Yearly Archives: 2024

NBA Finals: Celtics rule out Kristaps Porzingis for Game 3

Kristaps Porzingis has become the NBA Finals’ largest remaining X-factor. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) If the Boston Celtics want to take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, they’ll have to do it without Kristaps Porzingis. The Celtics ruled Porzingis out for Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday due to a left leg injury, described as a …

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Plaschke: Laker legend Jerry West’s final legacy sadly includes estrangement from Lakers

Jerry West and the Lakers’ front office were estranged at the time of his death, adding more sadness to the announcement of his death on Wednesday. (Kelvin Kuo/ Associated Press) The sadness was compounded by the strangeness. The announcement of the death of the greatest Laker was made by the Clippers. “Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a …

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Tatum stars as Celtics go 3-0 up against Mavericks

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown helped the Boston Celtics hold off a Dallas Mavericks fightback to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the NBA finals. Tatum scored 31 points and Brown 30 as the Celtics won 106-99 in game three of the best-of-seven series. The Mavericks reduced their deficit from 91-70 early in the fourth quarter to one point with …

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Gonzaga reportedly joining Houston, Alabama, others in loaded 2025 Players Era Festival field

Jun. 12—Gonzaga will be busy at the Battle 4 Atlantis when the inaugural Players Era Festival tips off in Las Vegas this November, but Mark Few’s program is reportedly one of eight more that will join a loaded 2025 field according to multiple reports Wednesday morning. The new in-season tournament held over Thanksgiving week is expected to distribute at least …

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2024 NBA Finals: The elephant in the room — Luka Dončić’s defense isn’t good enough for the Mavs to win a title

DALLAS — For such a copycat league, NBA teams use different terminologies for the same concepts. When a player is traded, understanding a new playbook is more like learning a new language, another dialect, for the same actions and ideas his previous employer described differently. The playoffs, for example, are littered with All-Stars calling for ball screens, forcing a switch …

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2024 NBA Finals: Jaylen Brown has met the moments that make champions — and superstars

DALLAS — At some point, it’s no longer an anomaly, these superstar performances from Jaylen Brown. He’s already cemented as a star, but the prevailing feeling in the minds of many has been about the turnovers on the biggest stage, the meltdowns and lack of poise when it mattered most. But when announcements were needed, statements were made — thunderous …

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Doncic fouls out while Tatum & Brown lead Celtics to Game 3 win

Yahoo Sports’ Dan Titus reacts to Game 3 of the NBA Finals with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown leading the Boston Celtics to a 3-0 while Luka Doncic fouled out in crunch time. View more Video Transcript Game three is a wrap and the Boston Celtics came out victorious yet again defeating the Dallas Mavericks 106 to 99 in game …

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