Dr. Phil Borst played significant leadership roles in the successful effort by Indiana and the City of Indianapolis to host the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments and the NCAA Men’s March Madness Tournament.
Meet Dr. Philip Borst (PU DVM ’75), a Purdue Veterinary Medicine alumnus and long-time Indianapolis practitioner who also serves as co-chairman of the local organizing committee for the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. His innovative career combination began while he was a student at Purdue where, in addition to his studies, he also served as a student manager of the Men’s Basketball Team.
Raptors fell in the fourth quarter
The Toronto Raptors provided three quarters of good opposition to the Nuggets in Denver on Thursday, but eventually they collapsed in the fourth quarter and fell to 121-111.
Michael Porter Jr. contributed the most to Nick Nurse, who scored 23 points, in addition to 7 rebounds and assists. His teammate Nikola Jokic scored a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. In total, 7 players from the home team scored more than 10 points.
Among the tourist camps, OG Anunoby scored the highest with 25 points, while Kyle Lowry and Khem Birch scored 20 points.
The playoffs seem to be getting farther and farther away from the Raptors. The Raptors are currently 2.5 games behind the Washington Wizards in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. The top 10 get playoff tickets.
Published on: Thursday, April 29, 2021
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Jeff Green of the Brooklyn Nets dunks the ball during the game against the Toronto Raptors.
LOS ANGELES: Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving combined for 26 points as the Brooklyn Nets became the first Eastern Conference team to punch their playoff ticket on Tuesday with a 116-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
The Nets overturned a six-point deficit with just under 10 minutes remaining in the final quarter to pull away for a win which leaves them on top of the conference with 42 wins and 20 defeats.
Durant finished with 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks while Irving ended with nine points on a night when seven Brooklyn players posted double-digit points totals.
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There are six games on the NBA schedule on Thursday night, with the Nets and Pacers getting national attention on NBA TV. Here are the breakdowns, including the FanDuel latest lines.
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Apr 29, 2021
The NBA season is heading down the home stretch, with only 18 days remaining in the regular season, which ends on May 16. There are six games on Thursday night, and here s everything you need to on each game, including game times and the point spreads courtesy of
We ll also keep you current down the home stretch on what the game means to both teams, when applicable, in regards to the race for playoff spots.
Trail Blazers vs. Pacers: Game thread, lineups, TV info and more
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The Pacers are back home to face the Blazers and put their three-game winning streak to the test against a Portland team that has struggled of late but should be fully engaged to end their current five-game losing streak.
The Blazers added noted Pacers killer, Norman Powell at the trade deadline but have hit a rough stretch recently while wading through a tough stretch of the schedule. The Pacers on the other hand have won three straight with wins over the two worst teams in the East and OKC who has been masquerading as the worst team in the West of late despite being ahead of two teams in the standings.