Lakers and Heat set to play before fans, a year after NBA Finals
3 years, 6 months ago

Lakers and Heat set to play before fans, a year after NBA Finals

The Hindu  

On their respective ways to the NBA Finals last season, there was one important element missing for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. That changes for last year’s finalists on Thursday night when the Lakers play host to Phoenix and the Heat returns home to face Milwaukee in a pair of Round 1, Game 3 matchups. But Heat forward Jimmy Butler stopped short of saying having a raucous home crowd, which if capacity is hit would be the biggest in the NBA during this virus-marred season, would automatically help Miami’s chances. The Lakers, who won last season’s NBA championship in the restart bubble at Walt Disney World, haven’t won a playoff game in their home arena since May 18, 2012. Here’s how long ago that was: Lakers forward LeBron James was a month away from his first NBA title in Miami, Suns guard Chris Paul was in his first year of a six-year run with the Clippers, and Phoenix center Deandre Ayton was only about a year removed from picking up a basketball for the first time.

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Lakers buried in a barrage of 24 Miami threes in blowout: ‘We’re all embarrassed’
3 weeks ago

Lakers buried in a barrage of 24 Miami threes in blowout: ‘We’re all embarrassed’

LA Times  

Lakers coach JJ Redick reacts during the team’s 134-93 loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. “I’m embarrassed for the Lakers,” Magic Johnson posted on X during the game. Redick said the Lakers are a team that doesn’t look “together” — something that was easy to see as players had animated conversations with one another and with the bench after …

Lakers’ lineup changes pay off with a convincing win over the Spurs
4 weeks ago

Lakers’ lineup changes pay off with a convincing win over the Spurs

LA Times  

Anthony Davis grabs the rebound ahead of Harrison Barnes in the first half. It was almost 4 a.m. Wednesday when the Lakers arrived at their San Antonio-area hotel, their last two losses exposing some of the worst internal fears of the team. Their body language said what no one dared mutter publicly: “Here we go again.” But by the Lakers …

Another lackluster effort as Lakers lose to the Suns
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Another lackluster effort as Lakers lose to the Suns

LA Times  

The idea, JJ Redick said pregame, would be for the Lakers to get back to the plan he set in place when he became the team’s head coach. “I believe that if our group does that, we’ll have good results and results we can live with.” But after two days of hammering home a need to be physical, two days …

Heat Dominate Hornets in Thrilling Fourth-Quarter Showdown
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heat Dominate Hornets in Thrilling Fourth-Quarter Showdown

Associated Press  

The Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 114-106 in their season opener. Jimmy Butler had a double-double with 13 points and 8 assists, while Tyler Herro added 22 points and 5 3-pointers. The Heat dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hornets 33-18 in the final period. The Hornets struggled with 20 turnovers and missed several free throws in the crucial …

Lakers newsletter: How the Lakers couldn’t make a shot but still won their opener
2 months ago

Lakers newsletter: How the Lakers couldn’t make a shot but still won their opener

LA Times  

Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome to The Times’ Lakers newsletter, where we talk about a team that just managed to do the impossible — win on opening night and during a LeBron James milestone game. In their win against Minnesota, the Lakers made only five of 30 from three, an appallingly bad shooting night for a team …

Lakers newsletter: Changes made by JJ Redick are already evident
4 months ago

Lakers newsletter: Changes made by JJ Redick are already evident

LA Times  

Hey everyone, this is Dan Woike and welcome back to the Lakers newsletter, the weekly chance to check in on the organization that once gave you Antonio Harvey in the dunk contest. For the ones who didn’t, mid-August is when the ramp up to training camp really gets going with many players returning to Los Angeles to go through workouts …

Lakers were built to come back from 3-0 deficit vs. Nuggets
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakers were built to come back from 3-0 deficit vs. Nuggets

LA Times  

LeBron James drives past Denver’s Aaron Gordon, left, and Nikola Jokic for two of his 30 points in the Lakers’ Game 4 win Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. While fielding questions after his team’s victory over the Denver Nuggets, Lakers coach Darvin Ham asked a question of his own. Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell gestures while talking with LeBron James during Game …

