As Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, among others, are on the injury report for Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, fans are still reeling over the win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is reportedly done for the season. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the former Boston Celtics point guard tore the ACL in his left knee during Monday night’s. Irving went down with an apparent injury late in the first quarter of the game.
Last season, the Boston Celtics took down the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in a series that was not particularly close. With ESPN's Mike Breen, JJ Redick, Doris Burke, and Lisa Salters calling the game for ABC,
The Boston Celtics have been shooting the lights out from deep much of the 2024-25 NBA regular season, and Wednesday night’s 128-118 win at TD Garden versus the visiting Portland Trail Blazers was more proof of the defending champion’s incredible ability to smother opponents with shots from all the way out.
The Dallas Mavericks lost All-Star Kyrie Irving to a scary knee injury on Monday night in their matchup against the Sacramento Kings. The former Celtics guard felt awkwardly to the ground while attempting a layup with 2:35 remaining in the first quarter.
Since that matchup, JJ Redick's Lakers have only improved, winning 17 of their last 20 games. The game-changing addition of Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks has also elevated LA into serious title contention as they took an eight-game winning streak into Saturday.
Last year, the Dallas Mavericks went on a deep postseason run before falling to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season, five-time All-Star Klay Thompson left his longtime post with the Golden State Warriors to join the Mavericks in free agency.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were one of the most prolific perimeter shooting duos in NBA history. But even they never accomplished what Payton Pritchard and Derrick White
The Boston Celtics finally got over the hump in their era under Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, winning the 2024 NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks to capture an NBA-best 18th NBA Championship in the process.