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23 Apr, 2015

NBA visits Cuba

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The NBA holds a four day basketball camp for Cuba’s men and women National basketball team and a youth camp in Havana. the first professional sports team to visit Havana since the declaration of detente of the Cold War enemies. The training camp’s aim is top-level Cuban players as well as children and teenagers. It features Utah Jazz coach Snyder and Orlando Magic coach James Borrego, among others. Cuban Basketball Federation Chairman:

It’s magnificent that the NBA and FIBA are working on training youth and the development of this sport in our country in a way that will benefit the future of this sport at a national and international level

15 Apr, 2015

Rockets 117-91 Jazz

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The Rockets win 117-91. Harden scores a triple-double (16 points, 11 rebounds and ten assists), Howard scores 14 points and Smith scores 13 points. Cotton scores 14 points for the Jazz. Howard on playoffs game:

We want to win a championship and that’s the goal. You can have a great regular season but the most important thing is what you do in the playoffs.

Coach McHale:

We came out and had good juice. We had a great second quarter and really got out running and got some stops.

Coach Snyder:

They were just better than us. They just outplayed us and there’s no shame in that for our group.