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Celtics-Mavs takeaways: Dallas extends series with historic Game 4 rout originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Put the brooms away, Boston Celtics fans. Banner 18 is on hold for at least one more game. The desperate Dallas Mavericks avoided getting swept out of the 2024 NBA Finals with a dominant Game 4 win on their home court Friday night. They …

Steph, Dell Curry reveal top-five player lists from respective eras originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry has earned a spot on plenty of top-five player lists, but who does the Warriors superstar have on his own rankings of the best players of his era? During a conversation with his father, Dell, on the “Heat Check with Stephen …

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 At a Glance: Record: 51-31 (4th, West) Offensive Rating: 117.9 (4th) Defensive Rating: 114.6 (16th) Net Rating: 3.4 (7th) Pace: 97.93 (20th) 2024 NBA Draft Picks: 46 The 2023-24 season was the last for the Clippers in downtown Los Angeles, as they’ll move into the Intuit Dome …

The Dallas Mavericks are well on their way to forcing a Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. After entering Friday down 3-0, Dallas leads Boston 61-35 at halftime thanks to a lockdown defensive effort that has the Celtics shooting 29.7% from the field. Luka Dončić leads all scorers with 25 points, while Jayson Tatum leads the …

Why Steph calls famous 54-point game at MSG his ‘breakthrough’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While Steph Curry had shown plenty of promise during the early seasons of his NBA career, he truly didn’t emerged as a superstar until a 54-point performance against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 27, 2013. Speaking on his …

How Steph’s family surprised him with news on his first NBA MVP originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s oddly heartwarming when athletes learn news about themselves face-to-face, rather than in a post from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It’s even better when it involves the NBA MVP award and a mid-season family surprise for a very family-oriented individual. This was …

Horford reveals what winning a title in Boston would mean to him originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Al Horford has earned plenty of accolades earned throughout his 17-year career. As the No. 3 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, the five-time All-Star has earned an All-Rookie, All-NBA, and All-Defensive honors. But the 38-year-old Boston Celtics big man now has …

Dell recalls Steph’s tense draft night, honest pleas to Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The hypothetical Steph Curry-New York Knicks 2009 NBA Draft pairing has been a falsity beaten into the ground. But how close was it to really happening? Likely too close for comfort in the eyes of Warriors fans. Steph’s father Dell shockingly revealed that …

The Celtics won Game 3 with Kristaps Porziņģis out. (Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Kristaps Porziņģis is a go for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, with the Boston Celtics looking to sweep the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th NBA championship. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla confirmed Porziņģis would be active after missing Game 3 with …

Kristaps Porzingis to play in Celtics-Mavs Game 4 despite leg injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics lineup is getting a huge boost with a championship on the line in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals at American Airlines Center. Star center Kristaps Porzingis is available to play versus the Dallas Mavericks, Celtics head coach Joe …

DALLAS — Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd mounted an impassioned defense of Dallas superstar Luka Dončić before Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals, following two days of criticism of the MVP finalist’s defensive effort and on-court temperament after he fouled out with 4:12 remaining in the Mavericks’ Game 3 loss to the Celtics. During his pregame session with reporters …

Kristaps Porzingis played an enormous role in the Boston Celtics’ first two wins of the 2024 NBA Finals, and, after he suffered a rare lower leg injury — he tore his medial retinaculum and dislocated his posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg, the team announced — the Celtics managed to take a 3-0 lead in the series without him. …

NBA free agent guard Cameron Payne was arrested early Friday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona for allegedly giving police officers a false report and refusing to give his name. Payne’s arrest was first reported by TMZ Sports. According to the Scottsdale Police Department, officers were called to investigate a disturbance at approximately 2:44 a.m. and found two people on the scene, …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie This embedded content is not available in your region. On today’s episode of On The Clock, Krysten Peek is joined by Swish Culture’s founder and CEO Jordan Richard to discuss international prospects and big American names in the 2024 NBA Draft. Peek first asks Richard his thoughts on Colorado prospect Cody Williams and where he …

Bronny James has been linked to his father’s Los Angeles Lakers for years now. The elder LeBron James has made it known over the years that he would like to play with his son before the end of his legendary career, and throughout the mock draft process, Bronny has consistently landed at No. 55 overall, the second-round pick owned by …

A frustrated Luka Doncic went on tilt in Game 3, constantly complaining to the referees about fouls then making a couple of stupid ones himself on the way to fouling out with 4:12 left and the Mavericks down by just three points. Dallas had fought from 21 down to make it a game and give itself a chance to make …

The Boston Celtics are on the verge of a sweep against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. This would put the Celtics on an elite list, as only nine other teams have lifted the Larry O’Brien trophy after going 4-0 in a best-of-seven championship series.  Coincidentally, the Celtics were the first franchise to do it in 1959. Sixty-five years ago, …

Steph recalls his nerve-racking ankle surgery with Dell, agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Nearly 12 years ago, on Aug. 25, 2012, Steph Curry, his father Dell and agent Jeff Austin nervously awaited word about the Warriors guard, who was undergoing right ankle surgery for the second consecutive year. Fortunately for Curry and everyone involved, Dr. Richard Ferkel …

McGee reveals unexpected key to Warriors’ sustained NBA success originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors’ dynastic Big Three has helped the organization reach unimaginable NBA success over the last decade. But NBA veteran JaVale McGee, who won two of his three titles with Golden State, believes the team’s success goes beyond being led by future Hall of …

Klay’s dad, Mychal, explains how Jerry West ‘saved’ Warriors dynasty originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In the wake of Jerry West’s death on Wednesday, Mychal Thompson explained the Hall of Famer’s huge impact on the Warriors organization and his son Klay Thompson. Speaking on the “Murph & Markus Show” on KNBR on Thursday, Mychal described how integral West …

Whatever it takes for as long as it takes. The Boston Celtics adopted this mantra for the playoffs. Whether in Game 3 of the NBA Finals they are trailing by 13 points in the opening 12 minutes or their 21-point lead is unraveling in the fourth quarter, whatever it takes for as long as it takes, and nobody embodies that …

The Dallas Mavericks will try to keep their season alive when they face the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night. Boston can clinch its 18th NBA championship after taking a 3-0 lead in the series with a 106-99 win in Game 3 on Wednesday. NBA teams have gone 156-0 when taking a 3-0 lead …

After the Edmonton Oilers’ comeback attempt came up short on Thursday night, Disney executives now find themselves staring down the double barrels of financial misfortune. In taking a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers effectively mirrored what the Boston Celtics have been getting up to in the NBA Finals, thereby setting up a rare twin-sweep scenario …

Getty Images The NBA announced that the Miami Heat and Washington Wizards will play a regular-season game in Mexico City on Nov. 2 next season. This will be the 33rd time the NBA has played a game in Mexico since 1992. The Heat, led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, will be playing their third game in Mexico, while this …

As we approach the end of the NBA season, the Celtics are on the verge of a clean sweep against the Mavericks. While the series may not have been as competitive as we hoped, there’s still a chance for some exciting moments. So, before we potentially bid farewell to the season, l’d like to go full degenerate mode Boston Celtics …