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East Finals - Game 1

Al Horford's wide-open 3 gives Celtics early 12-0 lead

Derrick White finds Al Horford sitting alone from beyond the arc, and Horford takes advantage.

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Jaylen Brown throws down electric dunk to start off ECF

Jaylen Brown electrifies the Boston crowd with a sensational one-handed jam early.

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    THE TIME IS NOW FOR CELTICS

    Shannon Sharpe: Celtics will not get easier path than what they have now

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    How much pressure is on Jayson Tatum to lead the Celtics to a title?

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    USING HISTORY AS A GUIDE

    Celtics, Mavs, Wolves and Pacers are most comparable to which NBA champs?

    Can the 1995 Houston Rockets provide a blueprint for 2024's NBA Finals hopefuls? Let's look at how this year's contenders match up to past winners.

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    BETTING THE PLAYOFFS

    Favorite picks, props for Celtics-Pacers, Wolves-Mavericks

    Our betting experts explain which bets stand out in the conference finals.

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    CONFERENCE FINALS

    The stars, schemes and stats that will decide these surprising conference finals

    Our NBA insiders are breaking down the keys to the Celtics-Pacers and Wolves-Mavs series.

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    ARE MAVS IN A GOOD SPOT?

    Austin Rivers: A title this season changes the way people view Kyrie

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    RANKING TOP PLAYERS OF THE PLAYOFFS

    Edwards, Gilgeous-Alexander, ???: We ranked the top 12 players from the second round of the NBA playoffs

    Young stars of the Wolves and Thunder both land in the top three of the playoffs' most valuable players (ranked by the numbers). Who else joins them?

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    ON THE COACHING FRONT

    Kendrick Perkins: Next Lakers coach needs to be AD hire, not LeBron

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    Coaching carousel: Latest on Lakers and Wizards search

    What we know on the NBA's coaching vacancies and top candidates.

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    INSIDE WOLVES' SUCCESS

    What Anthony Edwards has accomplished at 22 -- even before Kobe, LeBron and Steph

    The Wolves toiled in irrelevance and mediocrity for decades. That is, until their audacious 22-year-old leader stepped foot on the court this season, when he made sure his team would be neither one -- for years to come.

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    Lowe: How Edwards' ascension has led to the redemption of Towns

    Karl-Anthony Towns could have departed, but what if he's the bridge between Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards?

    12dZach Lowe

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