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Tatum’s admission he was ‘nervous’ for NBA Finals is a good thing originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston No player in the NBA has seen more postseason basketball than Jayson Tatum since he entered the league in 2017. So it was a bit surprising to hear the Boston Celtics star admit he had butterflies entering Game 1 of the 2024 …

The Boston Celtics made a huge statement in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals and will look to build on their series lead when they host the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden on Sunday night. Game 2 of this best-of-seven series will tip at 8 p.m. ET.  The Celtics, seeking their first championship since 2008, had six players score …

BOSTON — Derrick Jones Jr. was ready to lift off Thursday night and switch all of TD Garden into airplane mode. He planted the right toe of his highlighter orange sneaker on the charge circle, then caught Luka Dončić’s lob with two hands. These have been the dimes Dončić tossed above the Western Conference playoff bracket that Dallas conquered to …

There are plenty of numbers to note coming out of the Boston Celtics’ 107-89 thrashing of the Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals: Boston’s 27-point advantage from 3. Kyrie Irving’s 12 points (not nearly enough). Kristaps Porzingis’ 20 points and three blocks in his first game following a 38-day absence. Jaylen Brown’s 22 points on 12 shots to …

The exact moment Kyrie proved Boston fans are still in his head originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyrie Irving took the podium with a basketball under his arm and a smile plastered to his face like one Eleanor Rigby might keep in a jar by the door. And then he gave away the game. It turns out the “new” …

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BOSTON — On the long walk down the hallway from the visitors’ locker room to his postgame news conference Thursday night, Kyrie Irving carried a basketball, dribbling occasionally. When someone offered to hold it as he took the podium, the Dallas Mavericks guard said, “l need it. I didn’t shoot particularly well tonight.” In his homecoming to Boston, where he …

On the heels of leading UConn to back-to-back NCAA national championships, Dan Hurley has emerged as the Los Angeles Lakers’ priority target in their coaching search, according to ESPN. CBS Sports’ Bill Reiter has confirmed the Lakers’ interest and pursuit of Hurley. Los Angeles is preparing a “massive, long-term contract offer” to Hurley, per ESPN, and has already had preliminary …

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 24 and 25, plus the 38th overall pick, and have been relatively inactive in the past two drafts. Should the Knicks select …

With Finals underway, answers coming soon in Sixers’ offseason of possibilities originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia This Sixers offseason isn’t short on possibilities. As president of basketball operations Daryl Morey acknowledged last month, everything from mammoth home runs to much less satisfying outcomes sounds plausible. “I think that there’s a chance that all the balls go up and they …

Tom Brady will always be woven into Boston sports fabric. The Celtics reminded fans of that with a video released Wednesday, a day before they face the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The latest in the Celtics’ series of hype videos featured throughout the playoffs was narrated by Brady, who best represents Boston’s championship pedigree with …

Finally! The 2024 NBA Finals tip off Thursday night between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. Both Finalists have taken unique paths to the championship stage, where there will be familiar faces, star reunions, intriguing matchups and lots of legacies on the line. Who will be crowned champions? Our staff offers 24 takes on the ’24 Finals. 1. Who …

Tobias Harris did not have a great playoffs, meaning his fantasy standing is in peril for next season. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) The NBA Finals begin on Thursday, so with a couple of days in between, let’s discuss a few players who caught my attention in the postseason. Rather than pull from the teams competing for the championship, I revisited …

Report: Lakers targeting UConn’s Hurley as next head coach originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly want to make a back-to-back national champion their next head coach. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Thursday morning that the NBA franchise is preparing a “massive, long-term” contract offer for UConn’s Dan Hurley. BREAKING: The Los Angeles Lakers are targeting …

Earlier this week, during an appearance on “The Mike Francesa Podcast,” UConn’s Dan Hurley left open the possibility of one day leaving for the NBA. The coach of college basketball’s two-time reigning national champs said that UConn fits him perfectly but that he aspires to test himself at the highest level “if the right NBA situation were to come along.” …

BOSTON — Kyrie Irving knows what’s coming. He’s heard it before — and it got to him. Boston Celtics fans have a special kind of venom when it comes to Irving, who once stood at center court in the TD Garden and said, “If you guys will have me back, I plan on re-signing here,” but a few months later …

NBA Finals Game 1 result: Boston Celtics win 107-89 Kristaps Porzingis returned to the Boston Celtics’ lineup for the first time since suffering a calf injury in late April and frankly, the Unicorn dominated as the Celtics took Game 1 of the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks by the score of 107-89. Acquired this past offseason by Boston, Porzingis …

Celtics’ game plan for Luka yields historic results in Game 1 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Conventional wisdom would suggest the key to beating the Dallas Mavericks is to stop superstar Luka Doncic from scoring. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics employed a different strategy: stop everyone else. Doncic tallied a game-high …

Jaylen Brown starred as the Boston Celtics put on a dominant display to beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in game one of the NBA Finals. The 27-year-old top scored with 22 points, while five of his team-mates also recorded double figures for the Celtics who are aiming to win a record 18th title. But the Celtics’ defensive display was just …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer and Senior NBA writer Dan Devine discuss what the Dallas Mavericks need out of Kyrie Irving after his subpar Game 1 performance in order to be competitive against the Boston Celtics. Hear the full conversation on “No Cap Room” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, …

The Celtics’ Kristaps Porziņģis dunks over the Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II during the first quarter of Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA finals.Photograph: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images “You want Boston?” asked the mock-incredulous hype video voiced by the part-owner of Birmingham City FC, who had a decent career dabbling in the other kind of football. “Take it from me,” warned Tom …

Getty Images Dan Hurley has surprisingly emerged as the top choice for the Los Angeles Lakers as they attempt to fill their head coaching vacancy, and so far, virtually every major stakeholder that has commented publicly has approved. In April, LeBron James shared his admiration for Hurley in response to a video clip of an interview between the UConn coach …

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie On this very special episode of No Cap Room, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer is at TD Garden after the Boston Celtics won game 1 of the NBA Finals and Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Dan Devine is in the office to podcast about what just happened. The guys talk about how dominant …

BOSTON — There was a brief flash of a moment in the third quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals here when it seemed, just maybe, that Luka Doncic alone might beat the Boston Celtics all by himself.  And that perhaps this whole winning-a-ring thing wouldn’t be too hard after all for the Dallas Mavericks superstar. He hit a …

2024 NBA Finals – Game One Throughout an 82-game regular season, the Boston Celtics were the best team in the NBA. In the playoffs, they beat whoever was in front of them, usually handily. Still there were doubters — and the Celtics answered them emphatically in Game 1 with an 18-point win that wasn’t that close and was in garbage …