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NBA: LaMelo Ball leads Hornets past Trail Blazers

NBA: LaMelo Ball leads Hornets past Trail Blazers

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Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (2) brings the ball up court against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half at Spectrum Center. jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (2) brings the ball up court against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half at Spectrum Center. jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters

LaMelo Ball scored 27 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 26 off the bench to lift the host Charlotte Hornets to a 125-113 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.

Ball also had nine rebounds and seven assists to highlight a performance that was in stark contrast to his previous two games. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year totaled just 13 points on 5-of-28 shooting from the floor in a win over Orlando on Wednesday and a loss to Miami on Friday.

Oubre made six 3-pointers and Ball and a returning Terry Rozier each sank four for Charlotte, which made 20 of 42 shots from beyond the arc (47.6 percent). Rozier had missed the previous four games with a sprained ankle.

C.J. McCollum scored 25 points and Anfernee Simons added 19 off the bench for the Trail Blazers, who saw their modest two-game winning streak come to a halt.

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Damian Lillard collected 14 points and 12 assists, while Jusuf Nurkic had 13 points and 14 rebounds in a losing effort.

Portland's Cody Zeller scored six points in his first game in Charlotte as an opposing player. He spent his first eight seasons with the Hornets after being selected by the club with the fourth overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft.

Charlotte held an 89-88 lead after three quarters before starting off fast in the fourth. Oubre drained a pair of 3-pointers and added a dunk to highlight the Hornets' 18-9 run.

Lillard sank a 3-pointer to trim Charlotte's lead to 114-108 with 3:52 to play, however P.J. Washington scored from in close and Oubre made a 3-pointer to effectively seal the win.

Portland held a 67-59 lead early in the third quarter before Rozier sank a pair of 3-pointers to highlight a 21-7 run by Charlotte. Washington capped that surge with a 3-pointer to give the Hornets an 80-74 lead.

Rozier started fast by draining two 3-pointers and two foul shots to help Charlotte post a 17-12 lead just five minutes into the game.

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Ateneo to keep fighting for injured Tsunashima, Delos Santos: ‘Para sa kanila ‘tong season na ‘to’

Ateneo to keep fighting for injured Tsunashima, Delos Santos: ‘Para sa kanila ‘tong season na ‘to’

Rom Anzures,

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The Ateneo Blue Eagles’ tribute for their injured teammates Zel Tsunashima and JL Delos Santos. Photos from UAAP Media.The Ateneo Blue Eagles’ tribute for their injured teammates Zel Tsunashima and JL Delos Santos. Photos from UAAP Media. MANILA — Ateneo de Manila University will be without Zel Tsunashima and JLo Delos Santos for the rest of the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball tournament.

The pair of Blue Eagles suffered season-ending injuries as early as their debut game last weekend, with Tsunashima breaking her fibula tibia in their bout against Adamson University, while Delos Santos is dealing with an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.

This did not help the cause of ADMU as they fell to 0-2 on Wednesday following their loss to a three-set defeat against National University, and Lyann De Guzman acknowledged that their teammates' absence took a toll on them.

“Siyempre mahirap kasi mga key players din namin sila,” she told a few reporters before exiting the FilOil EcoOil Centre. “Emotionally, alam nating mahirap talaga.”

This greatly affected the Katipunan-based squad that is looking for a bounce back year as they missed the Final 4 in Season 86, and for De Guzman, the best way to still make this possible is for their remaining players to continue to have each other’s backs.

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“Pero sabi namin sa isa’t isa na magkapitan lang kami,” she said. “Wala eh, accident talaga, so kakapit lang kami sa isa’t isa. Andyan yung teammates namin to cheer each other up.”

Even Tsunashima and Delos Santos, Lyann bared, are also doing their part by making their support felt despite the two focusing on their recoveries.

“Binibigyan din nila kami ng lakas ng loob na laban lang hanggang dulo, kasi andyan pa rin sila,” she said.

Up next for Ateneo is the University of the Philippines which they will face on Sunday, and De Guzman and the rest of the Blue Eagles are eager to finally earn their breakthrough win as they look to give it their all for Zel and JLo.

“Ide-dedicate namin ‘to sa kanilang dalawa, lalo na kaming seniors,” De Guzman emphasized. “Para sa kanila ‘tong season na ‘to.”

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