The Dallas Mavericks look to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves with a series sweep when they meet in a Western Conference Finals Game 4 matchup on Tuesday. For the third straight time, Dallas rallied late to post a 116-107 win on Sunday. The Timberwolves (56-26), who are in their first conference finals series since 2003-2004, have yet to reach the …

Wisconsin basketball has experienced high-end roster turnover since the conclusion of the 2023-24 season. The Badgers saw the departure of stars Chucky Hepburn (transfer portal), A.J. Storr (transfer portal) and Tyler Wahl (graduation). 2024-25 figured to be an all-in season with Hepburn and Storr possibly returning. That plan was immediately thwarted when the two entered the portal, likely in order …

Portland Trail Blazer Bill Walton Bill Walton — one of the greatest college players ever who went on to lead Portland to its one and only NBA title and eventually became a legendary broadcaster with NBC — has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA has announced. “Bill Walton was truly one of …

Bill Walton was a legend on the court, a Hall of Famer, MVP and a two-time champion both at UCLA and in the NBA. On the mic, he truly had no equal. In a decades-long post-playing career as a broadcast analyst, Walton was rarely focused or even on topic. But he was never forgettable. He was never boring. And he …

Wisconsin basketball extended an offer to class of 2025 point guard Josiah Sanders on Monday. The 6-foot-5 rising senior is 247Sports’ No. 32 point guard in the class of 2025 and the No. 1 recruit from his home state of Colorado. Representing Colorado Prep High School, Sanders has received offers from several Division I programs, including from Tennessee, Colorado, Minnesota, …

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Allstate Maui Invitiational – Day Two Bill Walton was a larger-than-life. That applies to the person, the 6’11” center who dominated at UCLA and — as long as his body held up — did the same in the NBA. He was larger-than-life as a personality — not only did it make him a fantastic broadcaster who made the game fun …

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It was never really about LeBron James’ age, not when he was being called “the youngest” and not when he’s being called “the oldest.” (Katelyn Mulcahy / Getty Images) I remember the day I stopped playing basketball. It wasn’t easy. It also wasn’t my decision. The 20-something-year-old who was giving me that work made the decision for me. When my …

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Legendary UCLA basketball coach John R. Wooden, right, hugs his former star player at UCLA, Bill Walton, after a game at the John R. Wooden Classic in Anaheim on Dec. 9, 2006. Walton died Monday at age 71. (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press) Fittingly, my favorite Bill Walton encounter involved only his voice. It was in October 2000, the day …

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Celtics NBA Finals schedule: Dates, times for each matchup originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are four wins away from bringing Banner 18 to TD Garden. They completed an Eastern Conference Finals sweep of the Indiana Pacers on Monday night to clinch their second NBA Finals berth in three years. They enter the championship round with a …

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NBA: Playoffs-Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers Indiana showed grit — even after their All-NBA point guard Tyrese Haliburton went out, missing the final two games. Three of the four games in the Eastern Conference Finals were close at the end. Boston had been there before. Their core guys were together in the NBA Finals two years ago, and the new …

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Celtics-Pacers takeaways: Jaylen earns ECF MVP as C’s complete sweep originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the 2024 NBA Finals with another hard-fought win in Indiana. It’ll go down as a sweep in the record books, but it was undoubtedly the most competitive series of the postseason so far for Boston. The Pacers …

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INDIANAPOLIS — There were no champagne bottles in sight for this eyewitness account. The gray folding table centering Boston’s visitors locker room inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse was covered with cans of beer and puddles of hazy IPA. The Celtics are waiting to uncork those bubbly bottles after next round, should they capture the real crown, an 18th banner in franchise history …

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Derrick White and his father react to huge ECF-clinching 3-pointer originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals after completing the 4-0 series sweep over the Indiana Pacers, and it was none other than Derrick White who hit the game-clinching shot. After trailing for most of the night, the Celtics battled back late …

Jaylen reflects on award snubs, embracing negativity after earning ECF MVP originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown’s Eastern Conference Finals began with being left off the All-Defensive and All-NBA teams. It ended with him hoisting the Larry Bird Trophy as the series MVP. Brown let his play do the talking after his award snubs, propelling Boston to the …

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Getty Images Jaylen Brown has been named the 2024 Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP after his Boston Celtics completed their sweep of the Indiana Pacers on Monday with a 105-102 victory. Brown was the focal point of that victory, scoring 29 points in Boston’s comeback, and he led the Celtics in the series by averaging 29.75 points per game. …

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