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by Zak Hanshew, Rotoworld Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL, CHI, HOU, SAC, GSW, MIA, PHI, ORL, LAL, IND, CLE, PHX, NOR, MIL, NYK, LAC, MIN, DEN At a glance: Record: 57-25 (1st, West)  Offensive Rating: 118.3 (3rd) Defensive Rating: 111.0 (4th)  Net Rating: 7.3 (2nd)  Pace: 100.8 (5th)  2024 NBA Draft Picks: 12 The Thunder have been far outside the title contender conversation for nearly a decade, but that changed in …

2024 NBA Finals – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics BOSTON — Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had paid their dues. This Boston Celtics squad had been to the Eastern Conference Finals or NBA Finals in five of the previous seven years, they had been knocking on the door of a championship but just couldn’t take that final step. Until this …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Five BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla was playing hurt. The Boston Celtics coach suffered a torn meniscus after a loss to Atlanta in March and will have to undergo offseason surgery, he admitted in a postgame interview on ESPN. He just coached through it during the final weeks of the season and the playoffs. “I’m gonna …

The Celtics celebrate their dominant win over the Mavericks after a 4-1 series victory in the NBA finals. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP A blizzard of confetti across the parquet floor at TD Garden; the words “Jaylen Brown finals MVP” no longer a punchline used to taunt the Massachusetts basketball faithful but solid, unarguable reality; the Larry O’Brien trophy in the hands …

BOSTON — The lifespan of confetti comes in three stages. Monday’s tiny cuts of white and green paper began streaming toward the TD Garden rafters, where an 18th championship banner will soon join the others and assorted retired numbers, after Boston clinched the 2024 NBA title with a 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas. It blasted from eight different cannons …

The Boston Celtics are finally raising their 18th banner after a season of unparalleled dominance. Their 16-3 record in the postseason was the 10th-highest winning percentage in NBA Playoff history. And let’s not overlook having the best record in the regular season. Regardless of your perspective on their path to get there, they executed at a high level to secure …

The Knicks’ magical playoff run came to an end in part due to mounting injuries eating at their depth. Though they won’t have cap space this summer, they could maneuver their way to the non-taxpayer mid-level exception, and bolster their rotation in free agency. Here are the top 10 realistic free agent targets for the Knicks this offseason… Tyus Jones …

Yahoo Sports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek looks at how the Boilermakers big man could transition to the NBA and which teams could selecting him in the first round. View more Video Transcript Zack Ed is the most intriguing player in this draft class with his 7 ft 4 300 frame. He played four years at Purdue and was one …

Jeff Van Gundy, back row center, worked as an NBA broadcaster at ESPN for 16 years before joining the Celtics last summer. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy and the Clippers have agreed on a deal for him to become the top assistant on head coach Tyronn Lue’s staff, the team announced Monday. Van Gundy’s …

The Boston Celtics aren’t just NBA champions. They’re an aspirational blueprint. With an 80-21 overall record this season, these Boston Celtics were just as different as they were dominant. There was no Nikola Jokić, LeBron James or Stephen Curry on this team. There was no MVP or former MVP who could reasonably stake claim to being known as the game’s …

Sixers work out former Morey draft pick Sam Dekker originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers held a free-agent workout for 2015 first-round pick Sam Dekker, a source confirmed Tuesday. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark first reported the news. Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey took the 6-foot-8 forward with the 18th overall pick in 2015. The Wisconsin …

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been coaching on a torn meniscus since March. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Joe Mazzulla became the youngest coach since the late, great Bill Russell to win an NBA title on Monday night when his Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88. But the 35-year-old Mazzulla has one thing that …

2024 NBA Finals Practice and Media Availability Jeff Van Gundy looked relaxed and comfortable hanging around the Celtics for the first couple of games of the NBA Finals, wearing a Celtics baseball cap, sweats and tennis shoes. His work with Boston as a consultant earned him his first ring. Van Gundy is giving up that laid-back lifestyle to be back …

Warriors’ way-too-early 2025 NBA title odds, per Fanatics Sportsbook originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As long as Steph Curry is on the Warriors’ roster, they always have a puncher’s chance of winning the NBA championship. The morning after the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks to become NBA champs, Fanatics Sportsbook released its 2025 title odds. Fanatics Sportsbook …

Ice Cube identifies what’s needed to spark Warriors-Lakers rivalry originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO – For much of the last dozen years, the Warriors had two legitimate rivals. Both were easy to identify and just as easy for much of the planet to ignore. Nothing against the Cleveland Cavaliers (2015 through 2018) or the Los Angeles …

As happy as he was to be hoisting the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy again, Jrue Holiday sounded nearly as excited to have a front-row seat to watch Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown get their hands on NBA championship gold for the first time — to see the Boston Celtics’ two young superstar wings reach this watershed moment, as they have …

Getty Images Julia Koch and her family have reached an agreement to buy a 15% stake in the parent company of the Brooklyn Nets from Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, according to Sportico’s Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams. BSE Global, which also owns Barclays Center, the New York Liberty and the Nets’ training facility, was valued at $6 billion in …

Jaylen Brown, Celtics troll doubters after title-clinching win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics kept the receipts. The Celtics won their 18th championship Monday night with a 106-88 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden, surpassing the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA …

Stephen A. believes Steph’s career changes if Knicks had drafted him originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Had Steph Curry been drafted by the New York Knicks, not the Warriors, in the 2009 NBA Draft, how different would his career have been? Golden State selected Curry with the No. 7 overall pick in the draft, one spot ahead of …

Dallas Mavericks (88) Vs. Boston Celtics (106) At TD Garden (2024 NBA Finals, Game 5) BOSTON — Standing on the confetti-strewn podium in front of a national television audience, Celtics governor Wyc Grousbeck and coach Joe Mazzulla got to hold the Larry O’Brien trophy after the Celtics won their 18th NBA title. Soon, the trophy was in Jayson Tatum’s hands. …

Why Steph’s Warriors career draws Kobe comparison from Ice Cube originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry is on a trajectory to join rarified air among the group of NBA legends who spent their entire careers with one team. Media mogul Ice Cube, a die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan, wants to see the Warriors give Curry a similar …

Sixers work out Sam Dekker, Tony Bradley, other free-agent vets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers held a free-agent workout for 2015 first-round pick Sam Dekker, a source confirmed Tuesday. NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark first reported the news. A source later added that Dekker was part of a workout with multiple other former NBA players, including Tony …

Why Draymond earned Ice Cube’s respect as NBA enforcer originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Ice Cube, who is one of the greatest rappers of all time and a devoted Los Angeles Lakers fan, has plenty of respect for the Warriors and franchise pillar Draymond Green. Appearing on the latest episode of “Dubs Talk,” Ice Cube was asked by …

How Celtics matched 2022 Warriors with impressive Finals feat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After a dominant playoff run that culminated with a 2024 NBA Finals victory, the Boston Celtics achieved a rare feat, joining the likes of the San Antonio Spurs and Warriors in championship history. The Celtics trounced the Dallas Mavericks in the series, scoring at …

Cameron Brink was carried off the court with an apparent knee injury on Tuesday. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images) Los Angeles Sparks rookie Cameron Brink was carried off the court Tuesday after suffering a knee injury against the Connecticut Sun. The Sparks confirmed at halftime that the injury was to Brink’s knee and announced that she would not return to the game. …