There is plenty more to criticize about this game and not too much to praise, but we'll do our best to glean what we can from a historically bad Celtics performance, given the import of the contest.

They will face the Dallas Mavericks on April 18 (8:30 p.m. CT, ESPN) in an NBA play-in elimination game at FedExForum. The winner will move on to the playoffs to face the top-seeded Oklahoma City ...

The Pistons held off the New York Knicks on Tuesday night in a 106-103 victory, temporarily staving off elimination in their first-round series and setting up a Game 6 in Detroit on Thursday night ...

Or former Irish guards Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young. The three veterans received warm welcome back receptions during the first WNBA game played at Purcell Pavilion, an exhibition Friday between ...