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The NBA Finals will begin Thursday. Here’s the schedule.

The Nuggets will be well-rested. The last time they played was May 22, when they completed a sweep of the Lakers.
Celtics

The Celtics have a long — and successful — record in Game 7s. Here’s a closer look.

No team has won more Game 7s than the Celtics and they also have the highest winning percentage among all teams that have played in multiple Game 7s.
Sports Media

TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Harlan took a measured, patient approach in those tense moments of chaos rather than attempting to make a highlight-reel call.

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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
A closer look at the officiating in the final three seconds of the Celtics’ dramatic victory in Game 6
Al Horford's late foul on the Heat's Jimmy Butler went from disastrous to fortuitous with the added time awarded upon review by the officials.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Who’s betting against the Celtics in Game 7?
The Celtics have bounced back like a rubber band of brothers. History is there for the making Monday night at TD Garden.

Beat writer's notebook

A sneaky good challenge, some airport trolling, and eight other observations from another season-saving win

There's still so much to unpack from a Game 6 win that will live long in the memory.
Chad Finn

Whatever comes of Derrick White’s season-saving putback, he stamped himself in Celtics lore forever

From Havlicek to Henderson, from Bird to DJ, the list of legendary Celtics moments has a new entrant.
Celtics

After a stunning Game 6 finish, do the Heat have anything left for the Celtics?

Coach Erik Spoelstra didn't have any answers for Miami losing in the final second at home, and he doesn't care how his team gets the job done in Game 7. "We may win this thing as ugly as it’s ever been done," he said.
live updates

Celtics outlast Heat, 104-103, to force winner-take-all Game 7 in Eastern Conference finals

Jimmy Butler nearly willed Miami to a victory, but this series is going to seven for the second straight year.
celtics

Watch: Derrick White hits game-winner to send Celtics-Heat to a Game 7 — and his dad tweeted through it

”I’m just happy. We ain’t done yet,” White said after his buzzer-beating tip-in won Game 6 in Miami.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics are a win away from history. But Derrick White has made some of his own.

The Celtics were eye-to-eye with a disheartening ending to their season. Instead, the Derrick White made the setbacks just footnotes.
GAME 6: CELTICS 104, HEAT 103

‘It don’t do no good to stand in the corner:’ How Derrick White made the shot that saved the Celtics’ season

With the dramatic victory, Celtics forced a Game 7 and earned the chance to be first NBA team to win a playoff series after being down 3-0. The Finals will be on the line Monday at TD Garden.
Tara Sullivan

After that finish, who would doubt the Celtics now?

What an ending. What a game. What a night. What a series. From 3-0 down to a win at home away from a return trip to the NBA Finals.
GAME 6: CELTICS 104, HEAT 103

Instant analysis: How the Celtics survived a massive Heat comeback to take Game 6

The Celtics earned a third straight win over the Heat while facing elimination. Next up is a Monday night Game 7 at TD Garden.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Malcolm Brogdon unavailable off Celtics bench for Game 6 because of right forearm strain

The NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year had been playing with the injury throughout the Eastern Conference finals, but sat out the second half of Game 5.
Tara Sullivan

A former assistant coach sees the same qualities in Joe Mazzulla, coach, as he did in Joe Mazzulla, college point guard

Mike Maker, a former West Virginia assistant and coach at Williams, also coached Miami's Duncan Robinson.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Bronny may be on the horizon, but LeBron James is 38 after all

The NBA will miss James desperately, but it was apparent he was exhausted from the Lakers’ tumultuous season and surprising playoff run.

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nba finals

The NBA Finals will begin Thursday. Here’s the schedule.

The Nuggets will be well-rested. The last time they played was May 22, when they completed a sweep of the Lakers. 28 minutes ago

Celtics

The Celtics have a long — and successful — record in Game 7s. Here’s a closer look.

No team has won more Game 7s than the Celtics and they also have the highest winning percentage among all teams that have played in multiple Game 7s. 35 minutes ago

red sox notebook

Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

The manager believes Kutter Crawford and Josh Winckowski can handle one-inning pressure situations, too, while being available for spot starts. 39 minutes ago

Sports Media

TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Harlan took a measured, patient approach in those tense moments of chaos rather than attempting to make a highlight-reel call.

MIAA DIVISION 4 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

The Cornell-bound senior gutted through a 2:05 split in the Red Devils’ second-place 4x800 (8:08.85), helping lift Burlington to its first state title since 2017.

Red Sox

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run

Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

MIAA DIVISION 2 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Annie Comella’s record-setting long jump launched Wellesley to a Division 2 championship; North Andover boys go back-to-back

Championing all three relay events, Wellesley repeated as the Division 2 track and field girls’ state champions for the fourth time in five years.