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Celtics Beat Raptors; Finish 7th, Playing Cleveland Cavaliers in First Round
As Jae Crowder hit the game winning shot from the corner, the Boston Celtics didn’t just beat the Toronto Raptors 95-93, clinching the 7th spot in the East, but also set the first round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers in stone.
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Celtics Beat Cavaliers – No One Tried to Put Up a Fight
Resting starters is more important than fair play, which helped the Boston Celtics crush the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-78 as they rested LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith and Kevin Love while also affecting the playoff race which doesn’t really concern them at this point.
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NBA Playoffs – Boston Celtics & Indiana Pacers Get Closer, Brooklyn Nets Step Back
The chase after the final two spots in the Eastern conference continues to be the most exciting thing remaining in the NBA regular season, as the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks respectively, helping themselves out, while the Brooklyn Nets losing to the Atlanta Hawks simply makes things more complicated.
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Best Regular Season Teams in NBA History
In the 82-game NBA era, nine teams have won 67 games or more in the regular season: The Chicago Bulls (on three occasions), Boston Celtics (twice), Los Angeles Lakers (twice), Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers. Only the 2007 Mavericks and 1973 Celtics failed to win the NBA title.
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NBA Playoffs – Boston Celtics Might Make it Thanks to Marcus Smart
It’s been an up and down rookie season for Marcus Smart, but his buzzer beating layup might be the highlight for him and the Boston Celtics, as a 117-116 win over the Toronto Raptors puts them in a position to make the NBA playoffs.
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NBA Playoffs – Boston Celtics Still Alive, Indiana Pacers Almost Out
The Indiana Pacers are spiraling out of touch with the final playoff spot after a 100-87 loss to the Boston Celtics who are still ninth in the East but remain very much alive in the race for the postseason.
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Miami Heat – Goran Dragic Somehow Does it on his Own
The Miami Heat are playing with Dwayne Wade, Hassan Whiteside and Chris Andersen, and yet still beat the Boston Celtics. Turns out Goran Dragic is enough.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook is Great & Terrible at the Same Time
To live and die by the hands of Russell Westbrook. That’s the Oklahoma City Thunder motto and strategy. How’s it working so far? Hanging on by a thread to the 8th place in the West, but at least it’s entertaining.
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Boston Celtics – Might Actually Make the NBA Playoffs
The Boston Celtics stopped the surging Indiana Pacers with a 93-89 victory that still doesn’t put them in the top 8 among the Eastern conference’s teams, but ties them with the Miami Heat and brings them half a game from actually making the NBA playoffs.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Best Team Ever, Sort of
The Los Angeles Lakers keep losing. The San Antonio Spurs? They’re a little bit off their game, but not so much as to derail them from their annual trip to the NBA playoffs, and on the way also become, at least for now, the team with the best regular season winning percentage in NBA history.