Basketball

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 14 of his game-high 31 points in the final quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 20-point, second-half deficit for a 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Derrick White finished with 19 points, and Payton Pritchard and Anfernee Simons each had 11 for Boston, which [...] … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown scores 31 points as Celtics rally past Pacers 103-95

Lakers head coach JJ Redick provided encouraging updates on injured guards Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on Monday, tweets Khobi Price of The Southern California News Group. Doncic, who didn’t play in the second half of Saturday’s loss to the Clippers, has a lower left leg contusion and is considered day-to-day. The 26-year-old had the bruised area taped during the portion of … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Lakers, Knicks, Daniels, Watson, McConnell

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle has been president of the National Basketball Coaches Association since 2005, but he’s stepping down at the end of December, writes Ken Powtak of The Associated Press. Carlisle said he will be replaced by Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who was selected by union members. A longtime NBA coach, the 46-year-old Bickerstaff currently serves as … [Read more...] about Bickerstaff To Replace Carlisle As NBCA President

The Indiana Pacers are continuing to struggle greatly on the court without their star guard Tyrese Haliburton. … [Read more...] about Pacers are slipping in one area they can't afford to regress in

Bennedict Mathurin is looking to establish himself as a long-term asset for the Indiana Pacers with an expanded role this season. … [Read more...] about Bennedict Mathurin is sending the Pacers an uncomfortable reminder