The quiet man: Ireland star making noise in NBA circles Jay Larranaga is the former Ireland player-coach whose detailed and quiet coaching style at the Boston Celtics has seen him linked with numerous head coaching ... Basketball • 6 hrs
Another comeback helps Heat scorch past Celtics The Miami Heat were again forced to stage a mammoth comeback in order to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101 as they took a 2-0 lead ... Basketball • 8 hrs
NBA: Nuggets dig out yet another Game 7 victory Jamal Murray scored 40 points, and the Denver Nuggets completed a stunning comeback in the Western Conference semi-finals with a 104-89 victory over the Los ... Basketball • 16 Sep
Nuggets reel in Clippers to set up showdown The Denver Nuggets pulled off another stunning comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-98 and force a seventh game in their Western Conference semi-final ... Basketball • 14 Sep
Lakers rocket past Houston into first final in 10 years The Los Angeles Lakers saw off the Houston Rockets 119-96 to reach the Western Conference finals for the first time in a decade. Basketball • 13 Sep
NBA champion Raptors extinct as Celtics to face Miami The Boston Celtics will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals after grinding out a 92-87 win over the reigning NBA champion Toronto ... US Sport • 12 Sep
LA Lakers defeat Houston Rockets The Los Angeles Lakers used their size advantage to bully the Houston Rockets in a 110-100 victory which has the Californians just one game away ... US Sport • 11 Sep
NBA: Wins for Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Clippers Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors are one game away from the Eastern Conference finals after they defeated the Boston Celtics 125-122 in a double-overtime ... US Sport • 10 Sep
NBA round-up: Miami Heat advance as James stars for LA The Miami Heat are through to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2014 after they ended the Milwaukee Bucks' season with a ... US Sport • 09 Sep
Celtics edge closer to conference final beating Raptors The Boston Celtics moved to within one win of the Eastern Conference finals as they dispatched the reigning champion Toronto Raptors 111-89. Basketball • 08 Sep
20x20: Choose what's next Ireland has reached a critical stage for women's sport and that the choices we make next will be crucial. other sport • 08 Sep
Milwaukee Bucks keep season alive beating Miami Heat The Milwaukee Bucks may have lost their greatest weapon but they have kept their season alive with a 118-115 overtime victory against the Miami Heat. Basketball • 07 Sep
Toronto Raptors claw back Boston Celtics series lead Defending champions the Toronto Raptors levelled their NBA play-off series with the Boston Celtics with a composed 100-93 victory. Basketball • 06 Sep
NBA play-offs: Heat on brink of upsetting Bucks The Miami Heat are one game away from upsetting the Milwaukee Bucks and securing a spot in the Eastern Conference finals after a 115-100 win. Basketball • 05 Sep
Toronto Raptors close the gap on Boston Celtics OG Anunoby's three-point shot as time expired lifted the Toronto Raptors to a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics to get back into their NBA ... Basketball • 04 Sep
Harden and Westbrook come back to haunt Oklahoma James Harden and Russell Westbrook came back to haunt their old side the Oklahoma City Thunder as the Houston Rockets snuck into the NBA Western ... Basketball • 03 Sep
Jokic and Nuggets leave it late against Jazz Nikola Jokic made a two-point shot with less than 30 seconds left as the Denver Nuggets edged out the Utah Jazz. Basketball • 02 Sep
Thunder snatch win to force Rockets into series decider The Oklahoma City Thunder have forced a deciding seventh game of their NBA play-off series with the Houston Rockets after a late surge helped them ... Basketball • 01 Sep
LA Clippers march into NBA play-off semi-finals The Los Angeles Clippers followed city rivals the Lakers into the conference semi-finals with a 111-97 win over Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. Basketball • 31 Aug
NBA: Lakers, Bucks seal play-off series wins The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals after eliminating the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round as the NBA play-offs resumed ... Basketball • 30 Aug
NBA play-offs restart today after 'social justice' deal The NBA season is set to resume today with three games, a restart negotiated between players and owners following a social justice-driven boycott that began ... Basketball • 29 Aug
NBA to resume but Trump slams 'political organisation' The NBA has said it hopes to resume play today or tomorrow after players agreed to resume games following boycotts in protest against racial injustice ... Basketball • 28 Aug
The show must not go on: NBA pulls plug on games NBA play-off games have been postponed for a second successive day following athlete protests against perceived racial injustice in the United States. US Sport • 27 Aug
Players to end boycott & return to NBA action - report Players have decided to end their boycott and resume the NBA play-offs after a meeting on Thursday morning, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski has reported. Basketball • 27 Aug
Soccer, baseball, tennis join NBA racism protest in US Major US sporting events were called off on Wednesday as athletes protested against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last ... Basketball • 27 Aug
