Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each score 21 points as Boston opens the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 112-94 win.
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Tone of Raptors-Celtics matchup changes amid shooting unrest
Toronto and Boston are among the hottest teams in the playoffs, but the series has taken on a different feel after the shooting of Jacob Blake.
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Celtics-Raptors series opener postponed
A new date for Game 1 of the second-round series has yet to be announced.
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Bill Russell, 86, led an NBA boycott in 1961, and now he’s saluting those doing it today
Racist treatment before his Boston Celtics played in a 1961 game in Lexington, Kentucky, caused Russell and Black players from both sides to sit it out.
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Celtics, Raptors players discuss boycott of playoff games as protest in wake of Jacob Blake shooting
Members of the teams met Tuesday night at their hotel to discuss options in an effort to affect change in the ongoing fight against racism, injustice and brutality.
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Walker keeps stepping up for Boston
Kemba Walker has been patient, and it’s now paying off as he sparks the Celtics toward a deep playoff run.
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Raptors hope injured Kyle Lowry will be ready for Celtics
The point guard hurt his foot early in Toronto’s series-clinching victory over Brooklyn on Sunday.
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Celtics’ Walker: ‘The work’s not done’ after sweep of 76ers
Next up for Boston are the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Celtics complete first-round sweep against 76ers
Boston wraps up the best-of-seven series with a 110-106 victory in Game 4.
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Celtics use late surge to push 76ers to brink
Boston leads 3-0 in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals after a 102-94 victory.