Celtics take season's worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure title

BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season. Boston’s 122-84 Game 4 loss to Dallas had all kinds of superlatives, and none of them were good. It ended the Celtics’ 10-game playoff win streak. It was the...

Kyrie Irving ends his personal Celtics skid, so now the Mavs will try to win in Boston in NBA Finals

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving's personal 13-game losing streak against the Celtics is over. Now it's back to the parquet floor in Boston to face his former team again, the Dallas Mavericks still alive in the NBA Finals after avoiding a sweep with a 122-84 blowout in Game 4 on Friday...

Charles Barkley says next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with NBA media deals

Charles Barkley said Friday that next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA's media deals. The Hall of Fame player has spent the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT, which could lose the rights to broadcast NBA after next season. ...

Charles Barkley says next season will be his last on TV, no matter what happens with the NBA's media deals

Celtics knocked down hard by Mavericks in Game 4 of NBA Finals, but go home with chance to clinch

DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum had his step-back 3-pointer swatted away, then ended up in a heap on the floor and was called for a loose-ball foul. It was that kind of night for Tatum and the Boston Celtics. They got knocked down hard in Game 4 of the NBA Finals when they had a chance...

Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals

DALLAS (AP) — 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 history. Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half,...

Dallas Mavericks avoid sweep in NBA Finals, routing Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4

Joel Embiid, at the NBA Finals, says he's feeling well and on track for Olympics

DALLAS (AP) — Joel Embiid was at the NBA Finals, and said his next stop is the Olympics. The Philadelphia 76ers center, who missed more than half of the regular season and then was hobbled in the playoffs because of a knee injury, said in a televised interview that his recovery is...

Porzingis available for Celtics as they try to wrap up sweep of NBA Finals against Mavericks

DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis will be in uniform and available to play in a limited role when the Boston Celtics try to complete a sweep of the NBA Finals in Game 4 against the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis missed the previous game because of a rare tendon injury. He had been...

New Mavs owners with casino ties preach patience on gambling in Texas as they plan for new arena

DALLAS (AP) — New Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont, part of the two families with casino ties that bought the club late last year, says the timing is uncertain for when legalized gambling might come to Texas. Dumont also says the timing doesn't matter as it relates to...