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Al Horford turned back the clock and tied the Eastern Conference semifinals. The soon-to-be 36-year-old scored 16 of his playoff career-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to negate a monster night from two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 116-108. The series is tied 2-2 heading back to Boston for Game 5 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Horford made all six of his field-goal attempts in the final frame, and Boston followed its veteran leader. Trailing 76-65 with… Source link

BOSTON — The Milwaukee Bucks did to the Celtics what Boston did to the Brooklyn Nets, bullying them. Rarely did the Celtics see open shots in their 101-89 loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. When they did, the Bucks dared a role player to beat them. Boston will need more fight from their stars than they showed in front of their home crowd on Sunday to unseat the defending champions, because 32% shooting and 33 points combined on 31 shots from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown… Source link

Kyrie Irving is an easy and most times, deserved punching bag — for the media, for the NBA and for anyone with a pair of red gloves. He was rightfully fined $50,000 by the NBA for his one-fingered salutes to Celtics fans and probably a phrase caught on social media as he walked to the locker room, fighting back against abuse from the scorned lovers. And you know what? Good for him. The league did what it had to do — players can be seen giving obscene gestures multiple times on national TV… Source link

No matter which projection system you prefer, they’re in agreement on the most likely team to win the NBA championship. And it’s not the Phoenix Suns. The Boston Celtics have captured the hearts of the computers. The Celtics are favored to win the NBA title by three different projections sites, and by a wide margin in two of them. That’s a reason the odds at BetMGM have moved from Celtics +1000 to +750 since Monday. If the projections are right, even those new odds still hold some value. Celtics… Source link

Steph Curry missed the second half of Golden State’s defeat against Boston after suffering a left foot injury in a collision with the Celtics’ Marcus Smart. Curry underwent an MRI exam after hobbling off the court and the results weren’t announced Thursday evening. The Warriors’ Draymond Green told reporters postgame that he didn’t expect Curry to be in the lineup Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr took issue with Smart over the play, where in a scramble for a… Source link

Kyrie Irving is the latest target of abusive NBA fan behavior. As the Brooklyn Nets guard exited toward the tunnel after Sunday’s win over the Boston Celtics, a fan in the stands threw a water bottle at him. TD Garden later announced that a fan in the arena had been arrested for throwing a water bottle and was subject to a lifetime ban. Cameras captured images of police escorting a man in a Celtics jersey away from the stands.  The game was the second of the series in Boston and the first… Source link

Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Sunday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (47-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (44-24, 3 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (43-24, 3.5 GB) 4. New York Knicks (38-30, 9 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-31, 10 GB) 6. Miami Heat (37-31, 10 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston Celtics… Source link

Jabari Parker is headed to Boston. Parker and the Celtics agreed to a two-year deal on Friday, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. To make room for Parker on their roster, the Celtics waived center Mo Wagner. Parker was waived by the Sacramento Kings last month, though he played in just three games with them this season. The Kings marked the fifth team he’s played for in the league, and fourth in the past three seasons. The former No. 2 overall draft pick underwent a second ACL… Source link

The Telegraph ‘It needs to be penalised’: Scourge of slow play clouds golf again As thousands of golfers returned to courses across England on Monday, a familiar row erupted amid the fallout to Sunday’s painfully slow WGC Dell Match Play conclusion. In the third consecutive all-American final, Billy Horschel recovered from an early deficit to beat Scottie Scheffler 2&1 at Austin Country Club and secure first prize of £1.3 million. Horschel had earlier beaten France’s Victor Perez 3&2 in the… Source link

Evan Fournier: NBA player and vicious prankster. Fournier, who was reportedly traded from the Magic to the Celtics on Thursday, had a . . . curious way of introducing himself to Boston fans. The veteran shooting guard tweeted a seemingly innocuous message, telling Celtics supporters to Google his last name. MORE: Tracking NBA trade deadline rumors, news, updates Hi @celtics fans,If you’re not familiar with me, please Google my last name.You’re welcome.? — Evan Fournier… Source link