Breaking down Warriors-Celtics regular-season matchups originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The Warriors will face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1964. Golden State (tied with the Chicago Bulls) and Boston (tied with the Los Angeles Lakers) are among the top four NBA teams with the most championships won. The Celtics haven’t made a …

Kerr explains why Smart is ‘the guard version’ of Draymond originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Steve Kerr and the Warriors understand why Marcus Smart was named the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Three days ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Boston Celtics, Kerr broke down what makes Smart such an elite …

Led by Jayson Tatum’s 26 PTS, 10 REB and 6 AST, the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics defeated the No. 1 seed Miami Heat in Game 7, … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hB3XgZ8w78 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Most common matchups in NBA Finals history originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Two of the NBA’s most storied franchises are set to battle for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. The Golden State Warriors reached the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight years after rolling through the Western Conference. The Boston Celtics, meanwhile, are chasing their 18th banner after …

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ESPN today announced it has signed CJ McCollum as a multi-platform NBA analyst. McCollum, New Orleans Pelicans star and current NBPA President, will make his debut on Thursday, June 2 – the date of NBA Finals Game 1. McCollum will appear as part of NBA Finals: Celebrating 75, ESPN2’s alternate presentation for NBA Finals Game 1, which will celebrate the …

The Nets are dissatisfied with Kyrie Irving. They’re reportedly even unwilling to offer him a long-term deal. Which creates a conundrum considering Irving has a $36,503,300 player option (about $6 million below his max salary as a free agent) for next season. Ian Begley of SNY: Sources: NBA teams believe Nets would be open to Kyrie Irving sign-and-trade if he …

League sources tell MassLive that the Celtics are expected to bring Horford back and guarantee the full $26.5 million no matter what happens in the NBA Finals after a sensational regular season by the 35-year-old followed up by one of the best postseasons of his career. Source: Brian Robb @ Booth Newspapers What’s the buzz on Twitter? Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles …

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How important is home-court advantage in the NBA Finals? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea The 2022 NBA Finals will start in San Francisco. The Golden State Warriors will host the Boston Celtics in Game 1 on Thursday to kick off this year’s Finals. The two franchises are accustomed to the championship stage, but this year’s Finals has a bit …

CJ McCollum has a side hustle. The New Orleans Pelicans guard is joining ESPN as an NBA analyst. The network announced the news on Monday. He’ll start working this week during the network’s NBA Finals coverage. But it won’t stop there. Per ESPN, McCollum will continue to work as an analyst “on a year-long basis.” It’s not quite clear what …

Rather than return to Toronto – where he established deep roots and became the greatest player in Raptors history – Kyle Lowry left for Miami in free agency last year. He certainly saw the Heat as closer to title contention, and they advanced to the Eastern Conference finals (two rounds deeper in the playoffs than the Raptors got). But Miami …

The Celtics got below the luxury-tax line on trade-deadline day. But Jaylen Brown‘s incentive-laden contract includes a championship bonus. If Boston wins the title, that’d push its team salary back into the tax. Bobby Marks of ESPN: This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. As Marks said, the Celtics definitely wouldn’t …

It took him 15 seasons and 141 playoff games, but Boston Celtics big man Al Horford is finally headed to the NBA Finals. The 141 playoff games Horford has played in is the most ever for a player before their first Finals berth, but that streak is now over.  Perhaps that long wait is why Horford was so emotional following …

Could Blake Wesley be worth the wait for Wizards? originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Washington Wizards have the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Here is the latest in our series on draft prospects who could fall around where the Wizards will select… 2022 NBA Draft Wizards Prospect Profile: Blake Wesley Team: Notre Dame Position: Guard Age: 19 Height: 6-4 …

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The ideal NBA roster construction is something resembling what the Miami Heat currently have: a few All-Stars buttressed by younger, cheaper supporting pieces that can steadily grow into bigger roles as the veterans age out of them. This is a lifecycle that virtually every NBA team aspires toward, and as we’re seeing with the Golden State Warriors, it’s essentially a …

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The stage is set for the 2022 NBA Finals and one former Michigan player will walk away as an NBA champion for the first time in his career. With the Golden State Warriors already punched its ticket to the finals with a 4-1 series win over the Dallas Mavericks, former Wolverine guard Jordan Poole has played a major role for …

The Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors clash in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals on Thursday night. Boston defeated the Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Miami Heat on their way to the finals. On the other side, Golden State beat the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies and the Dallas Mavericks to make their sixth finals in the …

The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the 2022 NBA Finals on Sunday night with their grinding, 100-96 win over the top-seeded Miami Heat, outlasting their Eric Spoelstra-coached rival to advance to their first NBA Finals series since 2010. In that series, the Celtics will face the winner of the 2022 Western Conference finals, the Golden State Warriors. No other …

The Boston Celtics are headed to the 2022 NBA Finals where they will compete with the battle-tested veterans of the Golden State Warriors to compete for an NBA-record 18th banner should the Celtics manage to come away with the win. But before they turned their attention to the task ahead, Boston allowed themselves a moment to bask in the considerable …

On Jan. 6, the Boston Celtics blew a 25-point lead to the New York Knicks, and lost in heartbreaking fashion when RJ Barrett banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer. That was the Celtics’ fifth loss in seven games, and dropped them to 11th place in the Eastern Conference at 18-21.  A frustrated and disappointed Ime Udoka sat at the …

Tomase: Celtics-Warriors is a Finals matchup 10 years in the making originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the NBA’s most intriguing questions of the last decade is about to be answered: what if the Warriors had to beat the Celtics in the Finals? No team has given Golden State more trouble than Boston since Steph Curry and Co. …

Six days before the Boston Celtics won Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on the road, they desperately needed to win Game 4 at home. They were down 2-1 in the series, and they were coming off a disheartening loss in which Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler played zero second-half minutes.  During coach Ime Udoka’s pre-game press conference last …