[ad_1] The Philadelphia 76ers had a chance to eliminate the Boston Celtics in Game 6 at home on Thursday and advance to the Eastern Conference finals. They led the series 3-2 after an impressive road win in Game 5 and they were looking to build off the momentum they had and bury the Celtics. However, this Boston team has seen …

[ad_1] EVANSVILLE — The transfer portal has closed. Thursday marked the final day un-graduated men’s and women’s college basketball players to go portaling. Athletes currently in the portal can still commit and be recruited, but the paperwork to enter needed to be filled out Thursday by 11:59 p.m. That means the University of Evansville and University of Southern Indiana men’s …

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[ad_1] It is the worst-kept secret in the NBA that the Boston Celtics have a tendency to break down in the clutch during close games. The problem has manifested at several critical junctures this season alone. Even the heartache of losing to the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals was not enough to break the club of its …

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[ad_1] There’s nothing like beating the hated Celtics, especially in the playoffs. The Philadelphia 76ers finished off arch-rival Boston, XX-XX, to close out their second-round NBA playoff series Thursday night at Wells Fargo Center. Take a moment, Sixers faithful, and savor the victory. Feels good! OK, the moment is over. On to Eastern Conference finals. GETTING THE PARTY STARTED: Delaware’s …

[ad_1] Nobody goes to a basketball game hoping the referees will make themselves a major part of how a game plays out. However, fans of the NBA and Boston Celtics can likely think of more than a few such instances in games they have watched this season. The referee showing has blemished the 2022-23 NBA season in particular, with the …

[ad_1] PHOENIX — The Suns were shell-shocked, rattled, silenced. Underneath the wishful enthusiasm of an ill-timed T-shirt toss, where gameday staffers hurled free gear into the Footprint Center lower bowl that was already half-empty, Phoenix’s coaches and players appeared just short of lifeless. Over five minutes still remained in Game 6 against the top-seeded Nuggets on Thursday, an eventual 125-100 …

[ad_1] BLOOMINGTON – Traditionally, Indiana is among the last programs in the Big Ten to reveal its basketball schedule. The Hoosiers annually wait for the full release of their impending schedule, including both conference and nonconference games. Where some publish their non-league slate first, then add the Big Ten’s reveal in late summer, IU typically waits for the full hit. …

[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports The 2023 NBA playoffs continue Friday night with the Heat and Lakers hoping to advance to the conference finals. With a 3-2 series lead, the Miami Heat can send the New York Knicks into the offseason in Game 6. The Los Angeles Lakers, meanwhile, have the opportunity to finish off the defending champion Golden State …

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[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 102-87 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Milwaukee to win their 12th NBA Championship. It was Boston’s first championship with legendary big man Bill Russell, and head coach and former player Tommy Heinsohn’s first as coach. Celtics center luminary Dave Cowens led the team …

[ad_1] One of the four spots in the conference finals is set, after the Nuggets blew out the Suns on the road. The 76ers had the chance to join them on Thursday, but the Celtics survived Game 6 to force a winner-take-all matchup on Sunday. Two more teams, the Heat and Lakers, are each one win away from securing Conference …

[ad_1] Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors on Friday is sure to be a very intense contest, and for all intents and purposes, it could virtually decide the victor of this series. The Lakers held a 3-1 lead going into Wednesday’s Game 5, but they lost by 15 points and …

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[ad_1] Getty Images Now that we’re in the thick of the NBA playoffs, the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will be providing daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. All lines courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Latest Odds: Miami Heat -5.5 Jalen Brunson …

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[ad_1] This was Game 7 against Dallas all over again. For a second straight postseason, Phoenix got blasted in an elimination game on their home court. This time it was courtesy of the Denver Nuggets, 125-100, in Game 6 of this Western Conference semifinals series before a sellout crowd of 17,071, many of whom started leaving Footprint Center at the …

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[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — The stage was set. After two consecutive wins, the Philadelphia 76ers had a golden opportunity to close out their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the rival Boston Celtics in front of their raucous home crowd in Game 6 on Thursday night and end their conference finals drought, but they were ultimately unable to do so.  After a …

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[ad_1] On the court after Jayson Tatum resurrected from an effort that could have forever stained his legacy to outscore the Philadelphia 76ers by himself in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown embraced his Boston Celtics co-star with a smile that belied the intensifying doubts about the longterm viability of their partnership. The All-NBA duo lived to fight another day together, …

[ad_1] You’ve likely heard the phrase “consolidation trade” quite a bit over the past several years. It’s NBA Twitter’s favorite catch-all solution to roster flaws. Not good enough to win a championship? Just flip a couple of picks and three of your good players into one great one. Problem solved. Milwaukee consolidated its depth into Jrue Holiday and won a …

[ad_1] PHOENIX – The Denver Nuggets are headed to the Western Conference finals. Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets dominated the Phoenix Suns 125-100 to win their playoff series 4-2 and advance to the conference championship. Jokic had a 32-point, 12-assist, 10-rebound triple-double in the series-clinching win. Jamal Murray, who played through a non-COVID illness, tallied 26 points. Suns forward Kevin …

[ad_1] What was a star-studded matchup featuring three of the NBA’s premier offensive talents ended with a whimper on Thursday night, as the Denver Nuggets thumped the Phoenix Suns in a 125-100 Game 6 road win to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since the bubble in 2020, and the third time since 1985. The Nuggets …