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NBA Fans Deserve OKC Thunder-Boston Celtics NBA Finals Bout

Stiles Points: NBA Fans Deserve OKC Thunder-Boston Celtics NBA Finals Bout

The Oklahoma City Thunder have swept the season series with the Boston Celtics but each game was a great display of basketball. The NBA would be lucky if each team can navigate to the NBA Finals.

CBS Sports · 3d

Thunder vs. Celtics takeaways: Why OKC forced Boston into historic 3-point barrage in possible Finals preview

There's going to be some temptation, especially given the quality of the game itself, to treat Wednesday's battle between the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder as an NBA Finals preview. It makes sense on paper.

MassLive · 4d

Celtics vs. Thunder NBA on ESPN prediction and best bets: An NBA Finals advance look?

Oklahoma City’s 53-12 record is the best in the NBA, and it has an 11-game lead for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. This is the final game on the Celtics’ seven-game homestand, including other marquee matchups with the Cavaliers (loss) and Lakers (win).

Celtics Officially Clinch Playoff Spot

The New York Times · 3d

OKC clinches playoff spot, handles Boston as Celtics take team-record 63 3-pointers

The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs after beating the Boston Celtics 118-112 Wednesday in a thrilling game defined by physicality and Boston’s unrelenting dedication to shooting the 3, setting a franchise record with 63 attempts.

Boston Herald on MSN · 1d

Shorthanded Celtics clinch playoff spot with road win over Heat

The Celtics officially secured their place in the 2025 NBA playoffs Friday night with a win over the Miami Heat. Jrue Holiday scored 25 points — his most in a game since last year’s NBA Finals — on efficient 10-of-15 shooting as Boston won 103-91 at the Kaseya Center.

Sports Illustrated · 1d

Celtics Officially Clinch Playoff Spot as Quest For Title Repeat Begins

The Boston Celtics are officially skipping the NBA play-in tournament for the fourth straight season. In order to clinch a playoff berth (i.e. a top-six seed in

3hon MSN

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Sends 5-Word Message Amid Historic Season

Jayson Tatum is having a historic 2024-25 season, and the Boston Celtics star had a clear message for his critics.

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Is a Nuggets-Celtics NBA Finals as inevitable as we’ve long hoped?

The two most recent NBA champions are playing well enough to reach the finals, and as we saw Sunday, it would be a compelling ...

ESPN3d

Takeaways from Thunder-Celtics: An NBA Finals preview?

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Boston Celtics 118-112 in a blockbuster matchup between two NBA Finals favorites Wednesday. Behind Chet Holmgren's double-double (23 points, 15 rebounds ...

Celtics Wire13h

Is Jaylen Brown right that the Boston Celtics are actually better this season?

What it means to be better in a league that has also improved remains an open question that can only be settled for certain in the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

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NBA power rankings: Top teams ranked by championship odds as playoff race heats up

As the NBA season heads into the final weeks, here's how the league's top contenders stack up by odds ahead of the playoffs.

Sporting News on MSN6h

Cleveland Cavaliers predicted for historic result against LeBron James in NBA Finals by Stephen A. Smith

The Cavs have one NBA championship in their history, and that was of course with James leading the way in 2016 to come from 3 ...

Celtics Wire on MSN3d

Celtics star Jaylen Brown on why he has no desire to rest ahead of the NBA playoffs

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has no interest in resting before the coming NBA playoffs despite lingering injury concerns.

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Celtics News: Insider Predicts What Will Hold Boston Back From Title

Not everyone thinks they have a chance to win the title, though. One NBA insider believes that one thing will hold them back from being able to go back-to-back. Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report ...

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