Boston set to face Dallas in NBA Finals
By Tim Reynolds AP Basketball Writer Kyrie Irving returning to Boston. Luka Doncic’s first trip to the title round. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, getting another chance at a ring. Kristaps Porzingis...
View ArticleFeed Porzingis and 4 more Celtics keys to winning the NBA Finals
Andrew Callahan Boston Herald (TNS) BOSTON — The Celtics are heavy favorites to win the NBA Finals. One of the strongest in recent memory. The most common projections have Boston beating Dallas in...
View ArticleAnalysis: This NBA Finals will show if the Celtics are ready for pressure
By Tim Reynolds, AP Basketball Writer Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown said all the right things after the Boston Celtics fell in the NBA Finals two years ago. They said losing that series to the Golden...
View ArticleCeltics open NBA Finals with 107-89 win over Mavericks
By Kyle Hightower AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 in his first game in more than a month and the Boston Celtics powered past the Dallas...
View ArticleCeltics’ Tatum makes surprising admission after NBA Finals Game 1
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald (TNS) BOSTON — It had been two long years of sitting with championship defeat for Jayson Tatum. The six-game NBA Finals series the Celtics famously dropped to Golden...
View ArticleCeltics beat Mavericks 105-98 and take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum made up for a rough shooting night with 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-98...
View ArticleCeltics’ Porzingis has rare leg injury but may play in Game 3 of Finals
DALLAS — Kristaps Porzingis has a dislocated tendon in his lower left leg but hasn’t been ruled out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics against the Dallas Mavericks. The team said...
View ArticleCeltics top Mavericks 106-99 to go up 3-0 in NBA Finals
DALLAS (AP) — Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball film he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions. He doesn’t do it for...
View ArticleMavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals
DALLAS — There were two options for the Dallas Mavericks. Pack for Boston, or pack for vacation. Boston awaits. These NBA Finals are not over, thanks to one of the biggest blowouts in title-round...
View ArticleCeltics back home with chance to clinch record 18th NBA title
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD...
View ArticleCeltics win NBA championship with Game 5 victory over Mavericks
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics again stand alone among NBA champions. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win...
View ArticleNBA teams may already be positioning themselves to draft Cooper Flagg
Basketball phenom Cooper Flagg is widely considered to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and teams may have already started making moves to get him. National NBA writers and fans are...
View ArticleSon of late UMaine women’s basketball player picked 7th in NBA Draft
Joe Arruda Hartford Courant (TNS) NEW YORK — The Bristol Boy is off the board. With the No. 7 overall pick in the NBA draft, former Bristol Central and UConn star Donovan Clingan was selected by the...
View ArticleOwnership group of Boston Celtics is putting team up for sale
BOSTON (AP) — The ownership group that controls the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics says it intends to sell all its shares of the team. In a statement released Monday, Boston Basketball Partners...
View ArticleCooper Flagg’s ‘Maine attributes’ helped him shine against USA Olympians
Newport native Cooper Flagg made waves on social media Monday with videos of him scoring on various United States Olympians being circulated by the New York Times, the Washington Post and USA Today...
View ArticleDikembe Mutombo, Hall of Fame NBA player, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced....
View ArticleCeltics hand Cavaliers first loss of season winning 120-117
BOSTON (AP) — The defending NBA champions held off the league’s hottest team on Tuesday night, with Jayson Tatum scoring 33 points and adding 12 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-117...
View ArticleDoncic to the Lakers, Davis to the Mavs in trade, source says
Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. They’re switching teams now — in an absolute blockbuster. Doncic is being traded by...
View ArticleThis year’s NBA draft lottery expected to be the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes
They call it a lottery for a reason. The process to determine who gets the first pick in the NBA draft is anything but a sure bet. Just ask the Detroit Pistons. Detroit had the best odds to win the...
View ArticleReport: Boston Celtics to be sold to STG co-founder William Chisholm
The Celtics are onto a new era. The Celtics ownership group has agreed to sell the team to William Chisholm, co-founder of Symphony Technology Group, according to the Boston Globe’s Adam...
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