Eastern Conference finals

For the third time in the last four seasons, the Boston Celtics fell in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics lost Game 6 of the series 125-113 on Sunday night, and now the Heat are going to the NBA Finals — surprising many, perhaps, but not themselves. It was exactly one year ago Sunday when Jimmy Butler walked into the…

The Celtics lost 125-113 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Miami Heat are moving onto the NBA Finals.

Celtics’ coach Brad Stevens says the team has prepared to do the best it can in Sunday night’s Game 6 against the Heat.

The Celtics find their 2019-20 season on life support after dropping Game 4 to the Heat. As Chris Forsberg explains, Boston’s own blunders may be what leads to their eventual demise.

The youngest player on the floor helped the Miami Heat move a game away from the NBA Finals. Tyler Herro — still just 20 years old — scored a Heat rookie-record 37 points, Jimmy Butler had 24 and Miami beat the Boston Celtics 112-109 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Goran Dragic added 22 and…

Getting big leads has been relatively easy for the Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference finals. This time, they also found a way to finish the job. And just like that, the East title series got a whole lot closer. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum added 25 and the Celtics got right back into the East finals with…

The Celtics desperately need a spark in their Eastern Conference finals series against the Heat — and Gordon Hayward hopes to give it to them by potentially returning for Game 3.

Goran Dragic scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo led a big third-quarter rally to finish with 21, and the Miami Heat pulled off another comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night. Duncan Robinson scored 18 points, Jimmy Butler had 14, Jae Crowder 12 and Tyler Herro 11. The Heat…

A. Sherrod Blakely gives his Stars, Studs and Duds from the Celtics’ overtime loss to the Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics, joins Raul Martinez ahead of Game 7 after the organization donated $25 million to social justice causes.

The Boston Bruins are going to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 2013.

The Bruins defeated the Blue Jackets, 3-0, on Monday night to win their second round series in six games.

Kyrie Irving is playing coy about the possibility of reuniting with his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James next season in Boston.

Cavaliers All-Star forward Kevin Love will miss Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics with a concussion.

The Cavaliers beat the Celtics 109-99 in Cleveland to tie up the Eastern Conference Finals and force a Game 7 back in Boston.

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was answering a question about Boston’s defense on LeBron James during a teleconference when he tripped the security system at his home.

Red Sox pitcher Chris Sales showed his support for the Celtics by wearing a “Boston Goon Squad” t-shirt on Wednesday.

The Boston Celtics have a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have put their 25-point loss to Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals out of their mind. That’s because they’re more than familiar with LeBron James’ ability to bounce back after lopsided playoff losses. A lineup change could be in the works to help him. Cavs coach Tyronn Lue says he’s weighing inserting Tristan Thompson...

LeBron James has clawed out of deficits before, but the talent gap between his current castmates and his opponent, the Boston Celtics, was eye-opening in Sunday’s 108-83 Boston win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The systematical evisceration began with a 17-0 run in the first quarter by the Celtics, which grew a lead as big as 28…