BOSTON — The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the playoffs, and they did it against the team they could face when the NBA postseason reaches its peak.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch a ...

Alexander scored 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch a playoff berth ...

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown showed up big-time for the Celtics in what was a big-time matchup against the Lakers on ...

Porziņģis was arguably the last piece to the Celtics' championship puzzle last season, along with Jrue Holiday. His health ...

Sunday's matchup between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets ... Sunday's game being a battle of two of the NBA's best, it is also a potential NBA Finals preview. After recording his fifth ...

Follow him on X and IG @theonlykilty Two of the best teams in the NBA face off on Sunday afternoon when the Denver Nuggets take the long trip to Massachusetts to take on the Boston Celtics.

The Boston Celtics ended a two-game skid, defeated the Denver Nuggets 110-103 in a potential preview of the NBA Finals. The Celtics move to 43-18 after a wire-to-wire victory over the western ...

As such, the veteran guard knows what its like to enter a new NBA season with a target on his back. That experience could be invaluable for a Boston Celtics ... another championship in the coming ...

Nakase told SB Nation in an exclusive interview. Mazulla won the NBA championship in his second season with the Boston Celtics, after making the Eastern Conference finals the year before.

The Celtics might well end up facing the Cavs for the right to go to the NBA Finals ... finals. But there are other important undercurrents to remember that tilt the odds in Boston’s favor.