This jaw-dropping buzzer-beater showed Boston were destined for a record-breaking 18th NBA title
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This jaw-dropping buzzer-beater showed Boston were destined for a record-breaking 18th NBA title

Payton Pritchard delivered the knockout blow right on half-time with a half-court shot for the ages in game five of the NBA finals as the Boston Celtics charged towards their 18th NBA championship;one more than their fierce rivals,the Los Angeles Lakers.

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‘My own person’:NBA royalty behind quest to end championship drought
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‘My own person’:NBA royalty behind quest to end championship drought

A Brisbane Bullets star never quite appreciated the enormity of the company he was in growing up. Now,that wisdom holds the key to a title charge.

  • byNick Wright
NBA play-offs as it happened:Miami Heat defeat Boston Celtics in game seven of Eastern Conference finals
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NBA play-offs as it happened:Miami Heat defeat Boston Celtics in game seven of Eastern Conference finals

It’s the game seven no one saw coming as Boston and Miami do battle for the right to face Denver in the NBA finals.

  • byPaul Suttor
Dante Exum body-slammed:EuroLeague player sorry for hit on Aussie in basketbrawl
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Dante Exum body-slammed:EuroLeague player sorry for hit on Aussie in basketbrawl

The EuroLeague issued suspensions of up to five games for four players involved in a brawl between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade,including a five-game ban for player who body-slammed Australia’s Dante Exum.

NBA Finals game six as it happened:Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics to win title
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NBA Finals game six as it happened:Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics to win title

Jaylen Brown and the Celtics need to win at home to send the series to game seven as Steve Kerr’s Warriors eye a fourth championship in eight seasons.

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NBA Finals game five as it happened:Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics
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NBA Finals game five as it happened:Golden State Warriors v Boston Celtics

The series was evenly poised following the Warriors’ 10-point road win in game four. Here’s how game five unfolded.

  • byPaul Suttor
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NBA Finals:As it happened:Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors - Game 3
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NBA Finals:As it happened:Boston Celtics v Golden State Warriors - Game 3

It’s all square at 1-1 after the Warriors’ 19-point win on Monday but now they have to head back to the East Coast for the next two games. Join us for all the action.

  • byPaul Zalunardo
Turning basketball into billions:John C. Reilly is ’80s Lakers boss in TV drama
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Turning basketball into billions:John C. Reilly is ’80s Lakers boss in TV drama

The actor fronts a new series exploring the birth of big-bucks sports entertainment by the man who became the “King of LA”.

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Back to the finals:Heat oust Celtics,move to title series
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Back to the finals:Heat oust Celtics,move to title series

One year ago,Jimmy Butler walked into the Miami Heat practice gym,took a seat on a makeshift stage and said he wanted to be part of the team's next title run.

Boston Celtics fight back against Miami Heat
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Boston Celtics fight back against Miami Heat

Facing elimination,the Celtics beat the Miami Heat in game five of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday,with the Heat now holding a 3-2 series lead ahead of game six.

  • byJeff Zillgitt
Lakers,Clippers join in refusal to play NBA games over Jacob Blake shooting
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Lakers,Clippers join in refusal to play NBA games over Jacob Blake shooting

By the end of the day,the Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers had both decided as teams that they did not want to play any more games.

  • byTania Ganguli andDan Woike