11:42 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are the favorites in the NBA Finals over a Boston Celtics team looking to make underdog history. Caesars Sportsbook installed the Warriors as -160 favorites over the Celtics (+140) in an intriguing best-of-seven series that tips off Thursday in San Francisco. Golden State opened as a 3-point favorite
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11:58 PM ET MIAMI — Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum was named the inaugural Larry Bird award winner as the MVP of the NBA Eastern Conference finals at the conclusion of the series Sunday. Tatum, 24, wore Kobe Bryant’s armband as the Celtics beat the Miami Heat 100-96 in Game 7, and he delivered one
5:11 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have the gift of time as they head into the NBA Finals. With them wrapping up their Western Conference Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks in five games, the Warriors will have exactly one week of rest before Game 1 of the Finals.
8:00 AM ET After the many ups and downs of the 2022 Eastern Conference finals, including double-digit wins and injuries to star players, the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are facing off for Game 7 in Miami on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET (on ESPN and the ESPN app). The winner will advance to play
8:30 AM ET All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. What you need to know for Game 7 Home Sweet Miami: There have been 145 Game 7s in the NBA playoffs, and home teams have won 76.5% of them. The Heat are 7-2 at home in the postseason, losing Games 2 and 5 after starting
1:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — Ahead of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka said that after his team has gone through a roller-coaster ride of a season to get to this point, it is only fitting that this series will come down to Boston having to win
2:13 AM ET BOSTON — The Miami Heat might have to clear some room in Championship Alley. That’s the name for the path from their home court to the locker room that is filled with wall-sized memories of greatness from Miami’s past. Gary Payton‘s jumper that started their 2006 Finals comeback. Blood dripping down Udonis
2:03 AM ET BOSTON — Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat knew that most of the basketball world had already counted them out long before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics even began Friday night. The Heat were mentally drained after a long, hard-fought series — and dealing with a
1:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — More than 15 minutes before Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals tipped off at TD Garden, every seat inside the building was occupied, and every person ticketed to sit in them was standing. After 12 years of waiting, this crowd — and this city — was ready
9:08 PM ET Brianna Williams The Los Angeles Lakers secured their new head coach with the hire of Darvin Ham, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Prior to joining the Lakers, he served as an assistant for the defending NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks. He has worked under Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer since 2013, when the