The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched their first NBA title since their relocation after thrashing the Indiana Pacers at home, 103-91, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center, Oklahoma on June 23. Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received the Bill Russel Finals MVP honors as he led the Thunder with an electric outing, putting...
Author: Earl Elijah Almazora
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Pacers blow past Thunder to force winner-take-all Game 7
Obi Toppin led six Pacers posting double figures to trample the Oklahoma City Thunder at home, 108-91, in Game 6 and lay out an all-or-nothing showdown for the NBA crown—the first in almost a decade. The last Game 7 in the NBA Finals was in 2016, with the Cleveland Cavaliers winning over the Golden State...
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Thunder dominate Pacers; one win away from NBA title
Jalen Williams exploded with a playoff-career-high 40 points to propel Oklahoma City Thunder to their very first series lead, 3-2, and blew past the Indiana Pacers, 120-109, in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center, Oklahoma, on June 17. OKC now stands one win away from their very first NBA title in franchise...
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Thunder stun Pacers to even series in pivotal Game 4
A 15-point fourth-quarter outburst from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sparked the Oklahoma City Thunder’s late comeback for a crucial 111-104 stunner over the Indiana Pacers to equalize the series, 2-2, in the pivotal Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, on June 14. The reigning MVP scored 15 of the Thunder’s last 17 points,...
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Pacers outlast Thunder at home to regain series lead, 2-1
The Indiana Pacers pulled off yet another fourth quarter sprint, outrunning the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-107, to pull ahead of the series, 2-1, in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, on June 12. An electric off-the-bench performance from shooting guard Bennedict Mathurin saw him leading the Pacers’ production with an efficient...
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Pacers vs Thunder: a matchup of contrasting point guards, clashing play styles
For NBA fans worldwide, the first ever face-off between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Finals starting June 6 is a must watch for two reasons: the contrasting point guard matchup between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton, and the play styles of the Pacers’ relentless and chaotic offense and Thunder’s pesky...
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Carlos Yulo shines in Olympic vault finals for historic double gold
From a dim Olympic debut in Tokyo, Filipino gymnastics star Carlos Yulo is now twice golden in Paris. As if the first gold medal that he won in the floor exercise finals on Aug. 3 weren’t sufficiently historic, Yulo ruled the men’s artistic gymnastics vault finals for his second gold on Aug. 4. The feat...
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Difficult routine leads gymnast Carlos Yulo to Olympic gold
Revenge is a dish best served golden. Filipino gymnastics star Carlos Edriel Yulo delivered a dazzling 15.000 routine in the men’s floor exercise event finals for the Philippines’ first ever gold in artistic gymnastics at the Paris 2024 Olympics last Saturday, Aug. 3. With the historic win, the Manila native succeeded in his revenge tour...
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Boxer Nesthy Petecio is sole survivor in Philippines’ Day 7 Olympic bid
The Philippines’ flag-bearer, boxer Nesthy Petecio, put on a clinic in her opener in the Paris Olympics with a unanimous decision over India’s Jaismine Lamboria on Wednesday. The 32-year-old silver medalist in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics schooled Lamboria, younger by 10 years, in all three rounds of the match in the 57kg division of women’s...
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Gymnast Carlos Yulo reaches finals of 3 events in Paris Olympics
After braving bold career decisions and the accompanying controversies, Carlos Yulo is now poised to win for the Philippines its first medal in men’s artistic gymnastics in the Olympic Games that opened in Paris on July 26. The 24-year-old Filipino gymnast has advanced to the final round of the floor exercise, vault, and all-around events....