- Pooran powers Lucknow to dead-rubber IPL win over hapless Mumbai
- Emma Stone in new twisted comedy after Coppola epic divides Cannes
- England skipper Stokes takes two wickets on Championship return for Durham
- Lanthimos and Emma Stone give Cannes a trippy triptych
- Foul-mouthed Fury shoves, threatens Usyk at big fight weigh-in
- Morikawa grabs PGA lead as Schauffele starts, Scheffler charges
- Disturbing video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs assaulting partner
- Tevez quits as Independiente coach
- Higher US food prices lead to a shift in shopping habits
- Cannes film portrays trans 'warriors' on Israel's margins
- Irish president hits out at UK govt 'Troubles' law
- Leclerc shines at Imola as Verstappen rues 'bad day'
- Giro hat-trick for Milan with Pogacar poised for crunch weekend
- Ex-president Bolsonaro discharged from hospital
- Juventus sack Allegri for Italian Cup rampage
- Scheffler climbs within three of PGA lead after early arrest
- Saracens and Scotland wing Maitland to retire from rugby
- Military spending pushes Russian economic growth up
- Djokovic takes Geneva wild card to halt slump
- 'Historic': Saudi stages first swimwear fashion show
- For Taiwan shoppers, China's malls only a ferry ride away
- Anger in Peru over decree describing transsexuality as 'mental disorder'
- Five things to know about future Anfield boss Arne Slot
- Leclerc shines on bright day in the sun for Ferrari at Imola
- Zverev equals Becker record to reach Rome Open final
- 'Get out now': Kharkiv region evacuees wait for stranded relatives
- Boeing shareholders back outgoing CEO pay deal despite safety woes
- Supreme Court justice faces recusal calls over inverted US flag
- Ex-WADA chief Pound says 'disgusted' by USADA 'lies' over China cases
- Slot confirms he will replace Klopp as Liverpool manager
- King Charles III to attend D-Day anniversary in France: palace
- Vatican sharpens rules on investigating supernatural
- Mercedes in Alabama to learn if they will join US union
- Wounded Slovakia PM Fico undergoes new surgery
- Olympic champion Jacobs eyeing sub-10 second time in Rome return
- Kenya's Kwemoi banned for six years for doping
- Villa boss Emery dreams of conquering Europe
- Trump attends son's graduation in pause from criminal trial
- Pochettino hopes Chelsea winning run can be springboard for next season
- Sweden's Soderberg aces 8th hole at PGA Championship
- Marseille's Gasset calls time on four-decade coaching career
- Crisis-hit Boeing girds for potentially turbulent annual meeting
- Russia presses offensive into Ukraine but hold off key city
- WADA founder Pound says 'disgusted' by USADA 'lies' over China cases
- EU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or face fines
- Spurs boss Postecoglou says Man City game was 'worst experience'
- Controversial floating beach unveiled off French Riviera
- Hayes urges Women's Super League to support female coaches
- Arteta says Arsenal can 'live a beautiful day'
- French police kill Algerian trying to set fire to synagogue
NBA-Play-ins: James mit den Lakers in den Play-offs
Die Los Angeles Lakers um Basketball-Superstar LeBron James stehen in den Play-offs der NBA. Die Lakers gewannen ihr Play-In-Duell bei den New Orleans Pelicans mit 110:106 und zogen in die Meisterrunde ein. Als Siebter der Setzliste trifft L.A. in der ersten Runde ab dem kommenden Wochenende auf Meister Denver Nuggets um Nikola Jokic. Im Vorjahr waren die Lakers und Denver im Conference-Finale aufeinandergetroffen. Die Nuggets siegten 4:0.
James, der zum 17. Mal in den Play-offs steht, führte die Lakers mit 23 Punkten als Top-Scorer seines Teams zum Erfolg. Auch auf D'Angelo Russell (21) und Anthony Davis (20) war Verlass. New Orleans hatte in Zion Williamson (40) seinen besten Werfer. Die Lakers hatten zwischenzeitlich 18 Punkte Vorsprung, verspielten diesen aber im schwachen Schlussviertel und ließen die Pelicans ausgleichen. Am Ende setzten sich die Kalifornier dennoch durch.
Die Pelicans erhalten als Verlierer des ersten Play-ins im Westen eine zweite Chance gegen die Golden State Warriors oder die Sacramento Kings.
J.Bergmann--BTB