Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors celebrates his three-point shot against the Memphis Grizzlies in the fourth quarter in Game Six of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals at Chase Center on May 13, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (AFP) The Golden State Warriors pulled away...
Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a scare to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-98 and move to the brink of the Western Conference playoff finals on Monday. Curry poured in 18 points in the final quarter as an out-of-sorts Warriors reeled in the Grizzlies with less...
Ja Morant erupted for 47 points as the Memphis Grizzlies outmuscled the Golden State Warriors to level their Western Conference NBA playoff series with a bruising 106-101 victory on Tuesday. Morant's career-high playoff points total dragged Memphis over the line to square the best-of-seven...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics is surrounded by Kevin Durant and Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets as he heads to the net in the second quarter during Game Four of the Eastern Conference First Round Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on April 25, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics dunks the ball during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during Round 1 Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2022 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (AFP) The Toronto Raptors stayed alive, the Utah Jazz pulled level and the Boston Celtics pushed the...
Marcus Smart (AFP) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was named Monday as the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the first backcourt player to take the award since Gary Payton in 1996. Smart became the second Boston player to capture the award after Kevin Garnett in 2008. "I'm proud to have...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics celebrates the game winning basket as Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the fourth quarter of Round 1 Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at TD Garden on April 17, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) Jayson Tatum spun in for a...
Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks high fives Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks during the game against the Boston Celtics on April 7, 2022 at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (AFP) The Miami Heat sealed top seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs on Thursday as the...
Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets react during the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on April 06, 2022 in New York City. The Nets won 110-98. (AFP) Jaylen Brown scored 25 points on Wednesday as the Boston Celtics kept up their push for the number two...
Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors drives to the basket during the game against the Boston Celtics on March 28, 2022 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (AFP) Pascal Siakam poured in 40 points as the Toronto Raptors snapped the Boston Celtics' six-game win streak with a 115-112...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics shoots the ball against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second half at TD Garden on March 27, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (AFP) Boston seized a share of the Eastern Conference lead, Phoenix dumped Philadelphia in a possible NBA Finals preview and Kyrie...
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics celebrates a three point basket during the game against the Denver Nuggets on March 20, 2022 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. (AFP) Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points each as the Boston Celtics romped to a 124-104 road victory over Nikola...
