BOSTON – The Lakers arrived in the familiar purple and gold. The Celtics wore white to match the 17 green-trimmed banners overhead. But things were not as they used to be. The fans were more intense than for the average regular-season game, though never to the old standards. There were boos for D’Angelo Russell and …
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BOSTON – The Lakers arrived in the familiar purple and gold. The Celtics wore white to match the 17 green-trimmed banners overhead. But things were not as they used to be. The fans were more intense than for the average regular-season game, though never to the old standards. There were boos for D’Angelo Russell and …
Read more “Celtics-Lakers rivalry in transition as teams look to re-make image into contenders”
BOSTON – The Lakers arrived in the familiar purple and gold. The Celtics wore white to match the 17 green-trimmed banners overhead. But things were not as they used to be. The fans were more intense than for the average regular-season game, though never to the old standards. There were boos for D’Angelo Russell and …
Read more “Celtics-Lakers rivalry in transition as teams look to re-make image into contenders”
BOSTON – The Lakers arrived in the familiar purple and gold. The Celtics wore white to match the 17 green-trimmed banners overhead. But things were not as they used to be. The fans were more intense than for the average regular-season game, though never to the old standards. There were boos for D’Angelo Russell and …
Read more “Celtics-Lakers rivalry in transition as teams look to re-make image into contenders”
SAN ANTONIO — For a change, Gregg Popovich wasn’t the one shortchanging the fans in the arena and a national television audience. “We didn’t have to rest anybody, because they all got hurt,” said the Spurs coach. Popovich’s roster looked like the Saturday night sign-in sheet at your local emergency room. Kawhi Leonard was scratched …
SAN ANTONIO — For a change, Gregg Popovich wasn’t the one shortchanging the fans in the arena and a national television audience. “We didn’t have to rest anybody, because they all got hurt,” said the Spurs coach. Popovich’s roster looked like the Saturday night sign-in sheet at your local emergency room. Kawhi Leonard was scratched …
* Tonight on TNT: Wizards vs. Cavaliers (8 ET) Entering tonight’s showdown in Cleveland, the Washington Wizards sit 2 1/2 games behind the Cavaliers for No. 3 in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are also, however, a mere 3 1/2 games ahead of No. 8-seeded Miami Heat in the playoff order. In short: there is …
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* Tonight on TNT: Wizards vs. Cavaliers (8 ET) Entering tonight’s showdown in Cleveland, the Washington Wizards sit 2 1/2 games behind the Cavaliers for No. 3 in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are also, however, a mere 3 1/2 games ahead of No. 8-seeded Miami Heat in the playoff order. In short: there is …
Read more “Scott Brooks gearing up Washington Wizards for season's stretch run”
* Tonight on ESPN: Cavs vs. Pacers (8 ET) Ever since he made the playoffs for the first time in 2006, LeBron James has never known the taste of a first-round exit. In the course of his many playoff runs, James has faced the Indiana Pacers more than a few times. And over the last …
Read more “History on side of LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers as Game 6 nears”
* Tonight on ESPN: Cavs vs. Pacers (8 ET) Ever since he made the playoffs for the first time in 2006, LeBron James has never known the taste of a first-round exit. In the course of his many playoff runs, James has faced the Indiana Pacers more than a few times. And over the last …
Read more “History on side of LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers as Game 6 nears”
