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NBA: Gilgeous-Alexander Stars as Thunder Roll Past Celtics

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 36 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Boston’s six-game winning streak with a 127-123 victory on Tuesday. A heavyweight clash between two of the league's top teams lived up to its billing as Oklahoma City's youthful line-up went toe-to-toe with the Celtics, who lead the NBA's Eastern ...

Celtics Rout Rockets In Udoka’s NBA Return To Boston

Jaylen Brown scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum added 27 as the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten at home, defeating Houston 145-113 on Saturday in former Celtics coach Ime Udoka's return to Boston. The Celtics improved to an NBA-best 30-9 overall and 19-0 at home, the league's only undefeated club at home stretching its team-record home win streak ...

Celtics School Mavs For 10th Straight NBA Win

The Boston Celtics, fueled by 32 points from Jayson Tatum and 21 three-pointers, withstood a 37-point triple-double from Luka Doncic to beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-110 on Friday and push their NBA winning streak to 10 games. Tatum took awhile to warm up, missing all four of his shots in the first quarter, but the All-Star forward scored 16 in ...

NBA Celtics Overwhelm Warriors While Clippers Edge T-Wolves

NBA overall leader Boston delivered a devastating and historic performance in routing the Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday, stretching the Celtics' win streak to 11 games. It was the third-largest blowout victory in Celtics history, a legacy dating to 1946. Boston's Jaylen Brown scored 25 of his 29 points in a record-shattering first half ...

NBA: Hawks Stage 30-Point Comeback to Stun Celtics

The Atlanta Hawks produced a comeback for the ages to overturn a 30-point deficit and defeat the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics 120-118 on Monday. Boston, who were confirmed as having clinched the Eastern Conference's top seed earlier on Monday, appeared to be cruising towards a resounding win after outscoring Atlanta 44-22 in the ...

Hawks Hold Off Celtics in NBA Overtime Thriller

Dejounte Murray drilled the go-ahead jump shot in the final second of overtime to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 123-122 victory over Boston on Thursday, their second win over the NBA-best Celtics in four days. Murray scored all 11 of the Hawks points in overtime, posting a career-high of 44 to help the Hawks maintain their push for an Eastern ...

Celtics Hold Off Fox, Kings to Extend NBA Win Streak

The top-seeded Boston Celtics held off a 40-point display from De'Aaron Fox and a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on Friday. Boston, already assured of entering the playoffs as the NBA's number-one-ranked team, looked to be strolling to a comfortable victory after taking a 19-point lead midway through the fourth ...

NBA: Pelicans Close in on Sixth Seed as Knicks Stun Celtics

The New Orleans Pelicans boosted their hopes of securing an automatic playoff berth on Thursday with a 135-123 road victory over the Sacramento Kings. In a crucial Western Conference battle in northern California, Zion Williamson and C.J. McCollum both finished with 31 points as the Pelicans completed an impressive wire-to-wire win. The result ...

Thunder Edge Pelicans, Celtics, Bucks and Clippers Win Playoff Openers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a go-ahead basket with 32.5 seconds left on Sunday as Western Conference top seeds Oklahoma City clawed out a 94-92 victory over New Orleans in their NBA playoff opener. Hours after he was named a finalist for NBA Most Valuable Player along with Denver star Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks, ...

Celtics Incinerate Heat to Advance, Mavs Trounce Clippers

The Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat 118-84 to complete an emphatic 4-1 series victory on Wednesday and book their place in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The postseason top seeds, who were upset by Miami in last year's Eastern Conference finals, avenged that loss in spectacular fashion with a one-sided wire-to-wire rout at the TD ...

Cavaliers Shock Celtics, Mavs Silence Thunder to Level NBA Playoff Series

Cleveland and Dallas turned the tables on their top-seeded opponents on Thursday, the Cavaliers shocked the Boston Celtics and the Mavericks silenced the Thunder to level their NBA playoff series at one game apiece. Donovan Mitchell led a comprehensive Cleveland effort as the Cavaliers powered past the Celtics 118-94 in Boston to make it 1-1 in ...

Celtics Grind to Overtime, Pacers Win in East Finals Opener

The Boston Celtics needed a late rally to force overtime against the Indiana Pacers before emerging with a 133-128 win in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday. Boston's Jaylen Brown sank a three-pointer from the corner with 6.1 seconds remaining to tie the scores at 117-117 and take it to overtime. Then, Jayson Tatum made a ...