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Asian Games: South Korea knocks out Jordan Clarkson, Philippines

Asian Games: South Korea knocks out Jordan Clarkson, Philippines

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Aug 27, 2018 02:50 PM PHT

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hristian Standhardinger and the Philippines couldn't stop South Korea's onslaught in the fourth quarter. PSC media pool

South Korea defeated the Philippines 91-82 to eliminate the Filipinos from medal contention in the 2018 Asian Games basketball competition in Jakarta on Monday.

The Filipinos gave their long-time rivals everything they could handle until the fourth quarter, where Korea, unbothered by mediocre shooting in the first 3 quarters, began to find its range as it seems to always do.

Heo Ilyoung, Kim Junyl and Jeon Junbeom took turns hitting from downtown to methodically pull away from the Philippines in the fourth, where the Koreans outscored coach Yeng Guiao and his crew 27-17.

Jordan Clarkson led the Philippines with 25 points.

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Even with Clarkson and a balanced inside-outside attack, however, the Philippines succumbed — yet again — to an opponent long known for its cold-blooded shooting and mechanical efficiency.

But it wasn’t just on offense where coach Hur Jae and his crew dominated the Philippines, they seemed to also get to the loose balls and misses first, handing more scoring opportunities for Korea and consequently killing the Filipinos’ momentum.

Christian Standhardinger tallied 16 points and 9 rebounds, while Clarkson chipped in 8 rebounds playing a team-high 35 minutes.

Ricardo Ratliffe, Korea’s naturalized player who has PBA experience, finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds, doing damage in the paint in a near no-relief game playing 38 minutes.

The Philippines held an 8-point lead early in the second half, 54-46, but then allowed Korea to come back after a spate of turnovers and surrendering rebounds.

Near the end of the third quarter, Korea took a 64-62 lead before Clarkson’s 3-pointer put the Philippines narrowly ahead going into the fourth.

That’s when Korea started to heat up and build a double-digit lead the Filipinos would not recover from.

Guiao and his crew, ousted from a podium finish, try to salvage a fifth place in the classification stage.

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LeBron, Reaves dazzle as Lakers sink Blazers

LeBron, Reaves dazzle as Lakers sink Blazers

Agence France-Presse

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Updated Feb 21, 2025 04:17 PM PHT

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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a free throw during the game against the Golden State Warriors on December 25, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Jed Jacobsohn, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a free throw during the game against the Golden State Warriors on December 25, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Jed Jacobsohn, NBAE via Getty Images/AFP

LeBron James and Austin Reaves combined for 72 points as the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back to score a battling 110-102 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA on Thursday.

With Luka Doncic rested for injury management, James poured in 40 points and Reaves added 32 points to halt the Lakers' mini-slump of two consecutive losses.

Reaves had been ejected in Wednesday's upset reverse against the Charlotte Hornets, but produced a monstrous performance at both ends of the court to help steer the Lakers to victory.

James, 40, meanwhile revealed that a lengthy sleep had helped fuel the 79th 40-point game of his career.

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"We got into the hotel at 3am and I slept all the way to about 11:30 this morning," James said. "I got some rehab and then slept for another two and a half hours.

"I normally get the first bus to the venue but my body was like 'no'. So I got the last bus, got ready for the game mentally and physically when I got here."

Lakers coach J.J. Redick, meanwhile, lavished praise on James' competitive spirit.

"He really just defies anything that is normal," Redick said of James. "I believe I read the other day that he's a billionaire -- and he's playing on the second night of a back-to-back at 40 after 22 years, with every freaking record and accolade.

"He sets the standard for how you're supposed to approach this craft, and that's to me the most incredible thing -- the mindset to do it over and over and over again."


NO WEMBY, NO PROBLEM

In other action on Thursday, the San Antonio Spurs shrugged off the disappointment of losing Victor Wembanyama for the remainder of the season with a 120-109 defeat of the Phoenix Suns.

The Spurs announced earlier Thursday that French star Wembanyama would likely miss the rest of the campaign after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

But the Spurs showed no sign of a hangover from that bombshell injury bulletin with a wire-to-wire win. De'Aaron Fox led the way for San Antonio with 26 points.

In Philadelphia, Payton Pritchard drained eight three-pointers from the bench to lead the scoring with 28 points as the Boston Celtics returned to action with a 124-104 romp over the 76ers.

The Celtics took the lead early in the first quarter and never looked back, dominating a lackluster Sixers lineup to surge into a 72-56 lead at half-time.

Boston continued to score at will in the second half, leading by as much as 29 points in the fourth quarter in cruising to victory.

Jaylen Brown finished with 20 points while Jayson Tatum finished with a triple-double of 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Paul George led Philadelphia's scoring with 17 points.

The reigning NBA champion Celtics improved to 40-16 to remain in second place in the Eastern Conference.

In New York, the Cleveland Cavaliers maintained their grip on first place in the East after battling past the Brooklyn Nets 110-97.

Mitchell led the Cavs scoring with 26 points while Evan Mobley and Darius Garland chipped in with 18 points apiece. Jarrett Allen added 16 points with 20 rebounds.

The Nets' cross-town rivals, the New York Knicks, fared better in a nail-biting 113-111 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks scoring with 32 points, while Miles McBride added 23 points and Jalen Brunson 22.

But the hero for the Knicks was Mikal Bridges, who made a game-saving block on the buzzer at the end of the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.

In other games on Tuesday, the Indiana Pacers took down the Memphis Grizzlies after a 50-point scoring blitz in the second quarter to set up a 127-113 victory.

Tyrese Haliburton led the home side's scoring with 22 points on a night when seven Pacers players finished in double figures.

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