BOSTON — Malcolm Brogdon suffered a partial tear in the tendon exiting his right elbow that leads to his forearm, team sources say Athleticism. Brogdon suffered the injury in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, according to the sources, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak officially. The Celtics guard … Read more
MIAMI — Coming out of halftime, the Celtics needed something to change if they wanted to salvage their season. But after a few minutes, it was clear that was not the case. Jaylen Brown was trapped in the corner, another turnaround was coming and things were about to get out of hand. Then suddenly, a … Read more
The Boston Celtics avoid elimination with a blowout 116-99 win over the Miami Heat behind Jayson Tatum’s 33 points, including 25 in the second half, forcing Game 5 at TD Garden Jayson Tatum played for the desperate Celtics – scoring 25 points in the second half The Heat were beaten hard from deep, outscored by … Read more
MIAMI — Going into Game 3, the Boston Celtics had a plan and a goal. They knew one more loss would push their season to an irreparable breaking point. They came with the best intentions. Then everything fell apart. So after a 128-102 loss to lose 0-3 to the Miami Heat, Joe Mazzulla came out … Read more
BOSTON — Going nose-to-nose with Jimmy Butler hasn’t worked out well for the Celtics so far in this series. Boston was still up seven in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals when Grant Williams started chewing on Butler. The exchange was so intense, their foreheads touched. There is, however, a … Read more
CHICAGO — While the NBA Draft Lottery was the star of the show this week — with its reveal that the San Antonio Spurs won the right to select Victor Wembanyama — the draft continued in its shadow at Wintrust Arena. Team leaders digested the fallout from the lottery, which created a slew of interesting … Read more
By Joe Vardon, Jay King, Steve Buckley and Jared Weiss BOSTON — The Miami Heat are not the average eighth seed. And now they are three wins away from becoming a historic number 8. The Heat beat the Boston Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday behind 35 points from … Read more
Which remaining Eastern Conference team will advance to the NBA Finals, Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics or Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat? Which remaining Western Conference team will advance, Nikola Jokić’s Denver Nuggets or LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers? We spoke to experts to find out. We asked a scout, coach and team executive to predict the … Read more
