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Daily Archives: June 10, 2024

Jrue Holiday clarifies response to Jason Kidd’s Jaylen Brown comment

Jrue Holiday clarifies response to Jason Kidd’s Jaylen Brown comment originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Before taking questions from the media after the Boston Celtics’ Game 2 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Jrue Holiday had a statement to make. The veteran guard wanted to clear up a comment he made in response to Mavs coach Jason Kidd …

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2024 NBA Finals: Who’s the Celtics’ best player? It doesn’t matter vs. star-reliant Mavericks

BOSTON — It’s entirely possible Jason Kidd was correct. Maybe Jayson Tatum isn’t the Boston Celtics’ best player. It’s also becoming increasingly evident it may not matter much. On Sunday, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Boston took a 2-0 series lead against the Mavericks behind a 105-98 victory despite Tatum’s brutally inefficient shooting night. He was a downright awful …

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Mazzulla credits Pritchard for ‘play of the game’ in Game 2 win

Mazzulla credits Pritchard for ‘play of the game’ in Game 2 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After a rocky start, the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Sunday night and take a 2-0 series lead. And while Jrue Holiday and Jaylen Brown dominated the stat sheet, …

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Celtics-Mavs takeaways: Holiday leads C’s to thrilling Game 2 win

Celtics-Mavs takeaways: Holiday leads C’s to thrilling Game 2 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Boston Celtics will head to Dallas with a commanding 2-0 series lead in the 2024 NBA Finals. After a dominant Game 1, the C’s took Game 2 in more of a grind-it-out win in front of the TD Garden crowd. They …

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UConn’s Dan Hurley plans to make final decision about Lakers offer on Monday: Report

Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies coaches during the national championship game against the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium on April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) UConn head coach Dan Hurley has a tough decision ahead, but the final choice may be coming sooner rather than later. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Hurley plans …

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Adam Silver teases three potential NBA expansion cities

Adam Silver teases three potential NBA expansion cities originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks outlasted 28 other teams to reach the 2024 NBA Finals. That number may increase in the very near future. NBA commissioner Adam Silver joined NBC Sports Boston’s Celtics Pregame Live on Sunday at TD Garden ahead of Game …

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UConn HC Dan Hurley to make decision on if he’ll accept Lakers job on Monday: report

UConn head coach Dan Hurley plans to make his decision on whether he’ll return to Storrs or accept the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching vacancy on Monday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hurley, 51, has led the Huskies to back-to-back national championships and is 141-58 (.709) in six seasons since becoming the school’s head coach in 2018. The Lakers’ interest …

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