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UFC CEO Dana White is a big fan of the Boston Celtics, and perhaps coincidentally, Joe Mazzulla, the head coach of the NBA Finals team, uses the promotion’s fight footage to motivate his players. Mazzulla, whose Celtics are currently up 3-0 in the NBA Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks, says he frequently shows his team fight footage, including bouts …

The Boston Celtics went up 3-0 in the Finals with a 106-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, and considering no team has ever recovered from a 3-0 hole to win an NBA playoff series, let alone the Finals, it feels fair to say that the Celtics are going to be your 2024 NBA champs.  The only bit of …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Three Boston’s halfcourt offensive strategy is to hunt Luka Doncic and make him defend. Wednesday night that led to foul trouble. A couple of silly fouls — that third-quarter reach-in was a poor decision — and a couple of 50/50 calls in the fourth quarter not going his way, and Doncic fouled out when Dallas …

(Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press) Lakers legend Jerry West was a hard man to please. As a player, he ranked — and still ranks — as one of the best ever to play in the NBA. That’s his silhouette you see on the NBA logo that adorns every uniform and every NBA-related piece of merchandise. As a coach, he never had a …

Younger fans often just know him as “the Logo” — because the silhouetted basketball player in the NBA logo is based on him — or as a consultant to the Warriors and Clippers in recent years. That leaves out so much of Jerry West’s incredibly rich basketball legacy. West was one of the greatest guards to ever play in the …

On Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Clippers announced the death of basketball legend Jerry West. Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86. His wife, Karen, was by his side. pic.twitter.com/iMwOXmCT2B — LA Clippers (@LAClippers) June 12, 2024 Throughout the day, the basketball …

The Knicks are set up for their best stretch in recent franchise history thanks to recent draft successes. They have back-to-back late first-round picks at 24 and 25, plus the 38th overall pick, and have been relatively inactive in the past two drafts. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the Knicks potentially drafting Baylor’s Yves Missi… The case …

After he completed a decorated playing career, Jerry West was an influential executive who assembled talent on what became the Showtime Lakers roster. West died Wednesday. (Uncredited / Associated Press) For Kurt Rambis, it all started in the most unthinkable way. The first time he ever spoke with Jerry West, the NBA legend tried recruiting Rambis to join the Lakers …

Laker Jerry West, left, and Philadelphia 76er Fred Carter race down the court at the Forum in Inglewood on Dec. 19, 1971. (Associated Press) They called him “Mr. Clutch,” “Zeke from Cabin Creek,” “Tweety Bird” and eventually “The Logo.” Yet to the people who knew him, Jerry West was, at first, someone you’d call overwhelming and humbling. “Well, it was …

The NBA lost an icon with the death of Hall of Famer Jerry West, who passed peacefully at age 86 with his wife Karen by his side. The NBA world reacted almost instantly with an outpouring of love and respect for the legendary West. Will truly miss our convos my dear friend! My thoughts and prayers goes out to your …

The NBA logo at half court that was inspired by Lakers great Jerry West, who died Wednesday at 86. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) David Stern went to his grave without admitting that Jerry West was the inspiration for the NBA logo. West died Wednesday at 86 knowing with certainty that he was “The Logo” — and he wasn’t really …

NBA: Playoffs-Miami Heat at Philadelphia 76ers This past season, the Miami Heat outscored opponents by 5.5 points per 100 possessions when Jimmy Butler was on the court and got outscored when he wasn’t. At age 34, he still averaged 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5 assists a game and was central to all things Miami — when he was available. …

Where ESPN ranks Warriors’ recent titles among champs since 1998 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors dynasty’s four NBA championships all were impressive in their own ways. But how do Golden State’s recent title teams stack up against not just themselves, but all champions since the Chicago Bulls in 1998? ESPN’s ​​Kevin Pelton recently ranked teams based …

These stat trends bode well for Celtics’ chances in 2024 NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are halfway to their goal of winning the NBA Finals. They lead the series 2-0 over the Dallas Mavericks after winning both of the first two games at TD Garden. The last time the Celtics won the first two …

Kristaps Porzingis has become the NBA Finals’ largest remaining X-factor. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) If the Boston Celtics want to take a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, they’ll have to do it without Kristaps Porzingis. The Celtics ruled Porzingis out for Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday due to a left leg injury, described as a …

Jerry West and the Lakers’ front office were estranged at the time of his death, adding more sadness to the announcement of his death on Wednesday. (Kelvin Kuo/ Associated Press) The sadness was compounded by the strangeness. The announcement of the death of the greatest Laker was made by the Clippers. “Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a …

NBA Finals Game 3 result: Boston Celtics win 106-99 The Celtics’ dynamic duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown scored a combined 61 points to lead Boston to a 106-99 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and in the process take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Dallas jumped out to an early 10-point lead, but Boston …

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown helped the Boston Celtics hold off a Dallas Mavericks fightback to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the NBA finals. Tatum scored 31 points and Brown 30 as the Celtics won 106-99 in game three of the best-of-seven series. The Mavericks reduced their deficit from 91-70 early in the fourth quarter to one point with …

The Boston Celtics took a 106-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, and they are now on the verge of a sweep in the 2024 NBA Finals. This would put the Celtics in an elite list, as only nine other teams have lifted the Larry O’Brien trophy after going 4-0.  Coincidentally, the Celtics were the first franchise to do …

Despite a nightmare fourth quarter that nearly saw them squander a 21-point lead, the Boston Celtics are one win from claiming a record 18th NBA championship. Boston held off a spirited comeback attempt from the Dallas Mavericks to win Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals 106-99 and take a 3-0 lead, all but putting the series away in front …

Luka Doncic fouled out of the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics with 4:12 remaining in the fourth quarter, and he did so in the most ironic fashion.  By actually trying to play defense.  The Mavericks were in the middle of what proved to be a futile comeback from down 21, when Doncic tried to slide in …

DALLAS — For such a copycat league, NBA teams use different terminologies for the same concepts. When a player is traded, understanding a new playbook is more like learning a new language, another dialect, for the same actions and ideas his previous employer described differently. The playoffs, for example, are littered with All-Stars calling for ball screens, forcing a switch …

DALLAS — At some point, it’s no longer an anomaly, these superstar performances from Jaylen Brown. He’s already cemented as a star, but the prevailing feeling in the minds of many has been about the turnovers on the biggest stage, the meltdowns and lack of poise when it mattered most. But when announcements were needed, statements were made — thunderous …

P.J. Washington made two 3-pointers and scored eight points as the Dallas Mavericks went on a 22-2 run in the fourth quarter to trim a 21-point Boston Celtics lead down to just one. Those numbers might not seem especially notable, but think about them in context. In the first three quarters of Game 3 of the Finals, Mavericks not named …

Yahoo Sports’ Dan Titus reacts to Game 3 of the NBA Finals with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown leading the Boston Celtics to a 3-0 while Luka Doncic fouled out in crunch time. View more Video Transcript Game three is a wrap and the Boston Celtics came out victorious yet again defeating the Dallas Mavericks 106 to 99 in game …