James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home wins
7 months, 4 weeks ago

James, Lakers facing elimination Saturday. Magic, Pelicans and Heat seek home wins

Associated Press  

Nikola Jokic moved LeBron James out of the way as they battled for a rebound, grabbed the ball, got fouled and scored off the putback. And all James could do was turn his palms skyward, as if to ask “what else can I do?” That sequence in the third quarter of Game 3 of the first-round NBA playoff series between …

Gordon, Jokic lead the Nuggets to the brink of a sweep with a 112-105 win over the Lakers in Game 3
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Gordon, Jokic lead the Nuggets to the brink of a sweep with a 112-105 win over the Lakers in Game 3

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — With one championship ring and a tenacious veteran core, the Denver Nuggets are a daunting matchup for any opponent in the NBA. They’re clearly a particular nightmare for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, who are one game away from an early summer after Denver stretched its winning streak in this lopsided rivalry to a whopping …

Celtics were beaten at their own game at 3-point line in Game 2 loss to Heat
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Celtics were beaten at their own game at 3-point line in Game 2 loss to Heat

Associated Press  

BOSTON — After outscoring the Heat by 42 points from the 3-point line in a 20-point playoff series-opening win, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla knew Miami would adjust for Game 2. Boston, the NBA’s second-best 3-point shooting team, set its own playoff franchise record with 22 3-point makes in Game 1. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before the game that his …

Heat face Celtics in first round after epic conference finals duel last season
8 months ago

Heat face Celtics in first round after epic conference finals duel last season

Associated Press  

BOSTON — As the Boston Celtics prepare for what they hope will be their latest NBA title run, coach Joe Mazzulla had his team look to past NBA champions for inspiration. And we have to be ready for that.” It’s a lesson Boston learned last season when the Miami Heat jumped on the Celtics 3-0 in the Eastern conference finals, …

NBA: Sixers Beat Heat to Book Playoff Date With Knicks, Bulls Rout Hawks
8 months ago

NBA: Sixers Beat Heat to Book Playoff Date With Knicks, Bulls Rout Hawks

News 18  

The Philadelphia 76ers, fueled by 23 points from NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, rallied to beat the Miami Heat 105-104 on Wednesday and book a first-round playoff clash with the New York Knicks. Batum made six of the 76ers’ 12 three-pointers, and 76ers coach Nick Nurse credited his long-range shooting with helping Philadelphia break through against the Miami zone …

NBA Play-In Game Preview: West games on Tuesday. East games on Wednesday. Eliminations on Friday
8 months, 1 week ago

NBA Play-In Game Preview: West games on Tuesday. East games on Wednesday. Eliminations on Friday

Associated Press  

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the play-in tournament. We’ll see what we got whenever the time gets here.” Golden State gets a short bus ride north for an elimination game against the Kings, on the same floor where the Warriors won a road Game 7 in Round 1 last season. 7 seed; Memphis beat San …

The NBA play-in games are set. It’ll be Heat-76ers, Hawks-Bulls, Lakers-Pelicans and Warriors-Kings
8 months, 1 week ago

The NBA play-in games are set. It’ll be Heat-76ers, Hawks-Bulls, Lakers-Pelicans and Warriors-Kings

Associated Press  

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are staying in New Orleans for a couple more days. That’s what everybody laces their shoes up for, to win basketball games and have a chance to win a championship.” The only first-round series that was set before Sunday was Clippers-Mavericks in the West. “Let’s get ready for the playoffs.” Among the biggest …

Stakes are clear for Lakers: Beat Pelicans and win 8th spot in West
8 months, 1 week ago

Stakes are clear for Lakers: Beat Pelicans and win 8th spot in West

LA Times  

Finally, the stakes are perfectly clear. Sunday, in their last game of the season, the Lakers can win their way out of the back half of the NBA’s play-in tournament, a spot where they could face a horror-movie fate — Stephen Curry in a win-or-go-home game. “But you fight through it, all fight for one common goal.” And then there’s …

