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The Celtics said Monday that Marcus Smart is questionable for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals due to a midfoot sprain he suffered Sunday in Game 7 against the Bucks.

André Snellings ranks the top 150 players in head-to-head points leagues looking ahead to next season, with Dejounte Murray now in first-round territory.

Heat vs. Celtics. Warriors vs. Mavericks. Here's what you need to know about the NBA's star-studded conference finals.

The Suns had the best record in the N.B.A. in the regular season, and went to the finals last year. This time, they couldn't make it out of the second round of the playoffs.

Mavericks star Luka Doncic authored a dominant performance on Sunday night, in leading Dallas to a Game 7 victory over the defending Western Conference-champion Phoenix Suns, setting up a date with the resurgent Golden S...

The Boston Celtics punched the Milwaukee Bucks in the mouth and advanced to their 37th ever Eastern Conference Finals thanks to a monster game from Grant Williams. Williams finished the Celtics’ 109-89 Game 7 win over ...

Boston, with a surprise 27 points from Grant Williams, led by as many as 28. The Celtics will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals.

When the Eastern Conference Finals series between Miami and Boston begins on Thursday, Erik Spoelstra said he and his boss, The Godfather Pat Riley, expect to see a “throwback series” between the two conference titan...

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says he expects the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics to be a 'throwback series' between two great defensive teams.

Rhyne Howard led the Atlanta Dream past the Indiana Fever, 85-79, behind her 33 points performance. Howard now joins an exclusive list of six players in League history who have scored at least 30 points in their first fo...

Each May, droves of potential draft prospects make their way to the Windy City, itching to showcase their talents and abilities to scouts, coaches and front office execs. You might be thinking of the Draft Combine, but w...

Rookie NaLyssa Smith injured her right ankle while running back on defense during the Indiana Fever’s matchup with the Atlanta Dream. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft did not return to the game with the in...

In the Phoenix Sun’s season-ending Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, everything that could’ve gone wrong did. The Suns were simply outclassed from buzzer to buzzer, and their franchise-record 64 wins were all for ...

Despite another impressive series from Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks were eliminated Sunday after a Game 7 loss to the Celtics, ending a postseason round in which the defending NBA champs were without K...

The Phoenix Suns devastating Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks has not only ended the historic season Phoenix embarked on, but it has brought some questions around what Chris Paul intends to do in the near future. Acco...

Without their second star, Khris Middleton, it was an accomplishment itself for Giannis and the Bucks to get this far. An even bigger one? That the Celtics were able to withstand it.

Luka Doncic came out firing on all cylinders during Sunday’s Game 7 123-90 win against the Suns, helping the Mavs advance to the Western Conference Finals for the time since their fateful title run in 2011. Mavericks c...

The Milwaukee Bucks’ title defense is over after losing Sunday’s Game 7, 109-89, to the Boston Celtics. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the game with 25 points, 20 rebounds, and nine assists, on 10-26 shooting from th...

It seems unlikely, but Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II -- working his way back from an elbow injury -- might be able to return during the latter portion of the Western Conference finals, coach Steve Kerr said ...

With Grant Williams leading the way, the Celtics eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon, and for the fourth time in the last six seasons, Boston is headed to the Eastern Conference finals.