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These Conference Finals have been disappointing for the most part, but the ending of this series has been fantastic. Game 6 was one of the best battles I’ve seen all year, with Miami pulling off a colossal upset in Boston. That has forced us to this Game 7, and it’s tough to know what to expect from these volatile teams. The road team has won four of six, and the Celtics will have to make it five if they want to advance to the Finals. Guards Marcus Smart, BOS ($23) Smart has only suffered one… Source link

Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Finals tip off Tuesday after 9:00 p.m. ET, with the Warriors looking to close out the Mavericks in Dallas. Golden State leads the series 3-0, but the home crowd will try to will Dallas to a victory as the Mavericks try to avoid getting swept. Let’s discuss some players to consider for Yahoo’s single-game contest Tuesday. In addition to selecting two flex players, there are three multiplier positions in this single-game format. A player slotted into the… 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

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy is a not-so-secret key ingredient in the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s recipe for success in the playoffs. The reigning Conn Smythe Trophy recipient won his fifth straight postseason game Sunday, stopping 34 of 35 shots to help the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 and move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final. “It all starts with him,” forward Nick Paul said after Vasilevskiy stood tall again in… Source link

A former television reporter for the Atlanta Braves is recovering after she was hit during another Major League Baseball game earlier this week. A 95 mph line drive struck Kelsey Wingert in the head during Monday night’s game between her current team the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Giants’ Austin Slater hit a foul ball off Rockies pitcher Daniel Bard in the ninth inning. The ball hit Wingert where she was… Source link

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images) Boston Celtics guard Derrick White will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday for personal reasons, the team announced. The Celtics could also be without big man Al Horford, who entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols prior to the series on Tuesday. White’s spouse is expected to give birth to their first child, Celtics coach… Source link

MIAMI — The Boston Celtics do not anticipate Al Horford being cleared from health and safety protocols prior to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday, league sources told Yahoo Sports. There is a minuscule path in which the veteran big man could fulfill the necessary steps for clearance, but sources maintain it’s highly unlikely. In Horford’s absence and with Marcus Smart sidelined with a right foot sprain, the Miami Heat took a 118-107 Game 1 win Tuesday night. Smart is… Source link

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams scored a game-high 27 points in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) Of all the predictions for how Game of the Eastern Conference semifinals might play out, Grant Williams leading the Boston Celtics in scoring against the defending NBA champions was not high on anyone’s list. Dared to shoot by the Milwaukee Bucks, Williams made seven of Boston’s 22 3-pointers in a resounding 109-81 victory to eliminate two-time MVP Source link

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

SAN FRANCISCO — Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant likely will miss Game 4 on Monday with a knee injury, head coach Taylor Jenkins said Sunday. Jenkins said Morant is undergoing further evaluation on his right knee. The Grizzlies officially listed Morant as “doubtful” with right knee soreness. Jenkins said Sunday that Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman and the league office have been in contact regarding the play. Jenkins reiterated Sunday Morant was injured on a play involving… Source link