Daily Archives: March 27, 2023

Celtics ‘getting more and more locked in’ ahead of playoffs

Brogdon, C’s eyeing No. 1 seed with seven games remaining originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Malcolm Brogdon and the Boston Celtics have the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in their sights. Sunday’s dominant win over the San Antonio Spurs brought the C’s within 1.5 games of the Milwaukee Bucks. After the victory, Brogdon made it clear Boston …

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No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Miami

Miami mounted a furious rally in the final minutes to beat Texas in the Midwest regional final and advance to its first Final Four in program history. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Miami found a way to keep dancing. After winning with a barrage of 3-pointers two days earlier, the No. 5 Hurricanes used aggressive drives and free throws to …

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Wizards fall to Raptors on road for fifth loss in six games

Wizards fall to Raptors on road originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Washington Wizards lost to the Toronto Raptors 114-104 on Sunday night. Here are five takeaways from what went down… Loss 42 With an opportunity to gain some ground late in the playoff race, the Wizards couldn’t keep up with a Raptors team on the road, as Toronto …

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Analyzing next season’s Michigan State basketball roster

Michigan State basketball could be very good next year depending on how some key roster decisions pan out. The Spartans will enter the offseason as one of the favorites to win the Big Ten next year, and could be the standalone favorite if guys like Tyson Walker and Malik Hall return for another year. There also could be some trickle …

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Jaylen Brown drops 41 as C’s win third straight

Celtics-Spurs takeaways: Jaylen drops 41 in blowout win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics earned their third consecutive victory in dominant fashion Sunday evening at TD Garden. They followed their 20-plus point wins over the Sacramento Kings and Indiana Pacers with a 137-93 blowout vs. the San Antonio Spurs. Boston pulled away after a back-and-forth first half …

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Former Boston Celtics center Eric Montross reveals cancer diagnosis

The Boston Celtics and the basketball community were hit with the shocking news that former player Eric Montross is battling cancer. The Celtics‘ first-round selection in the 1994 NBA draft released a statement via his family and the University of North Carolina’s Men’s basketball team’s Twitter account. “Eric was recently diagnosed with cancer and is beginning treatments under the care …

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Miami ends Texas’ NCAA Tournament run, wins 87-81

Miami is going to the Final Four. They do so at the expense of the Texas Longhorns. Texas had an abhorrent day on both sides of the ball with lackadaisical ball security and low intelligence defensive play. Longhorn players got lulled to sleep defensively and Miami made them pay. The Longhorns held as much as a 13-point lead with just …

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