Bulls ‘upset’ top-seeded Celtics as Warriors see off Trail Blazers

Kuwait on top Rockets too strong for Thunder

The first basketball team of Kuwait Sports Club achieved an important win against the Kazema team by defeating them with a score of 93-81 in the first round of the Basketball Federation Cup. Also, Jahra team defeated Al-Arabi team with a score of 73-63.

With these two wins, the Kuwait Basketball Club have taken top position in the table with two points, followed by Jahra Basketball Club in second place with the same number of points, while Kazema and Al-Arabi clubs are in third and fourth places without any points.

The tournament is based on a three-round playoff method whereby two teams with the highest number of points will qualify for the finals.

Kuwait Sports club basketball team on the podium. BOSTON, April 17, (AP): Jimmy Butler had 30 points and nine rebounds as the Chicago Bulls outlasted Boston 106-102 in Game 1 on Sunday on an emotional night for grieving Celtics star Isaiah Thomas.

Playing a day after 22-year-old sister Chyna Thomas was killed in a car accident in their home state of Washington, Thomas led the top-seeded Celtics with 33 points.

Celtics fans rallied behind Thomas, showering him with a deafening cheer when he was introduced.

Butler scored 23 points in the second half. Bobby Portis finished with 19 for the Bulls. Al Horford had 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds for Boston. Game 2 in the first-round series is Tuesday night in Boston.

In Oakland, California, Kevin Durant had 32 points and 10 rebounds in his Golden State playoff debut while Stephen Curry scored 29 points as the Warriors withstood a sensational day by Portland duo C. J. McCollum and Damian Lillard in Game 1.

McCollum scored a playoff career-best 41 points and Lillard had 34 but the Warriors made the crucial big plays on both ends down the stretch with Portland playing without injured center Jusuf Nurkic.

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (0) drives toward the basket as Houston Rockets’ Patrick Beverley defends during the first half in Game 1 of an

NBA basketball first-round playoff series on April 16, in Houston. (AP)

Draymond Green contributed 19 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists and five blocked shots to help last season’s second-place team take the first step in what it is counting on to be a championship run.

Durant shot 12 for 20, showing no issues with a recent left knee injury that sidelined him 19 games before he returned for the final three regular-season contests with the NBAbest Warriors.

Game 2 is Wednesday night at Oracle Arena.

In Houston, James Harden scored 37 points to outshine Russell Westbrook as Houston pulled away in the third quarter to rout Oklahoma City in Game 1.

The Rockets were up by 20 when Harden came off the bench with about seven minutes remaining. He went right to work making two 3-pointers to power 10-0 run and push the lead

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