Lakers clinging to ninth place in West after loss to Warriors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakers clinging to ninth place in West after loss to Warriors

LA Times  

Lakers forward Rui Hachimura grabs a rebound from the Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis, left, and Jonathan Kuminga during the first half Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. With the end of the season barreling toward them, the Lakers played what could end be their final home game, losing a key game for postseason positioning 134-120 to Golden State. The Lakers lead the …

D’Angelo Russell scores 44 as Lakers edge Bucks at last second in thriller
9 months, 2 weeks ago

D’Angelo Russell scores 44 as Lakers edge Bucks at last second in thriller

LA Times  

Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell, left, controls the ball in front of Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez during the first half of the Lakers’ 123-122 win Friday at Crypto.com Arena. With the Lakers needing one last stop, Spencer Dinwiddie, the Angeleno native making his first start for the team, smothered Lillard and blocked a potential game-winner in the final seconds, securing …

Lakers show signs that they’re turning into a playoff team
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakers show signs that they’re turning into a playoff team

LA Times  

Hey everyone, it’s Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times, welcome to this week’s Lakers newsletter, the free, weekly check-in on the world’s greatest in-season tournament team ever assembled! Because the truth be told is that side of the ball, when you’re really good on that side of the ball consistently, then it frees up a lot for your offense.” …

Lakers can’t match the Suns at the finish in loss on the road
10 months ago

Lakers can’t match the Suns at the finish in loss on the road

LA Times  

The road through the Western Conference is a narrowing path and, ultimately, there will be room for the Lakers or the Suns. Maybe because of the familiarity — Kevin Durant and LeBron James battling for parts of three decades, a Suns coaching staff that owns championship rings with the Lakers or an unconventional fifth meeting this season between the teams …

Lakers hold off late Hornets rally to close road trip with win
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakers hold off late Hornets rally to close road trip with win

LA Times  

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges guards Lakers star LeBron James during the first half of the Lakers’ 124-118 win Monday. “…But all of that said, we kept fighting, making big defensive plays when we needed to.” Monday’s win in Charlotte was the Lakers’ final piece of data for the front office as they enter Thursday’s trade deadline, an incredibly tight …

Lakers’ slump continues with frustrating home loss to Heat
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lakers’ slump continues with frustrating home loss to Heat

LA Times  

The hope, of course, would be that the time back in Los Angeles would do the Lakers some good. The Lakers were largely a sloppy mess in their first of 11 games in Los Angeles between now and Jan. 27, coughing up the ball crippling amounts while letting the shorthanded Heat play in front on a night when they weren’t …

Lakers raise In-Season Tournament banner ahead of Knicks matchup
1 year ago

Lakers raise In-Season Tournament banner ahead of Knicks matchup

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers now have an edge in the championship banners race. The team honored its title in the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament with a new banner hanging from the Crypto.com Arena rafters on Monday ahead of a matchup with the New York Knicks. So, it was a good moment.” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he thought it was …

Lakers helped make NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament one to remember
1 year ago

Lakers helped make NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament one to remember

LA Times  

Lakers star LeBron James holds the NBA Cup trophy surrounded by teammates after winning the championship game of the inaugural in-season tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It wasn’t a jackpot, but it wasn’t a bust My bias on the in-season tournament exists because of the road the Lakers walked — one that began with a highly competitive game …

LeBron hits the Vegas jackpot
1 year ago

LeBron hits the Vegas jackpot

China Daily  

LeBron James hoists the NBA Cup as the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate defeating the Indiana Pacers in the first NBA In-Season Tournament final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. James, AD hold court as Lakers win inaugural in-season tourney LAS VEGAS — As commissioner Adam Silver prepared to hand LeBron James the MVP trophy of the inaugural NBA …

Lakers to hang single In-Season Tournament banner, potential future wins to be added
1 year ago

Lakers to hang single In-Season Tournament banner, potential future wins to be added

