Basketball

Boston, Miami set for game 7 conference finals matchup

Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (57-25, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -8; over/under is 203.

May 27, 2023 11:04 PM Read more >

White's putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals

MIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment.

May 27, 2023 9:12 PM Read more >

Bucks finalizing deal to make Raptors' Adrian Griffin their head coach, AP source says

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach after he spent the last five seasons as a Toronto Raptors assistant, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

May 27, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

KCP's championship pedigree was missing link in Nuggets' drive to Finals

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets had all the ingredients for an NBA Finals run this season — Nikola Jokic's all-around greatness , Jamal Murray's sweet ball handling , Michael Porter Jr.

May 27, 2023 2:47 PM Read more >

Idle Nuggets hold light practice, waiting for Celts and Heat to decide NBA Finals foe

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Bruce Brown has been using the long layoff before the start of the NBA Finals to work on his game — his golf game. “First day of golf I played pretty well,” Brown recounted. “The second day was terrible.

May 26, 2023 3:18 PM Read more >

The 15 NBA teams that have come closest to overcoming a 3-0 series deficit

A list of the 15 teams that forced at least a Game 6 in a best-of-seven NBA playoff series after dropping the first three games: ___ 1947 BAA Semifinals: Washington Capitols trailed Chicago Stags 3-0, lost in six.

May 26, 2023 12:42 PM Read more >

Heat still lead East finals, but Celtics roaring back with eye on history

MIAMI (AP) — Maybe Kevin Garnett was right. Maybe, as he screamed in celebration of Boston’s 2008 NBA championship, anything truly is possible. Even the impossible.

May 26, 2023 12:34 PM Read more >

Marquette's Prosper says he will stay in draft rather than returning to school

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Olivier-Maxence Prosper has announced he is keeping his name under NBA draft consideration rather than returning to Marquette. The 6-foot-8 forward announced his decision Friday.

May 26, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

NBA Playoffs: Celtics' starters come up with a bit of history in Game 5 win over Heat

The Boston Celtics aren't done yet. The Celtics — once down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals — are now within 3-2, after leading the whole way and topping the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night.

May 26, 2023 8:14 AM Read more >

Miami looks to clinch conference finals in game 6

Boston Celtics (57-25, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

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