After 17 NBA seasons, Al Horford is finally an NBA champion. But does adding a ring make his career worthy of the Hall of Fame?
After a 16-3 playoff run culminating in their 18th championship, there's no reason the Boston Celtics can't do it again next season. At least for one more year.
First, he signed the biggest contract in NBA history. Then Jaylen Brown followed up his Conference Finals MVP with a Finals MVP.
The Celtics finally got over the hump Monday night, taking home the 18th championship in the illustrious history of their franchise with a 106-88 win over the Mavericks.
Derrick White dove for a loose ball and paid the price for it. But he didn't let the teeth-rattling impact slow him down.
Boston has gone 10-for-21 from three-point range while building a 21-point halftime lead, going into the break leading 67-46. Dallas has made a stronger effort in Monday's Game 5, but it's only gone 6-for-19 from deep.
With less than two minutes to go in the first quarter, the Mavericks cut the Celtics' lead to a point. Then Boston's defense closed out the quarter strong.
When the Warriors beat the Celtics in the 2022 Finals, Boston shot a higher percentage on three-pointers. But it learned a valuable lesson about three-point volume.
For the second game in a row, the Boston Celtics held off a frantic Dallas Mavericks comeback in the fourth quarter and held on to win Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
The Mavericks roared back from a huge deficit in the fourth quarter, but Jaylen Brown hit big shots and drew big fouls to preserve the Game 3 win for the Celtics.
It's a strong answer to anyone who believes the NBA wouldn't let a superstar foul out late in a big game.
The Celtics made their first eight shots of the third quarter and outscored the Mavericks 35-19 in the period. When the dust settled, the Celtics led 85-70.
Former teammates Jayson Tatum and Kyrie Irving were both struggling with their shots in the NBA Finals ... until the first half of Game 3 Wednesday night.
The Mavericks have been an elite defense since the trade deadline. Unless they're distracted by trying to get foul calls.
The Boston Celtics were missing their starting center. The Dallas Mavericks took advantage early in Game 3.
If the Celtics want to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals on Wednesday, they’ll have to do it without their 7-foot-2 unicorn.
The Lakers were reportedly preparing a "massive" offer for Dan Hurley. It wasn't nearly massive enough to persuade him to leave Connecticut.
Game 1 was a blowout. Game 2 was a rock fight. But in a defensive struggle, the Boston Celtics showed just enough offense, and a whole lot of defense, to escape with a 105-98 win and a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals. Here are three turning points from Game 2.
The Boston Celtics couldn't make a three-pointer for most of Game 2. Then their backup guard hit the most improbable one of the game.
Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has been a star on both sides of the court during Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
When the Dallas Mavericks got into a scoring drought, they went to an unexpected source: Derrick Jones Jr.
Luka Doncic had three different ailments listed on the injury report for Game 2. That’s the same number of buckets he hit in the game’s first 3:09.
The Dallas Mavericks lost the opening game of the NBA Finals by 18 points after trailing by as much as 29 points. But the Boston Celtics should know a big Game 1 win doesn’t guarantee a title.
After playing without Kristaps Porzingis in the previous two rounds of the playoffs, Boston didn’t know what it would get from the mercurial big man it traded for in the summer during Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Kristaps Porzingis hadn’t been in a playoff game in over five weeks. He didn’t show any rust in Game 1.