The Los Angeles Lakers made the break in the NBA final, rather easily winning Game 2 against the Miami Heat (124-114). Apart from 1’40 ” in the first five minutes of play, the Lakers have always led in this game, knowing how to accelerate every time Miami has had a good period. Even if the … Read more
4 That’s the number of times the Los Angeles Lakers have lifted the Larry O’Brien Trophy as defending champions since arriving in Los Angeles in 1960 (in 1988, 2001, 2002 and 2010). But each time, they had at least 68% regular season wins (and even 76% in 1988). This season, the Californians have won only … Read more
There will therefore be no fifth ring of champion for LeBron James, nor a second row final for the Lakers, crowned last year in the Orlando bubble. This season, which ends with a premature elimination in the first round of the play-offs, against the Suns (2-4), ends a difficult, frustrating, disappointing season that the Lakers … Read more
Under the threat of elimination, the Los Angeles Clippers reacted nicely on Monday night, winning Game 5 with authority on the floor of the Phoenix Suns (116-102). Phoenix now has just three wins to two before Game 6, which takes place Wednesday night in Los Angeles. – – The climate of Arizona, however, appeared very … Read more
Helena Ciak (pivot of the France team): “It’s hard, it’s history repeating itself when we have one of the best teams in France, with exceptional players. We believed in it until the last minute. The gap was big but we were coming back. We wanted her to be strong but they were harder, more aggressive, … Read more
The Phoenix Suns are just one win away from the NBA Finals. Saturday, they won on the floor of the Los Angeles Clippers (84-80) and now lead by three innings to one against the Californians. The two teams weren’t particularly effective, but Devin Booker’s 25 points and Deandre Ayton’s double-double (19 points, 22 rebounds) carried … Read more
Two days after being beaten at home (116-113), at the opening of the Eastern Conference final, the Milwaukee Bucks bounced back Friday, still in front of their audience, by dynamiting the Atlanta Hawks (125-91), who experienced before the break a slump from which they could not get up. The Wisconsin franchise has thus returned to … Read more
Matthis Lebel (Stade Toulousain winger, French champion after his victory against La Rochelle (18-8)): “We do not realize too much, we had a good performance, something grandiose. Once we won the European Cup, we talked about it a lot. It’s been a long season, it was hard to imagine, when we were confined, that a … Read more
The Los Angeles Clippers recovered well from their loss to the Dallas Mavericks (105-89) on Wednesday, and the Charlotte Hornets paid the price (125-98), three days later. As was the case for Philadelphia against Sacramento (129-105) on Saturday, there was no game between the Californians and the North Carolina franchise. – – George effective in … Read more
Uruguay and Paraguay qualified for the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Thursday, beating Bolivia (2-0), Cuiaba, and Chile (2-0) respectively. These two results eliminate the Bolivians, last of group A, who cannot mathematically advance to the next round. – – For Uruguay, the opening goal came on a cross from Giorgian De Arrascaeta deflected … Read more