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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2023
Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title
Two days after countryman Novak Djokovic won the French Open for his record 23rd Grand Slam tennis crown, Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals MVP.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2023
Heat's Kevin Love has experience being down 3-1
While the odds are stacked against the Miami Heat as they head into Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday trailing the Denver Nuggets 3-1 in the series, one member of the team knows all is not yet lost.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 8, 2023
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray combine for historic performance to lead Nuggets to win in Game 3 of NBA Finals
Jokic became the first player ever to log at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2023
Heat rally in fourth quarter to pull even in NBA Finals
Miami erased an eight-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and overcame a 41-point, 11-rebound performance from Nikola Jokic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 2, 2023
Nuggets deliver dominant performance in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Nikola Jokic scored 27 points with 10 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the Nuggets, who will try take a 2-0 lead in the series when they host Game 2 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 31, 2023
Quiet man Nikola Jokic ready for crowning glory in NBA Finals
While the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant embrace the 28-year-old Serb as a member of the league's elite, some critics aren't convinced by his stats.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 23, 2023
Rui Hachimura's Lakers swept in NBA Western Conference finals
The Japan star averaged 12.2 points on 55.7% shooting across the entire playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 19, 2023
Nuggets rally past Lakers in fourth quarter to take 2-0 lead in series
Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Nuggets to the victory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 17, 2023
Rui Hachimura drops 17 but Lakers lose West finals opener
Hachimura was called on to defend Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at times and had some success in slowing the two-time league MVP.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 10, 2023
Joel Embiid shines as Sixers sink Celtics and Nuggets rout Suns
The Sixers will return to Philadelphia brimming with confidence after an assured Game 5 display.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 24, 2022
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic still getting better
Jokic is bolstering his case to become the first NBA player to win three straight MVP Awards since Larry Bird, who won from 1984 to 1986.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 11, 2022
Playoff makeovers may upend the NBA championship chase
Over the coming days and weeks, opposing coaches will overprepare for the possibility that long-injured stars could return.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 3, 2022
Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic reflects on early days in NBA
Nikola Jokic struggled at the start of his NBA career when he joined the Denver Nuggets and had to change his diet to become the league MVP in 2021, the Serbian center said in an interview aired on Serbia's Arenasport on Saturday
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 12, 2020
Mavericks end three-game skid by routing Nuggets
Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, like his players, heard about the NBA's decision to suspend the season while in the third quarter of their game against the Denver Nuggets.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 2, 2016
Akita star Roby saw brother Martin, a longtime NBA standout, as inspiration
Blessed with natural athletic talent, Richard Roby and Kenyon Martin capitalized on opportunities to play pro basketball. The sport also helped them develop a brotherly bond.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 16, 2015
Malone named Nuggets coach
The Denver Nuggets have hired Michael Malone as their new coach, the team announced on Monday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
North Korean animators may be involved in Japan anime production, report says
North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea.
BOJ to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda hasn’t ruled out responding to exchange rates with a policy move if the impact on prices is seen to be "non-negligible.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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