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Draymond Green entered Game 2 of the NBA Finals wanting to play something other than basketball, and the Boston Celtics obliged, losing themselves among a bevy of controversial calls and careless turnovers. The Golden State Warriors forward bodied Jayson Tatum, wrestled Grant Williams, baited Jaylen Brown and mauled Al Horford. Green was nearly ejected in the final minute before halftime. Instead of responding with aggression around the basket, Boston laid down in an embarrassing… Source link

Boston Celtics players delivered a message to the White House on Saturday during their NBA Finals practice. Bring Brittney Griner home. Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams and other Celtics players wore T-shirts at practice reading “We are BG” and imprinted with a QR code on the back linking to a petition calling for Griner’s safe return. Griner — a seven-time All-Star for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury — has been detained in Russia on drug charges since Feb. 17 after she allegedly… Source link

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors had just tacked on a blistering 38 points in the third frame of Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics on Thursday evening. For a Celtics squad that prides itself on the defensive end, it was a punch to the gut. The Warriors were up a comfortable 12. The crowd was deafening inside Chase Center, with two fans strolling through the 126-section concourse shouting, “We’re about to be up 2-0 after Sunday.” Sensing the contest slipping… Source link

Jimmy Butler took a questionable shot on Sunday with a trip to the NBA Finals at stake. He missed. The Miami Heat lost. The Boston Celtics instead advanced to play for an NBA championship. For this, Butler has no regrets. Butler pulls up for 3 with NBA Finals on the line In a familiar refrain throughout the postseason and since he joined Miami in 2019, Butler carried the Heat on his back as they clawed their way back into Game 7 before ultimately falling short. There’s no other player Heat fans… Source link

Following a dysfunctional 2018-19 season that ended with Kyrie Irving sabotaging the Boston Celtics in a second-round playoff exit and reneging on his commitment to re-sign with the storied franchise, Al Horford chose the security of a more lucrative $109 million offer from the Philadelphia 76ers to leave in free agency. Two seasons later, the prodigal veteran found his way home to Boston, where the fledgling Celtics he left were preparing to spread their own All-Star wings, and together they… Source link

For the fourth time in as many games in the Eastern Conference finals, one team blitzed the other, and one of the strangest best-of-seven series in recent NBA memory is somehow headed back to Miami tied, 2-2. The Miami Heat missed their first 14 shots on Monday night, scored the fewest points (one) through the first nine minutes of a playoff game this century and could not recover in a 102-82 loss to the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum led five Celtics in double figures with 31 points, eight… Source link

It should be the Boston Celtics’ turn on Monday night. The Miami Heat won and covered in Game 1, the Celtics came back and won and covered easily in Game 2, and then the Heat pulled a big upset in Game 3, winning straight up as a 6.5-point underdog. The Celtics are again 6.5-point favorites for Game 4 in what becomes a critical game for them. Boston is capable of coming back from 3-1 deficit in the Eastern Conference finals, with two games remaining in Miami, but that’s a road they’d rather… Source link

TV: ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET BetMGM line: Celtics -6.5 At first glance Saturday, it looked like we were in store for a third straight blowout in the Eastern Conference finals. Though the Celtics eventually climbed out of a 26-point hole, the Miami Heat held on to take a 2-1 series lead over Boston headed into Monday’s Game 4 at TD Garden. A win there is critical for the Celtics, otherwise they’ll have to travel to Miami and try to battle out of a 3-1 deficit in order to keep their Finals hopes… Source link

I have never seen an injury report like this. We have nine rotation players on this injury report, and we only have one game to break down. It’s a big one, though, with Miami up 2-1 in this best-of-seven series. Game 3 was an impressive road win from Miami, and they could put the pressure on Boston if they could grab a Game 4 victory to take a 3-1 series lead! Create the optimal lineup using our NBA DFS lineup optimizer >> Injury Report Find the best fantasy matchups each day… Source link

BOSTON — Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler (knee) intends to play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on Monday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The six-time All-Star is being listed as questionable for Monday. Miami is also listing Kyle Lowry (hamstring), Tyler Herro (groin), P.J. Tucker (knee), Max Strus (hamstring) and Gabe Vincent (hamstring) as questionable. Butler sustained the flare-up in his right knee in the first half of Game 3 on Saturday. He was… Source link