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BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline with a calf injury.
MANILA, Philippines – The Boston Celtics drew first blood in the NBA Finals after demolishing the Dallas Mavericks, 107-89, Friday morning (Manila time) at the TD Garden in Boston.
BOSTON – In 2022, then 33-year-old Joe Mazulla was only in his third season as NBA assistant coach when the Boston Celtics last reached the NBA Finals.
WASHINGTON – Latvian forward Kristaps Porzingis returns from a right calf strain for the Boston Celtics in Thursday's (Friday Manila time) opening game of the NBA Finals against his former club, the Dallas Mavericks.
Gilas is hoping against hope to make what appears to be an impossible dream come true in seeking a ticket to Paris at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia, on July 2-7. The Philippines is in a tough conclave with Georgia, Latvia, Brazil, Cameroon and Montenegro in the blitz competition where only one Olympic slot is up for grabs. In the prelims, the Philippines will play host Latvia on July 3 and Georgia on July 4. If Gilas finishes first or second, it advances to face the top two finishers from the other group in the knockout semis. Then, the winners slug it out for passage to Paris.
Los Angeles, United States -- Indiana All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton has been listed as "questionable" for game three of the Pacers' NBA Eastern Conference finals clash with Boston with a sore hamstring.
LOS ANGELES – The Boston Celtics crushed the Miami Heat, 118-84, to complete an emphatic 4-1 series victory Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) and book their place in the second round of the NBA playoffs.