New York Times  

The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a unique NBA In-Season Tournament banner to honor their championship this season in the inaugural event, the team announced Monday. The Lakers’ new banner for their home arena will be a different shape and color than the existing NBA championship banners to make it distinct. Lakers Nation, join us in celebrating our undefeated run …

Pacers beat Bucks 128-119 to advance to face Lakers in NBA In-Season Tournament final
1 year ago

Pacers beat Bucks 128-119 to advance to face Lakers in NBA In-Season Tournament final

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Tyrese Haliburton hit his third 3-pointer with less than a minute left, pounded his chest, and looked down at his wrist to let everyone know one thing: “It’s our time!” Haliburton had 27 points and 15 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 128-119 on Thursday night to advance to the championship game in the …

Hollinger: Is In-Season Tournament one of LeBron’s last shots at glory? Plus, Vegas predictions
1 year ago

Hollinger: Is In-Season Tournament one of LeBron’s last shots at glory? Plus, Vegas predictions

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Lakers vs Suns in the quarterfinal of the NBA In-Season Tournament. Beyond that, however, there’s a second question with James that we might ask even more urgently: How many more times will we get to see him in a big game, one with real consequences? Here’s what I’m getting at: If we’re being honest …

Lakers fall to Heat after Anthony Davis injures his hip
1 year, 1 month ago

Lakers fall to Heat after Anthony Davis injures his hip

LA Times  

Lakers forward LeBron James defends Heat forward Jimmy Butler as he looks to take a shot during the first half of the game Monday night in Miami. And obviously, you’re pissed off.” After calling their mistakes against the Orlando Magic on Saturday self-inflicted, the problems Monday were more scattered, the team remaining winless on the road this season. The Lakers …

NBA 2023-24 Regular season schedule: Champion Nuggets take on Lakers in opener
1 year, 4 months ago

NBA 2023-24 Regular season schedule: Champion Nuggets take on Lakers in opener

The Hindu  

The NBA champion Denver Nuggets will kick off the 2023-24 NBA schedule Oct. 24 in a showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers, creating an early rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals. While portions of the schedule have leaked out over the past several days, the NBA released its full-season, team-by-team schedule on Thursday, and the focus is on last …

NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets beats Miami Heat in Game 5, wins first title
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Finals: Denver Nuggets beats Miami Heat in Game 5, wins first title

The Hindu  

Led by 28 points from Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday to bring its first NBA title to Mile High City. With a raucous capacity crowd packed into Ball Arena ready to celebrate, the Nuggets ended a 47-year championship wait by taking the best-of-seven series 4-1. Once again the Nuggets were led by Jokic, …

Heat finally run out of answers as another loss to Nuggets puts them on verge of losing NBA Finals
1 year, 6 months ago

Heat finally run out of answers as another loss to Nuggets puts them on verge of losing NBA Finals

New York Times  

MIAMI – As soon as the whistle blew, you could feel the desperation spread throughout Kaseya Center. GO DEEPER How Nikola Jokić sat and Nuggets still stood tall in Game 4 This is basically what we’ve seen at every turn during this series. They’re so much the focal point of what they do.” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has incredible playoff …

Lakers legend Pat Riley is back in the NBA Finals after instilling famed Heat culture
1 year, 6 months ago

Lakers legend Pat Riley is back in the NBA Finals after instilling famed Heat culture

LA Times  

Maybe the best way to describe Heat Culture would be to consider two ways that Pat Riley has used to define what basically is the backbone of Miami’s franchise. “It’s not always easy,” Riley said in 2020; as per his usual postseason traditions since giving up coaching, he isn’t doing much in the way of interviews right now. “We work.” …

NBA Finals: 3 takeaways from Game 2 as Miami Heat levels series
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Finals: 3 takeaways from Game 2 as Miami Heat levels series

The Hindu  

Jamal Murray’s missed buzzer-beating, three-point shot decided the fate of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Nikola Jokic could not muster the resources to collect another triple double, but contributed a vital 41 points to the Nuggets’ tally. While Jokic struck timely points, most of his teammates failed to do so, barring Jamal Murray’s two treys in the …

