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LOS ANGELES (AP) Jaylen Brown scored four of his 40 points in the final minute, and the Boston Celtics blew most of a 27-point lead in the fourth quarter before holding on for their fifth straight victory, 121-113 over the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday. Brown made 13 of his first 14 shots and hit […]
Feb 23, 2021
The All-Star Game seemingly nobody wants to play in got its official rosters Tuesday night. The NBA announced the seven reserves in each conference who will be joining the 10 starters in Atlanta on March 7. In the West, Chris Paul, Paul George, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Zion Williamson and Anthony Davis were named All-Stars. (Davis will likely be replaced due to injury.) Joining them in the East will be James Harden, Julius Randle, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Zach LaVine, Ben Simmons and Nikola Vucevic. Here are some thoughts on the final selections…
Who got snubbed?
The first thing people want to talk about when the rosters are named is who was left off the list. LeBron James fired the first salvo, tweeting his support for Devin Booker. I don’t know that there are any egregious snubs. Somebody is always going to get left off the list. In the West, De’Aaron Fox and Mike Conley (in addition to Booker) had good cases.but who would they be repl
NBA 2021 All-Star Game: Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown not starters, but could be named reserves
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum (0) celebrates with Jaylen Brown (7) after making the go-ahead basket with less than a second on the clock during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP
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The NBA is going through with an All-Star game during the pandemic, and the first official steps of the exhibition game were announced Thursday. The league and player’s association unveiled the details for the March 7 game. The starters were also disclosed Thursday.