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Kyrie Irving sounds ready to keep chasing titles in Dallas after NBA Finals loss to Boston
Read full article: Kyrie Irving sounds ready to keep chasing titles in Dallas after NBA Finals loss to BostonKyrie Irving sounds as if he wants to stay in Dallas in the long term after the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games in the NBA Finals.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis returns to play for Game 5 of NBA Finals against Mavericks
Read full article: Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis returns to play for Game 5 of NBA Finals against MavericksKristaps Porzingis returned to play for the Celtics as they attempted to close out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championship
Read full article: Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championshipThe Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch their unprecedented 18th championship under the banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters.
Celtics take season's worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure title
Read full article: Celtics take season's worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure titleThe Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season.
Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals
Read full article: Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA FinalsLuka 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, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Porzingis available for Celtics as they try to wrap up sweep of NBA Finals against Mavericks
Read full article: Porzingis available for Celtics as they try to wrap up sweep of NBA Finals against MavericksKristaps Porzingis will be in uniform and available to play in a limited role when the Boston Celtics try to wrap up a sweep of the NBA Finals in Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks.
Celtics land the biggest punches again, top Mavericks to move 1 win from NBA title
Read full article: Celtics land the biggest punches again, top Mavericks to move 1 win from NBA titleJoe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball video he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions.
Celtics' Porzingis out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of rare tendon injury in lower left leg
Read full article: Celtics' Porzingis out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of rare tendon injury in lower left legKristaps Porzingis did not play for the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg suffered in the previous game.
Celtics traded for Jrue Holiday with NBA Finals in mind, and now they're 2 wins away from title
Read full article: Celtics traded for Jrue Holiday with NBA Finals in mind, and now they're 2 wins away from titleThe Boston Celtics had the NBA Finals in mind when they went out and acquired Jrue Holiday.
Bond between Celtics' Joe Mazzulla and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola's on display at NBA Finals
Read full article: Bond between Celtics' Joe Mazzulla and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola's on display at NBA FinalsJoe Mazzulla watches as many Manchester City matches as he can, and there’s a clear symmetry there between that English soccer powerhouse and his Boston Celtics.
Redemption-minded Celtics set to match up with opportunistic Mavericks in NBA Finals
Read full article: Redemption-minded Celtics set to match up with opportunistic Mavericks in NBA FinalsThe Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics prepare to tip off the NBA Finals and the four biggest names in the series are looking at this moment through different lenses.
Celtics have followed 'craziness' of Joe Mazzulla's coaching style straight to the NBA Finals
Read full article: Celtics have followed 'craziness' of Joe Mazzulla's coaching style straight to the NBA FinalsJoe Mazzulla was thrust into a job he didn’t expect to have following former Celtics coach Ime Udoka’s suspension just days before the start of training camp last season.
Injured Kristaps Porzingis on track for return as Celtics prepare for NBA Finals against Mavericks
Read full article: Injured Kristaps Porzingis on track for return as Celtics prepare for NBA Finals against MavericksThe Celtics traded for 7-footer Kristaps Porzingis this past offseason hoping he might be the missing piece to help them hoist their 18th title.
Celtics rally late again to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finals
Read full article: Celtics rally late again to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finalsDerrick White’s tiebreaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left gave Boston the lead and the Celtics closed out a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers 105-102 to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in three years.
Brown matches career playoff high with 40 points, Celtics beat Pacers to take 2-0 lead in East
Read full article: Brown matches career playoff high with 40 points, Celtics beat Pacers to take 2-0 lead in EastJaylen Brown matched his career playoff high with 40 points and the Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 126-110 to open a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla says playoff basketball doesn't change much from regular season
Read full article: Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla says playoff basketball doesn't change much from regular seasonThere’s been a notion in the NBA for years, one that says the game changes when the postseason rolls around.
