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Short-handed Celtics showcase impressive depth again in blowout win over Hawks

When the Celtics reached the NBA Finals last June, their biggest weakness failed them. With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown fatigued from a long, grueling playoff run, the C’s bench couldn’t pick them up and it ultimately cost them against a deep Warriors squad.

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75 greatest Lakers players: Magic, Kobe and Kareem top the list

Current and former L.A. Times staff members selected the 75 greatest Lakers players as the club celebrates its diamond jubilee.

Los Angeles Times

Celtics rally in fourth quarter to beat Thunder, earn seventh consecutive win

BOSTON — For the majority of the opening month of the season, the one thing the Celtics once relied on wasn’t there. Defense was their calling card in their run to last season’s NBA Finals, but their strong start this season was fueled by their league-leading offense.

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Supremely clutch Sam Jones hits the game-winner in Boston’s G4 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1969 NBA Finals

The Celtics legend had ice in his veins for the win.

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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum rejects the idea he flopped in the 2022 NBA Finals

When it comes to criticism that the St. Louis native flopped for the Celtics on the league's biggest stage, Tatum flatly rejects such a characterization.

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No more fried food for Boston’s Jayson Tatum

After running out of gas in the 2022 NBA Finals, Boston Celtics star swingman Jayson Tatum decided it was his own time to make some dietary changes.

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Joe Mazzulla, Grant Williams ejected as frustrated Celtics suffer first loss of season

Despite an impressive, unbeaten opening week to the season, Jayson Tatum was far from satisfied. His first career NBA Finals appearance taught him what championship standards look like, and he knew the Celtics had a lot of work to do to reach those heights.

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Celtics Lab 149: On Jayson Tatum’s 2023 MVP in NBA 2K23’s official simulation, Marcus Smart’s DPOY repeat case and more with Ronnie 2K

They even talk about what teams end up in the simulated 2023 NBA Finals, but you'll have to tune in to hear which ones they are.

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What are the Boston Celtics’ and Golden State Warriors’ title outlooks?

The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors faced each other in the 2022 NBA Finals, and both squads would like nothing more than another shot at taking on one another in the 2023 Finals

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A Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Clippers NBA Finals? Per one analyst, it could be on the way

"This particular matchup in a seven-game series would be extremely tight," writes The Ringer's Michael Pina.

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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith doesn’t see the Boston Celtics returning to the 2023 NBA Finals

Is this a fair assessment of the team's potential?

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NBA Finals Predictions: Expert Picks for the 2022–23 Season

Which team will be holding the Larry O’Brien trophy when it is all said and done?

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Just how motivated is Boston’s Jayson Tatum coming into the 2022-23 season?

The Celtics star is likely the key to the Celtics making it back to the NBA Finals.

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Grant Williams’ dad on his growth with the Boston Celtics, finals play and more

Hear about Grant's development as a player, his monster work ethic, tussles with Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green in the 2022 NBA Finals and more.

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‘Just because we did something doesn’t mean anything,’ says Celtics vet Al Horford of Boston’s plans to return to the NBA Finals

"The biggest thing for us was we’re ready to start the season," said the Celtics forward.

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Facing Pat Riley in 2020 NBA Finals was tough for LeBron, Jeanie Buss

During the 2020 NBA Finals, LeBron James and Lakers owner Jeanie Buss had to overcome facing off against a team led by Pat Riley.

Los Angeles Times

Seattle wants an NBA team, but will the league play ball?

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee presided over a meeting of Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers captains at midcourt before tipoff Monday evening as Lenny Wilkens, the coach of Seattle's lone NBA championship team in 1979, found his courtside seat. On the outer edge of the temporary court inside this…

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Will Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown take the Boston Celtics back to the NBA Finals?

Very much easier to talk about than to do, by all early accounts, this iteration of the Celtics is laser-focused on pulling it off.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 1

Kobe Bryant's 62 points through three quarters against the NBA Finals-bound Mavericks was truly something to behold.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 4

With control of the 2000 NBA Finals hanging in the balance, a 21-year-old Kobe Bryant took control and proved he was a legend in the making.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Jonathan Majors in Talks to Play Dennis Rodman

The film will chronicle Rodman's Las Vegas vacation in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals.

Boston Herald

Jayson Tatum becoming louder vocal leader for Celtics: ‘He took a huge step’

Jayson Tatum gets plenty of credit for his basketball ability, now an All-NBA player and considered one of the game’s best after he led the Celtics to the NBA Finals last season.

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 7

With the Lakers in some trouble in Game 2 of the 2001 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant turned in an excellent all-around game in an L.A. victory.

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Are the Boston Celtics 2023 NBA Finals favorites?

When people say it is hard to get back to the NBA Finals, they don't just mean because there are always a lot of good teams you have to play to do it.

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Celtics’ Robert Williams Out 8–12 Weeks After Knee Surgery

The standout defender played through Boston’s run to the NBA finals with knee issues.

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