BOSTON — The assignment for Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris in his first start this postseason was easy to explain but nearly impossible to execute. His job: Guard LeBron James, and keep the four-time NBA MVP from running the Celtics out of their own gym in the Eastern Conference finals for the second year in […]
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McConnell helps 76ers hold off elimination against Celtics
PHILADELPHIA — The chants for “TJ! TJ!” grew louder each time T.J. McConnell darted through the lane for an easy basket or buried a 3 to build an insurmountable lead for the 76ers. He wore a sheepish look as teammates rubbed his head on the bench in appreciation, the big moment due on an undrafted […]
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Celtics take 3-0 series lead with OT win over 76ers
PHILADELPHIA — Al Horford scored the go-ahead basket for Boston late in overtime in a wild Game 3 where the Philadelphia 76ers gave away the basketball and the confetti, leading the Celtics to a 101-98 win on Saturday night. The Celtics go for the sweep on Monday. The ending to regulation was about as wild […]
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No Jaylen, no problem: Rozier, Tatum help Celtics beat 76ers in Game 1
BOSTON — Terry Rozier scored 29 points and first-year Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored 28 to outplay redshirt rookie Ben Simmons and lead the Boston Celtics to a 117-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday night. With much of the attention focused on Philadelphia young guns Simmons […]
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76ers aim for 2nd round; Smart may return for Celtics in Game 5
Joel Embiid expects his first playoff game in Philadelphia to be quite a scene. “It’s going to be lit,” Embiid said. And if the 76ers win, there will be more games like it next week. The 76ers can become the first team into the Eastern Conference semifinals when they host the Miami Heat on Tuesday […]
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Celtics’ Terry Rozier making name for himself against Bucks
MILWAUKEE — Two games into their first-round playoff series, Milwaukee point guard Eric Bledsoe and his Boston counterpart, Terry Rozier, still seem to be having trouble remembering each other’s names. Maybe it’s the sign of a festering feud with the Celtics up 2-0 as the series shifts to Milwaukee. Perhaps it’s a case of Bluegrass […]
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NBA Playoffs: Celtics survive Bucks in OT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston coach Brad Stevens loves the postseason because it offers a chance to “bust narratives.” The Celtics took their first step toward shattering the belief they can’t win without their biggest stars. Al Horford had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Boston overcame Khris Middleton’s long 3 that beat the fourth-quarter buzzer, […]
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NBA: Steve Clifford, former UMF player, fired as Hornets coach
First the general manager, now the coach. In another move aimed at getting the Charlotte Hornets on track, majority owner Michael Jordan fired coach Steve Clifford on Friday after the team went 36-46 and failed to reach the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons. Clifford had a year left on his […]
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Celtics still eyeing long playoff run despite rash of injuries
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward exchanged the kind of toothy giggles normally only found between kids on a playground when they were introduced as the new faces of the Celtics. “It’s about to be crazy, G,” Irving said in the ear of Hayward to a soundtrack of clicking camera lenses as they sat […]
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Prince scores 33, Hawks beat resting Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown could see the fourth quarter well enough from the Boston bench to know he wasn’t worried about the Celtics’ recent stumbles. “If we would have played our normal rotation, we would have won that game,” he said Sunday after coach Brad Stevens rested his starters and watched the subs blow […]