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Smith credited his recovery, speaking to reporters before Friday's game against the Celtics, to how slowly he and the Heat's training staff took the first steps following his procedure. He probably fell behind schedule, Smith remembered, because of how carefully they progressed, only to benefit on the back end with one of the quicker returns to the floor by an NBA player. … [Read more...] about NBA Notebook: Dru Smith on what’s next in Jayson Tatum’s Achilles recovery

Upon further review and reflection, I didn't like the lack of a running game to help Drake Maye in the second half against the Bills. But could it have been part of the Maye development plan? … [Read more...] about Bedard: Josh McDaniels’ pass-happy default mode didn’t help Maye vs. Bills, but could it down the road?

Pritchard scored 33 points on Saturday night. The post Payton Pritchard leads shorthanded Celtics to gutty win over Raptors: 7 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Payton Pritchard leads shorthanded Celtics to gutty win over Raptors: 7 takeaways

In the second half at Scotiabank Arena, Gonzalez honed his instincts and started making big plays to seal a Boston win. He got a block and a steal in less than a minute as the Raptors were trying to walk down Boston’s double-digit lead. His monster dunk, and even louder celebration, made sure Toronto got never did. … [Read more...] about Karalis: Another game, another supporting cast steps up, but Gonzalez stands out

Pritchard stepped up as Jaylen Brown missed the second half of Boston's back to back. The post Payton Pritchard drops 33 points as spark plug in Celtics win over Raptors appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Payton Pritchard drops 33 points as spark plug in Celtics win over Raptors

The Boston Bruins lose their first post-regulation game in a back-and-forth shootout to the Vancouver Canucks. … [Read more...] about Final: Canucks 5, Bruins 4 F/SO – Bruins lose back-and-forth shootout game

Brett Siegel of Clutch Points wrote on Friday that it “truly seems” as if Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving will be able to return from his ACL tear at some point in January. However, head coach Jason Kidd said this week that there’s still no specific timeline for Irving as he works his way through the rehab process, writes Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal. “There’s no … [Read more...] about Southwest Notes: Irving, Zion, Borrego, Rockets

With the NBA's trade season underway -- despite a lack of movement so far -- two former core members of the Boston Celtics could reportedly reunite. … [Read more...] about Former Celtics big man may be traded to rival team based on latest rumor

"He’s an absolute winner, no matter what role you put him in." The post Why Heat coach Erik Spoelstra thinks Celtics’ Derrick White is NBA’s most underrated player appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Why Heat coach Erik Spoelstra thinks Celtics’ Derrick White is NBA’s most underrated player