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"I want to see consistent effort and constant respect."
The 2017 NBA Playoff teams are finally set in the Eastern Conference. Here's a look at the teams that will tip off this weekend.
As the No. 1 seed in the East, the expectations are very real for the Boston Celtics. They know this, and are ready to live up to them.
The Celtics and Bulls split their regular season series 2-2, with both teams holding serve on their home court.
The Boston Celtics beat the resting Milwaukee Bucks 112-94 in the regular-season finale on Wednesday night to claim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Boston Celtics President Rich Gotham joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's The Adam Jones Show on Tuesday night to discuss his thoughts on the team's progression this season.
The Celtics' chances of clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference are looking pretty good.
With plenty of variables still to play out, Brian Robb takes a closer look at the Eastern Conference playoff pictures with just two days remaining in the regular season.
The finish line is in view, and the Celtics currently sit atop everyone else in the Eastern Conference.
Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points to help the Boston Celtics beat back a fourth-quarter charge and defeat the Brooklyn Nets 114-105 on Monday night.
Brian Robb takes a closer look at all the potential playoff scenarios in play for the Celtics with three days left in the regular season.
The Boston Celtics didn't keep to the script they meant to follow on Saturday night, but the ending was exactly what they wanted.
After a little bit of a scare in the past two weeks, Boston fans are welcome to let out a sigh of relief after the Brooklyn Nets clinched the worst record in the NBA Friday night.
The Celtics are just a game back of the top-seed in the East with three games to play in the regular season, starting Saturday night in Charlotte.
The Celtics are really making life difficult for themselves in the final week of the regular season.
The Celtics lost their second game in as many days, falling to Atlanta on Thursday night.
The Celtics are in the midst of a tight playoff race at the top of the Eastern Conference, but there is one other battle ensuing at the bottom of the NBA standings that Boston fans need to be keeping an eye on in the coming days.
This is how it's supposed to be, isn't it?
LeBron James and the Cavaliers made sure there was no confusion about the pecking order in the East with a blowout win over the Celtics in Boston.
In a battle for the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics were never close and Cleveland cruised to a 114-91 win.
No one really knows what is going on with Jae Crowder's left elbow.
Police were again searching the Charles River Wednesday morning as part of their investigation into the disappearance of a Southboro man who went missing in Boston a week ago.
The Celtics have a chance to take a major step towards earning the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time since the 2007-2008 season on Wednesday night.
It's a big game Wednesday night at the Garden. Unless you're LeBron James.
Could Jonas Jerebko be getting a call from the Orlando Magic this offseason?
The Boston Bruins rallied for a 4-3 win over the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
The Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 on Wednesday night, snapping the defending champions' 12-game win streak.
If you buy gas, and use the Mass Pike, you can get money back from Massachusetts. It's a law that almost no one knows about, but cashing in is mentally taxing.
Jason Chang didn't set out to solve a global energy problem. He just wanted to stop adjusting his family's solar-powered Christmas decorations.
Massachusetts officials are planning for a year that includes the World Cup, Boston Marathon, Sail Boston, and the 250 Celebration.
The trial of Kelsey Fitzsimmons, the North Andover police officer who was shot by a colleague, resumed Wednesday with Fitzsimmons taking the stand.
Three men are accused sophisticated technology in Massachusetts to target Indian and East Asian homeowners for break-ins.
If you buy gas, and use the Mass Pike, you can get money back from Massachusetts. It's a law that almost no one knows about, but cashing in is mentally taxing.
WBZ-TV Sports Director Steve Burton will be inducted into the MA Broadcasters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in June.
Massachusetts officials are planning for a year that includes the World Cup, Boston Marathon, Sail Boston, and the 250 Celebration.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Frankie Rodenbaugh died just days after his babysitter allegedly left him in a car, strapped in his seat for hours with no food or water.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
O'Connor's Restaurant & Bar, a well-known Irish pub in Worcester, Massachusetts for decades, is closing for good right before St. Patrick's Day.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Boston Bruins rallied for a 4-3 win over the Atlantic Division-leading Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
The Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-109 on Wednesday night, snapping the defending champions' 12-game win streak.
The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
The New England Patriots will have a new backup for quarterback Drake Maye this upcoming season.
The loss snapped the Celtics' four-game winning streak and left them just a half-game ahead of the New York Knicks in second place in the Eastern Conference.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.