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Would A Loss Tonight Cost The King His Crown?
By Jason Keidel So here we are, with LeBron’s vocational toes curled off the cliff, 48 minutes from ephemeral glory or eternal ignominy. He’s four quarters from extending this series (by which I mean...
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Over/Under: Combined 15 Points & Rebounds For Kevin Love In Game 6
BOSTON (CBS) — It was an Over/Under Tuesday night on The Adam Jones Show’s “Game of Jones.” Rich Keefe hit Jones with the following questions, ranging from the Patriots’ rush attack to the NBA Finals:...
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Cavaliers Beat Warriors, 115-101, Force Game 7 In NBA Finals
LeBron James had 41 points for the second consecutive game and the Cavaliers emphatically denied Steph Curry and the Warriors a chance to repeat as NBA champions.
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LeBron James Breaches New Territory: The Likeable Superstar
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — A sneer. A condescending, cocky-as-hell, “you don’t belong on the same planet as me” type of sneer. A glare of incredulity, as if to say “are you serious,...
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David Price Backs Ayesha Curry, Tweets ‘I Believe The NBA Is Fixed’
BOSTON (CBS) — Make some room, Ayesha Curry. You’ve got company. A day after the wife of NBA MVP Stephen Curry tweeted that she believed the NBA is rigged to boost ratings or money, the ace of the...
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Is Kyrie Irving Getting Enough Credit For The Cavs’ Game 7 Win?
By Matt Dolloff, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — LeBron James, Cleveland’s prodigal son, delivered on his promise to bring a championship to the city after a 52-year drought. Completing the first-ever...
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Warriors’ Collapse Sets Sports World Aflame With Hot Takes And Bad Comparisons
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — If there’s one thing that sports has always given us, it would be the ability to concoct the most cockamamie concepts of comparisons. Even though it’s...
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LeBron James Wears Ultimate Warrior Shirt, ‘Kermit Sipping Tea’ Hat Upon...
BOSTON (CBS) — The champs are home in Cleveland, and LeBron James is slamming his foot on the gas pedal in the trolling game. The Finals MVP, hours removed from making “The Block” late in Cleveland’s...
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Stephen Curry Is Not LeBron James… Yet
By Jason Keidel The moment had to be poignant, and painful. The finishing blow of the NBA Finals was delivered not by Stephen Curry — a man who makes his bones bagging three-pointers at record rates —...
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Who’s The Best Small Forward Of All Time: Larry Bird Or LeBron James?
BOSTON (CBS) — As recently as last year, there would be no debate. But now that LeBron James has sewn up his third NBA title in spectacular fashion, it’s a fair question: Has LeBron passed Larry Bird...
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Ainge Calls Ray Allen Snub ‘Silly,’ Says Celtics Should Invite Him To 2008...
BOSTON (CBS) — The 2008 NBA Champion Celtics are planning a party to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their title, but not everyone is invited to the shindig. That upsets the man who constructed...
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2017 NBA Finals Preview
By Rahul Lal It’s hard to create successful trilogies. Back to the Future tried it, Star Wars did it and Toy Story actually found a way to not lose anything along the way. The NBA is about to do their...
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Keidel: NBA Finals, With Legacies In Limbo
By Jason Keidel Perhaps you’ve heard the historical parallels, rare as they are. We see comets more often than two pro sports teams meeting in the finals in three consecutive seasons. In baseball, the...
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3 Reasons Why Cavaliers Can Upset Warriors In NBA Finals
By Brian Robb, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions and just finished up one of the most dominant runs ever through the Eastern Conference playoffs. All of...
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Warriors Blow Out Cavaliers 113-91 In Game 1 Of NBA Finals
BOSTON (CBS) — The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers just got a rude awakening in Oakland. The Golden State Warriors blew out the defending NBA champions 113-91 in Game 1 of the NBA...
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Keidel: Don’t Write The Cavs Off Because Of Game 1
By Jason Keidel America woke up to a wall of eulogies. Who died? The Cleveland Cavaliers, it seems. After one game, Game 1, of the NBA Finals, a 22-point loss to a near-perfect performance by Kevin...
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LeBron James Gets Snippy With Reporter Over Dumb NBA Finals Question
BOSTON (CBS) — LeBron James had no time for one reporter’s question after the Cavaliers lost Game 2 of the NBA Finals to the Warriors. Speaking to a media scrum in the Cavs locker room after the game,...
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Keidel: Are Warriors Just Too Much For Cavs?
By Jason Keidel The media vultures are hovering, talons out — courtside, ringside, at postgame pressers — ready to pounce on the hardwood carrion. The vultures are circling — pens in one hand, shovel...
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‘Jeopardy!’ Roasts Kevin Durant For Joining Warriors Hours Before NBA Finals Win
BOSTON (CBS) — Kevin Durant can finally call himself an NBA champion, and no one can take that away from him. The 2017 NBA Finals MVP was brilliant in the series, averaging 35.2 points, 8.4 rebounds,...
