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Kemba Walker promises Boston Celtics will be ready for Game 7
But after Toronto’s heart-stopping, 125-122 double-overtime victory over Boston in Game 6 on Wednesday night, Celtics guard Kemba Walker remained confident he and his teammates have what it takes to finally close out the defending champions in Game 7 on Friday night. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Walker asked. “We’re great players. We are really competitive. […]
Continue readingKyle Lowry clutch, but Norman Powell ‘saved our season,’ Raptors’ Fred VanVleet says
As he thumbed through his phone Wednesday evening, searching for a picture of the three stitches he received in his chin after taking a midgame elbow by Boston Celtics guard Brad Wanamaker, the Toronto Raptors’ point guard was asked about the game played by teammate Norman Powell. While his head was still searching for his […]
Continue readingAfter sluggish Game 4, Celtics up defensive intensity to take series lead over Raptors
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics dropped Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Toronto Raptors, they said they had to play better, smarter and harder to regain control of the series in Game 5. The Celtics proceeded to go out and do exactly that. Thanks to a suffocating […]
Continue readingCeltics’ Kemba Walker calls his 9 FGAs ‘unacceptable’ after Game 4 loss
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics shot the Toronto Raptors back into their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday, Celtics star Kemba Walker placed the blame on his shoulders. “I got to be more aggressive,” Walker said after finishing with 15 points on 4-for-9 shooting with eight assists in Toronto’s 100-93 win […]
Continue readingNBA Twitter reacts to OG Anunoby’s season-saving buzzer-beater
Kemba Walker, who finished the game with 29 points, thought he had iced the game for the Celtics with an assist after finding a cutting Daniel Theis for a go-ahead dunk, leaving just 0.5 seconds on the clock and giving Boston a two-point lead. Coach Nick Nurse put the ball into his All-Star point guard’s […]
Continue readingJaylen Brown calls Celtics’ last-second loss to Raptors a ‘disgrace’
But after Raptors forward OG Anunoby shook free for a stunning buzzer-beating 3-pointer that saw Toronto escape with a heart-stopping 104-103 victory, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown didn’t attempt to hide his disgust over allowing the Raptors to survive — and remain in the series as a result. “That was just a f—ing disgrace at the […]
Continue readingHubie Brown-inspired play lifts Raptors past Celtics in final second
As he was walking toward the bus following Thursday night’s come-from-behind 104-103 victory over the Celtics, Raptors coach Nick Nurse glowingly talked about the origins of the final play that ended with OG Anunoby’s game-winning 3-pointer. He told The Undefeated’s Marc Spears about a set of DVDs from 2008 that featured various basketball coaches talking […]
Continue readingIs James Harden leading a revolution? Or is he step-back marching the NBA into an offensive wasteland?
There are 54 seconds left before halftime in Game 3 of a 2019 first-round playoff series between the Rockets and the Utah Jazz. As has long been the custom when the ball comes to Harden — the human version of a 20-second timeout — the game grinds to a halt. Utah’s raucous crowd trains its […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: The Boston Celtics’ depth is showing up in these playoffs
The Celtics were written off by many in the wake of Hayward’s injury. A team already heavily reliant on big minutes and production from five excellent perimeter players — Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart and Hayward — would be without one of those pillars until at least the Eastern Conference finals. But […]
Continue readingDown 2-0, the 76ers’ season is beginning to close
The pass was awful. Richardson jumped to throw it, and it was loopy and wide right. Embiid waved at the ball hopelessly as Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis easily stole it. About five seconds later, Embiid waved again, this time at Marcus Smart as the Celtics’ guard got a basket and a foul. From that […]
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