The Fiji women’s basketball team is aiming for nothing less than a gold medal at the 17th Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz are both off to sluggish starts.

Anthony Davis scored 30 points with 13 rebounds, Rui Hachimura added 19 points and the Los Angeles Lakers earned a 116-110 victory Sunday over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.

Anthony Edwards scored eight of his team-high 33 points in the final 2:28, and the Minnesota Timberwolves posted a 116-110 win over the Golden State Warriors night in San Francisco.

Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 26 points, Alperen Sengun added 23 and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to six with a 107-104 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets

Having a mixture of new and experienced players is a plus for the Fiji men’s basketball team at the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

The Fiji Women’s Basketball team completed their final courtwork session in the country yesterday.

Caris LeVert came off the bench to lead a balanced attack with 22 points, Dean Wade buried a pair of key 3-pointers to open the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a season-series sweep over the Golden State Warriors with a 118-110 victory Saturday night in San Francisco.

The Detroit Pistons haven’t won since they defeated the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 28, a stretch of seven losses. The Pistons will try to collect their first victory in November at the Bulls’ expense in Chicago on Sunday night.

The Miami Heat may need to be creative at the start of a minimum two-week stretch without their leading scorer, starting with the Atlanta Hawks.

Fiji Basketball men’s national coach Lai Puamau is confident about facing the strong Tahiti team in their opening pool match at the Pacific Games in Honiara.

Fiji Basketball’s USA-based power forward Joshua Fox finds motivation in the disappointment of their third-place finish in the 2019 Pacific Games.