NEW YORK — Walking into Madison Square Garden tonight is going to feel completely surreal for anyone who survived decades of lottery heartbreak and franchise dysfunction. Fifty three years is a long time to wander the sports desert, and seeing…
MIAMI — Preseason polling and media consensus have a funny way of making front office bosses look foolish the exact moment real basketball starts. As everyone gears up for Miami Heat opening night, national analysts have spent weeks talking themselves…
DETROIT — With the regular season officially kicking off Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla faces a fascinating riddle. Dress rehearsals (with the main rotation) against Charlotte and Philadelphia revealed four locked-in starters: Derrick White,…