NBA Finals: Heat roar back to beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2; level series at 1-1
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Finals: Heat roar back to beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2; level series at 1-1

Firstpost  

Denver Nuggets lost at home for the first time since March 30, and for the first time in 10 home playoff games this year. Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night. Gabe Vincent: 23 PTS, 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PM Jimmy Butler: …

Miami’s NBA Finals record after losing Game 1: Five losses, three titles; But are the Nuggets too spicy for the Heat?
1 year, 6 months ago

Miami’s NBA Finals record after losing Game 1: Five losses, three titles; But are the Nuggets too spicy for the Heat?

The Hindu  

Miami Heat lost the opening game of the 2023 NBA Finals against Denver Nuggets on Thursday. 2012 - Miami Heat vs Oklahoma City Thunder A young Kevin Durant stole the stage in the first game and helped Oklahoma City Thunder claim a win. But that was all the joy that headed Oklahoma’s way as LeBron James, together with Wade, won …

Heat defeat Nuggets in Game 2 of NBA Finals: What worked for Miami in the win
1 year, 6 months ago

Heat defeat Nuggets in Game 2 of NBA Finals: What worked for Miami in the win

New York Times  

DENVER — The Miami Heat have already taken down a No. The eighth-seeded Heat evened the NBA Finals on Sunday by knocking off the Denver Nuggets in Game 2, 111-108. “Our guys, regardless of how the head coach feels, during the fourth quarter, our guys love to compete,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. This is NBA Finals, we are talking …

WATCH: NBA Finals 2023 - Game 1 analysis: Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets turn up the ‘Heat’!
1 year, 6 months ago

WATCH: NBA Finals 2023 - Game 1 analysis: Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets turn up the ‘Heat’!

The Hindu  

The NBA Finals are underway. Seeing how Denver Nuggets outclassed Miami Heat in the opening game, many would be lured into picking the first-time NBA finalists as the favourites. Nikola Jokic produced yet another triple-double performance – 27 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists – but the side around him, too, delivered in the game. With Bam Adebayo occupied trying to …

Malone rouses Nuggets for 'challenge of our lives'
1 year, 6 months ago

Malone rouses Nuggets for 'challenge of our lives'

China Daily  

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone hoists the Western Conference trophy after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 on May 22 to seal a place in the NBA Finals. AP Aaron Gordon bristled at the notion that the Denver Nuggets must operate the "rust versus rest "seesaw with 10 days between their Western Conference title celebration in Los Angeles and …

Jimmy Butler told tennis star Coco Gauff his Miami Heat would reach NBA Finals
1 year, 6 months ago

Jimmy Butler told tennis star Coco Gauff his Miami Heat would reach NBA Finals

Firstpost  

Coco Gauff said Jimmy Butler offered her tickets to see the Heat’s last regular-season game in early April and offered the Finals tickets as well. To hear tennis star Coco Gauff tell it, basketball star Jimmy Butler assured her his Miami Heat would make it to the NBA Finals before they were guaranteed of so much as participating in the …

NBA Finals: Title-hungry Denver Nuggets face odds-defying Miami Heat
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Finals: Title-hungry Denver Nuggets face odds-defying Miami Heat

Firstpost  

The best-of-seven championship series between the Nuggets and Heat begins Thursday at Denver. A Denver Nuggets squad looking to prove its championship quality and an upstart Miami Heat lineup that made defying the odds a trademark are on an NBA Finals collision course. Miami center Bam Adebayo says the key to slowing Jokic is “making him take tough shots” but …

Nuggets-Heat may not be the NBA Finals advertisers dream about, but it’s what the league needs
1 year, 6 months ago

Nuggets-Heat may not be the NBA Finals advertisers dream about, but it’s what the league needs

New York Times  

Forever and ever, an undercurrent of insecurity has rippled through the NBA. This is the first time in 33 years, as The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov pointed out, that an NBA Finals matchup does not have a single player from either team who was voted to the All-NBA First Team. But it’s the NBA Finals the league needs. He may not …

