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Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue will interview with the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday for their head coaching vacancy, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported. The Lakers fired coach Luke Walton last week after three seasons and a 98-148 record. Lue, who previously served as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics, L.A. Clippers and Cavaliers, became head coach in Cleveland during the 2015-16 season after David Blatt was fired. Continue to Article

April 19, 2019 11:39:am EST

Welcome to Jaylen Brown's redemption tour originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com BOSTON - If you so desired, you could compile a highlight reel of Boston Celtics players and coaches screaming at Jaylen Brown this season. It felt like nary a game passed without someone (loudly) informing Brown about a missed rotation or defensive miscue. Marcus Morris got so mad about one instance of less-than-desired intensity that he shoved Brown during a timeout in Miami and the video served as an encapsulation of Boston's frustration-filled 2018-19 season. Continue to Article

April 18, 2019 7:19:pm EST

Kyrie Irving: 'Theres nothing like' playoff basketball in Boston originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com BOSTON - Back in February, after an embarrassing loss in Chicago, Kyrie Irving suggested the Celtics would be just fine in the playoffs. Asked for a reason, he replied, "Because I'm here." It seemed potentially overconfident in the moment but nights like Wednesday's Game 2 victory over the Indiana Pacers suggest, maybe just maybe, Irving was on to something. Continue to Article

April 18, 2019 1:40:am EST

Al Horford took a quick glance over his shoulder but it was clear he was on his own. Jayson Tatum had been swallowed up by a double screen and now Bojan Bogdanovic stood above the 3-point arc with the ball and an opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of the Celtics' spirited fourth-quarter comeback. Four blue jerseys darted for the perimeter and Horford braced for the isolation showdown. Continue to Article

April 18, 2019 12:48:am EST

Jayson Tatum delivers in the clutch in Celtics' Game 2 win originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com BOSTON - We have seen Jayson Tatum dazzle us with ankle-breaking, cross-over dribble-drives to the basket or set-ups for pull-up jumpers. Heck, we even saw him dunk on LeBron James! Still, what he did in the Celtics 99-91 comeback Game 2 win over Indiana was special. Continue to Article

April 18, 2019 12:23:am EST