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One Reason Kyrie Irving May Have Wanted To Get Away From LeBron James
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — There has been, naturally, quite a bit of reaction out there after the Celtics and Cavaliers shocked the basketball world with a late-August blockbuster...
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Celtics Given 12 Percent Chance To Win NBA Title By ESPN BPI
BOSTON (CBS) — The hopes are high for the revamped Boston Celtics, but with the Warriors still a super team, most feel it’s a little too much to expect a team with 11 new players to go out and win an...
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Redick A Team Leader And Mentor For Young 76ers
By Matt Citak When J.J. Redick decided to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers on a one-year deal this past offseason, it raised some eyebrows. Of course, a one-year, $23 million deal would be tough for...
View ArticleNBA Finals Preview: ‘If LeBron Wins This Series, He Cements His Spot As...
Ryan Mayer The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors meet for the fourth consecutive year in the NBA Finals beginning later tonight. Both rosters have changed quite a bit since the initial...
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JR Smith Tries To Explain His Massive Game 1 Blunder
By Matthew Geagan, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — JR Smith picked a really bad time to have a brain cramp. Then again, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Smith cost the Cleveland Cavaliers a chance...
View ArticleLeBron James Says Both Cavaliers And Warriors Don’t Want Invite From Donald...
BOSTON (CBS) — President Donald Trump has caused quite a stir in the sports world this week by revoking his invitation to the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles to the White House. The president...
View ArticleNBA Playoff Talk Turns To Trump And White House Visits
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James knows there’s one thing that is certain, no matter who wins this year’s NBA title. There will be no White House visit for the champions....
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Will Stephen Curry Win NBA Finals MVP Award?
By Matt Citak The 2018 NBA Finals is only two games old, yet it is already filled with many significant storylines. The refs changed a Kevin Durant charge into a LeBron James blocking foul in the...
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LeBron James Says Facing Warriors Is ‘Almost Like Playing The Patriots’
BOSTON (CBS) – LeBron James has seen the poise of the Golden State Warriors before – on the football field. After James’ Cavaliers fell to the Warriors on Wednesday and dropped into a seemingly...
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Kevin Durant Explains Stone-Cold Glare After Drilling Dagger 3 Vs. Cavaliers
BOSTON (CBS) — In sports, history has a way of repeating itself. That happened for Kevin Durant on Wednesday night, as he returned to Cleveland for another Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Just like last...
View ArticleTrump Will Not Be Inviting NBA Champs To White House
OAKLAND (CBS SF/AP) — After NBA stars LeBron James and Steph Curry criticized President Donald Trump over his cancellation of a Philadelphia Eagles White House visit, the President told reporters...
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Warriors Sweep Cavs To Win NBA Title
CLEVELAND (AP) — There were still a few seconds left on the clock when the Golden State Warriors stormed off their bench to begin a celebration that wasn’t guaranteed. They couldn’t wait any longer....
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LeBron James Says He Injured Hand Following Error-Filled Game 1 Loss
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James walked into his final interview of the NBA Finals with one last surprise: A dark brace on his right hand, covering an injury he’s hidden for a week. “Pretty much played...
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Did LeBron James Really Play With Broken Hand? A Photographic Investigation
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — LeBron James is kind of weird. He is the best player in the world, obviously, and his run of reaching the NBA Finals for eight straight years is utterly...
View ArticleHappy 10th Anniversary To Celtics’ Incredible Comeback Vs. Lakers In NBA Finals
By Matthew Geagan, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — The Boston Celtics have had a lot of memorable evenings during their existence. It’s kind of hard not to when the franchise owns 17 championship banners....
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Where Do The Warriors Go From Here?
By Matt Citak After an unpredictable offseason, a crazy regular season, and a wild ride of a postseason, the 2017-18 NBA season has ended how many believed it would — with the Golden State Warriors...
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LeBron’s Move To Lakers Should Clear Celtics’ Path To NBA Finals
By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — If you drive on the Mass Pike past the Celtics’ sparkling new practice and training facility in Brighton this week, roll your window down and listen...
View ArticleDespite Inconsistent Season, Celtics Tied With Bucks For Third-Best Odds To...
BOSTON (CBS) — Folks in Boston may not be feeling too great about the Celtics’ odds to raise Banner 18 this summer, but the folks in Vegas are still giving them a bettor’s chance. Despite their...
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Was Paul Pierce Joking When He Admitted That He Had To Use Bathroom During...
BOSTON (CBS) — It was 11 years ago Wednesday that Celtics great Paul Pierce had to be wheeled off the floor in Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Final against the Lakers, only to return and finish with 22 points...
View ArticleRaptors Beat Warriors In Game 6, Capture First NBA Title In Franchise History
By Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada’s first NBA championship. “We the North!” is now “We the Champs!” Leonard...
View ArticleRondo On Doorstep Of Becoming First Player To Win NBA Title For Both Boston...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP/CBS) — They were rivals once, Rajon Rondo and LeBron James. Rondo was in Boston. James was in Cleveland and Miami. Their paths would cross most every year in the playoffs, an...
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