Arjun Raha memorial tournament 2017
HARDEN POWERS ROCKETS James Harden exploded for 38 points as the Houston Rockets jolted LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 117-112 victory on Sunday.
Harden led the scoring and completed his 16th tripledouble of the season with 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Rockets improved to 46-21 to strengthen their grip on third spot in the Western Conference standings.
Harden was one of six Houston players to make double figures, with Ryan Anderson the next top scorer with 16 points while Patrick Beverley and Eric Gordon both weighed in with 13 apiece. Cleveland, who fell to 43-22, were reliant of James and Kyrie Irving to provide the bulk of their points. James led the Cavs scoring with 30 points while Irving weighed with 28. Only one other Cleveland player — Richard Jefferson with 16 — made double figures at Houston’s Toyota Center. Rockets bt Cavaliers ..................... 117-112 Celtics bt Bulls ............................... 100-80 Pacers bt Heat ................................ 102-98 Nets bt Knicks .............................. 120-112 Trail Blazers bt Suns ..................... 110-101 76ers bt Lakers ............................ 118-116 MUSCAT: In memory of Arjun Raha, who was an avid golfer and a supportive member of the Ghala golf club for over 20 years, the third Arjun Raha Memorial Trophy was held on March 4. The tournament was sponsored by Brian Ritchie, Chairman of Muna Noor International LLC, who was present along with Muna to distribute the prizes.
The champion of the tournament is the senior player with the best gross and Mike Cuddihy claimed the top honours for the second time with a gross score of 76. Sachin Bawa finished with 83 to take the second spot on count back from Sumant Sunder (third) and Walter Southey.
In the nett division, Shivaji Ganguli with a net 67 took the top spot followed by Ryan De Tuit who came second 69 net.
In the Women’s Division the Best Gross was won by Rachel Connor with a gross score of 86, while the Best Net was won by Minki Gijselman with a net 74. The Nearest to Pin prizes were won by Bharat Tawakley and James Bleasdale, respectively, while the longest drive award was won by Mike Cuddihy.
Brian Ritchie said, “It’s fantastic to see all the support shown towards Arjun Raha. He was a very popular golfer, a very generous man and is greatly missed.”