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150 teams have started an NBA playoff series down 3-0. The Boston Celtics are only the 4th to force Game 7.
Watch: Derrick White's last-second put-back forces Game 7
Some basketball games go down to the last second. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat came down to the last tenth of a second.
Sixth Man of the Year is playing through arm injury
The Celtics will have to come back from a 3-1 playoff deficit with a severely limited sixth man.
Former Laker doubts team will run it back with same players
Rob Pelinka says the Lakers want to stick with their new young players. One former Laker has his doubts.
Celtics must overcome home-court disadvantage to stay alive
Facing elimination, the Celtics are coming home for Game 5. They'd be better off on the road.
NBA executive doesn't believe LeBron's retirement talk
After the Nuggets swept the Lakers, LeBron James suggested he might retire. A Western Conference executive doesn't buy it. The unnamed executive told Bleacher Report that he was certain James would play next season.
Joe Mazzulla shouldn't be coaching for his job in Game 5
Mazzulla has consistently blamed himself for Celtics losses, deflecting blame away from his players. He's been criticized for not calling timeouts, as well as his lineups, but he's still a 34-year-old coach who led his team back from a 3-2 deficit in the second round.
Did Draymond Green's criticism fire up Grant Williams?
Clearly, Green is an expert in on-court antics and provoking opposing players, so he knows where Williams is coming from. The two players got into it a few times in last year's NBA Finals.
Paul George warns young Rocket about pursuing James Harden
Paul George had advice for Houston's Jalen Green about Green's Rockets pursuing James Harden, but perhaps George had an ulterior motive.
Lack-a-Shaq? O'Neal claims he still hasn't been served in FTX lawsuit
Plaintiff's lawyers claimed they served Shaquille O'Neal last month. Like O'Neal at the free throw line, they missed. Lawyers for O'Neal filed a motion to dismiss in Florida court stating that the Hall of Fame big man still hasn't been served with papers in a class-action lawsuit.
Steph Curry wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy
Curry and the Splash Brothers may be out of the playoffs, but his philanthropy work is still making a splash.
Jamal Murray's max extension should be a no-brainer for Denver
Jamal Murray has never been an All-Star or made an All-NBA team. That shouldn’t stop Denver from locking him up this summer.
LeBron James hasn't given up the fight for 'Taco Tuesday'
LeBron James struck out trying to trademark “Taco Tuesday.” Now he thinks no one should have it.
ESPN Analytics still believe in Celtics
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA playoff series. ESPN gives Boston a 31 percent chance to do it.
Watch: Jimmy Butler calls a timeout for the Celtics
Joe Mazzulla has been criticized for not calling timeouts this playoffs. Jimmy Butler decided to do it for him.
Watch: Bam Adebayo skies for an alley-oop jam
The Miami Heat rode a huge collective performance from its bench in the first half of its Game 3 matchup with the Boston Celtics.
'Coach Jokic' calls great game down the stretch
Nikola Jokic is a two-time MVP, but also served essentially as an on-the-floor coach late in the Nuggets' Game 3 win over the Lakers.
Nuggets have new challenge to overcome thanks to Charles Barkley
The Nuggets have an imposing 2-0 lead in the conference finals. But they still have to overcome the Charles Barkley Curse.
Jim Brown made history in one very different way off the field
The late Jim Brown was a groundbreaking multi-sport athlete, but he was also a trailblazer when it came to ideas of male body image.
NBA insider thinks Gregg Popovich will be surly again next year
After 22 straight years of playoff teams and intensity, Gregg Popovich mellowed out with his recent Spurs teams. A longtime friend says that time is over.
Jamal Murray's fourth-quarter explosion helps Nuggets steal Game 2
The Denver Nuggets took Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to a monster fourth-quarter performance from guard Jamal Murray.
Watch: LeBron James whiffs on a fast break
Watch: LeBron James proved human on a breakaway attempt during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
Nike could be preparing to cut ties with Ja Morant
The incidents definitely cost Morant an All-NBA spot — and an extra $39 million that would have come with it. Now it looks like they’ve cost him his Nike deal as well.
Celtics HC Joe Mazzulla is watching ‘The Town’ too much
Joe Mazzulla devotes a lot of time to film work. And a lot of time to one particular Ben Affleck film.
Warriors are preparing to lose the architect of their dynasty
The Warriors have huge decisions to make this summer. They may have to make them without their longtime GM.
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