*FEATURE OF THE DAY*IndulgenceKatie Heindl, Basketball Emotions
BOS: Celtics must struggle … any urge to retaliate in opposition to MagicChris Forsberg, NBC Sports activities Boston
BOS: The Celtics Succession Plan Stays MurkyBen Horney, Entrance Workplace Sports activities
It’s not simply that the deal has but to be accredited. The transition of energy itself stays murky.
Grousbeck plans to proceed overseeing staff operations by way of the 2027–2028 season, and there’s unresolved household drama that reportedly contributed to the choice to promote. Plus, the present transaction construction could also be in opposition to the NBA’s private-equity possession guidelines.
And it doesn’t matter what, the Celtics will owe an unprecedented $270 million in taxes when the Finals are over.
CLE: Cavaliers simply answered a vital query about their legitimacy as contendersMaxwell Ogden, King James Gospel
CLE: What’s the one phrase for the Cavs proper now?Terry Pluto, Cleveland.com
CLE: Smooth? Not these Cavaliers, who destroyed Warmth in Recreation 3 amid trash-talking battleJoe Vardon, The Athletic
The Cavs have struggled within the earlier two playoffs in these Recreation 3s on the highway, shedding to each the Knicks and final 12 months to the Magic in embarrassing vogue. They’ve additionally been within the Miami space since Thursday night. Snigger should you should, however a staff with much less focus, playoffs or no playoffs, will get drilled on this recreation after two nights out on South Seaside. It’s not prefer it was beneath a extra veteran Cavs staff to go to a celebration metropolis (Toronto) up 2-0 in a playoff sequence and promptly lose the subsequent two after getting too lose with its free time (bear in mind, earlier than Recreation 6, then-coach Tyronn Lue having to remind his gamers that it was, in truth, a enterprise journey). The present Cavs completely deserve brownie factors for not letting Miami’s shores get the higher of them.
CLE: Cleveland Cavaliers Dominate Miami Warmth 124-87, Lead Sequence 3-0Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
DAL: Protection can win championships, however the Mavericks have the mistaken personnelAusti Veazey, SI.com
DEN: Aaron Gordon saves Nuggets with buzzer-beating dunk in Recreation 4Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
DEN: How the Nuggets virtually blew Recreation 4 in opposition to the Clippers, and the way Aaron Gordon saved them on the finishSam Quinn, CBS Sports activities
DEN: Aaron Gordon saves Nuggets’ season with unbelievable buzzer-beating alley-oopBen Handler, Nugg Love
DEN: Nuggets vs. Clippers: 3 takeaways from Denver’s dramatic Recreation 4 winVinny Benedetto, The Denver Gazette
GSW: What we realized as Steph wills Warriors to Recreation 3 win vs. RocketsDaltin Johnson, NBC Sports activities bay Space
GSW: Behind ‘Batman’ Steph, Warriors prevail with out his ‘Robin’ in Recreation 3Monte Poole, NBC Sports activities Bay Space
GSW: With out Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield, Gary Payton II step up for Warriors in win over RocketsEvan Webeck, The Mercury Information
BI: Butler turned the third Warrior this season to endure a pelvic damage, becoming a member of Jonathan Kuminga and Stephen Curry.
GSW: Steph Curry carries Warriors with out Jimmy Butler to Recreation 3 win over RocketsSam Gordon, San Francisco Chronicle
Baskets have been exhausting to come back by at first.
Houston’s trapping, blitzing protection restricted Curry to 4 first-quarter photographs — and Golden State to at least one subject purpose throughout an eight-minute stretch within the first and second quarters — because the Rockets secured a 37-24 lead behind 13 first-quarter factors from VanVleet.
Then Curry’s offensive aggression elevated to the tune of 13 second-quarter factors. He defined afterward “there was type of a second within the second quarter the place I needed to get slightly bit extra assertive and never let the double groups and traps take me out of possessions.”
GSW: Warriors discover unlikely hero late to safe big win regardless of Jimmy Butler absencePeter O’Keefe, Blue Man Hoop
HOU: Warriors 104, Rockets 93: How Golden State took sequence lead regardless of Jimmy Butler’s absenceDanielle Lerner/Matt Younger/Greg Rajan, Houston Chronicle
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