Miami Heat Beat Boston Celtics in Game 7 to Advance to NBA Finals The Heat are just the second eighth seed to reach the N.B.A. championship series. They beat Boston, the No. 2 seed, in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics Won’t Have Inexperience to Blame if They Don’t Win This Year Boston has star players, a deep bench and recent N.B.A. finals experience. What the team won’t have, if it loses in the playoffs, will be excuses.
Stephen Curry Left His Critics With Nothing Else to Say Four N.B.A. championships. Two Most Valuable Player Awards. And yes, a finals M.V.P. Golden State’s Curry has nothing else to prove.
Boston Celtics Withstand Stephen Curry’s 3-pointers for Game 3 Win Golden State’s Curry had 31 points, including six 3-pointers, but Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum had big games of their own for Boston.