Horford becomes first Dominican-born player to win NBA title originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After 17 long seasons, Boston Celtics veteran Al Horford is finally an NBA champion. The Celtics completed a gentleman’s sweep of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday night to earn the franchise’s NBA-best 18th title. Not only is the occasion momentous …

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Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz reacts to the Boston Celtics winning an NBA record 18th championship by beating the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5. View more Video Transcript We are, the champions, is playing nonstop in Boston as the Celtics absolutely dominate the Mavericks 106, 88. And as a result, they will hoist the Larry o’brien trophy as your NBA …

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2023-24 season: 50-32 Highlight of the season: Beating the Minnesota Timberwolves convincingly in five games, with Luka Dončić playing on one leg, is not just up there as the highlight of the season for the Mavericks, but as one of the biggest highlights of the entire league. How it ended In utter heartbreak. The Mavericks made it to the Finals …

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Celtics-Mavs takeaways: C’s earn Banner 18 with masterful Game 5 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Let the celebration begin. At last, Banner 18 is coming to TD Garden. The Celtics finished one of the most dominant seasons in franchise history with a wire-to-wire Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks in front of their rowdy home …

Jaylen Brown is taking home some extra hardware from TD Garden on Monday night. Brown was officially named the NBA Finals MVP following the Boston Celtics’ series-clinching win over the Dallas Mavericks, which gave them their first championship since 2008 and 18th in franchise history. Though all eyes were on Celtics star Jayson Tatum entering the Finals, and rightfully so, …

Watch: Pritchard hits another wild buzzer-beater in Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Payton Pritchard continues to be a spark off the bench for the Boston Celtics, once again knocking down a ridiculous buzzer-beater in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday night at TD Garden. With four seconds remaining in the first half, Pritchard checked …

Getty Images When the 2023-24 NBA season began, the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics were tied atop the NBA’s all-time championship leaderboard at 17 titles apiece. If we’re being absolutely technical, the Lakers actually hung banner No. 18 before the Celtics did. The problem? It was for the new, In-Season Tournament championship, not a traditional end-of-season title. Well, if …

Luka and the Mavericks turned in a dominant performance to keep their title chase alive. Go behind the scenes of the action with … Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VolA7UKrsk Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Jayson Tatum breaks Kobe Bryant’s playoff record in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The late, great Kobe Bryant is one of Jayson Tatum’s favorite players, and in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday night, the Boston Celtics superstar broke one of the Hall of Famer’s playoff records. Tatum’s 16 first-half points in Game 5 …

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Washington delivers questionable hard foul on Porzingis in Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Dallas Mavericks wasted no time getting physical with Kristaps Porzingis in his return to action Monday night. The Boston Celtics big man was active for Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals after not playing in Games 3 and 4 due …

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NBA: Finals-Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks BOSTON — In Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals, Kristaps Porzingis was +25 and the Boston Celtics as a team were +25 and up 2-0. That wasn’t a coincidence. Porzingis will be back on the court for the Celtics in Game 5 after missing the last two games with a foot/ankle issue. …

The North Carolina Tar Heels are facing a must-win game on Tuesday night as they go against fellow ACC foe Florida State. After both teams lost to top seed Tennessee, the loser of this game will head home while the winner will look to take down the Volunteers. UNC was able to beat Virginia on Friday in walk-off fashion before …

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Getty Images Kristaps Porzingis has officially been listed as available for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, and is expected to make his return from a rare lower leg injury. Porzingis has not played since getting hurt late in Game 2.  When asked about Porzingis’ status, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters during …

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TD Garden packed with celebs, athletes for C’s-Mavs Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The stars are out in Boston to watch the Celtics take on the Dallas Mavericks in what could be a historic Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals. The Celtics are one win away from their 18th NBA championship, which would overtake the archrival …

The Dallas Mavericks could take a breath after they avoided a sweep with a dominant 122-84 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night in Game 4, but their uphill battle continues with their season on the line in Game 5 on Monday night. With the series back in Boston, the Celtics will aim to close out the Mavs and …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Canada’s Zach Edey won’t be the only Purdue basketball tie hoping to compete in the 2024 Olympics. Freshman guard Gicarri Harris owns dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico. Harris — the son of former Purdue star Glenn Robinson, who was a selection for the 1996 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball roster — is one of 20 …

The Boston Celtics announced Kristaps Porzingis is good to go for Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday against the Dallas Mavericks after missing Games 3 and 4 with a left leg injury. The 7-foot-2 Latvian originally sustained a posterior tibialis dislocation in his left leg during the Celtics’ Game 2 win over the Mavs when he collided with Dallas …

It’s no secret that the Chicago Bulls have been swimming in the pool of mediocrity for quite some time now. Aside from half of a season where Chicago looked like it could challenge some of the top teams in the East, which quickly ended due to injuries, the Bulls have been satisfied with simply being average. The Bulls have refused to …