Celtics
Celtics rally late again to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in Eastern Conference finals
Derrick White’s tiebreaking 3-pointer with 43 seconds left gave Boston the lead and the Celtics closed out a four-game sweep of the Indiana...
Celtics’ trade for Jrue Holiday, Mavericks’ deals for PJ Washington, Daniel Gafford paying off in NBA playoffs
The Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks saw room to improve, and they struck. Exactly one week before their first preseason game, the...
Jrue Holiday’s finishing flurry helps Celtics beat Pacers 114-111 for 3-0 lead in East finals
By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS — Jrue Holiday overcame an illness to convert the go-ahead three-point play with 38 seconds left, then make the...
Pacers could be without star Tyrese Haliburton as series vs. Celtics shifts to Indiana
The Indiana Pacers suffered a potentially devastating blow to their championship hopes on Thursday night, as star guard Tyrese Haliburton left with 3:44...
Jaylen Brown matches career playoff high with 40 points, Celtics beat Pacers to take 2-0 lead in East
By JIMMY GOLEN BOSTON — Jaylen Brown matched his career playoff high with 40 points, 10 of them to help Boston run off...
Pacers’ Rick Carlisle, Tyrese Haliburton take blame after Celtics’ improbable Game 1 comeback
Moments after the Celtics’ instant-classic comeback in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle and star Tyrese Haliburton separately...
Knicks could benefit from Kristaps Porzingis’ lingering calf injury
INDIANAPOLIS — Ah. Now that’s interesting. The Boston Celtics, who have been without starting center and former Knicks first-round pick Kristaps Porzingis since...
Juggernaut Celtics await in ECF as Knicks, Pacers slug out second-round series
The prize awaiting the victor of the Knicks and Pacers’ second-round slugfest is a meeting in the Eastern Conference Finals with basketball’s biggest...
Jayson Tatum scores 25 to lead Celtics past Cavaliers 113-98 and into 3rd consecutive East finals
By Kyle Hightower Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 on Wednesday night...
With series shifting home, ravaged Knicks attempt to hold on against rolling Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — And then there were three. Three games to decide the eventual underdog in an Eastern Conference Finals showdown against the presumptive...
