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On this day in 1987, Boston's Larry Bird went shot for shot with Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins in that year's Eastern Conference Finals.

MIAMI — The most improbable run in Heat playoff history now sits on the cusp of something that seemed unimaginable five weeks ago: a berth in the NBA Finals.

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

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes didn’t leave PNC Arena until close to 3 a.m. on Friday, and finally, after skipping practices later in the day and holding optional morning skates Saturday, they returned to the scene of the sixth longest game in NHL history all of…

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.

We’re two games into the series, and you have to wonder which team looks like the eight-seed also-ran and the other the prohibitive favorite.

PHILADELPHIA — I don’t have a problem with Doc Rivers’ getting fired this week. He deserved it. He failed. He had two jobs, and he failed.

Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, hitting a pair of buckets to give the Heat the lead after they erased a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit and Miami beat Boston 111-105 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla put his full trust in his players and their ability to respond to a tough loss ahead of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.