NEW YORK — The Golden State Warriors will open their title defense by hosting Houston in Chris Paul’s Rockets debut on Oct. 17, the NBA’s earliest opening night in 37 years. Cleveland and Boston will play an Eastern Conference finals rematch earlier that night to begin the 2017-18 season, the league announced Thursday. The Warriors […]
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76ers get No. 1 pick from Celtics, chance to draft Fultz
History will say the Boston Celtics passed on the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, not only trading it away but doing so in a deal with one of the team’s fiercest rivals. Danny Ainge isn’t worried. Philadelphia and Boston completed their trade of draft picks on Monday, the 76ers acquiring the […]
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Thomas scores 33, Celtics beat Bulls 104-95 to tie series
CHICAGO — Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points, and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 104-95 on Sunday to tie their first-round playoff series at 2-all. Boston blew a 20-point lead, but Thomas keyed a third-quarter run that put the Celtics back on top after Chicago briefly went ahead. Gerald Green made four 3-pointers on […]
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Pro basketball: Red Claws record historic playoff win over Mad Ants, advance to second round
Abdel Nader of the Maine Red Claws shoots over Stephan Hicks of the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants in Game 3 of their NBA Development League first-round playoff series Wednesday at the Portland Expo in Portland. PORTLAND — Game 3 between the Maine Red Claws and Fort Wayne Mad Ants was a big one for the […]
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Pro basketball: Red Claws fall to Mad Ants
PORTLAND, ME – APRIL 10: Jalen Jones #12 of the Maine Red Claws finishes a fast break with a dunk over Tyler Hansbrough #21 of the Ft. Wayne Mad Ants on Monday, April 10, 2017 at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using […]
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Lewiston resident 'Hero Among Us'
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Christy Gardner of Lewiston is honored as a “Hero Among Us” at the Feb. 5 Celtics game in Boston. In 2006, Gardner was injured in the line of duty, which doctors said would leave her severely handicapped. Determined to prove them wrong, she devoted five years to rehabilitation, allowing her to […]
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Fab Melo, former Celtics and Red Claws player, dead at 26
In this Feb. 20, 2013, file photo, Boston Celtics center Fab Melo, left, of Brazil, and Los Angeles Lakers forward Earl Clark go up for a rebound during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Military police said that former Syracuse and Celtics center Melo died in his native Brazil. A police sergeant said an […]
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The Hot Corner: A new outlook for a new year
I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. Or the calendar. They’re both self-sabotage mechanisms that prevent us from embracing the potential of every new day. You can make improvements Feb. 19, April 3 or Aug. 6 with every bit as much life-altering efficiency as on Jan. 1. But, when in Rome … Sports always […]
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G. Ferguson: Celtics need ‘big’ help
I do not profess to be a basketball guru, but my heart and soul bleeds Boston Celtic green. In the 1950s, before games were televised, I never missed Johnny Most on the radio, covering the Bob Cousy-Bill Russell era. The Celtics are the only NBA team I will watch on television. Unfortunately, during the past […]