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How Jaylen Brown is helping Porzingis as Celtics star nears return originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are optimistic that Kristaps Porzingis can return from his calf injury as soon as Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. And while plenty will be made of Porzingis’ physical health when he steps back …

Golden State Warriors v Dallas Mavericks In the days before June 28, the Golden State Warriors will officially announce they are not picking up the $30 million team option on Chris Paul (it is possible the Warriors and CP3 agree to move back that deadline if the Warriors think his salary could be part of a trade). At age 39 …

Why Draymond believes Kobe oftentimes is left out of GOAT debate originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When it comes to the greatest NBA player of all time discussion, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant tends to get left out of the debate, and Draymond Green understands why. Speaking to Shaquille O’Neal on “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” Green …

BOSTON — In the third quarter of Game 2 in the Eastern Conference finals, Indiana’s Pascal Siakam lobbed a pass that Pacers teammate T.J. McConnell mishandled. A moment was all Jaylen Brown needed. The Celtics star bull-rushed the ball, leaving McConnell in his wake and finishing through Siakam’s foul. As Brown stood at the stripe, chants usually reserved for Jayson …

The Detroit Pistons have a new president of basketball operations, roughly a month after team owner Tom Gores announced the team was opening a search for a top executive. Trajan Langdon, the New Orleans Pelicans’ general manager for the past five seasons, is currently negotiating a deal with Detroit, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Detroit is coming off the worst …

Charles Barkley is confused, morose and, most of all, angry that TNT is on the verge of losing its rights to the NBA, and the ability to do his beloved “Inside the NBA” show with the network. It was reported Tuesday that the NBA is on the verge of finalizing its new media rights deals with Disney/ESPN, NBC and Amazon, …

It wasn’t as dramatic as Game 1, but the Boston Celtics will take it. The Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-110 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead as the series heads to Indianapolis. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. After requiring a final-minute meltdown from Indiana on …

Game 2 – Eastern Conference Finals Boston is up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals because of Jaylen Brown. He hit the game-tying corner 3 in Game 1, which forced overtime and allowed the Celtics to scrape out a win. In Game 2 he picked up from there, coming out aggressive and dropping 40 points on the Pacers, sparking a …

Oshae Brissett the unsung hero in ‘revenge game’ vs. Pacers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Boston Celtics looked sluggish on both ends of the floor to start Game 2 vs. the Indiana Pacers. Then, Oshae Brissett checked in. Brissett replaced an injured Luke Kornet (left wrist) as the C’s went small-ball to start the second quarter …

Derrick White baffled by Jaylen’s All-NBA snub after 40-point Game 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Eastern Conference Finals have been all Jaylen Brown through the first two games as the Boston Celtics took a 2-0 series lead over the Indiana Pacers following Thursday night’s 126-110 Game 2 win. Brown followed up his 26-point Game 1 performance by …

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday night’s 126-110 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Haliburton exited the game with just under three minutes left in the third quarter and limped to the locker room. Shortly afterward, the Pacers ruled their point guard out for the rest of the …

What Podz told TJD after he was snubbed from NBA All-Rookie snub originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandin Podziemski is a very considerate teammate. After being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team on Monday, the Santa Clara product contacted Warriors teammate Trayce Jackson-Davis to motivate him after he was snubbed. In talking to 95.7 The Game’s “Willard …

Celtics-Pacers takeaways: Motivated Jaylen puts on a show in Game 2 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Boston Celtics put an end to their Game 2 struggles Thursday night at TD Garden. After dropping the second game of the previous two rounds, the C’s treated their home crowd to a relatively stress-free win this time in …

The conference finals are underway in the 2024 NBA playoffs, and the Boston Celtics are now two wins away from the NBA Finals. Boston is up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers after winning Game 2 on Thursday night. Jaylen Brown scored 40 points in the Game 2 win. The Pacers, meanwhile, saw Tyrese Haliburton leave …

Haliburton exits Celtics-Pacers Game 2 with left hamstring injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Indiana Pacers played final quarter and a half in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals without their All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Already down in the series against the Boston Celtics, the Pacers will have to rely on their other scorers to help them …

Podziemski believes Warriors are ‘very close’ to title contention originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors are optimistic heading into the offseason despite being eliminated in the NBA Play-In Tournament by the Sacramento Kings, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Rookie Brandin Podziemski, in particular, still believes he and his teammates can bounce back and do something special …

Jayson Tatum passes Larry Bird for impressive NBA playoff record originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Jayson Tatum, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan. That’s the new top three for total playoff points through the first seven seasons of an NBA career. Tatum passed Jordan earlier in the Boston Celtics’ 2024 playoff run, and he topped Bird during Game 2 …

Jaelen House, Eddie House’s son, works out with C’s ahead of draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaelen House, son of 2008 NBA champion Eddie House, worked out with his father’s former team on Thursday, hoping to show the Boston Celtics that he is worthy of their selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. House, a five-year player who split …

NBA: New Orleans Pelicans-Media Day Four years into a rebuild and having had the worst record in the NBA the past two seasons — including a franchise “record” 14 wins last season — the Detroit Pistons are turning to Trajan Langdon to turn the ship around. The Pistons will hire Langdon, the current Pelicans GM, to be the new head …

Kerr knows Warriors’ five-year Finals run ‘highly unlikely’ to be repeated originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area We’re almost six weeks into the NBA playoffs and it’s abundantly clear that the Warriors making five consecutive voyages to The Finals, of which they won three championships, was remarkable enough in real time but looks downright monumental in retrospect. It’s entirely …

Luka Doncic may not be 100 percent healthy, but as many superstars do, he found a way to win courtesy of clutch moments in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks stole Game 1 of the Western Conference finals at the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Just said to myself, ‘We got to win this game. I got to be way better,’ because …

Jaylen Brown explains how a mindset shift this season has helped him originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown has been locked in during the 2024 NBA playoffs, and one of the best examples came in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Indiana Pacers. Brown made two clutch free throws, forced a turnover and sent the …

Joe Mazzulla reacts to Jaylen Brown’s All-NBA snub originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Individual awards are the least of Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics’ concerns with a trip to the NBA Finals at stake. Even so, Brown being left off the 2023-24 All-NBA teams is difficult to ignore. The three-time All-Star is coming off the best …

In what’s considered to be a historically weak 2024 NBA Draft class, much of the conversation has understandably revolved around Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers forward and NBA legend LeBron James. You’ve likely heard voices on both sides of the prospect fence — some insisting that he wouldn’t even be on the draft radar were it not …

Charles Barkley is confused, morose and, most of all, angry that TNT is on the verge of losing its rights to the NBA, and the ability to do his beloved “Inside the NBA” show with it. It was reported Tuesday that the NBA is on the verge of finalizing its new media rights deals with Disney/ESPN, NBC and Amazon, which …