The Indiana Pacers are the clear underdogs in the Boston Celtics series but for most of Game 1, they did not look the part. The Pacers traded blows and exchanged leads with the top overall seed in the Eastern Conference – and in the entire NBA going into the postseason. When the Celtics got to
Myles Turner had 18 points in the first half of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. He would then score five in the second half and in overtime.
Without Jaylen Brown, the Celtics may be looking at a 0-1 deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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The Denver Nuggets’ reign as NBA champions didn’t even last a full year. It looked as though they were going to survive the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves when they somehow found a way to take a 3-2 series lead despite losing the first two games of the matchup.
The Denver Nuggets were cooked in the hottest moments of a Game 7 they fumbled.
