Basketball

NBA Finals berth at stake as Heat, Celtics prepare for Game 7

BOSTON (AP) — Moments after Boston's dramatic win at Miami on Saturday night, Jaylen Brown began thinking about the future. He raised his hands, put up seven fingers and began yelling, “Game 7! Game 7!” Game 7, indeed.

May 28, 2023 12:46 PM Read more >

Boston, Miami set for game 7 conference finals matchup

Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (57-25, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -8; over/under is 203.

May 28, 2023 12:04 AM Read more >

White's putback as time expires lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals

MIAMI (AP) — The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. The Miami Heat were a tenth of a second from the NBA Finals. Derrick White owned that final moment.

May 27, 2023 10:12 PM Read more >

Bucks finalizing deal to make Raptors' Adrian Griffin their head coach, AP source says

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal to make Adrian Griffin their head coach after he spent the last five seasons as a Toronto Raptors assistant, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

May 27, 2023 4:15 PM Read more >

KCP's championship pedigree was missing link in Nuggets' drive to Finals

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets had all the ingredients for an NBA Finals run this season — Nikola Jokic's all-around greatness , Jamal Murray's sweet ball handling , Michael Porter Jr.

May 27, 2023 3:47 PM Read more >

Idle Nuggets hold light practice, waiting for Celts and Heat to decide NBA Finals foe

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Bruce Brown has been using the long layoff before the start of the NBA Finals to work on his game — his golf game. “First day of golf I played pretty well,” Brown recounted. “The second day was terrible.

May 26, 2023 4:18 PM Read more >

The 15 NBA teams that have come closest to overcoming a 3-0 series deficit

A list of the 15 teams that forced at least a Game 6 in a best-of-seven NBA playoff series after dropping the first three games: ___ 1947 BAA Semifinals: Washington Capitols trailed Chicago Stags 3-0, lost in six.

May 26, 2023 1:42 PM Read more >

Heat still lead East finals, but Celtics roaring back with eye on history

MIAMI (AP) — Maybe Kevin Garnett was right. Maybe, as he screamed in celebration of Boston’s 2008 NBA championship, anything truly is possible. Even the impossible.

May 26, 2023 1:34 PM Read more >

Marquette's Prosper says he will stay in draft rather than returning to school

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Olivier-Maxence Prosper has announced he is keeping his name under NBA draft consideration rather than returning to Marquette. The 6-foot-8 forward announced his decision Friday.

May 26, 2023 10:22 AM Read more >

NBA Playoffs: Celtics' starters come up with a bit of history in Game 5 win over Heat

The Boston Celtics aren't done yet. The Celtics — once down 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals — are now within 3-2, after leading the whole way and topping the Miami Heat 110-97 on Thursday night.

May 26, 2023 9:14 AM Read more >