Washburn On Toucher & Rich: Celtics Gave Away Game 1
Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich Tuesday morning to break down Game 1 of the Celtics-Heat Eastern Conference Finals.
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Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich Tuesday morning to break down Game 1 of the Celtics-Heat Eastern Conference Finals.
The game was all but over, but the rivalry was just heating up.
The Boston Celtics were hit with five technical fouls in Monday night's Game 1 loss to the Miami Heat, and Celtics head coach Doc Rivers was none too happy following the game.
LeBron James scored 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 93-79.
Here's a breakdown of each team's starting five, with a look at who holds the advantage in each matchup.
The Celtics handled the Heat rather easily during the regular season going 3-1. The Heat won in the second game of the season while the Celtics took the latter three, but with one of those was a meaningless contest at the end of the season when playoff seeding had already been set.
With all the eyes of the basketball world focused on Game 1 between the Celtics and Heat on Monday night, it will be the trio of Dan Crawford, Ed Malloy and Jason Phillips in charge of the whistles.
Here comes the tiebreaker.
Ray Allen hit a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to overcome his early woes, and the Celtics beat the Sixers 85-75 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
It's a rematch: Miami and Boston will meet in the playoffs again, this time with a spot in the NBA finals at stake.
Rajon Rondo had 18 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 85-75 in Game 7 on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
The Boston Celtics are going into Saturday night's Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers a confident bunch, but they know things are not going to be easy.
It was the news the Boston Celtics and their fans didn't want to hear, but guard Avery Bradley will undergo surgery on Friday and is officially done for the playoffs.
The end of the Boston Celtics "New Big 3" is coming, but it won't be Saturday night.
Gresh and Zolak opened Friday's show talking Celtics as they prepare for Game Seven on Saturday in Boston. If the Celtics were to lose, could this be the last we see of The Big Three?
The Sixers and Celtics met 12 times in the playoffs from 1953-69 and five more from 1977-85. Now they meet in a Game 7 for the sixth time on Saturday in Boston.
With the absence of Tommy Heinsohn and Mike Gorman T&R wondered if there wasn't a local voice that people could stream on their computers and turn down the sound on their televisions. What about Adolfo?
Gary Tanguay of Comcast SportsNet joined Felger and Massarotti in studio to talk some Boston Celtics, last nights 82-75 Game 6 loss, and Saturday nights Game 7 versus the Philadelphia 76ers.
The All-NBA teams were announced on Thursday, with Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo landing on the All-NBA third team.
Gresh and Zo kick off Thursday's show talking about the Celtics Game 6 loss to the 76ers.
With a report saying it's "highly likely" Celtics guard Avery Bradley is done the rest of the playoffs, Boston has another hurdle to jump over in this postseason run.
The Celtics had the chance to close out their series with the Philadelphia 76ers, but the C's didn't show up and must now a Game 7. Comcast SportsNet's Gary Tanguay joined Toucher & Rich to talk about the bad performance in the Game Six loss, Saturday's Game Seven and the loss of Avery Bradley.
The injury riddled Celtics could have used the extra days off before the Eastern Conference Finals, but instead now have to play in, as Paul Pierce would say, an "anything can happen" Game 7 Saturday night at the Garden.
The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Celtics, 82-75 on Wednesday night to send the Eastern Conference semifinals back to Boston for Game 7.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports joined Felger and Massarotti to talk about the Pacers-Heat Series, Pat Riley's influence, and the Celtics-Sixers series.
A New Hampshire State Police trooper used his cruiser to stop a wrong-way driver earlier Sunday morning, leading to the arrest of two people.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
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A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
Temperatures are warming up in Boston next week with the city's first 80 and 90-degree days in over 200 days.
A New Hampshire State Police trooper used his cruiser to stop a wrong-way driver earlier Sunday morning, leading to the arrest of two people.
Jessica Ostrowski says her whole life changed when her fiancé Trooper Kevin Trainor was killed stopping a wrong-way driver.
A funeral service was held in Wellesley for the two children who were allegedly murdered by their mother last month.
WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller talks to Massachusetts State Senate president Karen Spilka.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
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.
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
From private cruises to quintessential clambakes, Essex River Cruises offers a front-row seat to the beauty of the Great Marsh.
Argia Mystic Cruises in Mystic, Connecticut is one of the last commercial sailing ships in the region, offering a rare chance to explore the area by sea.
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After days of leaks and rumors, the NFL finally released the full schedule for the New England Patriots.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Wednesday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
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