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That’s the Luka Doncic the world was looking for. On Friday night in Dallas, in a 122-84 destruction of the Boston Celtics to send the NBA Finals back East for a Game 5, Doncic & Co. kept alive a sliver of hope that the wildest of NBA Finals comebacks are possible — to say nothing of a little self respect. …

Charles Barkley isn’t going to cover basketball anywhere but TNT. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Longtime TNT broadcaster Charles Barkley dropped a stunning announcement after Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, revealing he would retire from television after the 2024-25 NBA season. Barkley made the announcement with little warning and plenty of emotion, explaining that he has discussed …

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Mazzulla: Mavs’ effort ‘a lot better’ than C’s in Game 4 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Early in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals, it was evident the Boston Celtics had their work cut out for them if they hoped to complete a series sweep. The Dallas Mavericks came out firing and jumped out to an early 13-point …

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Scalabrine details where Celtics need to improve entering Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After winning the first three games of the 2024 NBA Finals — and winning ten straight postseason games — the Boston Celtics finally let one get away, falling 122-84 to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 on Friday night. After Boston’s lowest scoring output …

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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reacts to Game 4 of the NBA Finals as Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks dominated the Boston Celtics from the opening tip through the final buzzer to force Game 5 on Monday. View more Video Transcript The NBA finals are not done yet as the Dallas Mavericks stave off elimination by way of a massive …

Celtics-Mavs takeaways: Dallas extends series with historic Game 4 rout originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Put the brooms away, Boston Celtics fans. Banner 18 is on hold for at least one more game. The desperate Dallas Mavericks avoided getting swept out of the 2024 NBA Finals with a dominant Game 4 win on their home court Friday night. They …

Steph, Dell Curry reveal top-five player lists from respective eras originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry has earned a spot on plenty of top-five player lists, but who does the Warriors superstar have on his own rankings of the best players of his era? During a conversation with his father, Dell, on the “Heat Check with Stephen …

Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL, CHI, HOU, SAC, GSW, MIA, PHI, ORL, LAL, IND, CLE, PHX, NOR, MIL, NYK At a Glance: Record: 51-31 (4th, West) Offensive Rating: 117.9 (4th) Defensive Rating: 114.6 (16th) Net Rating: 3.4 (7th) Pace: 97.93 (20th) 2024 NBA Draft Picks: 46 The 2023-24 season was the last for the Clippers in downtown Los Angeles, as they’ll move into the Intuit Dome …

The UNC men’s basketball team struck out, once again, chasing a top target in the transfer portal. North Carolina’s latest miss was Coleman Hawkins, the big man who – last season – led Illinois to its first Elite 8 appearance since 2005. Hawkins averaged 6.1 rebounds and a career-high 12.1 points per game, so when he initially entered his name …

The Dallas Mavericks are well on their way to forcing a Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. After entering Friday down 3-0, Dallas leads Boston 61-35 at halftime thanks to a lockdown defensive effort that has the Celtics shooting 29.7% from the field. Luka Dončić leads all scorers with 25 points, while Jayson Tatum leads the …

Why Steph calls famous 54-point game at MSG his ‘breakthrough’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While Steph Curry had shown plenty of promise during the early seasons of his NBA career, he truly didn’t emerged as a superstar until a 54-point performance against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 27, 2013. Speaking on his …

How Steph’s family surprised him with news on his first NBA MVP originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s oddly heartwarming when athletes learn news about themselves face-to-face, rather than in a post from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s even better when it involves the NBA MVP award and a mid-season family surprise for a very family-oriented individual. This was …

Horford reveals what winning a title in Boston would mean to him originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Al Horford has earned plenty of accolades earned throughout his 17-year career. As the No. 3 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, the five-time All-Star has earned an All-Rookie, All-NBA, and All-Defensive honors. But the 38-year-old Boston Celtics big man now has …

Dell recalls Steph’s tense draft night, honest pleas to Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The hypothetical Steph Curry-New York Knicks 2009 NBA Draft pairing has been a falsity beaten into the ground. But how close was it to really happening? Likely too close for comfort in the eyes of Warriors fans. Steph’s father Dell shockingly revealed that …

The Celtics won Game 3 with Kristaps Porziņģis out. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Kristaps Porziņģis is a go for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, with the Boston Celtics looking to sweep the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th NBA championship. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla confirmed Porziņģis would be active after missing Game 3 with …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Johnny Dawkins is staying in Orlando. UCF announced Friday that the men’s head basketball coach has inked a two-year contract extension that would keep him around until the 2026-2027 season. UCF, Gus Malzahn agree to contract extension through 2027, salary bump “I want to thank our President Alexander N. Cartwright and Vice President and Director of Athletics …

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Kristaps Porzingis to play in Celtics-Mavs Game 4 despite leg injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics lineup is getting a huge boost with a championship on the line in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals at American Airlines Center. Star center Kristaps Porzingis is available to play versus the Dallas Mavericks, Celtics head coach Joe …

DALLAS — Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd mounted an impassioned defense of Dallas superstar Luka Dončić before Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals, following two days of criticism of the MVP finalist’s defensive effort and on-court temperament after he fouled out with 4:12 remaining in the Mavericks’ Game 3 loss to the Celtics. During his pregame session with reporters …

Kristaps Porzingis played an enormous role in the Boston Celtics’ first two wins of the 2024 NBA Finals, and, after he suffered a rare lower leg injury — he tore his medial retinaculum and dislocated his posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg, the team announced — the Celtics managed to take a 3-0 lead in the series without him. …

NBA free agent guard Cameron Payne was arrested early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona for allegedly giving police officers a false report and refusing to give his name. Payne’s arrest was first reported by TMZ Sports. According to the Scottsdale Police Department, officers were called to investigate a disturbance at approximately 2:44 a.m. and found two people on the scene, …