Celtics Beat Wizards In Game 7 To Advance To Eastern Conference Finals
The Boston Celtics are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals.
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The Boston Celtics are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals.
All 10 meetings this season have been won by the home team.
The Celtics may have let one crucial opportunity slip away to close out the Wizards in Washington DC on Friday night, but Isaiah Thomas did not sound like a defeated man in the aftermath of a heartbreaking 92-91 defeat.
The Celtics mocked a stunt the Wizards pulled during the regular season ahead of Friday's Game 6, and boy did it backfire.
There will be a game at the TD Garden on Monday night, just not the one the Celtics would have preferred hosting.
The Celtics are taking a page out of their foe's playbook, and appear to be planning a funeral for the Washington Wizards.
The Celtics will try to secure a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night, but will have to do something that hasn't been done this postseason.
The Wizards once again made life difficult for Isaiah Thomas in Game 5, but he used that to make life a whole lot easier for his teammates in the Boston win.
Avery Bradley erupted for 25 of his playoff career-high 29 points in the first half, helping set the tone from the opening tip in a runaway 123-101 win by the Celtics.
Playing in the Garden has brought out the Boston Celtics' best basketball this postseason.
Kelly Oubre Jr. is ready to return to the floor for the Wizards, but had no desire to chat about Kelly Olynyk's style of play.
The Celtics and Wizards are down to a best-of-three in their Eastern Conference Semifinals, with Boston hoping a return home will sway the momentum of the series.
Kelly Olynyk has been called a lot of things over the last few days, but he's doing his best to block it all out.
Draymond Green doesn't think much of Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk.
Sick of watching the Wizards put on a show in transition, Brad Stevens offered a new strategy the Celtics may have to employ if they keep giving Washington free possessions.
Another game in the Verizon Center, another ugly loss for the Boston Celtics.
With the series down to a best of three, what wins out? The Celtics and their better coaching and structure or the more talented and athletic Wizards?
Isaiah Thomas feels as though he was shut down by the Washington Wizards and the referees in Game 4.
The Wizards beat the Celtics 121-102 on Sunday night.
With the intensity expected to be ratcheted up as the Wizards try to tie up the series before it heads back to Boston, here are three key things to watch for in Game 4.
The NBA suspended Washington Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. for Game 4 after he charged Kelly Olynyk in following a hard screen.
Marcus Smart has played poorly in Boston's three playoff games against the Wizards, but Celtics head coach Brad Stevens gave him a shot of confidence on Friday.
It was reported on Friday morning that Isaiah Thomas is playing with a broken jaw, but the Boston Celtics are refuting that report.
Tony Mazz says Isaiah Thomas never really showed up for Game 3, which should not be taken as a criticism as much as a statement of fact.
Kelly Oubre didn't like a hard screen set by Kelly Olynyk in Game 3, and let the Celtics' big man know. Olynyk defended his screen after the Boston loss.
Jadalynn is a creative and kind young girl with a wonderful sense of humor.
Cooper Flagg Flagg scored 36 points in his first meeting with the team he grew up watching in Maine.
The fire department says an electrical issue caused six manholes to explode on Newbury Street.
A suspect was killed, and a Millbury police officer was shot several times while working as part of a SWAT team in Spencer, Massachusetts Tuesday night.
A new Super Bowl anthem for Patriots Nation has arrived.
A suspect was killed, and a Millbury police officer was shot several times while working as part of a SWAT team.
The fire department says an electrical issue caused six manholes to explode on Newbury Street.
Four Massachusetts residents are accused of using stolen identities in a SNAP and unemployment benefits fraud scheme worth over $1 million.
The Lombardi Trophy-shaped confetti that rains down at football's biggest game got its start at a Central Massachusetts company.
A new Super Bowl anthem for Patriots Nation has arrived.
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."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
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.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
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.
Cooper Flagg Flagg scored 36 points in his first meeting with the team he grew up watching in Maine.
The Chicago Bulls are sending center Nikola Vučević to the Boston Celtics in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, and the teams will also swap second-round draft picks as part of the deal.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel met with reporters in California ahead of Super Bowl LX.
Tom Brady is not taking sides in Super Bowl LX between his former team, the Patriots, and the Seahawks.
Robert Kraft will not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, according to an ESPN report on Tuesday.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.