The Boston Celtics are now 3-0 in the NBA Finals, a win away from their first championship since 2008. After Wednesday night’s 106-99 win in Dallas, the Celtics look to capture the Larry O’Brien Trophy on Friday. Only having lost two of its last 17 playoff games this postseason (4-1 …
Read More »NBA Legend Jerry West dies at 86
The NBA community mourns the loss of Hall of Famer Jerry West, who passed away this morning at 86 years old. NBA Career and Achievements The inspiration for the NBA logo started out as the second overall pick of the 1960 NBA Draft. Taken in by the Minneapolis (soon-to-be Los …
Read More »Mavericks Look to Bounce Back In Game 3
The Boston Celtics lead the Dallas Mavericks 2-0 in the NBA Finals. The Celtics took advantage of having the home court advantage with both games being played in Boston. In Game 1, the score final score was 107-89, with Jaylen Brown being the leading scorer with 22 points. Game 2 …
Read More »UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley Declines Job Offer From Lakers
UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has declined a lucrative offer to become the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley will instead pursue a third consecutive national championship with the Huskies. This feat has only been achieved by the UCLA Bruins over 50 years ago. Led …
Read More »Celtics Take Commanding 2-0 Lead in NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics were able to drown out the pre-game noise to take a commanding 2-0 lead on the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. Leading up to Game 2, the storylines surrounding the Finals were not about the basketball being played. But while the NBA world was focused …
Read More »Celtics Host Mavericks in Game One of the NBA Finals
The NBA Finals are officially here. The top-seeded Boston Celtics (64-18) host the Western Conference fifth-seed Dallas Mavericks (50-32) in game one on Thursday night. MAVERICKS. CELTICS. GAME DAY. The #NBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV begin tonight with Game 1 at 8:30pm/et on ABC. Who ya got!? pic.twitter.com/32H8VWBPTq — NBA (@NBA) …
Read More »Wolves Avoid Sweep, Taking Series Back To Minnesota
The Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly avoided a sweep in another close bout with the Dallas Mavericks as they take the series back to Minnesota this Thursday for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Pressure Makes Diamonds With their backs against the wall, the Wolves played aggressively from the jump, quickly …
Read More »Celtics Sweep Pacers, Advance to NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers four games to none in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 105-102 win on Monday evening. The top-seeded Celtics are on their way back to the NBA Finals for the first time since losing to the Golden State Warriors in 2022. It's a …
Read More »They Are Back: Florida Basketball’s Clayton, Richard Decide To Return
With Wednesday the last day to withdraw from the NBA draft to maintain college eligibility, players are making decisions. On Saturday, it was Will Richard saying he will return to the Florida men’s basketball team for his senior year, announcing on social media. pic.twitter.com/TBHZ6JTnq9 — Will Richard (@willrxch) May 25, …
Read More »Minnesota falls short at home in Game 1 of Western Conference Finals
The matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves lived up to its expectations in a close bout with the Mavericks coming away with Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. For Dallas, Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving both had 30-point nights but Irving set the tone for the …
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