Boston sits at 15-15, pondering existential questions about its structure, camaraderie and longer-term direction.
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Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz finish strong, close out Boston Celtics
Mitchell scores 36 points, Joe Ingles adds 24 and Rudy Gobert tallies 18 points and 12 rebounds as Utah wins its fifth in a row. Jaylen Brown puts up a team-high 33 points for Boston, and Jayson Tatum has 23.
Jayson Tatum and the Celtics hold off Steph Curry and the Warriors
Curry puts up 38 points, but it’s not knock off Boston, which was paced by Tatum’s 27 points.
Celtics fall to Lakers despite Jayson Tatum’s 30 points and Jaylen Brown’s 28
Anthony Davis scores 27 points and grabs 14 rebounds in his return to Los Angeles’ lineup.
Shaq is wrong, Donovan Mitchell’s unselfishness makes the Jazz a title threat
Utah doesn’t need Mitchell to be a one-man army because it has constructed a high-efficiency attack around him that relies on scoring balance.
Kyrie Irving cleanses Boston Garden court in return to his one-time home arena
Brooklyn Nets guard appears to perform a spiritual ritual on the new Boston Garden court before he played in the arena for the first time since leaving the Celtics.
Wizards expecting Russell Westbrook to set culture for young team
Washington coach Scott Brooks says Westbrook’s greatest impact on the team’s young players is to be the standard he sets simply by being himself — a diligent professional and cutthroat competitor.
Ready or not, NBA training camps are set to open once again
the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, it was the shortest offseason ever. For the eight teams that haven’t played since March, the break between seasons was longer than ever.
NBA’s 2020-21 schedule will feature a play-in tournament and stretch into July
The shortened 72-game season will tip off Dec. 22, with training camps opening Dec. 1 and preseason games running Dec. 11 to Dec. 19.
The wait is over: Delayed NBA draft finally comes Wednesday
The NBA draft finally arrives Wednesday