By KYLE HIGHTOWER BOSTON — The Celtics spent the days leading up to their playoff matchup with Miami talking about wanting to match the physicality of a team that would be looking for an edge without star Jimmy Butler. Boston did that and then some. Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 […]
Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Boston past the Miami Heat 114-94 on Sunday to open their first-round playoff series.
Tatum notched 28 points (10-20 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 6-8 FT), eight rebounds, three
The Celtics dominated the Heat in Game 1 at TD Garden, but the matchup
BOSTON — A -Heat series doesn’t truly start until there’s a double tech. The road out of the East has run through these two cities since the start of the decade. It’s created a rivalry of begrudging respect. Two of the most well-run organizations in the , finding a way to sustainably compete yearly. Advertisement “We obviously have history with them, but all that really is in the past and it really just creates an environment of competition,” coach Erik Spoelstra said before Game 1. “Both...
Jayson Tatum recorded his first career playoff triple-double to lead Boston past Miami, the team that spoiled the Celtics' NBA Finals dreams last year.
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Shooting the lights out is a pretty good strategy to adopt when you're missing your best player. The Miami Heat evened up their first-round NBA playoff series
It’s a put-up-or-shut-up postseason for the Boston Celtics core. Most believe the team, led by superstar wing Jayson Tatum, is the most talented team in the league. Tatum and his sidekick Jaylen Brown have yet to win a title despite a few deep playoff runs, but they’ve never had this much talent around them, either. […]
Jalen Brunson was unstoppable on Thursday night. The All-Star point guard finished with 39 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics by the
Tatum was knocked out of mid-air and landed on his back
When South and North meet, the records get thrown out the window. The Rangers came into the April 24 contest having won four of their last five, while the Rebels had been shut out in four of their contests this season. North took the lead in the fourth inning on the back of two runs […]