MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are poised to accomplish something never before seen in the NBA, an extremely rare feat in the history of major American professional sports. Behind a superb comeback from Derrick White just before the buzzer sounded, the Boston Celtics won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals 104-103, beating the Miami … Read more
BOSTON — As he arrived in the arena for Game 5, Derrick White received a familiar text. It was four letters – DTBG – and he knew exactly what they meant. These are the letters he wears on his wrist every day, the same message he hears every time he speaks since he was 8 … Read more
BOSTON — From a series sweep to a serious series, the Boston Celtics are transforming the Eastern Conference Finals. They’re still in a big hole, but they won easily again Thursday, 110-97, in Game 5 against the Miami Heat, with four of their starters scoring at least 20 points, and are now two wins away … Read more
BOSTON — From a series sweep to a serious series, the Boston Celtics are transforming the Eastern Conference Finals. They’re still in a big hole, but they won easily again Thursday, 110-97, in Game 5 against the Miami Heat, with four of their starters scoring at least 20 points, and are now two wins away … Read more
MIAMI — Coming out of halftime, the Celtics needed something to change if they wanted to salvage their season. But after a few minutes, it was clear that was not the case. Jaylen Brown was trapped in the corner, another turnaround was coming and things were about to get out of hand. Then suddenly, a … Read more
MIAMI — Going into Game 3, the Boston Celtics had a plan and a goal. They knew one more loss would push their season to an irreparable breaking point. They came with the best intentions. Then everything fell apart. So after a 128-102 loss to lose 0-3 to the Miami Heat, Joe Mazzulla came out … Read more
BOSTON — Going nose-to-nose with Jimmy Butler hasn’t worked out well for the Celtics so far in this series. Boston was still up seven in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals when Grant Williams started chewing on Butler. The exchange was so intense, their foreheads touched. There is, however, a … Read more
CHICAGO — While the NBA Draft Lottery was the star of the show this week — with its reveal that the San Antonio Spurs won the right to select Victor Wembanyama — the draft continued in its shadow at Wintrust Arena. Team leaders digested the fallout from the lottery, which created a slew of interesting … Read more
By Joe Vardon, Jay King, Steve Buckley and Jared Weiss BOSTON — The Miami Heat are not the average eighth seed. And now they are three wins away from becoming a historic number 8. The Heat beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday behind 35 points from … Read more
Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals was one of the most triumphant wins in recent Philadelphia 76ers history. After getting some supernova performances from James Harden to even the series, the Sixers entered TD Garden and dominated the Boston Celtics. But that Game 5 victory loses its luster if the Sixers don’t get one … Read more
