Australian basketball star Jack White has the chance to be part of unique NBA history. White’s Denver Nuggets will set out to win their first championship when they face off with the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, kicking off in Denver on Friday at 10.30am (AEST). It’s been 47 long years in the making …
In the exciting world of live sports television viewership analysis, it’s a truism that a clinching Game 7 broadcast will generate the best audience numbers. That again proved true with the Jimmy Butler-led Miami Heat’s 103-84 victory at Boston on Monday night, which averaged a series-best 11.9 million viewers for TNT. (TNT owner Warner Bros. …
Jeff Van Gundy has opinions. Well, of course, he has opinions: His job title is NBA analyst. But some of these opinions may surprise you. Here’s one that came as a big surprise during our interview this week: Asked how he might speed up an NBA game given Major League Baseball’s success with its new …
This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it earlier, start every day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Sign up here. Nikola Jokić has just been riding horses and awaiting his next victim for the NBA Finals. Good luck to Bam Adebayo and Co. Miami Maintains Status Quos Heat avoid historic collapse …
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BOSTON — The cheering was as advertised when the Celtics stepped onto the parquet Monday night for pregame warmups, none of it directed at any one player. Not yet. But then Derrick White appeared on the flat screens that are suspended high above center court at TD Garden, and suddenly the cheering got even louder, …
Most fans won’t remember ’22-23 Celtics. After Game 7 flop, all they have is a highlight Read More »
BOSTON — After everything they did to get to this point, the Celtics suddenly had the rug pulled from under them. On the first play of Game 7, Jayson Tatum sprained his ankle landing on Gabe Vincent’s foot, and was simply never the same. Vincent was sliding across the floor and was just a fraction …
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A 10-year-old cancer survivor from Massachusetts is hoping to see the Boston Celtics win another Game 7 during their current playoff run, this time with a spot in the NBA Finals at stake.Xavier Goncalves, of Raynham, will be watching the Celtics take on the Miami Heat at TD Garden Monday night as Boston looks to …
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MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are on the precipice of pulling off the impossible. It’s not so improbable because no team has ever come back from being down 3-0 before. The shock is how after this team had lost its identity early in the series, it has snapped back into place at full form. How …
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With a Game 7 in Boston upon us, the history of what’s at stake is front of mind. Miami led the Eastern Conference Finals 3-0, but it’s now 3-3. Only three teams have been down 0-3 while losing the first two at home — the 2010 Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals against the …
Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson (55) reacts after the Boston Celtics defeat the Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com BOSTON What would have been one of the most memorable wins in Miami Heat history turned into one of …
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