloppy with the ball the last couple games. The Mavericks got no closer than eight points down the stretch. They could not come up with enough stops or rebounds to make it more interesting. They were outrebounded 51-34 after being very respectable on the glass through the first four games. “It was a confluence of circumstances,” said Sean Sweeney, who was acting head coach while Jason Kidd remained in Dallas with a non-COVID-19 illness. “There’s a number of guys they have that crash. Their positioning puts guys around the rim a lot and they have a number of guys who chase their own misses. “When teams take those tough intermediate paint shots, often times from the perimeter you have to make a real point to come in and help rebound instead of watching one of your teammates go one-on-one with a bigger guy down there.” After falling behind 40-24 after the first quarter, it was a major uphill climb. “The guys did a great job of trying to fight,” Sweeney said. “When you start down that much early on, we all know it’s tough to overcome that.” And so, the Mavericks are 0-1 in their Group B pod with in-season tournament games left against Houston, New Orleans and the Los Angeles Clippers. But seeing Irving back in the lineup after missing the past two games was one of the positives to take out of the game. “A little rusty to begin the game,” Irving said. “We’re in Denver, a mile above sea level. I knew it was going to be interesting tonight just going against a well-oiled machine. “It’s always tough to win in Denver so we knew it was going to be tough. They showed why they’re great. I think we can take this kind of butt-whipping in the first half and really learn some things. We had a good last three quarters. We can take some positives.” The Mavericks had the misfortune of catching the Nuggets after they got sideswiped by Minnesota on Wednesday, dropping a 21-point decision. The Nuggets didn’t win the NBA championship last season by piling up a bunch of losses. “When you have the goals we have in mind, you challenge yourself to stop a losing streak at one,” coach Michael Malone said pregame. “You never want it to go to two or three or four.” And the Nuggets played with a degree of urgency from the start. The Mavericks played better after the first quarter, but could not shave points off the Nuggets’ lead fast enough. Through halftime, the battle of the superstars was tilted squarely in Denver’s favor. Jokic got pretty much whatever he wanted in the paint and finished the first half with a buzzer-beating three-pointer that provided the 15-point cushion. Dončić had 12 points, five assists and four rebounds in the first half. But he also had six of the Mavericks’ 10 turnovers. And they were getting hammered on the boards, which was something that never changes.

Philadelphia 76ers pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

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The community seems to be dead, but I can't miss the chance to post the biggest Sixers news of the season so far... > The Harden saga is over for Philadelphia, which trades him to the Clippers and can now fully focus on this season. > *** > James Harden’s time with Daryl Morey in Philadelphia is over. As first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the 76ers agreed to trade Harden to the LA Clippers early Tuesday morning. The deal was officially announced on Wednesday. > > **Sixers receive:** > > • Nicolas Batum > > • Marcus Morris > > • Robert Covington > > • KJ Martin > > • Multiple draft picks > > **Clippers receive:** > > • James Harden > > • P.J. Tucker > > • Filip Petrusev

NBA pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

Looks like the NBA_BOT isn’t working at all, so we’ll have to manually create a game thread. *** Post-match summary: | | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | **Phoenix Suns** | 28 | 33 | 19 | 28 |**108** | | **Golden State Warriors** | 28 | 18 | 40 | 18 | **104** | [Box score](https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-gsw-0022300062/box-score)

NBA pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

It’s game day, c/NBA! I’ll put this placeholder game thread for now, hopefully while waiting for the NBA_BOT to generate the official thread. *** Post-match summary: | | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | **Los Angeles Lakers** | 20 | 34 | 26 | 27 |**107** | | **Denver Nuggets** | 34 | 29 | 24 | 32 | **119** | [Box score](https://www.nba.com/game/lal-vs-den-0022300061/box-score)

