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Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 62 points and the Boston Celtics clamped down late to hold off the Atlanta Hawks in a 128-120 thriller on Thursday to win their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. The Celtics, trying to get back to the NBA Finals after falling last season to the Golden State Warriors, won the best-of-seven series 4-2 to line up a conference semi-final showdown with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Jaylen Brown scored 41 points as the Boston Celtics underscored their status as the NBA’s form team with a 125-114 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. The Eastern Conference leaders warmed up for Thursday’s crunch clash against Brooklyn with a composed performance to overpower the Pelicans, the third-ranked team in the Western Conference this season. Brown, averaging just under 27 points per game this season, once again delivered […]
BOSTON, United States (AFP) — Boston’s backs are against the wall heading into game six of the NBA Finals, but Celtics star Jaylen Brown vowed they won’t back down against the Golden State Warriors. “We’re looking forward to the challenge,” Brown said Wednesday. “We’ve got to embrace it. Ain’t no other way around it. Last game on our home floor to kind of embody our whole season. “We’re looking to give it everything we’ve got. […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Al Horford led an electrifying fourth quarter comeback as the Boston Celtics stunned the Golden State Warriors 120-108 to draw first blood in their best-of-seven NBA Finals series on Thursday. Celtics veteran Horford scored 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as Boston inflicted Golden State’s first home defeat of the post-season at their Chase Center fortress. Horford’s tally included what turned out to be a decisive burst […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points on Wednesday as the Boston Celtics kept up their push for the number two playoff seed in the Eastern Conference with a 117-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls. With the identity of the six automatic playoff teams in the East already settled, the only issue remaining is to determine the final playoff seedings. Boston sits behind leaders Miami with two games remaining in the […]
By Josh Tolentino | EBC Sports CLEVELAND, USA (Eagle News) — Avery Bradley knocked down a three-pointer with .1 left to lift the Boston Celtics past the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-108, Sunday evening, as the Celtics stole Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. The Celtics, who are without leading scorer Isaiah Thomas (hip) for the rest of the playoffs, are the first team to defeat the Cavs this postseason. The Cavs’ loss […]
