Basketball

LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic had a triple double and Dirk Nowitzki underlined his final game at Oracle Arena with a throwback performance as the Dallas Mavericks handed the Golden State Warriors their worst loss of the season on Saturday.

NORTH PORT stormed to 109-83 victory over a Talk ‘N Text team that seemed to offer little resistance on Sunday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The four-time league MVP also had his eight-year run to the NBA finals snapped on Friday night as the loss takes the lowly Lakers out of the playoff picture for a franchise-record sixth straight season.

According to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, the team’s target is to make the Round of 16 in the biggest basketball showpiece in the world scheduled Aug. 31 to Sept. 15.

The KaTropa play a dangerous North Port in the 4:30 p.m. opening tussle of an interesting doubleheader that will also pit San Miguel Beer against Alaska in the main offering at 6:45 p.m. at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The KaTropa dominated the Dyip all game-long but still needed one good defensive gem inside the last 18 seconds to foil the Dyip’s bid to equalize the score in a game that turned close near the end.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Two-time defending champion Golden State had all five starters in double figure scoring and the Warriors maintained the best record in the Western Conference by clobbering the Indiana Pacers 112-89 on Thursday.

Butler, who was slow to settle in Philadelphia following his acrimonious move from the Minnesota Timberwolves in November, finished with 22 points including a decisive jump shot late in the fourth quarter.

The KaTropa meet the Dyip in the 4:30 p.m. opening tussle of a doubleheader as they go for one of two victories they must pull off in order to bolster their chances for win-once incentives rewarded to top two teams after the 11-game elimination.

Irvin Palencia set the pace for St. Clare with 16 points, four rebounds, and four assists, with backcourt partner Joshua Fontanilla contributing 14 points, three boards, and three assists.

The Bolts on the other hand suffered their second straight setback just when they were badly needing a win, and their seventh loss overall in 10 outings put them in great danger of missing out the playoff in the tournament they played twice in the final last two seasons.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Houston Rockets star James Harden carved a piece of NBA history on Tuesday after a 31-point haul against the Atlanta Hawks made him the first player to score at least 30 points against every team in the league in the same season.

SENEGAL’S Maodo Diouf sets a new PBA D-League record with 30 rebounds as he led Centro Escolar University led to a 71-65 win over City of Valencia Bukidnon-San Sebastian yesterday at the Paco Arena.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The San Antonio Spurs rolled to their season-best ninth straight win by toppling the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors with a 111-105 victory on Monday.

Alaska takes on Meralco while Magnolia plays North Port in a pair of crucial matches featuring teams fighting for survival in the PBA Philippine Cup.