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BOSTON — Welcome to the 2024 NBA Finals, where the lights are just a little bit brighter… unless you ask Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. “Unless they change the bulbs in the arena, there won’t be any lights brighter than last series,” Mazzulla said. Boston’s coach is trying to deflect pressure from his players, but the pressure comes with this stage, …

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown couldn’t get the exact quote correct, but you could put the words together to make a reasonable deduction on where he was going. “The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth” is an African proverb popularized by the Marvel film “Black Panther” six years ago, and Brown …

Bulls hire Billy Donovan III, son of Billy Donovan, to coach G-League Windy City Bulls originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Bulls are hiring Billy Donovan III, the son of Bulls head coach Billy Donovan, to become the next head coach of their G-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls, Bulls PR confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson. Donovan …

Scal: ‘No way’ Porzingis is feeling pain if he’s set to play originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kristaps Porzingis’ health is among the keys to a Boston Celtics victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. So when the C’s big man hesitated when asked whether he’s feeling 100 percent heading into the series, it set off …

Draymond brutally torches Bayless, ‘Undisputed’ ratings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green did not hold back in his response to Skip Bayless. After Green deemed the “Undisputed” host the “biggest hater” outside the NBA, Bayless responded by calling Green the “dirtiest player in NBA history.” The veteran Warriors forward clapped back on the latest episode of the …

Would 2024 C’s beat ’08 team in a series? Eddie House, Phil Perry debate originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If the 2023-24 Boston Celtics bring home Banner 18, they will join the 2007-08 championship squad as one of the most talented groups in franchise history. But which team would have the edge in a seven-game series? That was the …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Nate Tice and Charles Robinson discuss Cleveland’s move to sign their head coach and general manager to reportee multi-year deals following four seasons at the helm together. Hear the full conversation on the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Stefanski, Kevin Stefanski, the head …

It may seem like it was six months ago, but just before the start of the Western Conference finals, emerging Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Anthony Edwards used some provocative words when discussing his team’s defensive approach toward the Dallas Mavericks. “My matchup is going to be Kyrie [Irving],” Edwards said. “So that’s going to be fun.” *Narrator voice* It wasn’t fun. All …

Kendrick Perkins, ’08 C’s share favorite memories from championship season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Sixteen years ago, the Boston Celtics defeated the rival Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals to end a 22-year drought and bring Banner 17 to Boston. It was a dominant season on the court and, by the sound of it, a memorable one …

Ranking Celtics’ top 10 moments in NBA Finals history originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are no strangers to the NBA Finals. On Thursday, the franchise will take part in the league’s championship series for the 23rd time when it hosts the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals. Only the Los Angeles Lakers (32) …

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, the seventh overall pick in this year’s WNBA Draft, was ejected for the first time in her professional career Tuesday during the team’s 88-75 loss to the visiting New York Liberty. A day later, the league rescinded Reese’s second technical, according to the Chicago Tribune.  Late in the fourth quarter, Reese was called for her fifth …

Game 1 of NBA Finals has produced many memorable Celtics moments originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics will host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on Thursday night. It will be the 23rd Finals appearance for the Celtics and the 18th in which they’ve had homecourt advantage. The C’s …

The five biggest keys to Celtics beating Mavs in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It all comes down to this. The 2024 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are set to begin Thursday night at TD Garden. Boston hopes to top off its historic 64-18 regular season with the 18th championship in franchise history …

The 2024 NBA Finals have arrived, with Game 1 of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics taking place on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Both teams have coveted NBA DFS stacks in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of Boston, as well as Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving of Dallas. Of that quartet, Doncic is the only one without any previous …

BOSTON — Daniel Gafford waded across the parquet floor Wednesday afternoon following Dallas’ practice at TD Garden with a grin stretching across his face and royal blue tights clinging to his tree-trunk legs. The last time Gafford, the Mavericks’ starting center throughout this run to the NBA Finals, walked this court, he played less than six minutes for the Mavs …

2024 NBA Finals simulation predicts high-scoring Celtics-Mavs series originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are four wins away from becoming the most successful franchise in NBA history. But raising Banner 18 won’t be easy. After dispatching the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics will square off with the Western Conference …

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis told reporters on Wednesday that he will play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Porzingis, who has missed Boston’s past 10 games due to a calf strain and hasn’t played since April 29, has completed multiple scrimmages in recent days. He had initially been expected to return during the Eastern Conference finals, but …

A 6-6 point guard with high upside as a playmaker, Nikola Topić projected as a top-5 pick prior to his injury. (Srdjan Stevanovic/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images) Projected NBA lottery pick Nikola Topić has a partially torn ACL in his left knee. Topic’s agent Misko Raznatovic confirmed the diagnosis to ESPN on Wednesday. Topić, 18, was a projected top-5 pick …

Getty Images Former NBA player Chase Budinger is headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics, but he is doing so on sand instead of hardwood. Budinger and teammate Miles Evans will be one of two men’s beach volleyball teams to represent the United States this summer. Budinger and Evans qualified for the Olympic team after Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner failed …

Kyrie doesn’t seem concerned about C’s fans ahead of Game 1 in Boston originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyrie Irving has come a long way from flipping off Boston Celtics fans and stomping on the TD Garden logo, it appears. The Dallas Mavericks star is set to play his third postseason series against the Celtics since spurning Boston in …

Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving reached the 30-point mark three times in five games against Minnesota during the Western Conference finals, and he will try to maintain that momentum against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Thursday. Irving had 36 points, five assists and four rebounds in the series-clinching win over the Timberwolves, finishing without …

Draymond predicts how Celtics-Mavericks Finals series plays out originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Game 1 of a thrilling NBA Finals matchup between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks kicks off Wednesday at TD Garden. The experts, including Warriors forward Draymond Green, have made their picks. On the latest episode of “The Draymond Green Show” podcast, Green made his …

Projected lottery pick Nikola Topić, a potential top-five prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft, has been diagnosed with a partially torn ACL in his left knee after suffering an injury late in May during Adriatic League playoff action, his agent told ESPN. Topić sustained the injury May 27 vs. Partizan in an aggravation from a previous left knee injury from …

Ahead of the tipoff for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, let’s take a deep dive into what this championship series will mean for the legacies of so many of the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. We talk a lot about legacies in basketball, probably too much, but the NBA Finals have an actual impact on how …

The Boston Celtics started the NBA’s superteam boom in the summer of 2007 when they united Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett with Paul Pierce to create a 66-win champion overnight. In the process, they established a rough blueprint of what we considered to be a superteam moving forward.  At least one superstar needed to be acquired through external means. In …