Golden State Warriors pobautista • 11 months ago • 87%

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The 2015 Finals MVP and 2-time All-Defensive selection played 19 seasons in the NBA. *** Andre Iguodala was named Finals MVP after his efforts in the 2015 series vs. Cleveland. Former NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala is retiring from the NBA. In a phone interview with Andscape, the four-time NBA champion said his playing days are done. > 19 seasons. 4x NBA Champion. > > A franchise forever changed when you came to The Bay. Thank you for everything, @andre 👏 pic.twitter.com/YvCci98R5q > > — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) [October 20, 2023](https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1715396320503255482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > ‘Congratulations to Andre on concluding a spectacular Hall of Fame career. He was one of the most unique players I have ever been around, combining incredible instincts at both ends with elite athleticism and IQ. Just an absolute winner. I was lucky to coach him.’ – Steve Kerr pic.twitter.com/6E7rDtxnkC > > — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) [October 20, 2023](https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1715407725365186583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) “It’s just the right time,” [Iguodala said](https://andscape.com/features/golden-state-warriors-forward-andre-iguodala-retires-its-just-the-right-time/). “Time started to get limited for me and I didn’t want to put anything in the back seat. “You want to play at a high level. But then family is a lot. My son is 16 and then two girls. So, [I’m] looking forward to seeing them grow up in those important years.” **Iguodala played 19 seasons in the NBA**, primarily with the Golden State Warriors (eight seasons) and Philadelphia 76ers (eight seasons). He spent two seasons with the Miami Heat (2019-21), a season with the Denver Nuggets (2012-13) and averaged 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game overall in his NBA career. He was an All-Star in 2012 and was an All-Defensive selection in 2010-11 and 2013-14. Perhaps his greatest career moment came in [the 2015 NBA Finals](https://www.nba.com/news/history-season-review-2014-15). In that series, he earned MVP honors in large part for the defense he played against then-Cavaliers star LeBron James as Golden State topped Cleveland 4-2 in the series for the franchise’s first championship in 40 years. **Last season**, Iguodala [returned to Golden State](https://www.nba.com/news/andre-iguodala-returns-to-warriors-on-1-year-deal) after spending the two seasons before that with Miami. Iguodala played for the Warriors from 2013-19 as Golden State rose from playoff team to title contender to championship-winners in that window. He won four championships with Golden State. He had a limited role for the Warriors, appearing in eight games while posting some of the lowest regular-season stats of his career (2.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.4 apg) and did not appear in a playoff game in 2023. However, his role as a veteran voice was valued by Golden State and he told Andscape he plans to stay in the Bay Area after retirement to pursue his many off-the-court business ventures. Per the Warriors, owner [Joe Lacob said](https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1715412870945779872) that he looks forward to “raising No. 9 to the rafters at Chase Center at some point in the future.” *Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.*

NBA pobautista • 11 months ago • 100%

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The 2015 Finals MVP and 2-time All-Defensive selection played 19 seasons in the NBA. *** Andre Iguodala was named Finals MVP after his efforts in the 2015 series vs. Cleveland. Former NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala is retiring from the NBA. In a phone interview with Andscape, the four-time NBA champion said his playing days are done. > 19 seasons. 4x NBA Champion. > > A franchise forever changed when you came to The Bay. Thank you for everything, @andre 👏 pic.twitter.com/YvCci98R5q > > — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) [October 20, 2023](https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1715396320503255482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > ‘Congratulations to Andre on concluding a spectacular Hall of Fame career. He was one of the most unique players I have ever been around, combining incredible instincts at both ends with elite athleticism and IQ. Just an absolute winner. I was lucky to coach him.’ – Steve Kerr pic.twitter.com/6E7rDtxnkC > > — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) [October 20, 2023](https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1715407725365186583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) “It’s just the right time,” [Iguodala said](https://andscape.com/features/golden-state-warriors-forward-andre-iguodala-retires-its-just-the-right-time/). “Time started to get limited for me and I didn’t want to put anything in the back seat. “You want to play at a high level. But then family is a lot. My son is 16 and then two girls. So, [I’m] looking forward to seeing them grow up in those important years.” **Iguodala played 19 seasons in the NBA**, primarily with the Golden State Warriors (eight seasons) and Philadelphia 76ers (eight seasons). He spent two seasons with the Miami Heat (2019-21), a season with the Denver Nuggets (2012-13) and averaged 11.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game overall in his NBA career. He was an All-Star in 2012 and was an All-Defensive selection in 2010-11 and 2013-14. Perhaps his greatest career moment came in [the 2015 NBA Finals](https://www.nba.com/news/history-season-review-2014-15). In that series, he earned MVP honors in large part for the defense he played against then-Cavaliers star LeBron James as Golden State topped Cleveland 4-2 in the series for the franchise’s first championship in 40 years. **Last season**, Iguodala [returned to Golden State](https://www.nba.com/news/andre-iguodala-returns-to-warriors-on-1-year-deal) after spending the two seasons before that with Miami. Iguodala played for the Warriors from 2013-19 as Golden State rose from playoff team to title contender to championship-winners in that window. He won four championships with Golden State. He had a limited role for the Warriors, appearing in eight games while posting some of the lowest regular-season stats of his career (2.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.4 apg) and did not appear in a playoff game in 2023. However, his role as a veteran voice was valued by Golden State and he told Andscape he plans to stay in the Bay Area after retirement to pursue his many off-the-court business ventures. Per the Warriors, owner [Joe Lacob said](https://twitter.com/warriors/status/1715412870945779872) that he looks forward to “raising No. 9 to the rafters at Chase Center at some point in the future.” *Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.*

Philippines pobautista • 11 months ago • 80%

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I'm just really glad he's having this level of success, as I've been rooting for him since his *The Voice Kids* days back in 2014.

