The Latest Breaking News from Eastern Conference

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the Boston Celtics taking on the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA's 2023 Eastern Conference postseason.

On this day, Rick Pitino was hired as head coach and team president of the Boston Celtics, Dennis Johnson retired, and 3 Cs were taken in the '68 expansion draft.

The pair of Celtics wings put on a show against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of their first-round series against their Eastern Conference foes to the tune of 62 points combined with 31 each.

MIAMI — It was back to double duty Sunday for Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, with it still unclear when All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be able to return to duty for the Milwaukee Bucks in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

MIAMI — There will be basketball at the Miami Heat’s arena beyond Monday night’s Game 4 of this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

ATLANTA — The Hawks know that at this point of the season, every game is important. They’ve lost their first two games of their Eastern Conference playoffs first-round series against the Celtics. So, they know that Friday’s Game 3 carries serious implications.

Washington has recorded five straight losing seasons.

NEWARK, N.J. — All season long, the Rangers were waiting for this moment. After getting all the way to the Eastern Conference final last season, before running out of gas and eventually bowing out to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Blueshirts hungered to get back to the playoffs and try…

In the moment, the gravity was difficult to discern. On one hand, in this case the right hand, Tyler Herro was in considerable anguish. On the other hand, he still was ambulatory and able enough to launch a successful 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the first half of Sunday’s…