But then, out of nowhere, Jrue Holiday appeared. “I was just trying to score the ball,” Booker said. “[Holiday] was behind me. I turned and he was right there.” As Booker spun back toward the middle of the court, Holiday got his hands on the ball, popped it up in the air and caught it. […]
Continue readingJust as he carved up Danny Green in Game 1 the conference semis, Young dominated Jrue Holiday and the rest of the Milwaukee Bucks’ defense in Game 1 on the road. Young asserted complete control over the game, chalking up 48 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in the Hawks’ 116-113 win over the Bucks. […]
Continue readingDiVincenzo suffered the injury in the second quarter of Thursday’s 113-84 win over the Miami Heat. DiVincenzo was driving toward the basket when he apparently took a bad step and immediately winced in obvious pain. He made his way back to the other end of the court toward the Milwaukee bench, slapped a sideline barrier […]
Continue readingSpeaking of the play-in: Has the Los Angeles Lakers’ slide reached the point where the defending champs need to start worrying about their seeding? As LeBron James and Anthony Davis remain sidelined due to injury, L.A. now has only a three-game cushion on the No. 7 seed. As conference battles continue to take shape, here’s […]
Continue readingThe NBA trade deadline altered rosters throughout the league on Thursday. You can read André Snellings’ fantasy spin concerning the most prominent players who changed jerseys. Past that key tiers of players, we find lesser-known beneficiaries, such as Robert Williams III of the Boston Celtics. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner in each of […]
Continue reading“I talk to [coach Brad Stevens] mostly every day. I talk to the players. I’m around the team, in the locker rooms, and I can just sense a feeling of discouragement and frustration, like would happen with any team that feels like it is playing below what it can play,” Ainge said Friday morning. “So […]
Continue readingOne is led by two under-25 All-Stars and carries the expectations of having reached the conference finals in three of the past four seasons. The other has eight players in their first or second year in the NBA, with most having been unable to earn a consistent spot in the team’s rotation. The divide between […]
Continue readingBOSTON — The Celtics — already mired in a three-game losing streak, and having lost eight of their past 11 games — found themselves down 18-4 five minutes into Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. It was the kind of performance that, had fans been allowed into TD Garden, would’ve been met with a […]
Continue readingAfter the Boston Celtics dropped to 15-15 thanks to a horrific collapse in the Big Easy on Sunday afternoon, losing 120-115 to the New Orleans Pelicans after leading by as many as 24 points in the second half, it certainly applies to them. “We’ve got a lot of things to clean up, obviously,” Celtics coach […]
Continue readingAfter the Boston Celtics suffered their worst loss of the season Sunday afternoon — a 104-91 drubbing at the hands of the Washington Wizards, who entered Sunday with the worst record in the Eastern Conference — star Kemba Walker had a simple diagnosis for his team’s malaise. “[We] just need to play harder,” Walker said. […]
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