15 Jun
Brilliant Doncic answers critics, keeps Mavs alive
Amid heavy criticism for his defense and frustration with refs, Luka Doncic put together a dominant, poised performance to lead the Mavs to a season-extending 122-84 win over the Celtics in Game 4.
15 Jun
Celts flop with title in sight: ‘Have to reassemble’
With a chance to clinch the title Friday night, the Celtics fell behind early and never recovered in a 38-point blowout loss to the Mavs in Game 4.
15 Jun
Barkley says he’ll retire from TV after 2024-25
Charles Barkley, part of the highly popular, award-winning “Inside the NBA” studio show, said Friday night that the 2024-25 season will be his last with TNT and that he won’t be joining any other network beyond that, either.
15 Jun
Why Canada Basketball finally will have to cut NBA players for Olympics
Andrew Wiggins, Cory Joseph, Trey Lyles and others want to play but there’s only so much room
15 Jun
Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals
The 38-point final margin was the third-biggest ever in an NBA Finals game, but Boston can still take the NBA crown on Monday at home.
15 Jun
Did Mavs unlock something in Game 4 rout of Celtics?
Dallas stayed alive in the NBA Finals with a 38-point thumping on Boston in Game 4, but did the Celtics simply take their foot off the gas?
15 Jun
Mavs avoid Celts sweep in 3rd-largest Finals rout
The Mavs avoided a sweep by rolling to the third-largest win in NBA Finals history, a 38-point drubbing of the Celtics in Game 4 on Friday night.
15 Jun
Embiid (knee) says he’s on target for Olympics
Joel Embiid said his recovery from a knee injury is going well and he believes he’ll be ready to play for the U.S. at the Paris Olympics starting next month.
15 Jun
Celts’ Porzingis available for Game 4 ‘if necessary’
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said that center Kristaps Porzingis is available to play Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals but will “only be used in specific instances, if necessary.”
15 Jun
Down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup final, Edmonton Oilers looking for answers
Lack of production is a big reason the Oilers are down 3-0 in the series against the Florida Panthers and searching for answers as they look to avoid being the first team swept in the final since the Washington Capitals in 1998.