Jayson Tatum

The Boston Celtics can definitely force a game seven in their NBA Finals Series with Golden State, but they better not count on Steph Curry going 0-9 again.

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 to beat back another third-quarter onslaught by Golden State in a 116-100 victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

The U.S. basketball team got back to winning. Damian Lillard scored 21 points and the Americans rebounded from an opening loss to romping past Iran 120-66.

Brooklyn's James Harden has committed to playing for U.S. men's national basketball team that will play in the Olympics that begin next month.

Jayson Tatum scored 32 of his 50 points in the second half, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 118-100 in the play-in round.

New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.

Jayson Tatum banked in a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final second, allowing the Boston Celtics to escape with a 122-121 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the teams’ season opener.

The Toronto Raptors are up two games to none in their NBA first-round series against Brooklyn.

Two offseason moves in the summer of 2017 changed the course of this entire NBA season, when Chris Paul was dealt to Houston and when Cleveland traded Kyrie Irving to Boston. Both Houston and Boston quickly became vicious opponents in their respective conferences, made it all the way to the Conference Finals and forced a game seven in their leagues...