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ESPN Insiders Jun 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Dallas Mavericks avoiding a sweep in the 2024 NBA Finals by winning Game 4 over the Boston Celtics 122-84, their next task will be once again staving off elimination — this time on the road in Monday’s Game 5 at TD Garden.

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

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

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions It was the day of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the

Charles Barkley isn’t going to cover basketball anywhere but TNT. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Longtime TNT broadcaster Charles Barkley dropped a stunning announcement after Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, revealing he would retire from television after the 2024-25 NBA season. Barkley made the announcement with little warning and plenty of emotion,

The Knicks are one Boston Celtics win away from the official start of their offseason. This year, teams can talk to their own free agents on the day after the NBA Finals ends. So if the Celtics sweep the Dallas Mavericks, the Knicks can start negotiations with OG Anunoby, Isaiah Hartenstein, Precious Achiuwa, and their

May 14, 2024, 11:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With only eight teams remaining in the playoffs, most NBA decision-makers have their eyes set on the draft and free agency. Editor’s Picks The free agency window will open June 30 at 6 p.m. ET, but teams and players are already hinting at what could be

Despite a nightmare fourth quarter that nearly saw them squander a 21-point lead, the Boston Celtics are one win from claiming a record 18th NBA championship. Boston held off a spirited comeback attempt from the Dallas Mavericks to win Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals 106-99 and take a 3-0 lead, all but putting

Doctor provides insight on Porzingis’ ‘rare’ leg injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tuesday’s discouraging update on Kristaps Porzingis‘ injury left Boston Celtics fans scratching their heads. The Celtics announced Porzingis suffered a “torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg” during Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 10, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Let’s get this out of the way: the Los Angeles Lakers are a little embarrassed. They got turned down very publicly by their crush and that

Dan Hurley has turned down the Lakers’ coaching job to remain the head coach at UConn, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. So, who should be the Lakers’ top coaching target going forward? And will LeBron James still be a Laker next season? Our NBA writers weigh in. What’s your reaction to Dan Hurley turning down

Doncic takes blame for Game 2 loss, highlights where he must improve originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s hard to fault Luka Doncic for the Dallas Mavericks losing Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Sunday night. The Mavericks guard scored 23 points in the first

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Forty years ago, the Boston Celtics lost Game 1 of the 1984 Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers at the old Boston Garden, roughly

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 in front of a semicircle of television cameras and assembled media, some 40 hours after

Can Porzingis stay hot? Five questions entering Celtics-Mavs Game 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics threw the first punch in the 2024 NBA Finals with a 107-89 win in Game 1 at TD Garden, and now it’s up to the Dallas Mavericks to respond. The Mavs have been in this situation

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — As Jayson Tatum sat on the podium early Friday morning, a little more than an hour after the Boston Celtics‘ defense had suffocated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, he was asked about Boston’s ability to throw several

The Boston Celtics, behind a huge return from Kristaps Porzingis, have jumped out in front early in the NBA Finals. Kristaps Porzingis powers huge Celtics run Porzingis missed Boston’s last 10 games with a calf injury he first sustained in its opening-round series against the Miami Heat. But after coming off the bench for just

Jason Kidd faces one last NBA mountain with Mavs in Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Having experienced the great and ugly of sports, and of life, the most popular high school athlete in Bay Area sports history now wears his gray facial hair like a badge of maturity earned through years of