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It wasn’t as dramatic as Game 1, but the Boston Celtics will take it. The Celtics defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-110 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead as the series heads to Indianapolis. Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. After requiring a final-minute meltdown from Indiana on …

Game 2 – Eastern Conference Finals Boston is up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals because of Jaylen Brown. He hit the game-tying corner 3 in Game 1, which forced overtime and allowed the Celtics to scrape out a win. In Game 2 he picked up from there, coming out aggressive and dropping 40 points on the Pacers, sparking a …

Oshae Brissett the unsung hero in ‘revenge game’ vs. Pacers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Boston Celtics looked sluggish on both ends of the floor to start Game 2 vs. the Indiana Pacers. Then, Oshae Brissett checked in. Brissett replaced an injured Luke Kornet (left wrist) as the C’s went small-ball to start the second quarter …

Derrick White baffled by Jaylen’s All-NBA snub after 40-point Game 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Eastern Conference Finals have been all Jaylen Brown through the first two games as the Boston Celtics took a 2-0 series lead over the Indiana Pacers following Thursday night’s 126-110 Game 2 win. Brown followed up his 26-point Game 1 performance by …

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday night’s 126-110 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. Haliburton exited the game with just under three minutes left in the third quarter and limped to the locker room. Shortly afterward, the Pacers ruled their point guard out for the rest of the …

What Podz told TJD after he was snubbed from NBA All-Rookie snub originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brandin Podziemski is a very considerate teammate. After being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team on Monday, the Santa Clara product contacted Warriors teammate Trayce Jackson-Davis to motivate him after he was snubbed. In talking to 95.7 The Game’s “Willard …

Celtics-Pacers takeaways: Motivated Jaylen puts on a show in Game 2 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — The Boston Celtics put an end to their Game 2 struggles Thursday night at TD Garden. After dropping the second game of the previous two rounds, the C’s treated their home crowd to a relatively stress-free win this time in …

The conference finals are underway in the 2024 NBA playoffs, and the Boston Celtics are now two wins away from the NBA Finals. Boston is up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers after winning Game 2 on Thursday night. Jaylen Brown scored 40 points in the Game 2 win. The Pacers, meanwhile, saw Tyrese Haliburton leave …

Haliburton exits Celtics-Pacers Game 2 with left hamstring injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Indiana Pacers played final quarter and a half in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals without their All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Already down in the series against the Boston Celtics, the Pacers will have to rely on their other scorers to help them …

Podziemski believes Warriors are ‘very close’ to title contention originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Warriors are optimistic heading into the offseason despite being eliminated in the NBA Play-In Tournament by the Sacramento Kings, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Rookie Brandin Podziemski, in particular, still believes he and his teammates can bounce back and do something special …

Jayson Tatum passes Larry Bird for impressive NBA playoff record originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Jayson Tatum, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan. That’s the new top three for total playoff points through the first seven seasons of an NBA career. Tatum passed Jordan earlier in the Boston Celtics’ 2024 playoff run, and he topped Bird during Game 2 …

Jaelen House, Eddie House’s son, works out with C’s ahead of draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaelen House, son of 2008 NBA champion Eddie House, worked out with his father’s former team on Thursday, hoping to show the Boston Celtics that he is worthy of their selection in the 2024 NBA Draft. House, a five-year player who split …

NBA: New Orleans Pelicans-Media Day Four years into a rebuild and having had the worst record in the NBA the past two seasons — including a franchise “record” 14 wins last season — the Detroit Pistons are turning to Trajan Langdon to turn the ship around. The Pistons will hire Langdon, the current Pelicans GM, to be the new head …

Kerr knows Warriors’ five-year Finals run ‘highly unlikely’ to be repeated originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area We’re almost six weeks into the NBA playoffs and it’s abundantly clear that the Warriors making five consecutive voyages to The Finals, of which they won three championships, was remarkable enough in real time but looks downright monumental in retrospect. It’s entirely …

Luka Doncic may not be 100 percent healthy, but as many superstars do, he found a way to win courtesy of clutch moments in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks stole Game 1 of the Western Conference finals at the Minnesota Timberwolves. “Just said to myself, ‘We got to win this game. I got to be way better,’ because …

Jaylen Brown explains how a mindset shift this season has helped him originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Jaylen Brown has been locked in during the 2024 NBA playoffs, and one of the best examples came in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Indiana Pacers. Brown made two clutch free throws, forced a turnover and sent the …