Jimmy Butler told Coco Gauff Miami Heat would reach NBA Finals before even qualifying for playoffs
1 year, 6 months ago

Jimmy Butler told Coco Gauff Miami Heat would reach NBA Finals before even qualifying for playoffs

The Hindu  

To hear tennis star Coco Gauff tell it, basketball star Jimmy Butler assured her his Miami Heat would make it to the NBA Finals before the team was guaranteed of so much as participating in the playoffs. Before the French Open began, 2022 runner-up Gauff — who lives in South Florida and is an avid Heat fan, one who uses …

NBA: Miami Heat rout Boston Celtics to book Finals showdown with Denver Nuggets
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA: Miami Heat rout Boston Celtics to book Finals showdown with Denver Nuggets

Firstpost  

Jimmy Butler played a starring role as the Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals by routing Boston 103-84 on Monday, denying the Celtics a historic comeback after trailing the playoff series 3-0. But we’ve got one more to get.” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said he never doubted his resilient squad could win game seven. “When the ship gets rocky, …

Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals
1 year, 6 months ago

Jimmy Butler helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals

Associated Press  

BOSTON — No unprecedented comeback, no last-tick miracle, no cavalcade of higher seeds is going to prevent these Miami Heat from playing for the NBA title. Eastern Conference finals Most Valuable Player Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the eighth-seeded Heat beat Boston 103-84 in Game 7 on Monday night …

NBA playoffs: Heat dismantle Celtics, punch ticket to finals
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA playoffs: Heat dismantle Celtics, punch ticket to finals

The Hindu  

Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, Caleb Martin added 26 and the Miami Heat became the second No. 8 seed to reach the NBA Finals with a convincing 103-84 victory over the host Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night. Bam Adebayo recorded 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as Miami bounced back after …

Celtics bid to complete historic comeback in Game 7 against Heat
1 year, 6 months ago

Celtics bid to complete historic comeback in Game 7 against Heat

The Hindu  

Boston Celtics is in position to make NBA history when it hosts Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night. This is an incredible privilege to be playing on this stage in a Game 7 for all the stakes.” The Heat and Celtics played a Game 7 in last season’s Eastern Conference finals, too. We …

Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 odds and picks: Celtics favored over Heat to complete historic comeback
1 year, 6 months ago

Eastern Conference Finals Game 7 odds and picks: Celtics favored over Heat to complete historic comeback

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Eastern Conference Final game 7 between the Celtics vs Heat. Only three teams have been down 0-3 while losing the first two at home — the 2010 Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics, the 2020 Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Heat and 2005 Phoenix Suns in …

NBA: ‘Upbeat’ Celtics host Heat, look to stay alive in Game 5
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: ‘Upbeat’ Celtics host Heat, look to stay alive in Game 5

The Hindu  

Members of the Boston Celtics were talking about a return trip to South Florida mere moments after the team averted a sweep at the hands of the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. “We want to come back to Miami,” Jaylen Brown said after the second-seeded Celtics avoided the brooms with a 116-99 victory in Game 4 on Tuesday. …

Heat on brink of NBA Finals after 128-102 win over Celtics in Game 3
1 year, 7 months ago

Heat on brink of NBA Finals after 128-102 win over Celtics in Game 3

The Hindu  

Gabe Vincent scored 29 points to help the host Miami Heat move within one win of their second NBA Finals appearance in four seasons, courtesy of a 128-102 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Vincent made 11 of 14 shots from the floor -- including 6 of 9 from 3-point range -- and Duncan Robinson and Caleb Martin scored …

Lakers' inspirational season might open 2024 NBA Finals path
1 year, 7 months ago

Lakers' inspirational season might open 2024 NBA Finals path

LA Times  

Lakers forward Anthony Davis walks off the court after a season-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals Monday at Crypto.com Arena. In a play that typified the Lakers uphill battle of a season, James’ potential score-tying jumper was blocked by Denver’s Aaron Gordon in the final seconds Monday to cement the Nuggets’ …

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