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Last month, when the Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Boston Celtics, they overcame a big deficit to take a 13-point lead with less than four minutes left in the fourth quarter – only to blow their advantage and lose by four points in overtime. When the two teams faced off in Boston on Saturday, it was a similar story. Although …

Celtics-Lakers takeaways: Jaylen gets redemption in wild OT win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers played one of the wildest games of the NBA season Saturday night at TD Garden. After a controversial ending to the fourth quarter and a tightly-contested overtime period, the C’s escaped with the 125-121 victory. After a sluggish …

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) goes up against New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley (5) for a layup in the fourth quarter at Barclays Center. / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports When the Nets entered the fourth quarter up by just seven points against the Knicks on Saturday night after New York ended the third quarter on a 7-0 run, …

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston big man Stacey King was born in Lawton, Oklahoma back in 1967. King would play his college ball at the University of Oklahoma before being picked up with the sixth overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 1989 NBA draft. As far as being a part of Celtic history goes, …

The Timberwolves defeat the Kings, 117-110. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 34 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves, while D’Angelo Russell (25 points, six assists, seven 3PM) and Rudy Gobert (13 points, 14 rebounds) added a combined 38 points in the victory. De’Aaron Fox tallied 29 points (21 in the 4th quarter), three rebounds and six …

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a heartbreaking defeat on the road in Boston on Saturday night, as a controversial non-call at the end of regulation denied LeBron James the chance to win the game at the free-throw line. With the game tied 105-105, James drove to the rim and attempted a layup, but Jayson Tatum made clear contact with James’ …

LeBron James and the Lakers have not gotten an accurate whistle down the stretch of a handful of games this season, and it burned them again Saturday night in a brutal 125-121 overtime loss against the Celtics in Boston.  With the score tied at 105, the Lakers had a frontcourt sideline out of bounds with 4.1 seconds to play in …

LeBron James should have had two chances to win Saturday’s road game in Boston from the foul line at the end of regulation, but a critical missed call sent the game to overtime and led to intense backlash from fans and analysts alike across the league. With the game tied at 105-105 and the clock running down, James drove to …

Getty Images We have seen NBA players pick up technical fouls for taunting. We’ve seen them get technicals for cursing, for obscene gestures and for making unnecessary contact with an official. On one hilarious occasion, we even saw Tim Duncan get T’d up for laughing. But never in the history of the NBA have we seen a technical foul quite …

The Boston Celtics may have grabbed an overtime victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night, but shortly after the final horn, the NBA admitted the referees missed a crucial foul on LeBron James that would have given James a chance to ice the game at the free throw line. The NBA officials pool report was quite clear on …

The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t getting along with officials this season. Los Angeles ranks third in the NBA in restricted area field goal attempts, but just 19th in clutch free throw attempts per minute. For whatever reason, the offense that scores more in the paint than any other can’t seem to get calls at the end of games. And against the …

Lakers voice frustration with controversial no-call in loss to C’s originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Resiliency, and perhaps some help from the officials, propelled the Boston Celtics to a thrilling overtime victory vs. the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. With the game tied, Jayson Tatum appeared to foul Lakers superstar LeBron James at the rim in the final …

Patrick Beverley T’d up for showing ref camera after no-call on LeBron originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The officials in Saturday night’s Celtics versus Lakers showdown missed a clear foul late — and Patrick Beverley went to hilariously ridiculous lengths to make sure they knew about it. With the score tied in the final seconds of the fourth quarter …

Los Angeles Lakers guard Patrick Beverley may be credited with the most creative (plus ill-advised) technical foul of the season in Boston’s 125-121 overtime victory on Saturday. Before the start of overtime and after referees failed to call a foul on Jayson Tatum when it was clear he hit LeBron James’ arm on a potential game-winning shot, Beverley grabbed a …

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving did not have a particularly good game in the first three quarters of the Nets’ game against the New York Knicks. Through the first three periods, Irving was 4-of-12 from the field as the Knicks made sure to send a second player towards Irving whenever he touched the ball. Things changed in the fourth quarter …

Wizards beat Pelicans for fifth straight win originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Washington Wizards beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-103 on Saturday night. Here are five takeaways from what went down… 5 in a row The Wizards are in the midst of a massively important five-game road trip with the Feb. 9 trade deadline quickly approaching, and they …

PHILADELPHIA — Fresh off of dominating reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets to the tune of 47 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in Philadelphia’s 126-119 comeback victory on Saturday afternoon, 76ers center Joel Embiid expressed his feelings regarding not being voted as a starter for the All-Star game this season.  Embiid was selected as a starter …

Vucevic keeps producing big games in contract year originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago It seemed fitting that Nikola Vucevic continued his recent stretch of strong play with a monster game in Orlando Saturday night as the Chicago Bulls downed the Magic 128-109. After all, Vucevic, who posted his 12th double-double in 14 games with a bulging box score of …

The Detroit Pistons appeared to have momentum following Thursday’s road win over the Brooklyn Nets. A home game against the Houston Rockets, who own the NBA’s worst record, presented an opportunity for the Pistons to build. It ended in embarrassing defeat. The Pistons fell to the Rockets, 117-114, thanks to poor execution down the stretch and an offense that went …

Getty Images After finishing a tough basket and drawing an and-1 opportunity against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid celebrated with a few DX crotch chops. That decision cost him $25,000, which is what the NBA fined Embiid for his “obscene gesture.” Luckily for Embiid, famous DX member and WWE legend Triple H came to …

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) looks to drive past Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) in the second quarter at Barclays Center. / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The Knicks lost to the Nets on Saturday night at the Barclays Center, 122-115. Here are the key takeaways… – From the beginning, the Knicks couldn’t stop Brooklyn from making its …

Grousbeck shares message for Brad Stevens ahead of trade deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Wyc Grousbeck is all in on the 2022-23 Boston Celtics. The C’s owner has made that clear to president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. Appearing Saturday on Celtics Pregame Live, Grousbeck revealed his “instructions” for Stevens with the NBA trade deadline right around the corner. …

Getty Images Robert Horry was ejected from his son’s high school basketball game on Friday night, receiving a police escort out of the bleachers at St. Francis High School in Los Angeles after repeatedly heckling a referee. According to a report by NBC Los Angeles, Horry’s son Christian is a player at Harvard Westlake, who had been visiting St. Francis. …

PHILADELPHIA–When one looks at Philadelphia 76ers forward PJ Tucker’s stat line in Saturday’s 126-119 win over the Denver Nuggets, they will see a whopping two points, one rebound, and one assist with four fouls and a technical foul in 24:28. Yet, those two points and one rebound came at the most opportune moment and he also was terrific in terms …

Every Boston Celtics home game head coach Joe Mazzulla addresses the media 100 minutes before tip-off. On Saturday night ahead of a tilt against the team’s biggest rival the Los Angeles Lakers, Mazzulla’s thoughts were far from basketball. “On behalf of the Celtics organization, and my family in particular, I want to pray for Tyre Nichols,” Mazzulla said to begin his …