Celtics stay alive as Wolves knock out Warriors
Derrick White has had 34 points, including seven three-pointers, to lead Boston to a 127-102 Game 5 win over New York that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Celtics connected on 22 threes to post their first home victory of the series and first without Jayson Tatum following his season-ending achilles tendon injury.
The Knicks will try again to win the series on Friday in New York. If the Celtics win, Game 7 would be in Boston on Monday.
Jaylen Brown added 26 points and 12 assists, while Luke Kornet finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics are looking to become just the 14th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in 294 attempts.
Josh Hart led New York with 24 points despite briefly leaving the game late in the first quarter to close a bloody gash on his face after he took an inadvertent elbow.
Jalen Brunson added 22 points before fouling out with 7:19 to play in the game.
Boston trailed by nine points in the first half but closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run and took a 91-76 lead to the fourth.
The Celtics kept it going in the final period, pushing their lead as high as 28 points.
In Minneapolis, Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5.
Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next.
They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semi-final series.
Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation.
Jonathan Kuminga provided another energy boost off the bench with 26 points, but Podziemski's performance came too late and the production from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield was consistently too little after they led the series-opening win.
The collection of every-level scorers the Wolves can throw at an opponent when they're moving the ball and pushing the pace simply wore down the Warriors over the course of this series.
Rudy Gobert was a force around the rim with 17 points, Mike Conley had 16 points and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo snapped out of a slump with 13 points as the Wolves shot 77 per cent on two-pointers (36 for 47).
Randle kept up his superb post-season, providing a constant source of energy and production.
After grabbing the rebound of Draymond Green's missed 3-pointer, Jaden McDaniels sent an outlet pass to Randle for a layup and a three-point play for a 62-47 lead that ignited the crowd.
Butler had 17 points for the Warriors, who whittled a 25-point deficit late in the third quarter down to 99-90 on a rare made 3-pointer by Moses Moody with 7:11 left. Edwards answered immediately with his own three, and the lead was never below double digits again.
Derrick White has had 34 points, including seven three-pointers, to lead Boston to a 127-102 Game 5 win over New York that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Celtics connected on 22 threes to post their first home victory of the series and first without Jayson Tatum following his season-ending achilles tendon injury.
The Knicks will try again to win the series on Friday in New York. If the Celtics win, Game 7 would be in Boston on Monday.
Jaylen Brown added 26 points and 12 assists, while Luke Kornet finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics are looking to become just the 14th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in 294 attempts.
Josh Hart led New York with 24 points despite briefly leaving the game late in the first quarter to close a bloody gash on his face after he took an inadvertent elbow.
Jalen Brunson added 22 points before fouling out with 7:19 to play in the game.
Boston trailed by nine points in the first half but closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run and took a 91-76 lead to the fourth.
The Celtics kept it going in the final period, pushing their lead as high as 28 points.
In Minneapolis, Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5.
Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next.
They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semi-final series.
Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation.
Jonathan Kuminga provided another energy boost off the bench with 26 points, but Podziemski's performance came too late and the production from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield was consistently too little after they led the series-opening win.
The collection of every-level scorers the Wolves can throw at an opponent when they're moving the ball and pushing the pace simply wore down the Warriors over the course of this series.
Rudy Gobert was a force around the rim with 17 points, Mike Conley had 16 points and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo snapped out of a slump with 13 points as the Wolves shot 77 per cent on two-pointers (36 for 47).
Randle kept up his superb post-season, providing a constant source of energy and production.
After grabbing the rebound of Draymond Green's missed 3-pointer, Jaden McDaniels sent an outlet pass to Randle for a layup and a three-point play for a 62-47 lead that ignited the crowd.
Butler had 17 points for the Warriors, who whittled a 25-point deficit late in the third quarter down to 99-90 on a rare made 3-pointer by Moses Moody with 7:11 left. Edwards answered immediately with his own three, and the lead was never below double digits again.
