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The Dallas Mavericks increased their lead to 3-0 after a 116-107 Game 3 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nick Wright … source
The Celtics were blessed with the easiest run to the NBA Finals of all time
Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky. Boston Celtics Both of you are lucky. and That’s great. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and co. definitely deserve to be in the NBA Finals. After all, this team had the best record in the entire league with a 64-18 regular season and was resilient in the playoffs, winning multiple […]
Celtics sweep Pacers to reach NBA Finals
INDIANAPOLIS — Derrick White stood calmly in the center of the court Monday night as his teammates celebrated a victory. He saw Al Horford run toward the coaching staff looking for his son long before Jayson Tatum tossed the ball high in the air and Jaylen Brown hoisted the Eastern Conference Finals MVP trophy. Coach […]
Boston Celtics Punch Ticket To NBA Finals After Sweeping Indiana Pacers
The Boston Celtics are heading to the NBA Finals! With 43 seconds left in the game, the Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White The Celtics hit a three-pointer to tie the game and take the lead, eventually winning four straight games against the Indiana Pacers and clinching a spot in the NBA Finals. The Celtics […]
Pacers Rick Carlisle snaps at reporter after loss to Celtics
Understandably, head coach Rick Carlisle was unhappy with his Indiana Pacers’ Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics. The Pacers head coach, recalling how the team blew an eight-point lead with under three minutes to play in Saturday’s game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, fired back without listening to a reporter’s question to completion. “I just rewatched […]
Cavaliers Fire JB Bickerstaff After Losing In Near Sweep To Celtics, Though The Move Makes Zero Sense: REPORT
And this is why Cleveland is Cleveland. This season, the Cleveland Cavaliers had their first appearance in the Eastern Conference semifinals in six years, but despite the progression, the franchise decided Thursday morning to fire their head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, according to ESPN. The 45-year-old Bickerstaff rebuilt the Cavs as we see today, winning a […]
Tyrese Haliburton Injury Updates: Pacers star ruled out for Game 3 vs. Celtics, ‘desperately wants to play’
Tyrese Haliburton was ejected from the game in the Indiana Pacers’ Game 2 loss. Boston Celtics It’s at least his second hamstring injury this season, and his return during the NBA playoffs is in doubt. With the Pacers down 2-0 heading into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski report The Pacers […]
Jaylen Brown scores 40 to propel Celtics to Game 2 win over Pacers
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored a career-high 40 points in the playoffs, including 10 that helped Boston take the lead with 20 straight points in the first half, and the Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 126-110 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Following Game 1, Brown knocked down […]
What went wrong for Pacers on fateful play in Game 1 loss to Celtics
The Pacers wanted to foul. But the perfect opportunity never came. Then disaster struck, when Celtics wing Jaylen Brown hit a game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left in the fourth quarter of Boston’s eventual 133-128 overtime win over the Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night in Boston. Jaylen Brown’s […]
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown save Celtics in OT win over Pacers in Game 1
BOSTON — The Celtics entered the playoffs hoping for everyone’s best shot. The East’s top seed barely survived a tough battle to open the Eastern Conference Finals. Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, including 10 in overtime on Jaylen Brown’s game-tying 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in regulation, and Boston defeated the Indiana Pacers 133-128 on […]