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Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Suns survive Nikola Jokic’s 53-point masterpiece, level series at 2-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

PHOENIX – All of Nikola Jokic’s brilliance couldn’t out-shine the Suns in Game 4 here Sunday night.Serve: Held. Series: Tied. From here: Best of three beginning Tuesday in Denver for a trip to the Western Conference Finals.This is where the Nuggets and Suns find themselves after Devin Booker and Kevin Durant dazzled for 36 points apiece and Phoenix outlasted Denver, 129-124, to level the series at two home wins apiece.The Suns got a big fourth-quarter boost from reserve guard Landry Shamet, too. He knocked down four 3-pointers in the final frame and finished with 19 points, helping the hosts stave off the best scoring outing of Jokic’s playoff career.The two-time NBA MVP finished with 53 points and 11 assists, but it wasn’t enough for Denver to keep its grip on the series.The Nuggets trailed by three and had the ball with 45.5 seconds to go after a successful Michael Malone challenge, but Jokic lost control of the ball and then lost a jump ball against DeAndre Ayton. Fro...

Nuggets 3-pointers: Nikola Jokic wasn’t going to let Suns owner Mat Ishbia stop him from dropping 50 on Devin Booker, Suns

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ 129-124 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday in the second round of their Western Conference playoff series:Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Suns survive Nikola Jokic’s 53-point masterpiece, level series at 2-2 Denver Nuggets | Nuggets assistant David Adelman set to interview for Toronto job, report says Denver Nuggets | Nuggets’ Saturday film study provides Smokey the Bear (and Devin Booker) lesson: “It’s really hard to put a fire out” Denver Nuggets | Nuggets must avoid being “counter-punchers” to win pressure-packed Game 4 Denver Nuggets | Kiszla: If Nuggets guard Jamal Murray tries to play hero ball vs. Suns superstar Devin Booker, this series won’t turn out well for Denver 1. Can Jokic go for 50 in playoffs? Yes. Yes, he can. Turner Sports analysts Reggie Miller and Greg Anthony were in unison a few w...

Community rallies for Compton Coach who was wrongfully detained

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

Family and community members peacefully marched along Compton Boulevard on Sunday to raise awareness and demand justice for a coach after he was wrongfully detained. The community is hoping that the march will help prevent this from happening to others. Youth community leader, mentor, and coach Derrick Cooper was arrested inside his home by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in April. Cooper says he was forced to leave his home, while naked from the waist down, and detained in a police car for nearly 20 minutes before he was finally released.“I’ve worked in Compton literally half my life and I’ve been victimized twice and I’m tired,” Copper said. “I was able to live through this last ordeal when they broke into my building. I’m in the bed sleep and they woke me up with guns and put a flashlight in my face. Me, the citizens, my brothers and my sisters, we’re tired. This has been going across the country forever and today we start now”  He along with other commu...

Woman injured in violent 2-car crash in Mid-Wilshire in critical condition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

A woman who was severely injured in a two-car crash in the Mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles a little more than a week ago remains in critical but stable condition, her family says.  Authorities responded to the collision, near the intersection of La Brea Avenue and San Vincente Boulevard, at around 2 a.m. on April 28.  At least eight people were injured in the crash. Three of the victims were treated at the scene. Four others were taken to the hospital, including Ashley Lynn Brum who suffered a traumatic brain injury, her family said.  Footage from the scene shows the damage to both cars, along with a sheared fire hydrant spewing water into the air. Clothing, tires and shattered glass littered the street in the hours after the crash as crews worked to clean up the debris while police investigated. Ashely, according to her parents, Tony and Hannah Brum, suffered two impacts during the crash, one of which came when a car slammed into the side of the vehicle she was...

Booker, Durant both score 36, Suns even series with Nuggets

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker had 36 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant also scored 36 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 on Sunday to even their Western Conference semifinal playoff series at two games apiece.Backup guard Landry Shamet made four crucial 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep the Suns ahead. Denver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points on 20-of-30 shooting.Jokic used his physical play to knock down several big buckets, even ripping the ball away from Suns owner Mat Ishbia at one point after the ball went out of bounds, which earned the Nuggets All-Star a technical foul.The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday.The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth, though Denver didn’t go quietly.The Nuggets trailed 116-106 with 4:55 remaining but never panicked, slowly cutting...

