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There are many areas where the Celtics need to improve before Sunday night’s pivotal Game 3 in Miami. Executing well under pressure in crunch time is probably at the top of that list.

Grant Williams poked the bear when he got into it with Jimmy Butler in the fourth quarter of the Celtics’ Game 2 loss to the Heat. Both players addressed the incident after the game.

Bobby Dalbec demolished a baseball during Friday’s game in Worcester.

A 46-point third-quarter for the Heat was the difference as the Celtics dropped another Game 1 at TD Garden, 123-116. We share our takeaways from the defeat.

If you ask Doc Rivers, the referees are a big reason why the Sixers are in Boston to play Game 7 on Sunday after losing Game 6 on their own floor.

Former Patriots first-round tackle Isaiah Wynn reportedly has signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins.

The Celtics have won six of their last seven Game 7s, but it hasn’t always been superstars stealing the show. Chris Forsberg looks back at recent (and unexpected) Game 7 heroes ahead of Sunday’s series finale with the Sixers.

Doc Rivers’ lackluster history in Game 7s as head coach should make Sixers fans worried about Sunday’s showdown against the Celtics in Boston.

Jayson Tatum overcame a nightmare start to Thursday’s Game 6 vs. the Sixers with a clutch fourth quarter to help the Celtics force Game 7. We share our takeaways from Boston’s 95-86 win.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been selected to the All-NBA team for the first time in his career. Our Chris Forsberg shared his live reaction to the news on “Celtics Post Up” and explained what it means for Brown and the team this summer.

The Celtics are on the brink of elimination as the Sixers took a 3-2 series lead with a 115-103 win in Tuesday night’s Game 5. We share our takeaways from a devastating defeat at TD Garden.

Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford and Phillies lefty Matt Strahm were ejected and fined for their standoff after the national anthem on Saturday night.

Jaylen Brown has put the clamps on James Harden in Games 2 and 3, and his defensive intensity has helped flip the Celtics-Sixers series in Boston’s favor, writes Chris Forsberg.