A team with N.B.A. championship aspirations fell short against Miami. Tough calls and new contracts await.
Category: Tatum, Jayson (1998- )
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Miami Heat Beat Boston Celtics in Game 7 to Advance to NBA Finals
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 Force Game 7 Against Miami Heat With Buzzer-Beater
The Heat let a 3-0 series lead slip away in the Eastern Conference finals with sloppy play, bad shooting and disappearing acts by their stars.
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Boston Celtics Finally Look Like They Want to Beat the Miami Heat
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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Jayson Tatum Shines as Boston Celtics Blow Out 76ers in Game 7
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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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Overcomes Own Poor Play to Force Game 7
Tatum said after Game 6 that he is “one of the best basketball players in the world.” But for the first three quarters against the 76ers, he sure didn’t look like it.
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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.
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Celtics Beat Warriors, Despite Off Night From Jayson Tatum
The New York Times – Sports:Boston beat Golden State and has the N.B.A.’s best record. But the Celtics aren’t perfect, and neither is their star.
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The Celtics Have Found a New Way to Be Better Than Everyone Else
The New York Times – Sports:Boston was the best defensive team last season en route to the N.B.A. finals. Not so much this year. A scorching offense has helped them to the best record this year.
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Celtics Shake Off N.B.A. Finals Loss With Season-Opening Win
The New York Times – Sports:A tough loss to Golden State ended Boston’s championship hopes last season. The lessons from that series are already showing.