Jalen Brunson made two free throws with 12.7 seconds to play, lifting the New York Knicks to a 91-90 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/08/basketball/nba/knicks-rally-past-celtics-game-2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #jalenbrunson #newyorkknicks #bostonceltics #nbaplayoffs

The Knicks came back TWICE and beat the Celtics at home, what in the world is going on????

Aaron Gordon scored a last-gasp 3-pointer and Nikola Jokic produced a 42-point masterpiece as the Denver Nuggets stunned the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/06/basketball/nba/nuggets-knicks-win-game-1s/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #newyorkknicks #denvernuggets #oklahomacitythunder #nikolajokic

Anthony Edwards scored 43 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves outgunned the Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch to take a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference series. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/28/basketball/twolves-push-lakers-toward-elimination/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #anthonyedwards #minnesotatimberwolves #lukadoncic #lebronjames #losangeleslakers #orlandomagic #bostonceltics #newyorkknicks #detroitpistons #milwaukeebucks #indianapacers

Bloodied and bruised, the defending champion Boston Celtics warned rivals who want to intimidate them with physical play that they are ready to trade blows with anybody. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/24/basketball/nba/celtic-outmuscle-magic-game2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #nbaplayoffs #bostonceltics #orlandomagic #houstonrockets #goldenstatewarriors #clevelandcavaliers #miamiheat #kristapsporzingis

The Oklahoma City Thunder destroyed the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in the most lopsided Game 1 win in NBA playoff history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/21/basketball/nba/thunder-record-win-playoffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #nbaplayoffs #oklahomacitythunder #memphisgrizzlies #bostonceltics #clevelandcavaliers #goldenstatewarriors #houstonrockets #orlandomagic #miamiheat #shaigilgeousalexander

The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics are set to launch their bid for a title repeat in a playoff landscape altered by the emergence of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/04/19/basketball/nba/nba-playoff-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #clevelandcavaliers #oklahomacitythunder

The reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics have agreed to a record-breaking $6.1 billion sale to a group headed by private equity firm Symphony Technology Group co-founder William Chisholm https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/21/basketball/nba/celtics-record-breaking-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #williamchisholm

Jayson Tatum scored 37 points as the Boston Celtics launched the defense of their NBA crown with an emphatic 132-109 defeat of the New York Knicks on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/10/23/basketball/nba/celtics-top-knicks/ #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #newyorkknicks #jaysontatum

Defending champion Celtics are set to tip off the new NBA season with a chip on their shoulders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/10/22/basketball/nba/celtics-new-season/ #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #newyorkknicks

The NBA will open its 2024-25 season with the reigning champion Boston Celtics hosting New York and the Los Angeles Lakers hosting Minnesota in a schedule unveiled on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/08/16/basketball/nba/nba-season-schedule/ #basketball #nba #losangeleslakers #bostonceltics #lebronjames

Team USA forward Kawhi Leonard will not compete in the Paris Olympics, USA Basketball announced Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/07/11/leonard-withdraw-team-usa-olympics/ #olympics #usmen039snationalbasketballteam #kawhileonard #derrickwhite #losangelesclippers #bostonceltics #2024parisolympics

The Celtics sealed the NBA title earlier this week, but Boston had actually been waiting for this moment for over a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/20/basketball/nba/celtics-championship-window-open/ #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #nbafinals #jaysontatum #jaylenbrown #joemazzulla

Jaylen Brown was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player on Monday as his Boston Celtics polished off the Dallas Mavericks four games to one to earn a record 18th championship. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/18/basketball/nba/brown-nba-finals-mvp/ #basketball #nba #jaylenbrown #nba #bostonceltics #dallasmavericks

Resigned to the villain's role in Boston, Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is focused on helping his team avoid elimination in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/17/basketball/nba/kyrie-irving-boston-return-finals/ #basketball #nba #kyrieirving #bostonceltics #dallasmavericks #nbafinals

On the sidelines of a Tokyo basketball event, NBA great Ray Allen noted that 'distractions' may have played a role in the Celtics' blowout Game 4 loss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/15/basketball/nba/ray-allen-nba-event-tokyo/ #basketball #nba #rayallen #bostonceltics #tokyo #nbafinals #dallasmavericks

Vacation plans have been put on hold as the Mavericks responded in impressive fashion in a win-or-go-home situation, routing the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/15/basketball/nba/mavericks-avoid-sweep/ #basketball #nba #dallasmavericks #bostonceltics #nbafinals

The Boston Celtics have history within their grasp going into Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, but they aren't getting ahead of themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/14/basketball/celtics-eye-18th-title/ #basketball #dallasmavericks #bostonceltics #nbafinals #lukadoncic #jaysontatum

Jayson Tatum poured in 31 points and Jaylen Brown supplied 30 as the Celtics held off a late rally by the Mavericks for a 106-99 victory on Wednesday, giving them a strangehold on the NBA Finals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/13/basketball/nba/celtics-brink-nba-title/ #basketball #nba #bostonceltics #dallasmavericks #nbafinals

On a night when early struggles from three-point range frustrated the Celtics, their all-around effort on both ends of the floor saw them notch a second straight win at home to take a 2-0 lead over the Mavericks in the NBA Finals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/10/basketball/celtics-mavericks-finals-game2/ #basketball #nbafinals #bostonceltics #dallasmavericks #jrueholiday #jaysontatum #lukadoncic