BOSTON (AP) — As the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics prepare to tip off the NBA Finals, the four biggest names in the series are looking at this moment through different lenses. Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, left, and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (AP) Boston’s Jayson Tatum and...
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...
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis plans to be ready for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. His left calf is another issue. Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, left, guard Derrick White, center, and center Kristaps Porzingis, right, watch from the bench as the Cleveland Cavaliers...
BOSTON (AP) — Whether injured Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will be ready in time for the start of the NBA Finals this week is still to be determined. Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, left, guard Derrick White, center, and center Kristaps Porzingis, right, watch from the bench as the...
Kyrie Irving returning to Boston. Luka Doncic’s first trip to the title round. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, getting another chance at a ring. Kristaps Porzingis facing his former team, too. Dallas Mavericks guards Luka Doncic, left, and Kyrie Irving (AP) Pick a storyline. There are many in...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick White stood stoically at midcourt as his teammates celebrated Monday night, May 27. Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, center, celebrates with his teammates after Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Indiana Pacers, Monday, May 27, in...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jrue Holiday overcame an illness to convert the go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds left, then made the game-saving steal to help the Boston Celtics rally from an 18-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-111 on Saturday night, May 25, for a 3-0 lead in...
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown was a big enough problem for the Indiana Pacers even before an All-NBA snub that may have given him an added desire to show how much he can do for the Boston Celtics. Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown attempts a shot over Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith during the...
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics entered the playoffs expecting to get everyone’s best shot. The East’s top seed barely survived a tough one to open the Eastern Conference finals. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum puts up a shot against Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell in overtime of Game 1 of...
BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford wanted to savor the moment. With play stopped and the Celtics’ victory no longer in doubt, Horford turned in the direction of the sideline, walked a few paces, stopped and extended his hands overhead, bringing an already raucous TD Garden crowd to its feet in applause....
CLEVELAND (AP) — Even when it's supposed to be somewhat easy, the Boston Celtics have a weird way of making things hard. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, center, drives against Cleveland Cavaliers forwards Dean Wade and Evan Mobley, left, during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Jaylen Brown added 28 and the Boston Celtics looked more like themselves after stumbling at home, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 106-93, on Saturday night, May 11, in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Boston Celtics...
