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Celtics advance to East semifinals, beating short-handed Heat 118-84 in Game 5
BOSTON (AP) — If this playoff run is about redemption for the Boston Celtics, it had to start with exacting some revenge against the Miami Heat. A year ago, Miami embarrassed Boston in a Game 7 showdown at TD Garden. This time, the Celtics returned the favor. ...
Derrick White scores 38, Celtics top Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 East playoff series lead
MIAMI (AP) — The good news for the Miami Heat is that the Boston Celtics might not be back in South Florida for a few months. And that’s also the bad news for the Heat. Boston now has full control of this Eastern Conference series, with Derrick White scoring a...
Nuggets, Thunder have chances to move into Round 2, and Boston seeks 3-1 lead in Miami
Denver is one win from returning to Round 2. And Oklahoma City is a win away from getting there for the first time since 2016. A pair of first-round series may end on Monday night, when defending champion Denver plays host to the Los Angeles Lakers — the Nuggets lead 3-1 in that...
Celtics lead wire-to-wire in Miami, roll past Heat 104-84 for 2-1 lead in East series
MIAMI (AP) — For two days, the Boston Celtics lamented getting beaten on their home floor. And when they finally got to play again, they let out all the frustration. The result: a defensive masterpiece. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 22 points to lead a...
Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1
BOSTON (AP) — The Miami Heat beat Boston with an unprecedented barrage of 3-pointers on Wednesday night to erase the home-court advantage the Celtics worked all season to establish. Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists, hitting six of Miami's 23 3-pointers — the most in a...
Top-seeded Celtics, Thunder expecting to see different versions of Heat, Pelicans in Game 2s
Jaylen Brown wasn’t sure what happened when he saw Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum take a hard foul from the Heat's Caleb Martin and crash to the TD Garden floor late in Boston’s first round series-opening win over Miami on Sunday. “I see a guy go down, I’ve got my guy’s back...
Jayson Tatum triple-double, 3s lead Celtics past Butler-less Heat 114-94 in playoff opener
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics spent the days leading up to their playoff matchup with Miami talking about wanting to match the physicality of a team that would be looking for an edge without star Jimmy Butler. Boston did that and then some. Jayson Tatum notched his...
Celtics' Jayson Tatum OK after collision late in win over Heat and expects nothing less in playoffs
BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics were winding down a playoff-opening victory, but one of their biggest stars had just hit the floor. All-Star Jayson Tatum, who’d only minutes before notched his first career playoff triple-double, was going up for a rebound under a minute to play when...
Previewing the 1st round of the NBA playoffs, which start on Saturday
Preview capsules for the first round of the NBA playoffs, which start Saturday. ___ EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 BOSTON CELTICS (64-18) vs. No. 8 MIAMI HEAT (46-36) Season series: Celtics, 3-0. Story line: Here they go again,...
USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics
USA Basketball studied every men's basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn't good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble. And the team for the Paris Olympics was built with that in mind. ...
