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On this day: Boston wins 12th championship in 1974; Keith Bogans born

On this date in 1974, the Celtics won their 12th championship against the Bucks; it is also the birthday of former Celtic Keith Bogans.

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Boston Celtics coach makes startling admission after defeat leaves season on the brink

Boston Celtics lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Five of their Eastern Conference semi-final and now trail the series 3-2 going into Game Six

Daily Mirror

New York Knicks told the two names to trade for with Julius Randle the man to make way

New York Knicks lost 109-101 to the Miami Heat in Game Four of their Eastern Conference playoff semi-final with Julius Randle scoring 20 points - they are just one defeat away from elimination and face the Heat on Wednesday night

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On this day: Bill Walton inducted into Hall of Fame; Adams passes; Boston advances in several series

On this day in Celtics history, former president Charles H. Adams passed, and Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

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Shaquille O'Neal aims brutal comment at New York Knicks after Miami Heat misery

Shaquille O'Neal has dismissed the New York Knicks' chances of defeating the Miami Heat in their Eastern Conference Play-Off semi-final with the Knicks falling 3-1 behind in the series

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On this day: Danny Ainge hired as GM; Rondo scores 28 points, 18 rebounds, 13 assists vs. Cavs

On this date, the Boston Celtics hired former player Danny Ainge as general manager, and Rajon Rondo went off for 28 points, 18 boards, and 13 assists vs. the Cavs.

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Boston Celtics included in NBA’s ‘Best moments of the first round’ video

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the Boston Celtics taking on the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA's 2023 Eastern Conference postseason.

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On this day: Pitino hired; DJ retired; 1965 NBA draft; 1968 expansion draft

On this day, Rick Pitino was hired as head coach and team president of the Boston Celtics, Dennis Johnson retired, and 3 Cs were taken in the '68 expansion draft.

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Joel Embiid makes NBA championship vow after breakthrough moment

The Philadelphia 76ers center is targeting winning a championship with the franchise after beating Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo to the 2023 NBA MVP award

Daily Mirror

NBA scout raves about Jarred Vanderbilt’s ability to defend guards

A scout for an Eastern Conference team says Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt can defend guards as well as any big man in the NBA.

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Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round

Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers Monday night in an entertaining first-round playoff series

The Independent UK

Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins live stream, channel, preview, odds, time, how to watch NHL Playoffs, Game 5

The Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins are set to face off in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Wednesday night.

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Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum combine for 62 points in Celtics’ Game 4 win over the Hawks

The pair of Celtics wings put on a show against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of their first-round series against their Eastern Conference foes to the tune of 62 points combined with 31 each.

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Antetokounmpo status remains up in air as Bucks, Heat move on to Game 4

MIAMI — It was back to double duty Sunday for Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, with it still unclear when All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be able to return to duty for the Milwaukee Bucks in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

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Heat this time seize upon Antetokounmpo absence, thrash Bucks for 2-1 series lead

MIAMI — There will be basketball at the Miami Heat’s arena beyond Monday night’s Game 4 of this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Hawks look forward to Celtics series shifting to games at State Farm Arena

ATLANTA — The Hawks know that at this point of the season, every game is important. They’ve lost their first two games of their Eastern Conference playoffs first-round series against the Celtics. So, they know that Friday’s Game 3 carries serious implications.

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NBA Team Fires GM After Missing Playoffs in Back-to-Back Years

Washington has recorded five straight losing seasons.

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Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers cruise past Devils in Game 1

NEWARK, N.J. — All season long, the Rangers were waiting for this moment. After getting all the way to the Eastern Conference final last season, before running out of gas and eventually bowing out to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Blueshirts hungered to get back to the playoffs and try…

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Who will Heat turn to with Tyler Herro likely out for rest of playoffs?

In the moment, the gravity was difficult to discern. On one hand, in this case the right hand, Tyler Herro was in considerable anguish. On the other hand, he still was ambulatory and able enough to launch a successful 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the first half of Sunday’s…

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Ron Cook: Counting down top 15 greatest moments from Penguins' incredible playoffs streak

The Stanley Cup playoffs will begin Monday night without the Penguins for the first time since Sid the Kid really was still a kid. The next two months will remind us of all the fun we are missing. We'll see Edmonton's Connor McDavid or Boston's Patrice Bergeron or perhaps, horror…

Daily Mirror

Milwaukee Bucks sweating on Giannis Antetokounmpo fitness after horror injury

Eastern Conference No.1 seed, the Milwaukee Bucks, face a nervous wait over the fitness of star man Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Greek Freak was injured in Game One of their Play-Off game with the Miami Heat

Sports Illustrated

Hawks’ Trae Young Sets Cringeworthy NBA Record in Loss to Celtics

The Atlanta point guard made the wrong kind of history on Saturday.

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Who has a bigger advantage in the NBA’s 2023 Eastern Conference playoffs, the Boston Celtics or Milwaukee Bucks?

Both teams have players who've been in the running or won the Defensive Player of the Year award, and both teams have sharpshooters and solid to impressive depth. Which of the two contending ball clubs has the advantage in the East?

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Jimmy Butler, Max Strus push Heat into playoffs in harrowing 102-91 comeback against Bulls

MIAMI — There will be playoffs instead of lottery for the Miami Heat, as they punched their ticket into the fist round with a 102-91 victory Friday night over the Chicago Bulls at the Kasaya Center.

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NBA executive ‘would not be surprised’ if Lakers go after Jordan Clarkson

One executive of an Eastern Conference team feels the Lakers may try to bring back guard Jordan Clarkson this summer.

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