The Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Golden State Warriors to advance to the NBA Western Conference finals on Wednesday as the Boston Celtics kept its playoff campaign alive with a blowout victory over the New York Knicks. The Timberwolves, who had dominated the Warriors to open up a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, once again … Read more
Mikal Bridges scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter before making his second straight game-clinching steal, as New York Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit again to beat Boston Celtics 91-90 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Jalen Brunson scored 17 points for New York and made … Read more
Bloodied and bruised, the defending champion Boston Celtics warned NBA rivals who want to intimidate it with a physical style that it is ready to trade blows with anybody. Jaylen Brown scored 36 points, going 5-of-7 from three-point range, and the host Celtics defeated Orlando 109-100 on Wednesday, seizing a 2-0 lead in an Eastern Conference … Read more
NBA’s Boston Celtics is being sold to the head of a California private equity firm for $6.1 billion, a record price for a US sports franchise, The Boston Globe reported on Thursday. The newspaper, citing a league source, said the Celtics ownership had agreed to sell the iconic team to William Chisholm, managing director and … Read more
Malik Beasley scored 26 points in 22 minutes off the bench and the host Detroit Pistons extended its winning streak to eight games by cooling off the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday. Detroit now has its longest winning streak in 17 years. The last time the Pistons won eight or more consecutive games came in … Read more