McHale reflects on the intense on-court animosity between Bird and Kareem during the Celtics-Lakers showdowns of the 1980s.

Boston's Jayson Tatum tumbled to the floor late in a Game 4 loss to New York. ... The Boston Celtics are down 3-1 in the second round of the NBA playoffs, ... They went on to win Game 4 121-113, ...

Thunder shakes off nerves, crushes Nuggets in Game 7 to reach West finals. To wrap up a difficult series, NBA-best Oklahoma City routed Denver, 125-93, to advance to face Minnesota.

Item 1 of 80 May 16, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser (30) warms up before game six in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at ...

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) screams after the dunk over New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges (25) as the Celtics take on the Knicks in game 5 of the second round of NBA playoffs on May 14.

The Boston Celtics managed to postpone their offseason for at least one more contest. In a must-win Game 5 of their ongoing semifinal series with the New York Knicks, Boston managed to paper over ...

The Boston Celtics made it back to New York without superstar teammate Jayson Tatum, in hopes of scratching out one more road win and getting a chance to pull off a comeback against the New York ...

Luke Kornet was blocking shots and barking at the crowd throughout his epic Game 5 performance on Wednesday night, helping the Boston Celtics stave off elimination against the New York Knicks.

The Celtics won, going 3-0 against the Knicks for the season, and the glow of another blowout win hid all the warnings about what was to come. Down the hall, the locker room smelled like liniment.

The win keeps Boston’s title defense hopes alive, as the Celtics will head down to what’s sure to be a hostile Madison Square Garden on Friday for Game 6. Don't get in Luke Kornet's way when ...

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet (40) dunks against New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) during the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 ...