LeBron James nailed a 19-footer as time expired to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a hard-fought 106-105 away victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
James scored eight of his game-high 32 points in the final five minutes including the game-clinching jumper, the first buzzer-beater of his career.
"We knew it was going to the wire, I guess tonight whoever had the ball last was going to win the game," James said after a clash that had six lead changes in the final 90 seconds.
"The Warriors are a very explosive team, but we got the win."
Cleveland's win spoiled the return of the Warriors guard Monta Ellis, who played in his first game of the season after recovering from an ankle injury.
Ellis had 20 points on eight-for-19 shooting while Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 24 points and put them 105-104 ahead after putting in a 23-foot shot with six seconds remaining.
However, James had the last laugh and added nine rebounds and eight assists as Cleveland (33-8) won their second game in a row on a West Coast road trip.
Meanwhile, in other action, the Dallas Mavericks bounced back from their 34-point defeat at Milwaukee as they overcame the Detroit Pistons 112-91.
Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 26 points, Josh Howard added 22 and Brandon Bass came off the bench to score 18 points.
Danny Granger scored 25 points and Troy Murphy added 14 with 16 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeated the injury-plagued Houston Rockets 107-102.
The Rockets played the second-half without All-Star centre Yao Ming. Yao collected eight points and five boards in 17 minutes before leaving with a knee injury.
Boris Diaw collected 26 points and 11 rebounds against his former team and Gerald Wallace added 28 points as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Phoenix Suns 98-76.
Shaquille O'Neal registered 20 points and seven rebounds to pace the Suns.
Randy Foye hit two three-point baskets and blocked a shot late in the fourth quarter to power the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-108 win over the New Orleans Hornets.
Rodney Carney scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Jefferson added a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota. James Posey had 24 points for New Orleans
Tim Duncan collected 30 points and 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs edged the New Jersey Nets 94-91.
Tony Parker scored 17 points and Michael Finley added 11, including a key three-pointer that gave San Antonio a 90-86 lead with 22 seconds left in the game.
Flip Murray recorded a season's best total of 25 points off the bench to steer the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The point guard Jose Calderon returned to the line-up after a six-game absence and collected 23 points and 10 assists to help the Toronto Raptors end a seven-game losing run with a 114-94 win over the Chicago Bulls.
David Lee hit 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as six New York Knicks reached double figures in a 108-88 victory over the struggling Memphis Grizzlies.
Eric Gordon scored a career high 41 points as the Los Angeles Clippers recorded a 107-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kevin Durant, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, also had a good day as he tied a season-best with 41 points, hitting 24-of-26 free throws and had 15 rebounds for the defeated Thunder.
* With Agencies
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Company Profile
Name: Thndr
Started: 2019
Co-founders: Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr
Sector: FinTech
Headquarters: Egypt
UAE base: Hub71, Abu Dhabi
Current number of staff: More than 150
Funds raised: $22 million
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Al Watan newspaper
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Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
Alan Rushbridger, Canongate
Asia Cup 2018 final
Who: India v Bangladesh
When: Friday, 3.30pm, Dubai International Stadium
Watch: Live on OSN Cricket HD
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Starring: Alia Bhatt, Vedang Raina, Manoj Pahwa, Harsh Singh
The 100 Best Novels in Translation
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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021
Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.
The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.
These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.
“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.
“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.
“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.
“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”
Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.
There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.
“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.
“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.
“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”
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Mr Kandhari is legally authorised to conduct marriages in the gurdwara
He has officiated weddings of Sikhs and people of different faiths from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Russia, the US and Canada
Father of two sons, grandfather of six
Plays golf once a week
Enjoys trying new holiday destinations with his wife and family
Walks for an hour every morning
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Loyola College, Chennai, India
2019 is a milestone because he completes 50 years in business
Results:
CSIL 2-star 145cm One Round with Jump-Off
1. Alice Debany Clero (USA) on Amareusa S 38.83 seconds
2. Anikka Sande (NOR) For Cash 2 39.09
3. Georgia Tame (GBR) Cash Up 39.42
4. Nadia Taryam (UAE) Askaria 3 39.63
5. Miriam Schneider (GER) Fidelius G 47.74
The Freedom Artist
By Ben Okri (Head of Zeus)
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What is a robo-adviser?
Robo-advisers use an online sign-up process to gauge an investor’s risk tolerance by feeding information such as their age, income, saving goals and investment history into an algorithm, which then assigns them an investment portfolio, ranging from more conservative to higher risk ones.
These portfolios are made up of exchange traded funds (ETFs) with exposure to indices such as US and global equities, fixed-income products like bonds, though exposure to real estate, commodity ETFs or gold is also possible.
Investing in ETFs allows robo-advisers to offer fees far lower than traditional investments, such as actively managed mutual funds bought through a bank or broker. Investors can buy ETFs directly via a brokerage, but with robo-advisers they benefit from investment portfolios matched to their risk tolerance as well as being user friendly.
Many robo-advisers charge what are called wrap fees, meaning there are no additional fees such as subscription or withdrawal fees, success fees or fees for rebalancing.
Results
2pm: Al Sahel Contracting Company – Maiden (PA) Dh50,000 (Dirt) 1,200m; Winner: AF Mutakafel, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)
2.30pm: Dubai Real Estate Centre – Maiden (TB) Dh60,000 (D) 1,200m; Winner: El Baareq, Antonio Fresu, Rashed Bouresly
3pm: Shadwell – Rated Conditions (TB) Dh100,000 (D) 1,950m; Winner: Lost Eden, Andrea Atzeni, Doug Watson
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5pm: Dubai Real Estate Centre – (TB) Handicap Dh64,000 (D) 1,600m; Winner: Lahmoom, Royston Ffrench, Salem bin Ghadayer
How Beautiful this world is!
Brief scores:
Everton 0
Leicester City 1
Vardy 58'
Countries recognising Palestine
France, UK, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, San Marino and Andorra
What is a Ponzi scheme?
A fraudulent investment operation where the scammer provides fake reports and generates returns for old investors through money paid by new investors, rather than through ligitimate business activities.
