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Kristaps Porzingis completed multiple scrimmages in recent days and is on track to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis has been out since April 29th with a calf injury. … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis On Track To Play Game 1 After Playing In Multiple Scrimmages

There is a frequently recited mantra that the team with the best player in the series typically wins it. But the broader context of the teams matters as well. The Dallas Mavericks have the better player in Luka Doncic, but the Boston Celtics had the far superior record and point differential in the regular season. According to research by Ben Rohrbach, the "best" player in the … [Read more...] about Team With ‘Best’ Player Has Won 82.4 Percent Of Finals, Better Regular Season Record Wins 72.3 Percent

On the eve of the Finals against his former team, Kristaps Porzingis was adamant he holds "no ill will" about his tenure with the Dallas Mavericks. During Porzingis' time with the Mavericks, they had a pair of competitive first round exits against the Los Angeles Clippers. Porzingis tore his meniscus in the series in 2020 and had become more of a role player in 2021. The … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis Has ‘No Ill Will’ Toward Mavericks

The NBA announced the 12 officials who will work the upcoming NBA Finals on Tuesday. The refs include: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Marc Davis, James Capers, Zach Zarba, John Goble, David Guthrie, Bill Kennedy, Josh Tiven, Courtney Kirkland, James Williams and Kevin Scott. "Each of these 12 officials have shown excellent skills, focus and commitment throughout the season and in … [Read more...] about Scott Foster, Tony Brothers Among 12 Refs Selected To Work NBA Finals

Last offseason, Kristaps Porzingis was traded by the Washington Wizards to the Boston Celtics where he picked up his $36 million player option and then signed a two-year, $60 million extension. If Porzingis would have become a free agent, sources tell Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports that he was positioned to receive a richer contract from the Utah Jazz. Porzingis would have joined … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis Had Bigger Contract Opportunity With Jazz During 2023 Offseason

The Boston Celtics are exploring the idea of Jeff Van Gundy joining Joe Mazzulla's coaching staff as an assistant next season, league sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Van Gundy is currently working with the team as a senior consultant on the basketball operations side. The Celtics are losing top assistant Charles Lee to the Hornets this offseason. Van Gundy turned … [Read more...] about Jeff Van Gundy Could Join Joe Mazzulla’s Coaching Staff Next Season

Kristaps Porzingis fully participated in the Boston Celtics' practice on Saturday, according to Joe Mazzulla. Mazzulla did not reveal whether he would insert Porzingis into the starting lineup for Game 1. "When KP's at his best, he's been tremendous for us. We expect that from him, and we know he'll give that to us. And as far as everything else, just what goes into winning is … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis Fully Participates In Saturday Practice

The Boston Celtics' sweep of the Indiana Pacers averaged a 3.4 rating with 6.31 million viewers. That number is down 15% in viewership from last year's Celtics-Heat series. Game 4 finished with a 3.5 rating and a series-high 6.63 million viewers. The Celtics-Pacers series ranked as the fourth most-watched Eastern Conference Finals of the last nine years. … [Read more...] about Celtics-Pacers Series Averages 3.4 Rating, 6.31M Viewers

Joe Mazzulla said that Kristaps Porzingis was increasing his workload but did not have any definitive updates about his status for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. "There's been a couple shootarounds where he hasn't done anything with the team but has been in a 1-on-1 setting kind of ramping it up with the intensity level of it. He's been getting better and better," said Mazzulla on … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis ‘Ramping’ Up Intensity, No Update For Game 1 Of NBA Finals