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NBA: Wembanyama makes history with All-Defensive Team selection; Gobert also included

NBA: Wembanyama makes history with All-Defensive Team selection; Gobert also included

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama further etched his name in the National Basketball Association's (NBA) folklore with his inclusion in the NBA All-Defensive Team announced by the league on Tuesday. Wembanyama joins compatriot and four-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Herbert Jones (New Orleans Pelicans), and Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) to be named to the 2023–24...

NBA: White, Brown shine as Celtics boot Heat out of playoffs

NBA: White, Brown shine as Celtics boot Heat out of playoffs

The Boston Celtics exerted their superiority over the short-handed Miami Heat with a convincing 118-84 win at TD Garden in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference playoff first-round series on Wednesday night. Celtics guard Derrick White was the star of the show again, picking up from where he left off in Game 4 to propel the 17-time champions to a 4-1 series win as they progressed...

NBA: Tatum, Brown stars as Celtics dominate Game 3 against Heat to lead series 2-1

NBA: Tatum, Brown stars as Celtics dominate Game 3 against Heat to lead series 2-1

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both scored 22 points each as the Boston Celtics totally dominated the Miami Heat in a 104-84 blowout victory at Kaseya Center on Saturday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Tatum also had 11 rebounds with six dimes, while Brown had eight rebounds and three assists as Boston immediately bounced back from their Game 2 slump to...

NBA: Red-hot Miami Heat stun Celtics with 23 threes, even playoffs series at 1-1

NBA: Red-hot Miami Heat stun Celtics with 23 threes, even playoffs series at 1-1

Eighth-seeded Miami Heat silenced the crowd inside TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night after beating the top-seeded Celtics 111-101 to even their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Heat, who were without superstar forward Jimmy Butler, made visible adjustments from their disappointing 20-point defeat in Game 1 as they hit 23 three-pointers, setting a new franchise record in the playoffs. “You have to...