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Celtics hold off Mavericks to lead NBA Finals 3-0 as Luka Dončić fouls out late
6 months, 1 week ago

Celtics hold off Mavericks to lead NBA Finals 3-0 as Luka Dončić fouls out late

New York Times  

DALLAS — If the dynamics of this series, these playoffs or the entire season, for that matter, were going to change, Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals was the time. “We’re not necessarily saying ‘one more’ or anything like that — we are just saying, however long it takes,” said Tatum, who had a long embrace with …

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Kristaps Porzingis is out with a calf strain for Celtics’ potential series clincher against Heat
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kristaps Porzingis is out with a calf strain for Celtics’ potential series clincher against Heat

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis has been ruled out of Boston’s potential series-clinching matchup against the Miami Heat with a strained right calf. Porzingis played only 14 minutes in Boston’s 102-88 Game 4 win at Miami, leaving in the second quarter and finishing with seven points and three rebounds. Veteran Al Horford will likely replace Porzingis in the starting …

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Derrick White scores 38, Celtics top Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 East playoff series lead
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Derrick White scores 38, Celtics top Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 East playoff series lead

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The good news for the Miami Heat is that the Boston Celtics might not be back in South Florida for a few months. Boston now has full control of this Eastern Conference series, with Derrick White scoring a career-high 38 points on Monday night and leading the top-seeded Celtics past the eighth-seeded Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 …

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Celtics’ Porzingis leaves playoff game in Miami with right calf tightness
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Celtics’ Porzingis leaves playoff game in Miami with right calf tightness

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Boston center Kristaps Porzingis left the Celtics’ playoff game in Miami on Monday night late in the first half with what the team said was right calf tightness. And all year, we’ve had guys step in and play.” Porzingis missed seven games earlier this season with what the Celtics called left calf injuries, and he wears tape over …

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

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The Nuggets and Heat show that not being reactionary to postseason heartbreak can pay off
1 year, 6 months ago

The Nuggets and Heat show that not being reactionary to postseason heartbreak can pay off

New York Times  

Follow our Nuggets-Heat live Game 2 blog. Didn’t Stevens see what top-seeded Milwaukee – which, you know, won the NBA championship two years ago – did with Mike Budenholzer under similar circumstances: a terrible, season-ending loss at home to Miami? “They can withstand – I saw somewhere along the way where he said, one of the years where they didn’t …

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Inside Celtics’ roller-coaster season: Mazzulla’s learning curve, Wyc’s challenge and a wild ending
1 year, 6 months ago

Inside Celtics’ roller-coaster season: Mazzulla’s learning curve, Wyc’s challenge and a wild ending

New York Times  

When the Celtics fell into an 0-3 hole in the Eastern Conference finals, everyone was at a loss for words postgame. Moments after falling to the Warriors in the Finals last season, then-coach Ime Udoka delivered an inspirational message to the players: “This is just the start.” Three months later, Udoka’s suspension, which later turned into a dismissal, left the …

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Celtics season over: What went wrong and what comes next?
1 year, 6 months ago

Celtics season over: What went wrong and what comes next?

New York Times  

Well, they almost made history. Maybe that’s even more frustrating, that the Celtics got to the precipice of doing something no team has done before, Jayson Tatum rolled his ankle, and the whole run came crashing down with him. That’s a long cry from the success the Celtics experienced throughout the regular season and even over the first two rounds …

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White lightning gives Celtics shot at history
1 year, 6 months ago

White lightning gives Celtics shot at history

China Daily  

Jayson Tatum blocks a Jimmy Butler shot during Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Miami on Saturday. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Saturday night to force a Game 7 in the …

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How Celtics’ adjustments brought them back from brink: Anatomy of a comeback
1 year, 6 months ago

How Celtics’ adjustments brought them back from brink: Anatomy of a comeback

New York Times  

MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are on the precipice of pulling off the impossible. Defending Miami’s stars Three games into this series, the biggest question about Boston’s scheme was why the Celtics were just leaving defenders completely on an island against Miami’s best player. After Game 3, The Athletic broke down how the Celtics’ low-energy defense was wasting coach Joe …

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NBA: Derrick White's putback lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA: Derrick White's putback lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals

Firstpost  

Game 7 is on the Celtics’ floor, a matchup that’ll decide who meets the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets in the title series The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. White became the second player in NBA history to hit a buzzer-beater with his team trailing and facing elimination — Michael Jordan’s “The Shot” for …

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How Al Horford’s golf outing helped to spark a Celtics comeback for the ages
1 year, 6 months ago

