Smart, Marcus
Stephen Curry Left His Critics With Nothing Else to Say
BOSTON — A few seconds remained in Stephen Curry’s N.B.A. season when he spotted his father, Dell, sitting along one of the baselines. He went over to embrace him, then fell to the court in tears. “Surreal,” Curry said. “I just wanted to take in the moment because it was that special.” Over six games […]
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Celtics Gain NBA Finals Edge on Golden State With Physical Play
In Game 3, the Celtics reclaimed that edge. “We had to,” Smart said of the physicality with which Boston dominated Golden State. “Game 2, they brought the heat to us. For us, that left a bad taste in our mouth because what we hang our hat on is effort on the defensive end and being […]
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Celtics Strike First in Finals by Rallying Past Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — The Boston Celtics’ reaction to winning Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals on Thursday night was a marked contrast from the joyous celebration they had held after winning Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals earlier in the week. Instead of chest bumps at midcourt after the final buzzer, the Celtics walked […]
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N.B.A. Finals: Boston Celtics Take On Golden State Warriors
It would be Stephen Curry’s fourth N.B.A. championship, or Jayson Tatum’s first. It would be a comeback story for the ages for Klay Thompson, or a fairy-tale ending to the debut of the first-time head coach Ime Udoka. Much is at stake in the 2022 N.B.A. finals for Golden State and the Boston Celtics, two […]
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Miami Heat Force Game 7 Against Boston Celtics Behind Jimmy Butler
BOSTON — In a playoff series that had long ago lost any semblance of order or predictability, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat on Friday night emerged as a rare source of stability, and perhaps the only one. He rose over flat-footed defenders for 3-pointers. He negotiated rush-hour traffic for layups. He drew fouls and […]
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Marcus Smart Leads Boston Celtics Over Miami Heat in Game 2
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had an open lane for an easy fast-break basket. Then he unnecessarily moved the ball behind his back and flubbed a layup. A minute later, he had the ball again and hit an acrobatic circus shot on the baseline from behind the backboard. He drew a foul, too. That was […]
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NBA Preview: Miami Heat and Boston Celtics Fight to Win the East
A group of mostly 20-something out-of-towners heading to Miami this time of year typically would be called spring breakers. But for our purposes, we’re referring to the Boston Celtics. Their reward for outlasting the Milwaukee Bucks in a grueling seven-game Eastern Conference semifinal series is a date in the conference finals with the No. 1-seeded […]
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Jayson Tatum Saves the Boston Celtics’ Season With 46 Points
There was a time when the Boston Celtics’ season seemed in danger of crumbling into a pile of fine dust. They had a losing record in late January. They were scuffling through a series of injuries. There were questions about whether Jayson Tatum could coexist with Jaylen Brown — was it time for the team […]
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Boston Celtics Buzzer-Beater Takes Down Kyrie Irving and the Nets
BOSTON — There was a time when Celtics fans were excited about Kyrie Irving. They can recall the summer of 2017, when Irving forced his way out of Cleveland and landed in Boston, where he delighted in the Celtics’ illustrious past and pledged to do what he could to help the team win. But over […]
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