BOSTON — Power forward Robert Williams was projected to be a lottery pick — and that was last year, after his freshman year at Texas A&M. But there he was, sliding down to the Boston Celtics at the 27th pick in the NBA draft Thursday night. “It’s not my job to know what the other 26 […]
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The all-time NBA draft — the best pick from every slot
There’s a definitive answer every year to the question of who is No. 1 in the NBA draft. But who is the No. 1 pick of all No. 1 draft picks ever? Or No. 1 among the list of No. 2 draft picks? Those are questions that have no definitive answer, except perhaps in a […]
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Thomas Scott Manduca
SKOWHEGAN — Thomas Scott Manduca, 55, of Dresden and Monmouth, died Friday, June 8, unexpectedly at work in Skowhegan. Tom was born April 14, 1963, in York, to William J. and Jeannine Y. (Dionne) Manduca. He served as the head swim coach for the Auburn-Lewiston YMCA as part of the Maine state YMCA swim league, executive […]
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Cavs beat Celtics 87-79, reach NBA Finals
BOSTON (AP) — With another Game 7 victory at stake, LeBron James would not miss. He would not sit out. And he would not be denied an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals. The four-time league MVP scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to […]
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Celtics, Cavs hobble into Game 7
BOSTON — LeBron James and the depleted Cleveland Cavaliers won’t get any sympathy from the Celtics when they return to Boston for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. Already laboring to reach his eighth straight NBA Finals with a supporting crew made mostly of cast-offs and throw-ins, James lost the only other All-Star on […]
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Back to Boston: LeBron pushes Cavs to Game 7 against Celtics
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 46 points and preserved his reign atop the Eastern Conference for at least one more game as the Cleveland Cavaliers shook off losing All-Star Kevin Love with a head injury and beat the Boston Celtics 109-99 on Friday night to force a Game 7. James, playing in perhaps his final […]
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Celtics beat Cavs, lead East finals 3-2
BOSTON — Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and Al Horford had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 on Wednesday night and take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics remained perfect in Boston this postseason with their 10th straight victory at home […]
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Celtics hope return home can slow LeBron, Cavs in Game 5
BOSTON — The Celtics expected to see a different LeBron James in Cleveland after the Cavaliers fell into a 2-0 hole to open the Eastern Conference finals. Two games and back-to-back wins later , James has reminded everyone exactly why he’s been to seven straight NBA Finals. Boston will be back in the embrace of […]
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LeBron scores 44 as Cavs even series with Celtics
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 44 points, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atop a postseason list and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2 on Monday night with a 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics, who are looking forward to getting home. Pushed by a raucous crowd that wasn’t so confident a few days […]
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LeBron, Cavs overpower Celtics at home in Game 3
CLEVELAND — LeBron James had 27 points and 12 assists, Kevin Love added 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked like a different team on their home floor, tightening the Eastern Conference finals with a 116-86 victory in Game 3 over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Outplayed during two losses in Boston, the Cavs […]