How Al Horford’s golf outing helped to spark a Celtics comeback for the ages

New York Times  

BOSTON — Al Horford can barely swing a golf club. “That moment, that small instance, that small moment really signifies everything that we’re seeing right now,” Brown said after Boston’s 104-103 Game 6 victory. “I mean, if you’ve been around us the whole season, you know how close this locker room is,” White said. Even though they weren’t dominating in …

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NBA Playoffs preview: Celtics look to even series against Heat in Game 6
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA Playoffs preview: Celtics look to even series against Heat in Game 6

The Hindu  

After losing the first three games of the Eastern Conference finals, Boston Celtics didn’t look like a team ready to flash some dominance. “Our back has been against the wall,” Boston standout Jaylen Brown said after Thursday’s 110-97 home win. We doubled down on what we’re good at on defense, and now I think it’s a series.” The Celtics never …

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Buckley: Galvanized Celtics become fun bunch, bring ‘uphill climb’ back to Boston
1 year, 7 months ago

Buckley: Galvanized Celtics become fun bunch, bring ‘uphill climb’ back to Boston

New York Times  

MIAMI — On a couple of occasions Tuesday night, the Celtics held what looked like little breakaway meetings during timeouts with the likes of Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum holding court next to the court. If you’re looking for displays of teamwork from the Celtics’ stayin’-alive, 116-99 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, …

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NBA Playoffs: Boston breaks under Heat check; can Joe Mazzulla fix Celtics?
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA Playoffs: Boston breaks under Heat check; can Joe Mazzulla fix Celtics?

The Hindu  

Exasperated by the Miami Heat cruising to a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals, time is running out for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla to repair what he confessed was a fractured locker room. “Yeah, it’s why I need to be better to figure out what this team needs to make sure they’re connected by the time we …

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Buckley: After Celtics lay down in Miami, it may be time to arrange for the wrecking ball
1 year, 7 months ago

Buckley: After Celtics lay down in Miami, it may be time to arrange for the wrecking ball

New York Times  

MIAMI — In December 1982, with his team stumbling along with a 2-14 record, Houston Rockets coach Del Harris summed up the situation thusly: “All the personnel belongs in the NBA. But what we have learned during this disastrous postseason, with the point being delivered in Technicolor Sunday night at Miami’s Kaseya Center, is that to place these guys in …

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After Miami blowout pushes Celtics’ season to brink, everyone is taking blame
1 year, 7 months ago

After Miami blowout pushes Celtics’ season to brink, everyone is taking blame

New York Times  

MIAMI — Coming into Game 3, the Boston Celtics had a plan and a purpose. Mazzulla was asked, “I don’t want to say you lost this team, but is there a disconnect between you and the players at this point?” “Yeah, that’s where I have to be better,” Mazzulla answered. That’s my job.” Miami has pushed Boston to reevaluate its …

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Heat go up 3-0 vs. Celtics: Boston’s lineup change proves to be a failure in lopsided Miami win
1 year, 7 months ago

Heat go up 3-0 vs. Celtics: Boston’s lineup change proves to be a failure in lopsided Miami win

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Eastern Conference Final game 7 between the Celtics vs Heat. The Celtics made a lineup change and went “small,” inserting Derrick White as a starter for Robert Williams III, and the Miami Heat shredded them anyway in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, 128-102. GO DEEPER Heat show they are more than Jimmy …

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NBA: Jimmy Butler brilliance sees Heat stun Celtics, take 2-0 lead
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: Jimmy Butler brilliance sees Heat stun Celtics, take 2-0 lead

Firstpost  

Jimmy Butler finished with 27 points as the eighth seeds Heat grabbed a second straight victory at Boston’s TD Garden to leave the Celtics with a mountain to climb Jimmy Butler led a fourth-quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-105 to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Friday. Miami talisman …

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Buckley: Celtics play intimidation game, which is fine, but not when it evokes laughter
1 year, 7 months ago

Buckley: Celtics play intimidation game, which is fine, but not when it evokes laughter

New York Times  

BOSTON — If you were to take all 96 minutes of the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals — Celtics vs. Heat — and boil it down to one three-second video clip, you know what you’d get? Now to be clear, the Celtics’ 111-105 loss to the Heat wasn’t the result of Williams devoting a good deal of …

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NBA: Eastern Conference finals coaching matchup as intriguing as the action on court
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: Eastern Conference finals coaching matchup as intriguing as the action on court

The Hindu  

The latest Eastern Conference finals pairing between the Heat and Celtics will be a matchup that ultimately turns on the play stars like Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum. But Miami’s 123-116 Game 1 victory also showed how the tactical battle between rookie coach Joe Mazzulla and veteran counterpart Erik Spoelstra will also play a big factor. “I don’t think it’s …

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