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Despite their 18-point loss in Game 1, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves in familiar territory as they get set to face the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Sunday. It is the third time out of four playoff series that Dallas has lost the opening game. The Mavericks came back to win the first two …

The Boston Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks for Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Sunday evening. The Celtics are looking to keep the momentum rolling after torching the Mavericks in Game 1. On Thursday, Boston blew out Dallas 107-89. The Mavericks have gone 7-3 on the road this postseason, while the Celtics are 7-2 at TD Garden. Tipoff …

Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony Chet Walker, a seven-time All-Star forward who helped Wilt Chamberlain and the Philadelphia 76ers win the 1967 NBA title and later starred for the Chicago Bulls, has died. He was 84. The National Basketball Players Association confirmed Walker’s death, according to NBA.com. The 76ers, Bulls and National Basketball Retired Players Association also extended their …

After multiple spot-on draft selections in 2020 and 2021 set the Knicks up for their best stretch in recent franchise history, New York should look to recreate that success this year. They have back-to-back late first-round picks at No. 24 and 25, plus the 38th overall pick, and have been relatively inactive in the past two drafts. Let’s take a …

Chet Walker waited a long time for Hall of Fame enshrinement. He believed he was blackballed. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Chet Walker, a Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls great enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame, has died, his former teams confirmed Saturday. He was 84 years old. Walker, nicknamed “Chet the Jet” for his speed on the court, earned NBA …

Chet Walker waited a long time for Hall of Fame enshrinement. He believed he was blackballed. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Chet Walker, a Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls great enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame, has died, his former teams confirmed Saturday. He was 84 years old. Walker, nicknamed “Chet the Jet” for his speed on the court, earned NBA …

Kyrie Irving averaged just 15 points and was held to single digits twice in the Dallas Mavericks’ second-round series vs. the Thunder. Dallas still won in six games, but the Celtics are not the Thunder. They are much too powerful offensively, particularly with Kristaps Porzingis back, for Dallas to have a chance of winning this series with Irving putting up …

BOSTON — The Celtics put up a big offensive number and won Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals by double digits. The Warriors won four of the next five games and took the series. The Dallas Mavericks dropped Game 1s in their first-round series against the Clippers and then in the next round against the Thunder. However, the Mavericks …

Bulls Hall of Famer Chet Walker dies at 84 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Bulls Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker has died, NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson learned on Saturday. He was 84. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report Walker’s death. Walker played 13 seasons in the NBA, including his last six in the league with …

2024 NBA Finals – Dallas Mavericks v Boston Celtics BOSTON — Jason Kidd knows what he’s doing. He’s not throwing red meat out to the media on accident. Especially not comments that would force the Celtics to revisit an issue they thought they were well past. “Well, Jaylen is their best player, Kidd responded when asked about defending Brown. “So …

Getty Images Jontay Porter, the former NBA player banned from the league for life for betting on games and disclosing confidential information to gamblers, has issued his first statement since the ban was announced. That statement came via his attorney, Jeff Jensen, and indicated that he is fully cooperating with authorities. “Jontay Porter is a good young man with strong …

BOSTON — A little more than an hour before Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals, Kristaps Porzingis could be seen in one of the back halls of the TD Garden stretching out and warming up the calf muscle that had sidelined him since April 29. His return was one of the big storylines, but how much could he really …

The Knicks will have an interesting offseason as they have free agents to potentially sign and a lot of draft capital to trade for a star to pair with Jalen Brunson. But the Knicks are still in a positon to add to the roster via the NBA Draft. Team president Leon Rose and the rest of the organization have two …

Kidd tries to create distraction, Celtics simply focused on ‘best’ team originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd elected to spice up an otherwise sleepy Saturday offday media session by twice suggesting that Jaylen Brown is the best player on the Boston Celtics’ roster. While undeniably a compliment for Brown, who was a two-way force in …

JTA believes Kuminga can make Warriors top-five team in West originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors failed to make the NBA playoffs this season, but former Golden State wing Juan Toscano-Anderson believes the team has what it takes to return to its former glory. And while stars such as Steph Curry and Draymond Green certainly are expected …

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have largely been treated as a set since entering the NBA. They were drafted in back-to-back years at No. 3 overall, each with picks the Boston Celtics originally acquired from the Brooklyn Nets. They play the same position as versatile forwards. Their names even start with the same letter, which is why they share a …

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd just said what many have been wondering in these playoffs. “Well, Jaylen’s their best player,” he said. As in Jaylen Brown, not Boston Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum. “Looking at what he does defensively, he picked up Luka [Dončić] full-court, got to the free-throw line, did everything, and that’s what your best player does,” added …

BOSTON — Dereck Lively II sat down behind the podium Saturday afternoon, the blue NBA Finals backdrop behind him, with a smile as bright as the two chains glimmering around his neck. “How’s everybody doing today?” Dallas’ 20-year-old rookie asked a semicircle of television cameras and assembled media, some 40 hours after five fouls severely limited Lively’s production in the …

Tatum responds to Kidd saying Jaylen Brown is Celtics’ best player originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After just 48 minutes of basketball in the 2024 NBA Finals, the mind games have begun. Asked Saturday about the challenge of dealing with Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd declared Brown the Celtics’ “best player.” “Well, Jaylen …

USATSI Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have largely been treated as a set since entering the NBA. They were drafted in back-to-back years at No. 3 overall, each with picks the Boston Celtics originally acquired from the Brooklyn Nets. They play the same position as versatile forwards. Their names even start with the same letter, which is why they share …

Report: Vezenkov informed Kings he doesn’t plan to return next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Sasha Vezenkov’s NBA career might be short-lived. The Kings forward, who tested the NBA last season with Sacramento, has informed the Kings that he doesn’t intend to return for the second year of his contract, Eurohoops Greek journalist Mihalis Stefanou reported Saturday. …

Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals features the Dallas Mavericks going to TD Garden as they play against the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. Boston came out and struck first In Game 1, blowing out the Mavericks 107-89. Boston heads into this game on an eight-game win streak in the 2024 NBA playoffs. Dallas, however, is undefeated in Game …

The Dallas Mavericks attempted 27 3-pointers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics attempted 27 3-pointers in the first half. When Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving checked out with 5:17 left in the fourth quarter, the Celtics had generated 48 points from behind the 3-point line to the Mavericks’ 15. It was an extreme example …

The Boston Celtics will be looking to take a commanding 2-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals when they meet in Game 2 on Sunday night. Boston took a 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter of Game 1 on Thursday and cruised to a 107-89 win. Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was the only …

Real Madrid V Crvena Zvezda Mts Belgrade – Turkish Airlines Euroleague – Regular Season Nikola Topic, a 6’7″ guard out of Serbia projected as a top-10 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, has suffered an injury that could drop him down draft boards. Topic has been diagnosed with a partial tear of his left ACL, his agent confirmed to ESPN’s …