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Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics likely will not make it official until as close to game time as possible — because that’s what coaches do — but it’s becoming increasingly obvious that Kristaps Porzingis will play in Game 1. Porzingis has been out for more than a month with a strained calf suffered against the Miami Heat in the …

The Boston Celtics continue their quest toward their first championship in 16 years on Thursday when they host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals. The top-seeded Celtics, who notched an NBA-best 64 wins in the regular season, coasted to the Eastern Conference title with relative ease, sweeping the Indiana Pacers in the conference finals. The …

Porzingis offers cautious optimism as NBA Finals Game 1 nears originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Near the finish line of Kristaps Porzingis’ impromptu, 10-minute press conference in which he formally declared his intentions to be back on the court for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, a reporter asked Porzingis about his pain threshold and if he …

Why Porzingis could be crucial to Celtics’ success in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will square off in the 2024 NBA Finals beginning Thursday, and the amount of star power on both rosters is immense. But which player will be the most important to the Celtics’ chances of victory? You might …

Kristaps Porzingis is not the same player he was in Dallas. In his first season with the Boston Celtics, he has punished teams for switching smaller players onto him and anchored the league’s second-best defense. Years after being cast as Luka Doncic’s co-star — when he joined the Mavericks in 2019, then coach Rick Carlisle said, “This is kind of …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and The Athletic’s Tim Cato break down the defenses in the NBA Finals to see what adjustments the Celtics and Mavericks need to make to win. Hear the full conversation on “Good Word with Goodwill” – part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you …

LeBron James played with Kyrie Irving on the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2014 through 2017. In their three seasons as teammates, Cleveland reached the NBA Finals three times. The pair won the 2016 championship together, and were it not for Irving’s injury in 2015 and a once-in-a-lifetime cap spike allowing Kevin Durant to join the Golden State Warriors in time for the …

It’s been seven years since LeBron James and Kyrie Irving played together on an NBA team, and James really misses those three seasons as his teammate. James and Irving led the Cleveland Cavaliers to three straight NBA Finals, winning once in 2015-16. Both benefited from playing with one another and it’s clear that James holds a strong affinity for not …

Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL, CHI, HOU, SAC, GSW, MIA, PHI At a glance: Record: 47-35 (5th, East)  Offensive Rating: 112.9 (22nd) Defensive Rating: 110.8 (3rd)  Net Rating: 2.2 (14th)  Pace: 97.37 (27th)  2024 Draft Picks: 18, 47 After three straight seasons in the lottery, the Magic finally made their return to the postseason. Their 47 wins were the most they’ve had since …

Getty Images James Harden has done just about everything an NBA player can do. He’s won an MVP, a Sixth Man of the Year award, three scoring titles and two assist titles. He’s an Olympic gold medalist, a member of the NBA’s 75th anniversary team and the sixth highest-paid player in NBA history. The one thing Harden hasn’t done in …

The Dallas Mavericks announced Tuesday they’ve signed a multi-year contract extension with general manager Nico Harrison, just two days before the Mavs return to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011. “Nico Harrison has demonstrated his leadership capabilities in the Dallas Mavericks organization,” Mavs owner Patrick Dumont said in a statement. “His vision, along with his efforts on …

The paths of the two teams meeting in the NBA Finals couldn’t have been more disparate. The Boston Celtics were pre-season favorites, put together an all-time regular season and cruised their way to a 12-2 playoff record against Eastern Conference competition to arrive at the destination where everyone expected them to be. On the other side, we have a Dallas …

The NBA Finals tip off 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 will revisit the players from the 14 teams who’ve been eliminated and assess whose stock is rising or falling after this postseason …

Getty Images The Boston Celtics are expected to get ailing big man Kristaps Porzingis back for Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals, according to Shams Charania. Porzingis, who has missed Boston’s last 10 games due to a calf strain (and hasn’t played since April 29), has completed multiple scrimmages in recent days. He had initially been expected to return …

Report: Porzingis expected to return for Celtics in NBA Finals Game 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It appears the Boston Celtics’ lineup will get a huge boost for Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to return for the series opener at TD Garden, The …

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The NBA Draft is three weeks away. Some prospects are traveling around the country working out for teams and meeting with executives, while others are still finishing out their seasons in Europe, where many scouts are making their way to Italy this week for the adidas Eurocamp to get additional eyes on draft-eligible players. The No. 1 pick is still …

The 2024 NBA Finals are set to begin Thursday night with the top overall seed Celtics hosting the fifth-seeded Mavericks from the West, who have made good on all the talk that they were the scariest lower-seeded team coming into these playoffs. The Celtics, who eliminated the Heat, Cavaliers and Pacers en route to the Finals, is slotted as the …

This is part of a series of NBA Data Nuggets being published throughout the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics took very different journeys to the 2024 NBA Finals. The Celtics’ two All-Stars have been together for seven playoff runs. The Mavs are in their first full year with their dynamic backcourt combination. The Celtics started the season 8-2 …

Yahoo Sports NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek runs through her latest top five in her mock of this month’s draft, highlighted by a prospect’s long ascension to the top spot. View more Video Transcript The NBA draft is at the end of this month and players are busy traveling around the country working out for teams and meeting with executives. …

For a moment in time, Kyrie Irving was on his way to becoming something of a Boston hero. It was the fall of 2018, and Irving, who had just finished his first season with the Celtics — averaging 24.4 points and 5.1 assists in 60 games — and was entering the final season of his contract, declared his informal allegiance …

The Boston Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals to make their second trip to the NBA Finals in the last three seasons. Boston hasn’t won a title since 2008 when the Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers in a six-game series, and the organization has been patiently building around its budding superstar, Jayson Tatum, and the …

Kyrie admits this TD Garden moment ‘wasn’t a great reflection’ of himself originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyrie Irving knows what to expect each time he steps on the TD Garden parquet in the NBA Finals. The boos will be the loudest they’ve been since the star point guard left the Boston Celtics in 2019 and became arguably the …

Seattle SuperSonics vs Chicago Bulls There is not another card like it — a one-of-one 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection autographed Jordan Logoman card with a sewn NBA patch taken off a game-worn jersey. Is it worth nearly $3 million? It was to someone as Goldin was able to sell the card for a record $2.9 million, the most ever …

Kyrie Irving’s path always seems to lead back to Boston. He played two seasons for the Celtics and was the guy who stood at center court in the TD Garden, microphone in hand, in October of 2018 and said, “If you guys will have me back, I plan on re-signing here.” That next July, he joined Kevin Durant signing in …