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Mike Vorkunov: Since 2000, the team that has won Game 4 in the finals has won the championship 19 times. And of the six teams that lost Game 4 and still won the finals, one was the Celtics last year and Warriors in 2017 when they were both already up 3-0 in the series. … [Read more...] about
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Law Murray: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: most points with no assists in a Finals win since Joe Fulks in 1947. Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points. Fulks had 37. Last player to score 35 points without an assist in Finals was Jerry West in 1962, in a loss at Boston. … [Read more...] about
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Magic Johnson: “So he has to set the tempo, not just with his pace and also his assists, but also his scoring. I had to do that against the Celtics. I could cruise in the other series, but not against the Celtics. I must score against the Celtics, while I still had to get 15-20 assists, and this is important for him: He has to do the same thing, set the table for the guys and … [Read more...] about
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Michael Scotto: Boston Celtics player enhancement coach Phil Pressey will be named head coach of the Maine Celtics, Boston’s G League affiliate, league sources told @hoopshype. Pressey spent two seasons with the Celtics as a player, appearing in 125 games during his first two seasons in the NBA. pic.x.com/A34hkZKQzc … [Read more...] about
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The Celtics are not operating to date like a team desperate to shed salary. They have also given some rival teams a sense that a sequence of trades could be coming that merely start in the offseason and potentially even continue up to the in-season trade deadline … such as dealing away Kristaps Porzingis’ $30.7 million contract for a lesser salary in return and then attempting … [Read more...] about Celtics not showing urgency in shedding salary
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Sacramento has continued to evaluate its point guard options, according to league sources. New general manager Scott Perry, remember, immediately highlighted the Kings’ need for improved playmaking during his introductory press conference and sources have duly linked Sacramento to various guards known to be available this summer. That list includes Jrue Holiday in Boston and … [Read more...] about Jrue Holiday, Marcus Smart on Kings’ radar?
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“I don’t know what they’re going to be able to do with the luxury tax and the new ownership, but from a purely basketball standpoint, Boston is still in really good shape,” the source told Heavy Sports. “Hell, there are a lot of teams that hope they break up part of that team, because that will give others a better chance. “But unless they know something about Porzingis that we … [Read more...] about
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Duane Rankin: Auburn big and first-team All-American Johni Broome had his 7th NBA pre-draft workout with the Warriors today. Said the first six teams he visited were the Clippers, Pistons, Hawks, Nets, Raptors and Celtics. Said he has three more visits: Thunder, Timberwolves and Suns. #Suns pic.x.com/4hvmnG5AQz … [Read more...] about
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Sacramento has continued to evaluate its point guard options, according to league sources. New general manager Scott Perry, remember, immediately highlighted the Kings’ need for improved playmaking during his introductory press conference and sources have duly linked Sacramento to various guards known to be available this summer. That list includes Jrue Holiday in Boston and … [Read more...] about Jrue Holiday, Marcus Smart on Kings’ radar?