BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in. Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum, center, raises the trophy after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals, Monday, June 17, in...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night, June 17, under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, drives against Dallas Mavericks...
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, June 14, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics, 122-84, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Dallas Mavericks...
DALLAS (AP) — The last 12 games where Kyrie Irving has played against the Boston Celtics have all ended with the same outcome. Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving laughs with teammates during basketball practice, Tuesday, June 11, in Dallas, in preparation for Game 3 of the NBA Finals...
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving directed obscene gestures and profanity at a hostile crowd in Boston the last time the star Dallas guard saw the Celtics, one of his former teams, in the playoffs two years ago. Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving holds the Western Conference Trophy after Game 5 of the...
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic lunged for the ball after a steal by Anthony Edwards, knocking it far enough away to create a scramble and a jump ball the Dallas superstar won. Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson during the second half in Game...
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic already had a balky right knee and an achy left ankle when he fell hard on his back while battling his primary defender, Lu Dort, for a loose ball. Dallas Mavericks' Kyrie Irving, left, and Luka Doncic, right, celebrate the team's win in Game 3 of an NBA basketball...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame the return of Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard to beat Los Angeles, 96-93, on Tuesday night, April 23, and tie their Western Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Dallas Mavericks guard Luka...
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic draped their arms over each other in a pseudo-embrace, smiles of exhaustion on the faces of the co-stars of the Dallas Mavericks. Kyrie Irving (left) and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks (AP) The final seconds of a 147-136 overtime victory against...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic scored 35 points as the Denver Nuggets held off a second-half rally by the Minnesota Timberwolves to record a 115-112 victory over their Western Conference rivals on Tuesday, March 19. Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks drives past Devin Vassell of the San...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- On the first anniversary of his trade to Dallas, Kyrie Irving returned to Brooklyn on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and showed his old team what they had lost with 36 points as the Mavericks beat the Nets, 119-107. Kyrie Irving of the Dallas Mavericks drives the ball past Mikal Bridges of the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Dallas star guard Kyrie Irving has a right heel contusion, but escaped worse injury when teammate Dwight Powell fell hard on his outstretched foot in the Mavericks' NBA win in Portland. Dallas star guard Kyrie Irving (AFP) A statement posted by the team on the X social...
