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The Dallas Mavericks staved off elimination in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and Monday night they’ll be back at it in Boston for Game 5 against the Celtics. It still doesn’t look good for Dallas. No team in NBA history has recovered from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, let alone in the Finals, but if they …

Mazzulla’s terse comments suggest Celtics are locked in for Game 5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston After the Celtics’ blowout loss to the Mavericks in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd noted Boston entered the game “ready to celebrate” while Dallas was more focused on the task at hand. Celtics head coach Joe …

After stumbling in Game 4, the Boston Celtics return home and have a chance to clinch their record 18th championship when they battle the Dallas Mavericks during the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday. Dallas dominated on Friday, posting a 122-84 win. The Mavericks (50-32), who won the Southwest Division, are 7-4 on the road during the 2024 NBA playoffs. The …

Game 5 of the NBA Finals features the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics clashing on Monday. The Mavs finally secured a win, topping the Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 to make the series 3-1. This was Boston’s first loss since May 9 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kristaps Porzingis (leg) is questionable for Boston in …

The Dallas Mavericks laid a historic beatdown on the Boston Celtics in Game 4, and while Boston shouldn’t be too concerned about the 38-point loss, it did give the Mavericks some hope. However you look at that shocking Game 4 result, credit has to be given to Dallas for turning in an all-time performance to avoid a sweep. Now, the series …

Steph’s brand signs ‘Japanese Steph Curry’ to multi-year shoe deal originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area There’s a new member in the Curry Brand family – and it’s a longtime admirer. Keisei Tominaga, nicknamed the “Japanese Steph Curry,” inked a multi-year deal with Steph Curry’s signature line, making him the first international athlete to do so. “It is an …

NBA: Finals-Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks BOSTON — Was Game 4 an aberration or the start of a trend? For three games, the Boston Celtics were clearly the best team in the 2024 NBA Finals — even when their shooting was off in Game 2, the Celtics found a way to win. Game 4 was very, very different — a …

New Orleans Pelicans v Brooklyn Nets Is Brandon Ingram a max player? The New Orleans Pelicans don’t think so and don’t want to pay him that, reports Christian Clark of the Times-Picyune, echoing his and other previous reports. Ingram is entering the final year of his contract at $36 million for next season and is eligible for a four-year, $208 …

What McGee suggests Murray should add for Year 3 leap originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Heading into his third NBA season, Kings forward Keegan Murray can benefit from opening up off the court. Those are the thoughts of Murray’s teammate, veteran center JaVale McGee, who knows the 23-year-old is missing a crucial component to his professional setup despite …

Kyrie shares theory for why he’s ‘on the outs’ in Boston originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston We’ll say this about Kyrie Irving: He’s been extremely candid throughout the 2024 NBA Finals about his tumultuous two seasons in Boston and why things went sideways so quickly. Irving again fielded questions about his former team Sunday in Boston ahead of the …

BOSTON — The Celtics’ playoff slogan, “Different here,” smacks of arrogance and reeks of Northeastern elitism, until one walks into the TD Garden and looks up. All the championship banners and retired numbers, they let new players — 19-year old rookies or veterans alike — know of the immense expectations. Some franchises hang division banners, most would hang conference championship …

2024 NBA Finals – Boston Celtics v Dallas Mavericks BOSTON —Bill Russell. Larry Bird. Seventeen banners. “Havlicek stole the ball.” Bob Cousy. Cedric Maxwell. The parquet floor. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. Sam Jones. Lucky the Leprechaun. No franchise has a richer, more storied NBA history than the Boston Celtics, who are looking to add a record 18th banner Monday …

Steph details confronting fan whose trash talk disrespected Ayesha originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry typically isn’t one to cause a scene, but there have been a couple of instances where trash talk from opposing fans forced the Warriors star to clap back. Curry detailed a moment that stands out from all the rest on the “Heat …

Draymond downplays Klay unfollowing Warriors on social media originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green doesn’t appear too concerned about his longtime teammate’s social media activity. On the latest episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” the Warriors forward reacted to the “news” that Klay Thompson had unfollowed the Warriors’ team account on Instagram and appeared to archive many …

2024 NBA Finals – Game Two J.J. Redick has been talking to the Lakers about their head coaching job since Darvin Ham was fired and the search began, although how to classify those conversations depends upon who is doing the spinning. Two things are clear as of Saturday: 1) Redick has had his official, formal interview for the job, which …

2024 NBA Playoffs – Cleveland Cavaliers v Orlando Magic The latest intel out of Cleveland is that Donovan Mitchell is expected to sign the four-year, $208.5 million contract extension the Cavaliers will put on the table as soon as they are able and that they do not plan to trade any of their core four: Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, …

Steph recalls hanging out at LeBron’s house before Warriors-Cavs game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Steph Curry and LeBron James’ friendship dates back many years. Before the two superstars went toe-to-toe in four consecutive NBA Finals series from 2015-2018, they had developed a friendship that began in 2009, Curry’s rookie season. Curry revealed to his father, Dell, on …

The Boston Celtics will again look to close out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday, as Boston eyes its 18th league championship. Boston is tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for most titles with 17 but has not won it all since defeating the Lakers in six games for the 2007-2008 championship. The …

The Dallas Mavericks head back to TD Garden to square off against the Boston Celtics for Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Monday evening. After getting cooked for the first three games, Dallas bounced back in Game 4. The Mavs dominated Boston 122-84 to snag their first victory of the 2024 NBA Finals. The 38-point win was the third-largest …

Facing mounting injuries and expiring contracts, the Knicks traded Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier and draft capital for Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks at this year’s trade deadline. At the time, it would be fair to consider Bogdanovic as the best player in that trade, a perennial 20-points-per-game scorer and 40 percent shooter from deep. While New York was able to …

In a moment of reflection last summer, Earvin “Magic” Johnson thought back to two men who had helped to shape him and push him to new heights of post-NBA success, and how proud both would be if they were alive to see the breadth of his transition into the second chapter of an iconic career. His dad, Earvin Johnson Sr., …

Steve Ballmer, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Sept. 6. He sits in a conspicuous baseline seat, where he cheers like nobody’s watching. The large balding man in long sleeves roars with every splashed basket, gestures with every scintillating pass, face reddening, arms flailing, celebrating so hard he once ripped a hole in his dress shirt. …

NBA: Playoffs-Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings Klay Thompson is headed to free agency this summer. Golden State and Thompson have gone back and forth on a contract extension since before last season started, but they never found common ground. It just seems weird that their not going to work this out, right? This isn’t the end of the Warriors …

Draymond hilariously recalls trash talking Kobe as rookie originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green notoriously is known as one of the NBA’s biggest trash talkers, but the Warriors forward still learned a hard lesson from a legend during his first professional season. In an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Green shared a hilarious story about trying to …

Podcaster and ESPN analyst JJ Redick had formal interviews with several members of the Lakers’ organization on Saturday. (Mitchell Leff / Getty Images) The Lakers hosted former player and current broadcaster JJ Redick on Saturday in their most formal interview with him to date, with multiple members of the organization speaking to the former Duke star about the team’s head-coaching …