Derrick White has had 34 points, including seven three-pointers, to lead Boston to a 127-102 Game 5 win over New York that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Celtics connected on 22 threes to post their first home victory of the series and first without Jayson Tatum following his season-ending achilles tendon injury.
The Knicks will try again to win the series on Friday in New York. If the Celtics win, Game 7 would be in Boston on Monday.
Jaylen Brown added 26 points and 12 assists, while Luke Kornet finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics are looking to become just the 14th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in 294 attempts.
Josh Hart led New York with 24 points despite briefly leaving the game late in the first quarter to close a bloody gash on his face after he took an inadvertent elbow.
Jalen Brunson added 22 points before fouling out with 7:19 to play in the game.
Boston trailed by nine points in the first half but closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run and took a 91-76 lead to the fourth.
The Celtics kept it going in the final period, pushing their lead as high as 28 points.
In Minneapolis, Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5.
Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next.
They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semi-final series.
Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation.
Jonathan Kuminga provided another energy boost off the bench with 26 points, but Podziemski's performance came too late and the production from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield was consistently too little after they led the series-opening win.
The collection of every-level scorers the Wolves can throw at an opponent when they're moving the ball and pushing the pace simply wore down the Warriors over the course of this series.
Rudy Gobert was a force around the rim with 17 points, Mike Conley had 16 points and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo snapped out of a slump with 13 points as the Wolves shot 77 per cent on two-pointers (36 for 47).
Randle kept up his superb post-season, providing a constant source of energy and production.
After grabbing the rebound of Draymond Green's missed 3-pointer, Jaden McDaniels sent an outlet pass to Randle for a layup and a three-point play for a 62-47 lead that ignited the crowd.
Butler had 17 points for the Warriors, who whittled a 25-point deficit late in the third quarter down to 99-90 on a rare made 3-pointer by Moses Moody with 7:11 left. Edwards answered immediately with his own three, and the lead was never below double digits again.
Derrick White has had 34 points, including seven three-pointers, to lead Boston to a 127-102 Game 5 win over New York that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
The Celtics connected on 22 threes to post their first home victory of the series and first without Jayson Tatum following his season-ending achilles tendon injury.
The Knicks will try again to win the series on Friday in New York. If the Celtics win, Game 7 would be in Boston on Monday.
Jaylen Brown added 26 points and 12 assists, while Luke Kornet finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
The Celtics are looking to become just the 14th team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in 294 attempts.
Josh Hart led New York with 24 points despite briefly leaving the game late in the first quarter to close a bloody gash on his face after he took an inadvertent elbow.
Jalen Brunson added 22 points before fouling out with 7:19 to play in the game.
Boston trailed by nine points in the first half but closed the third quarter on a 23-9 run and took a 91-76 lead to the fourth.
The Celtics kept it going in the final period, pushing their lead as high as 28 points.
In Minneapolis, Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5.
Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next.
They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder on Thursday to force a Game 7 in the other West semi-final series.
Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation.
Jonathan Kuminga provided another energy boost off the bench with 26 points, but Podziemski's performance came too late and the production from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield was consistently too little after they led the series-opening win.
The collection of every-level scorers the Wolves can throw at an opponent when they're moving the ball and pushing the pace simply wore down the Warriors over the course of this series.
Rudy Gobert was a force around the rim with 17 points, Mike Conley had 16 points and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo snapped out of a slump with 13 points as the Wolves shot 77 per cent on two-pointers (36 for 47).
Randle kept up his superb post-season, providing a constant source of energy and production.
After grabbing the rebound of Draymond Green's missed 3-pointer, Jaden McDaniels sent an outlet pass to Randle for a layup and a three-point play for a 62-47 lead that ignited the crowd.
Butler had 17 points for the Warriors, who whittled a 25-point deficit late in the third quarter down to 99-90 on a rare made 3-pointer by Moses Moody with 7:11 left. Edwards answered immediately with his own three, and the lead was never below double digits again.
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