4 thoughts as the Dallas Mavericks held on to close out the Utah Jazz in Game 6, 98-96

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz on the road Thursday night, 98-96. Dallas closes the series with the win. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. In what looked more like a tight college game, the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz had a grumpy, sloppy opening quarter. Dallas…

Pelicans versus Pelicans. Suns score, takeaway: New Orleans uses great second half to sink Phoenix in Game 4, even in series

The New Orleans Pelicans defended the home court on Sunday night, pulling away from the Phoenix Suns for a 118-103 victory in Game 4 of their first-round series. Now tied at 2-2, the series will return to Phoenix for a decisive fifth game on Tuesday night. As he has in every series, Brandon Ingram led…

An animal rights protester wearing a referee jersey storms the court during an NBA playoff game in Minnesota

An animal rights protester wearing an NBA referee jersey charged onto the court at a playoff game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves – the third protest in the series in the past 10 days. Sacha Zemmel of St. Louis jumped over the seats on the side of the field where Timberwolves owner Glen…

‘A recession over the next 12 months is not in our base case’: Stocks were battered on Friday. Why smart investors focus on the long game

The stock market ended a volatile week on a gloomy note on Friday, with the three major U.S. indexes plunging as investors were gripped by worries like inflation, the Fed’s fight against it and fears of a landing brutal in recession. As confidence also took a hit, financial experts advised investors not to panic but…

Jazz vs. Mavericks Game 4 Takeaways: Rudy Gobert’s late dunk gives Utah a huge win, ties the series at 2-2

The Utah Jazz bounced back from two straight losses to defeat the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday in Game 4 of their first-round series, 100-99. Big man Rudy Gobert played hero on the offensive side for once with a huge dunk to put the Jazz ahead in the dying seconds, and they took the win when…