Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart all scored over 20 points to lead the Celtics to a 117-106 victory to pull within 2-1.

The Los Angeles Clippers were just one win away from their first conference finals berth ever, but saw a 3-1 lead to the Denver Nuggets slip away.

The Boston Celtics have camaraderie reminiscent of a college team, but they also have playoff experience, which they’ll need to beat the Miami Heat.

Pau Gasol and his wife Catherine McDonnell named their newborn daughter Elisabet Gianna Gasol in honor of Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna.

LeBron James and the Lakers didn’t want to play a sixth game and give the Rockets any hope. So they took care of business with a persuasive rout.

A small group protesting the shooting death of Salaythis Melvin briefly stopped two buses outside the NBA campus at the Coronado Springs Resort.

William Rondo was removed from the guest seating area in the fourth quarter after exchanging words with Russell Westbrook.

Houston’s Danuel House is out of the bubble after an NBA investigation found he had unauthorized guest in his hotel room, violating safety protocols.