#tristan-thompson

#tristan-thompson

The Boston Celtics are 48 minutes away from either the Eastern Conference semifinals to face the 76ers or from returning to the TD Garden for an unfathomable winner-take-all finale after stunningly failing to close the door on a defiant Hawks team.Game 6 has plenty of gravity.Boston had a fourth-quarter lead in Game 5 but saw Trae Young ice the Cs in the final seconds from way downtown to force another faceoff at the State Farm arena.

The Boston Celtics battle the team with the top record in the NBA, the Bucks, on March 30 in what could be their final chance to make a run for the Eastern Conference's postseason No. 1 seed following a win streak-snapping disappointment against the Wizards this past Tuesday.The Celtics were fully healthy - minus offseason addition Danilo Gallinari, who has sat out the entire 2022-23 season and isn't likely to make a return at any point - for the first time since March 6 but was unable to take out a Washington squad operating without two of its top three scorers, Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma.

Locked' On Celtics podcast host John Karalis had a brutally bearish take on Jayson Tatum taking clutch shots for the Boston Celtics during late-game situations - shots he hasn't been making during the C's post-All-Star break malaise that has seen them go 8-6.Karalis isn't a fan of Tatum shooting step-back 3-pointers, his preferred created shot of choice, and questioned Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla's propensity to rely on them in late-game situations.

NBC Sports Boston color commentator and former NBA champion forward for the Boston Celtics, Brian Scalabrine, recently called out a troubling trend the team is suffering during their post-All-Star break malaise - one that now has them in danger of losing home-court advantage in the postseason's second round.

The Lakers signing Tristan Thompson heading into the postseason was a move done largely for his off-court contributions.The on-court production he provided in Game 4 vs.Denver in the Western Conference Finals was an added bonus but also typified the mindset Thompson brought to the team.For a franchise that has been substandard for large parts of the last two seasons, Thompson's approach was a welcome sight.

Signed on the final day of the regular season, few would have anticipated Tristan Thompson having any role larger than the one he filled admirably through the entirety of the playoffs as a chemistry guy on the bench that provides advice to the team as their postseason run continued.When he stepped onto the court in the second quarter on Monday, a hint of desperation filled the air.

At times, it's easy to forget that Tristan Thompson is a Laker this season.Signed on the final day of the regular season, Thompson was big man insurance but, more importantly, a veteran presence on the bench for a playoff run.But just about any pan to the Lakers bench this postseason has featured Thompson front and center leading the celebrations.

After hosting another pair of big men for workouts in Tristan Thompson and Tony Bradley this week, the Lakers seem to still be holding serve on using their final roster spot.After practice on Tuesday, head coach Darvin Ham confirmed the team hosted Thompson and Bradley for a workout, but said a signing of neither is imminent.