The New York Times – Sports:
A team with N.B.A. championship aspirations fell short against Miami. Tough calls and new contracts await.
Category: Brown, Jaylen (1996- )
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Miami Heat Beat Boston Celtics in Game 7 to Advance to NBA Finals
The New York Times – Sports:
The Heat are just the second eighth seed to reach the N.B.A. championship series. They beat Boston, the No. 2 seed, in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Boston Celtics Finally Look Like They Want to Beat the Miami Heat
The New York Times – Sports:
Boston hadn’t looked like the team that went to the N.B.A. finals last season — or like a team that wanted to get there this year.
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Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat Have the Boston Celtics on the Ropes
The New York Times – Sports:
Butler has shaped the Miami Heat in his no-quit, self-assured image, which is bad news for a reeling Boston team that is one loss from elimination in the Eastern Conference finals.
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Jayson Tatum Shines as Boston Celtics Blow Out 76ers in Game 7
The New York Times – Sports:
Tatum scored 51 points to help send the Celtics to the Eastern Conference finals, where they will face the Miami Heat.
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N.B.A. Blames Economy for Hiring Freeze and Budget Cuts
The New York Times – Sports:
In a memo, the league said it was “facing a very different economic reality than just one year ago.”
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Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Talks Free Agency, Activism and Kanye West
The New York Times – Sports:
The star Celtics guard talks about his career year in the N.B.A., educational inequality and his association with Kanye West.
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The Celtics Won’t Have Inexperience to Blame if They Don’t Win This Year
The New York Times – Sports:
Boston has superstar leaders, a deep bench, a hot new head coach and recent N.B.A. finals experience. What the team won’t have, if it loses in the postseason, will be excuses.