DALLAS (AP) — It's over. That's what the numbers say. There will be a record-setting 18th championship for the Boston Celtics to celebrate soon, maybe very soon. They have a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, a lead that has never been wasted in any NBA series, ever. The stats are absolute. The Celtics,...
DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn't do an encore with reporters two days after Boston's big man answered questions in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of his rare lower left leg injury. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn't offer much insight, either, which means Thursday's injury...
DALLAS (AP) — Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball film he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum reacts after scoring a basket against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half...
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...
BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday provided scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown contributed, too — with their passing and defense. Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday takes a shot over Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington during the first half of Game 2 of...
BOSTON (AP) — Jason Kidd couldn’t figure out how to stop the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Now he’s hoping they will get in their own way. The Mavericks coach seemed eager to sow dissension in the Boston locker room on Saturday, June 8, when he singled out Jaylen Brown as the...
BOSTON (AP) — The Mavericks couldn’t figure out how best to utilize big man Kristaps Porzingis during his three seasons in Dallas. Three years later, the Mavericks now have a big Porzingis problem in the NBA Finals. Dallas coach Jason Kidd said before the start of the series that he didn’t...
BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline with a calf injury. Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown goes up for a dunk against the Dallas Mavericks during the first...
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...
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed general manager Nico Harrison to a multi-year contract extension with the club headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in 13 years. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison (AP) The deal for Harrison was announced Tuesday, June 4, two days...
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...
