Raptors rise from extinction
KYLE Lowry is chomping at the bit to get at LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers after leading his Toronto Raptors into the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.
OKC has answers for GSW in West
THE brilliance of Oklahoma City’s dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook strongly suggests the NBA champion Golden State Warriors are in for a dogfight to clinch the Western Conference Championship.
Spurs on brink as GSW advance
NO huge NBA surprises today either, either with Golden State advancing or Toronto keeping Miami battling.
NBL Stars in whopping upset
TOUPEES doffed to the NBL’s All-Australian team for last night’s exciting 76-65 upset over China in Beijing.
No surprises, Curry or Ced
IT was no surprise today when Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry won his second consecutive NBA MVP award.
That's more like it
NOW that’s more like it as last night our NBL All-Australian touring team went on a 13-0 tear to beat China 72-64 in Guangzhou, levelling their three-game series 1-1.
FLASHBACK 74: January 18, 1968
*FLASHBACKS, my irregular "lucky dip" where I just reach into my drawers of old Australian basketball stuff and transcribe or post whatever I find for you.
NBL-China was 57-49 and 40 winks
CAN’T speak for anyone else but I just had the most sound night’s sleep so far in 2016, so the Sino-Australia Challenge last night wasn’t all bad after all.
Three-for-all free-for-all
THE Cleveland Cavaliers hit an NBA record 25 3-pointers in their 123-98 route of the Atlanta Hawks today, seizing a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Semi Final series.

