2017 NBA Second Half Preview - Eastern Conference
With the NBA season more than half over, Eastern Conference teams prepare for the playoffs or the draft.
With the NBA season more than half over, Eastern Conference teams prepare for the playoffs or the draft.
While DeMar DeRozan will get most of the headlines for his 41-point performance in the Raptors 114-106 victory, a more concerning Celtic problem resurfaced again in the defeat: Boston's inability to keep teams off the offensive glass.
DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 41 points, Kyle Lowry had 24 and the Toronto Raptors ended the Boston Celtics' four-game winning streak with a 114-106 victory on Tuesday night.
The Celtics can pull even with the Raptors with a win in Toronto, but they'll have to actually play some defense in order to do so.
The Celtics will be without guard Avery Bradley for Tuesday's key matchup against the Raptors in Toronto.
NBA teams always have room for improvement. Here are 2017 New Year's resolutions for the Eastern Conference.
Kyle Lowry scored 21 of his season-high 34 points in the second half to help the Toronto Raptors hold on for a 101-94 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
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Boston fans will still be seeing plenty of Jared Sullinger next season. It just won't be in a Celtic uniform.
Celtics free agent Jared Sullinger is heading north, inking a one-year deal with the Toronto Raptors.
LeBron James has made the NBA Finals five years straight. Will it be six? More competition in the East could make it hard.
The Celtics won their third game in four nights, holding off a Raptors charge and escaping with a 91-79 victory Wednesday night.
With the loss Friday night to the Toronto Raptors, the Celtics have dropped four consecutive games.
The Toronto Raptors, hoping to continue a building process that produced a division title last season, signed free agent forward DeMarre Carroll in the offseason.
In just his second game with the Boston Celtics, Amir Johnson is already gearing up to face his former team.
Isaiah Thomas provided the Boston Celtics with a huge spark off the bench as soon as he arrived from Phoenix at the trade deadline, but it wasn't enough to take home the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
The Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 117-116 in overtime Saturday.
In basketball, turnovers come in many forms: bad passes, offensive fouls, traveling violations Wednesday night at the TD Garden, fans witnessed the Celtics make all of those miscues.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge called in to Toucher & Rich Thursday morning.
Toronto snagged a 110-107 victory despite a triple double from Rajon Rondo.
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Jerryd Bayless led the Celtics in scoring with 20 points, 14 coming in the fourth quarter.
Solodko Bakery offers a taste of Ukraine in Boston.
Emily Green joined the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America even before the organization started officially allowing girls into the ranks in 2019.
Holcim NER quarry in Taunton blast sent rocks flying into the Fremont Street neighborhood in Taunton
Boston's Kutter Crawford and Atlanta's Reynaldo López each allowed two runs in a matchup of right-handers with ERA's under 2.00.
The top-seeded Celtics got an extended break after making quick work of the Heat in the first round. They looked like a rested team, jumping out to a 12-2 lead.
The WBZ Weather Team is issuing a NEXT Weather Alert for the risk of some thunderstorms on Wednesday in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts murder trial of Karen Read continued Tuesday with witness testimony.
The television ad, "Don't Bring Hate to the Protests," created by Robert Kraft and his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism broadcast during Tuesday's NBA playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Emily Green joined the ranks of the Boy Scouts of America even before the organization started officially allowing girls into the ranks in 2019.
"It's sad that I'm trying to raise my children in such a cruel world," said Hernandez' partner and mother of his only child.
Panera is phasing out a highly caffeinated selection of lemonade beverages that's at the center of several lawsuits.
Researchers found that the hour before and after pickup from school is the most unhealthy for children's diets.
Every four to five years, the age considered to be "old age" shifts higher another year or so.
Steward Health Care, the struggling hospital group that owns hospitals in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida and other states, announced Monday that it is filing for bankruptcy.
Taking a break from social media could have a huge impact on a woman's body image.
Massachusetts is paying millions to vendors in the migrant crisis with little oversight on how taxpayer money is being spent
A Townsend woman was scammed into believing a famous actor was in love with her. Then the case took on a potentially more sinister turn.
State contracts obtained by the I-Team show taxpayers are paying tens of millions of dollars to hotels for rooms and food.
A fourth-grade teacher at an elementary school in Cambridge is facing child rape charges.
William Foley Jr., a five-time drunk driver who lost his license after a fatal crash in 2001, is back behind bars after an I-Team investigation.
Many residents say they really like Boston, but say the cost of living and high housing prices are taking a toll.
Despite an April revenue haul that exceeded forecasts, there is still anxiety on Beacon Hill about overall revenue shortfalls and economic uncertainty.
Surveys have found that support for Israel is "fairly consistent," regardless of campus protests.
Quincy City Council President Ian Cain and Swansea attorney John Deaton are seeking the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Pro-Palestinian students have accelerated their protests of the Israel-Hamas war. But are the they helping or hurting their cause?
You can once again grab a cocktail to go in Massachusetts.
April 20, 2024 is Record Store Day. See which record shops in Massachusetts are participating.
Boston Dynamics' latest robot is ready to "exceed human capabilities," the company says.
Rising costs are forcing small businesses located on Boston's Massachusetts Avenue to close.
Boston-based box wine brand Alileo teamed up with Caffe Nero to launch a coffee and wine experience in Massachusetts.
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine offers more than 300 acres of the largest public garden space in New England.
French-inspired home and garden shop Les Fleurs brings the look and feel of Europe to Andover.
John Francis Designs in North Chelmsford is part woodshop and part test kitchen, where one-of-a-kind ravioli molds are made.
David Standridge is the award-winning executive chef of The Shipwright's Daughter in Mystic, Connecticut, a sea-to-table restaurant focusing on sustainable local seafood.
The Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth offers visitors the chance to explore more than 350 years of New Hampshire's history.
Boston's Kutter Crawford and Atlanta's Reynaldo López each allowed two runs in a matchup of right-handers with ERA's under 2.00.
The top-seeded Celtics got an extended break after making quick work of the Heat in the first round. They looked like a rested team, jumping out to a 12-2 lead.
A number of candidates who have been requested to interview for the Patriots' GM position have turned down the team's interview requests.
DeMario Douglas will go into his second NFL season with a new number on his Patriots' jersey. That's not all he hopes is different from his rookie year.
Mack Brown coached Drake Maye for two years at UNC, and believes the quarterback has what it takes to win a Super Bowl for the New England Patriots.
Researchers spotted a 37-year-old right whale mother named Wolf and her calf off the coast of Massachusetts.
The 2024 cicada broods will not be emerging in Massachusetts - but the buzzing bugs are set to appear here in 2025.
A pair of vultures thought to be "actively dying" actually had too much to drink, wildlife rescuers in Connecticut say.
A fluffy pile of golden retrievers took over the Boston Common in memory of Spencer the marathon dog.
The thick fog made for an eerie sight as the Mayflower II crossed the Cape Cod Canal.