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You stitch together a playoff run with this and that, with strong fabric and different threads, with Josh Mahura making two under-the-radar plays Saturday night, Aleksander Barkov making what Wayne Gretzky called one of the great playoff moves and the Florida Panthers winning their third straight playoff game in overtime.

What players will be on the court for the ball club when tipoff happens later tonight?

And where are the Celtics alumni among them?

On this day, the Boston Celtics beat both the Cavs and 76ers in East Finals series, and former Celtic forward Ron Watts was born.

MIAMI — The NBA’s 2023 Sixth Man of the Year comes off one bench in the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The series’ best reserve comes off the other.

Or was his 'poking the bear' on Jimmy Butler a problem?

MIAMI — As the Boston Celtics have learned with Grant Williams’ bravado against Jimmy Butler in these Eastern Conference finals, you don’t poke the bear.

"I still have the most confidence; everybody has the most confidence and we just have got to get ready for Game 3," offered Tatum.

The Boston Celtics lost game two to the Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs and Grant Williams provided one of the most memorable moments of the game as he clashed with Jimmy Butler