Philippines pobautista • 1 year ago • 100%

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 > *Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group A - New Zealand v Philippines - Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - July 25, 2023 Philippines' Sarina Bolden celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli* --- > WELLINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Forward Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party with a stunning 1-0 victory in their Women's World Cup Group A clash on Tuesday. > > The Philippines lost 2-0 to Switzerland in their opening match and looked to be an easy mark for the Football Ferns, who were coming off their first-ever World Cup win over former champions Norway and looking to book a spot in the last 16. > > Instead, the Philippines secured their own first World Cup win to keep alive their hopes of progressing in their debut tournament. > > New Zealand did not lack in effort but had seemingly lost the magic touch of their historic opener and missed a series of goalscoring opportunities. > > Striker Bolden made them pay for their profligacy in the 24th minute when she got up well to fire a header directly at New Zealand keeper Victoria Esson, who fumbled it into the net to give the Philippines their first-ever World Cup goal. > > Roared on by 32,357 crowd at Wellington Regional Stadium, the Ferns dominated possession as they poured forward looking for an equaliser. > > Defender Katie Bowen sent a shot wide to the left in the 38th minute and co-captain Ria Percival's shot rolled straight at the Philippines keeper Olivia McDaniel in first-half stoppage time. > > In the 58th minute, defender C.J. Bott looped a cross into the box but Hannah Wilkinson, the hero of New Zealand's opening win on Thursday, sent her header over the bar. > > Ten minutes later, Wilkinson did well to drag the ball back from the byline and crossed for forward Jacqui Hand to head it into the net, only for the referee to call it back for offside. > > In a frenetic finish, Philippines striker Carleigh Frilles also got the ball into net from an offside position and New Zealand's Grace Jale was foiled from close range by a fine McDaniel save. > > The Philippines close out their Group A against 1995 winners Norway on Sunday, while New Zealand face Switzerland. > > *Reporting by Amy Tennery in Wellington, Editing by Nick Mulvenney*

NBA pobautista • 1 year ago • 100%

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TIL the championship belt tradition started with the Detroit Pistons in 2004, thanks to Rasheed Wallace

Philippines pobautista • 1 year ago • 100%

Link to article: https://sports.inquirer.net/518939/kai-sotto-finally-sees-action-for-orlando-magic-in-nba-summer-league > **Kai Sotto finally sees action for Orlando Magic in NBA Summer League** > > By: Rommel Fuertes Jr. - @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net / 12:27 PM July 14, 2023 > > > MANILA, Philippines—After three games in the NBA Summer League 2023, Kai Sotto finally got a taste of the big league’s preseason tournament with the Orlando Magic. > > Given only 13 minutes of play, Sotto made the most in Orlando’s 88-71 defeat at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers at Thomas & Mack Arena, Las Vegas, on Friday (Manila time). > > Sotto posted six points, four rebounds, three blocks and an assist in his NBA Summer League debut despite the loss. > > “I feel like it was a good first game. Just to go out there and compete. It’s not good that we didn’t win, but we learned a lot from this game,” said Sotto in an interview posted on the Magic’s Twitter account. “I think we were pretty good defensively. We just got to work on getting better looks. We just have to bounce back.” > > The Gilas Pilipinas player was not utilized in the Magic’s first three losses amid clamor from fans. “I didn’t really play a lot but I feel like I was emphasizing the inside presence, especially defensively… Obviously, I’m one of the tallest or maybe the tallest [in the team] so I got to help the team in the paint when I’m in there,” Sotto also said. > > Dexter Dennis led all other Orlando scorers in the defeat with 16 while D.J. Wilson and Quinndary Weatherspoon registered 11 points each in a losing effort. > > Michael Devoe, meanwhile, top-scored for the Trail Blazers with 18 markers. Young guns Shaedon Sharpe and Duop Reath also chipped in 12 to their names to give Portland the victory. > > Jabari Walker was also instrumental in Portland’s victory with a double-double outing to the tune of 12 points and 10 rebounds. > > The Magic will next face 2023 Eastern Conference finalists Boston Celtics on Sunday at the same venue.