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      Home > News > Sports > Basketball

    The Celtics have one hand firmly on an 18th championship in basketball's NBA

    The Celtics have one hand firmly on an 18th championship in basketball's NBA


    They've held off the Mavericks 106 to 99 in game three of the Finals in Dallas - taking a 3-nil lead in the best-of-seven series.

    Boston had to overcome a fiery Mavs comeback - after leading by 21 points early in the fourth quarter.

    Celtics guard Derrick White admits it was a tight call for his team and coach Joe Mazzulla - on ESPN.



    Teams are 156 and 0 all-time when leading 3-nil in a best-of-seven series.

    BASKETBALL WITH BK'S RODEO MEGA STACKERS. ATTACK YOUR STACK.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     24 Jan: Another blow for the New Zealand Breakers, following last night's heartbreaking two-point overtime home loss to the Adelaide 36ers
     24 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen is putting his hand up for the crucial turnover in the Breakers overtime defeat to Adelaide in basketball's NBL
     22 Jan: A blow to the Breakers ambitions of sneaking into the ANBL play-offs
     21 Jan: The Breakers need officials in basketball's Aussie NBL to do them a favour, after losing American forward Rob Baker to a season-ending knee injury
     21 Jan: The Breakers hump day form remains a talking point heading into their latest fixture in basketball's ANBL tonight
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
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     Skiing:
    Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games 18:47

     Rugby:
    Japan international rugby coach Eddie Jones believes league is making big inroads into rugby's traditional domain 18:37

     Accident and Emergency:
    Hopes recovery work can resume soon at the site of the Mount Maunganui landslide 18:17

     Soccer:
    The Wellington Phoenix women have rocketed from 9th to second on the congested A-League ladder...after beating Adelaide United 3-1 at home in Porirua 18:07

     Basketball:
    Kiwi Finn Fisher-Black has ended cycling's Tour Down Under with a bang, crossing second in a sprint on the final stage to take 25th overall 18:07

     Cricket:
    Rain is disrupting the men's Super Smash T20 encounter in Christchurch...with the ladder-leading Northern Brave 51 for one in the 15th over against hosts Canterbury, scoring at just over eight and a half runs per over 17:57

     Hockey:
    The New Zealand women's hockey team have succumbed to the United States once again 17:47

     Law and Order:
    Mother shares tribute to 15-year-old Max trapped under Mount Maunganui landslide 16:47

     Law and Order:
    A Waikato man who escaped the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide, is crediting Lisa McClenna,n as the camper who saved lives 16:17

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