
Tim Bontemps
NBA Writer at ESPN
Senior NBA writer for @espn. Prior stops: @washingtonpost, @nypost. Proud St. Bonaventure alum.
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espn.ph | Kevin Pelton |Tim Bontemps
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Indiana Pacers' arrival in Oklahoma City for the NBA Finals has been delayed by weather. Forecasters issued a tornado warning, flood watch and severe thunderstorm watch for Oklahoma City and much of the surrounding areas Tuesday afternoon, all while the Pacers' charter flight was in the air.
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espn.com.au | Tim Bontemps |Shams Charania
OKLAHOMA CITY -- For NBA players, the prize is the gold trophy. For NBA referees, the prize is the white jacket. And for Tyler Ford and Ben Taylor, the jacket has arrived. Soon, so will the moment they've worked a long time for -- they're going to be blowing the whistle at the NBA Finals. Ford and Taylor were the two first-time selections on a roster of 12 referees that were announced Tuesday as those picked to work the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers.
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espn.com.au | Tim Bontemps |Shams Charania
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Scott Foster was selected to officiate the NBA Finals for the 18th time, the league said Tuesday when announcing the roster of 12 officials and two alternates that were picked to work the title series between Indiana and Oklahoma City. Foster is the most veteran of the group. Tony Brothers and Marc Davis were both picked for the 14th time, James Capers for the 13th time, Zach Zarba for the 12th time and John Goble for the ninth time in his career.
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thejefffoxshow.com | Kevin Pelton |Tim Bontemps
This post was originally published on this siteTwo of the league’s deepest teams are meeting in the Finals. Here are the top 20 players in this championship series.
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espn.com.au | Tim Bontemps |Shams Charania
The Minnesota Timberwolves have plenty of reason to run back the same roster after reaching the Western Conference finals for the second straight time. But that was their initial assessment last year, too, before the big trade went down right before the beginning of training camp. Not many moves can be ruled out, particularly in this era of the NBA that never seems far from the next surprising swap involving star players. "We feel very happy with the core we have.
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When you watch the first half of this game, coupled with the regular season series, and it becomes even more dumbfounding the Celtics are down 0-2 in this series.

Mitchell Robinson has been an absolute monster on the glass so far, but now checks out with his third foul early in the second. Boston leads by 15.

Not a single seat open here at Madison Square Garden with a few minutes to go before tip. Should be an unbelievable atmosphere for what’s pretty clearly the biggest game here since Game 4 of the 1999 NBA Finals.