The Celtics have been the NBA's most dominant team. Only a championship will make season complete
Read full article: The Celtics have been the NBA's most dominant team. Only a championship will make season completeThe Celtics spent the regular season racking up superlatives and pulverizing opponents with one of the league’s most versatile rosters.
Brown, Tatum lead Celtics to 3rd-biggest win in franchise history, 140-88 over weary Warriors
Read full article: Brown, Tatum lead Celtics to 3rd-biggest win in franchise history, 140-88 over weary WarriorsJaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 on his 26th birthday, and the NBA-best Boston Celtics posted their third-largest winning margin in franchise history, drubbing the weary Golden State Warriors 140-88.
Doc Rivers' first win as Bucks coach means he'll lead East All-Stars after huge rally to beat Mavs
Read full article: Doc Rivers' first win as Bucks coach means he'll lead East All-Stars after huge rally to beat MavsGiannis Antetokounmpo scored 48 points and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a 25-point deficit for their first victory under coach Doc Rivers, beating the Dallas Mavericks 129-117 on Saturday night.
Busy Celtics and Bucks drive NBA betting action, but champion Nuggets getting heavy action
Read full article: Busy Celtics and Bucks drive NBA betting action, but champion Nuggets getting heavy actionThe offseason moves by the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks got the attention of the NBA world and those who bet on the sport.
Stevens: Mazzulla will be back as Celtics coach, team 'without a doubt' wants Brown to return
Read full article: Stevens: Mazzulla will be back as Celtics coach, team 'without a doubt' wants Brown to returnCeltics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens sees a team in need of small tweaks, not massive disruption to leadership or its core.
Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals
Read full article: Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA FinalsJimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin gave Miami 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals to help the Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback.
Celtics look to pull off the impossible, as Heat stand on brink of making NBA Finals
Read full article: Celtics look to pull off the impossible, as Heat stand on brink of making NBA FinalsBlown out in Game 3, facing elimination in Game 4, tasked with engineering the sort of comeback that no team in their league has ever pulled off before.
Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals
Read full article: Heat roll past Celtics 128-102, take 3-0 lead in Eastern Conference finalsGabe Vincent scored a career-high 29 points, Duncan Robinson added 22 and the eighth-seeded Miami Heat are now just one win from the NBA Finals after rolling past the Boston Celtics 128-102 on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference title series.
Eastern Conference finals coaching matchup as intriguing as the action on court
Read full article: Eastern Conference finals coaching matchup as intriguing as the action on courtAs much as this latest Eastern Conference finals pairing between the Heat and Celtics is a matchup that will lean heavily on stars like Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum, Game 1 proved it also will be a clash of Boston's rookie coach Joe Mazzulla and Miami's Erik Spoelstra.
Tatum's 4th-quarter 3s push Celtics past 76ers 95-86; force Game 7
Read full article: Tatum's 4th-quarter 3s push Celtics past 76ers 95-86; force Game 7Jayson Tatum missed his first six 3-pointers before he drilled two straight clutch ones late in the game that pushed the Celtics past the Philadelphia 76ers 95-86 to send the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Boston for Game 7.
Brown scores season-high 41 points, Celtics beat Pelicans
Read full article: Brown scores season-high 41 points, Celtics beat PelicansJaylen Brown scored a season-high 41 points and had 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics won their fourth straight game, holding off the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 on Wednesday night.
Mazzulla says Celtics need time to heal in wake of Udoka ban
Read full article: Mazzulla says Celtics need time to heal in wake of Udoka banThe Celtics were supposed to enter the preseason as one of the favorites to emerge from the Eastern Conference on the heels of their surprise run to the NBA Finals last season under rookie head coach Ime Udoka.
Celtics: Udoka suspended for 'multiple' policy violations
Read full article: Celtics: Udoka suspended for 'multiple' policy violationsThe Boston Celtics suspended coach Ime Udoka for the upcoming season after a months-long investigation by an external law firm that found multiple violations of team policies.