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The Celtics’ miracle in Miami, DeAndre Hopkins fits and the team on a 48-game win streak

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Brandon Miller Moves to No. 2; Taylor Hendricks Rising

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Following the NBA Draft Combine, mock draft boards have shifted with the lottery results unveiled and several players rising, including Brandon Miller, Taylor Hendricks, Olivier-Maxence Prosper and Ben Sheppard. To better project where the top prospects currently stand, we compiled 10 mock drafts from ESPN, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, The Ringer, NBADraft.net, Sports Illustrated, CBS …

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Derrick White hustled his way into Celtics history in Game 6: ‘All we could say was, Oh my God’

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MIAMI — At the moment Derrick White’s buzzer-beating layup fell through the basket, his father, Richard, could not celebrate yet. The officials still needed to rule whether the putback bucket would count. Few reviews have ever weighed more. If the referees waved off the basket, Boston’s season would end in a crushing fourth-quarter collapse. If …

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How Al Horford’s golf outing helped to spark a Celtics comeback for the ages

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BOSTON — Al Horford can barely swing a golf club. So why was he holding one on his lone day off after going down 0-3 in their series with the Heat in Miami? With the season on the verge of collapse one week ago, Horford was tired of reliving Boston’s failures. His coach, Joe Mazzula, …

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Celtics’ Derrick White wins Game 6 at buzzer: How Boston forced a Game 7 vs. Heat in Eastern Conference finals

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MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are on the verge of accomplishing something never before seen in the NBA, a feat that is extremely rare in the history of major American pro sports. Behind a stunning Derrick White put-back just before the buzzer sounded, the Boston Celtics won Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals 104-103, …

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Bucks hiring Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as head coach following meeting with Giannis Antetokounmpo: Sources

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By Shams Charania, Eric Nehm and Eric Koreen The Milwaukee Bucks are hiring Toronto Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin as the franchise’s next head coach, league sources told The Athletic on Saturday. The decision to hire Griffin comes at the end of a three-week process of searching for a new head coach that started when general …

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Biden fêtes NCAA basketball champs UConn and LSU at White House

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WASHINGTON (AP) — All of the past drama and sore feelings associated with Louisiana State’s invitation to the White House were seemingly forgotten or set aside Friday as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the championship women’s basketball team to the mansion with smiles, hugs and lavish praise all around. The visit …

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Derrick White’s career night to extend Celtics season rooted in message from Dad

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BOSTON — As he arrived at the arena for Game 5, Derrick White received a familiar text. It was four letters — DTBG — and he knew exactly what they meant. Those are the letters he wears on his wrist every day, the same message he has heard every time he has taken the floor …

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Celtics, after a bad week and a good talk, are alive again heading into Game 6

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BOSTON — As the Celtics finished a film session Tuesday morning in Miami, an unlikely voice piped up. The season sat on the edge of destruction after three straight losses to begin the Eastern Conference finals. “I have something to say,” Matt Reynolds began, as Derrick White detailed to The Athletic. Reynolds, who joined the …

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Buckley: If Celtics complete their ‘atonement,’ the credit should go to one night in Miami

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BOSTON — The seasoned Celtics fan has learned, the hard way, over and over and over, not to pre-celebrate a game that seems to be hurtling toward the W column. Game 5 of this Eastern Conference finals, in which the Celtics roared to a 110-97 victory over the Miami Heat Thursday night at TD Garden, …

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