Donovan Mitchell’s availability will be among the top storylines Wednesday when the Cleveland Cavaliers, facing elimination, visit the Boston Celtics for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Monday, May 13, 2024
Jayson Tatum tossed in a game-high 33 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 on Monday in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell has been a nightmare to cover for the Celtics defense so far in the Eastern Conference semifinals and that trend continued in Game 3. The sharpshooting guard erupted for 27 first-half points against a switching Boston defense to keep the Cavs in the game. Mitchel…
Friday, May 10, 2024
BOSTON — The Celtics had a Game 2 hiccup against the Miami Heat in their opening playoff series, brushed it off, and never looked back. They ran the table, flew into the next series and looked invincible in the process.
Thursday, May 09, 2024
Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to 40 months in prison and three years supervised release by a federal judge on Thursday for his role in defrauding the league healthcare plan of more than $5 million over four years.
Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee agreed to become head coach of the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.
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Klay Thompson, Jamal Murray and Stephen Curry.
The top-seeded Boston Celtics will open their Eastern Conference semifinal series facing an opponent that already has expressed it has more to prove.
It took an extra few days, but the second round of the NBA playoffs is set for the Celtics. They will face the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, who advanced by defeating Orlando in Game 7 on Sunday.
As of Friday, the Celtics were still awaiting their opponent for their second-round series but the NBA officially released two potential options for Game 1 start times in that series.
The Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham on Friday after two seasons and a 90-74 regular-season record.
Current and former owners of the 76ers bought more than 2,000 tickets to mute the presence of New York Knicks fans attending Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday night.
The Boston Celtics will be without Kristaps Porzingis in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, not that they will get much sympathy from the Miami Heat ahead of the possible closeout game Wednesday night.
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was named NBA Executive of the Year on Tuesday.
MIAMI — Even when Payton Pritchard didn’t get consistent playing time earlier in his career, he still earned respect from his teammates. That’s natural considering all the work Pritchard put in behind the scenes as he stayed prepared even when the minutes weren’t coming.