Angel City hangs on for 3-2 win over Kansas City

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

Alyssa Thompson, Claire Emslie and Jun Endo scored in the first half to give Angel City a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Current on Sunday. The National Women’s Soccer League match was played in front of 19,219 fans at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.CeCe Kizer had a goal and an assist for Kansas City in the second half to keep it close, but Angel City (2-2-2) hung on for the win.Thompson, who was named the league’s March/April Rookie of the Month, scored her third goal of the season in the 32nd minute. The forward ran onto a pass from Emslie and cut the ball to her right foot near the end line. From a tight angle, Thompson chipped a shot off the far post and into the goal.Emslie doubled Angle City’s lead in the 43rd, sliding to connect with a cross from Endo, before Endo’s left-footed shot made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time. Running onto a dropped pass from Kizer in the 57th, Isabel Rodriguez blasted a one-touch shot with her left foot into the goal. It was he...

Mills among 10 NBA players in Australia’s extended squad

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Veteran Brooklyn Nets point guard Patty Mills and rising Oklahoma City star Josh Giddey are among the 10 NBA players selected in Australia’s extended squad of 18 to prepare for the basketball World Cup.Mills’ teammate Ben Simmons is still recovering from injury and wasn’t picked for the squad’s upcoming training camp, but coach Brian Goorjian hasn’t ruled him out of calculations for the global tournament.Matisse Thybulle, Joe Ingles, Jock Landale, Josh Green, Matthew Dellavedova, Xavier Cooks, Jack White and Dyson Daniels are the other NBA players picked for the extended roster, which will be cut to 12 before Australia’s opening game against co-host Japan on Aug. 25.“It’s been a thorough process. The coaches and I have had many discussions about getting the mix right but I’m really pleased with where we’ve landed with the guys we’ve selected, there’s a good balance across the court,” Goorjian said in a statement Monday. “The fact it’s been so tough ...

“Quisiera ver crecer a mi hijo”: padre de Virginia busca donante de riñón

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

Un mexicano en Virginia apela a la generosidad de la comunidad en esperanzas de que alguien pueda donarle su riñón en vida.“Yo quisiera ver crecer a mi hijo. Quisiera cargarlo sobre todo, ser un padre normal, poder jugar fútbol con él, poder jugar béisbol”, dijo Noé Hernández. Pero no puede, porque su insuficiencia renal se lo impide. Solamente el 4% de los riñones de Hernández funcionan y depende de una máquina de diálisis que lo ata y debilita por horas cuatro veces a la semana. El tipo de su sangre es tan popular que podría alargar la espera por un riñón hasta ocho años, ya que hay muchas otras personas en su misma condición.Para mí y para mi hijo, pensar en la muerte de él nos destrozaría por completo toda nuestra realidad.Mara Guedez, esposa de Noé Hernández Por eso, apela a la generosidad de una persona viva.“Mientras la espera más tiempo dura, mis órganos se van degenerando. Lo que es mi corazón, lo que son mis pulmones, lo que son mis articulaciones, mis ojos....

4 dead in small plane crash near Cañon City

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Teller County Coroner confirmed four people died after a small Cessna plane crashed near the Fremont County Airport in Cañon City Saturday morning.The single-engine Cessna T-41B was flying from Fremont County Airport to Centennial Airport, FAA Public Affairs Specialist Ian Gregor told FOX31 Sunday. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday but the site was not located until Sunday morning. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash. Passengers vote to kick woman off Frontier Airlines flight, video shows The NTSB told FOX31 that an investigator is expected to be on-site Sunday "to begin to document the scene, examine the aircraft, request any air traffic communications, radar data, weather reports and try to contact any witnesses. Also, the investigator will request maintenance records of the aircraft, and medical records and flight history of the pilot." The NTSB said the crash happened in a moun...

Coast Guard rescues sea turtle in distress near Tampa Bay pier

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:44 GMT

A U.S. Coast Guard crew came to the rescue of a sea turtle in Tampa Bay.Officials said a reserve crew responded Saturday to a loggerhead sea turtle in distress near the North Fishing Pier.They were able to safely approach, retrieve and transport the marine reptile to the a nearby USCG station.Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium provided transport for the turtle, since named Frank the Tank, to a rehabilitation facility for evaluation and care.