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

Editor's Note: Jayson Tatum "underwent successful surgery to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon," on Tuesday, May 13, the Celtics announced. The Boston ... a fastbreak dunk, play stopped ...

Williams raced end-to-end for a dunk late in the quarter ... and the other 60-win teams — the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics — were eliminated in the second round.

May 17 - Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points as the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 by steamrolling the visiting Boston Celtics ...

NEW YORK — Luke Kornet’s stellar Game 5 earned the Celtics big man a promotion. Boston moved Kornet into the starting lineup for Friday night’s must-win Game 6 against the New York Knicks at ...

The Boston Celtics managed to postpone their offseason for at least one more contest. In a must-win Game 5 of their ongoing ... after an emphatic Kornet dunk. It was the best, most impactful ...

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 ... sloppiness with the ball. A ...

Kornet had blocked five shots all postseason heading into Boston's must-win tilt ... a thunderous dunk to put Boston on top, 91-76. Kornet started the second half for the Celtics and his defense ...

FOUR MONTHS before the season devolved unexpectedly into chaos, the extended Boston Celtics franchise gathered in a theater to celebrate yet another championship. I checked in at a small table and ...

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. Here’s what you may have missed ...

BOSTON — Listen closely to the TD Garden ... There were plenty of “Luke” chants throughout the Celtics’ blowout Game 5 win over the Knicks. Kornet was masterful and everywhere, posting ...