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NBA FINALS

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum walks off the court with the NBA championship trophy after Boston clinched the title on Monday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 20, 2024
Celtics celebrate as confidence grows that winning run is just beginning
The Celtics sealed the NBA title earlier this week, but Boston had actually been waiting for this moment for over a decade.
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a complicated history with the Celtics.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 17, 2024
Mavericks star Kyrie Irving focused on Game 5 as NBA Finals head back to Boston
Irving is cognizant of his complicated personal history with the Celtics.
NBA legend Ray Allen high-fives children during a basketball clinic in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Saturday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2024
Former Celtics great Ray Allen says 'distractions' played role in Game 4 blowout
The two-time NBA champion, who ran a basketball clinic for children in Tokyo on Saturday, also stressed that learning defense is key for developing young players.
Mavericks center Dereck Lively II dunks during the team's Game 4 win over the Celtics on Friday in Dallas.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 15, 2024
Luka Doncic and the Mavs avert sweep with Game 4 blowout
Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half and Kyrie Irving added 21 points while helping the Mavericks avoid a sweep.
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum dunks during Boston's Game 3 win in the NBA Finals on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2024
'Not done yet': Celtics eye 18th title as Mavs vow to regroup
NBA teams have gone 156-0 when taking a 3-0 lead in any best-of-seven series, and there's no reason to think that streak is in jeopardy.
Celtics forward Jayson Tatum drives to the basket during the second quarter of Boston's Game 3 win over Dallas on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2024
Celtics hold off desperate Mavs to go up 3-0 in Finals
By taking a commanding lead in the best-of-seven series, Boston pulled within one victory of the 18th title in franchise history.
The Celtics' Jayson Tatum drives against Mavericks center Dereck Lively during the third quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Boston on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 10, 2024
Celtics survive late Mavericks rally to take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
Although he considers himself part of the supporting cast, Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday looked like a star on Sunday night.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis dunks against the Mavericks during Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Boston on Thursday.
BASKETBALL
Jun 7, 2024
Kristaps Porzingis returns to lead Celtics over Mavs in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Porzingis, who missed 10 games after straining his right calf in the first round of the playoffs, made an immediate impact in his return.
Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving spent two seasons with the Celtics earlier in his career.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 6, 2024
Mavs' Kyrie Irving has 'no fear' about returning to Boston for NBA Finals
Dallas guard Irving and Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis find themselves pitted against their former teams during the NBA Finals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2023
Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title
Two days after countryman Novak Djokovic won the French Open for his record 23rd Grand Slam tennis crown, Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals MVP.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2023
Heat's Kevin Love has experience being down 3-1
While the odds are stacked against the Miami Heat as they head into Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday trailing the Denver Nuggets 3-1 in the series, one member of the team knows all is not yet lost.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2023
Heat rally in fourth quarter to pull even in NBA Finals
Miami erased an eight-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and overcame a 41-point, 11-rebound performance from Nikola Jokic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 2, 2023
Nuggets deliver dominant performance in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Nikola Jokic scored 27 points with 10 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the Nuggets, who will try take a 2-0 lead in the series when they host Game 2 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 31, 2023
Quiet man Nikola Jokic ready for crowning glory in NBA Finals
While the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant embrace the 28-year-old Serb as a member of the league's elite, some critics aren't convinced by his stats.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 30, 2023
Heat dismantle Celtics to punch ticket to NBA Finals
Teams that held a 3-0 series lead improved to 151-0 all-time in the NBA playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 21, 2022
Warriors celebrate championship with parade, champagne and ice cream
The players basked in the adoration of the crowd, with several of them leaving their buses to embrace delirious 'Dubs' fans under sunny skies clouded only by blasts of confetti.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 9, 2022
Warriors' Stephen Curry expects to play in Game 4 after injuring foot in Game 3
'Obviously will be in some pain, but I'll be alright,' Curry said after Game 3.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 7, 2022
Stephen Curry's improved defense shows he is more than just a sharpshooter
Curry's more muscular frame has played a big role in his development in the defensive aspect of the game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 6, 2022
Celtics and Warriors add voices to calls for gun control laws
'We feel very strongly as a league that it is time for people to take notice and take part in what should be a nationwide effort to limit gun violence,' Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 12, 2021
Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks bounce back in Game 3
Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated again and the Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA Finals game since 1974 thanks to a supporting cast that delivered for the first time in the best-of-seven series.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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