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James Harden and Eric Gordon Lead Rockets to Convincing Win Over Spurs
JAMES HARDEN
We have another series tied at 2-2.
The Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs have each split their two matchups on each other's home court, with the latest victory com- ing from James Harden's squad on Sunday night in Houston.
The Rockets overcame sig- nificant odds today, as Patrick Beverley was deal- ing with the loss of his grandfather and Nene Hi- lario was forced to leave the game just two minutes in after injuring his groin.
That didn't stop Harden and Eric Gordon from put- ting on a show.
Yup, that's the fourth game in this series decided by double-digit points. These two teams surely like putting a beating on one another.
Gordon dropped 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-9 from the three-point line. The Rockets backcourt came alive again in Game 4 to ensure they'd stay alive in this series, be- cause there was no guarantee they'd be coming back to Houston if they had lost tonight.
Big Baller Brand Unveils Debut ZO2 Shoe For Lonzo Ball
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
Feven
This week’s Beauty Unlimited feature is the lovely Feven, and she is really something special. Feven said modeling is her pas- sion, and it is a great way for her to express herself. She also has the rare ability to remain humble among all of her many admir- ers. Feven has goals and aspirations far above the understand- ing of those who tend to stand still, and she will be a force to reckon with in the future. Congratulations to Feven as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature.
LaVar Ball's Big Baller Brand on Thursday unveiled the ZO2 shoe line that he de- signed for his son Lonzo, with the main pair debuting at $495 on the company's website.
A Lonzo Ball-auto- graphed pair of the shoes, in the "Wet" color scheme, are being sold for $995. Sandals with Lonzo Ball's logo on the top are $220 per pair.
The main shoe has a "mi- crofiber python texture" in matte black and what the
LONZO BALL
website describes as a "De- lorean finish."
In the past two years, the highest price for a pair of Jor- dan shoes released en masse to the public has been $400.
LeBron James Scores 35 Points, Cavaliers Sweep Raptors
LeBron James and the Cavaliers are headed back to a familiar place after sweep- ing aside another over- matched opponent.
James scored 35 points, Kyrie Irving added 27 and Cleveland swept Toronto, beating the Raptors 109-102 on Sunday to give James his seventh consecutive trip to the Eastern Conference Fi- nals.
''It's rewarding when you can advance,'' James said. ''It's not just given to you, you have to go out and earn it. Once again I'm part of a team that's been able to advance to the Eastern Conference Fi- nals. It's going to be my ninth time in 14 years. I'll take
LEBRON JAMES
those numbers.''
Kyle Korver scored 18
points to help the Cavaliers become the first team to win eight straight playoff games the year following a title, and the first team to win eight straight in consecutive post- seasons.
Isaiah Thomas Blasted
Referees After Not Shooting A
Single Free Throw In Game 4
After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 4 to the Wash- ington Wizards on Sunday, 121-102, Isaiah Thomas had some words for the offici- ating crew that failed to send the All-Star guard to the free throw line.
Thomas scored 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting in Game 4 and drilled five of his six three-point attempts, but a good chunk of his game is predicated on getting to the charity stripe. The 5’9 guard averaged 8.5 free throws per game in the regular season, making 90 percent of them, and 9.3 foul shots per game in the playoffs.
He also didn’t get to the line in Game 3 of Boston’s
ISAIAH THOMAS
first-round series against the Bulls, marking just the fifth time he failed to see a foul shot this year.
Thomas was right. Foul shots weren’t the reason why the Celtics lost. The Wizards went on a 26-0 run in the third quarter, dishing out a blow Boston couldn’t recover from.
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