Celtics at Cavs Game 3, circa 2017... Avery Bradley comes up CLUTCH 📼

Celtics at Cavs Game 3 tonight... who ya got?

'TIME OUT IN BARON'S HOUSE.'

17 years ago today.

On this day in 1980... Dr. J made one of NBA history's most iconic layups in Game 4 of the Finals!

Jalen Brunson becomes the third player in NBA history to total 300+ PTS and 70+ AST through the first 9 games of a postseason, joining:

Michael Jordan (1989)
LeBron James (2018)

Tyrese Haliburton is just the 5th player in NBA history to record 30+ PTS and 6+ 3PM in back-to-back postseason games, joining:

Stephen Curry (7x)
Donovan Mitchell (2x)
James Harden
Damian Lillard

The 3x #KiaMVP winners 🔥

Special company for the Joker.

'I CALLED GAME'

9 years ago today...

Paul Pierce called game to lift the Wizards over the Hawks in the Game 3 of the 2015 East Semis!

This LeBron chasedown block in the 2017 ECF against the Celtics was SPECIAL.

The Cavs & Celtics are again going at it... with Game 2 tonight at 7:00pm/et on ESPN!

Join us in wishing a Happy 76th Birthday to #NBAAllStar and Basketball HOF inductee, Calvin Murphy! #NBABDAY

Jalen Brunson's 29 PTS, OG Anunoby's 28 PTS and Donte DiVincenzo's 28 PTS marks just the 2nd time in franchise history the NEW YORK KNICKS have had 3 players score 25+ PTS in a playoff game. The only other instance came in the 1970 Eastern Conference Finals.

The only 2 players in NBA history to total 285+ PTS and 65+ AST through the first 8 games of a postseason:

Michael Jordan - 288 PTS, 65 AST in 1989
Jalen Brunson - 285 PTS, 65 AST in 2024

Nikola Jokic joins an elite group of NBA legends as the 9th player to win #KiaMVP 3 or more times! #NBAAwards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6)
Michael Jordan (5)
Bill Russell (5)
Wilt Chamberlain (4)
LeBron James (4)
Larry Bird (3)
Magic Johnson (3)
Moses Malone (3)

9 years ago today...

Derrick Rose called GAME.

Rose banked in the #TissotBuzzerBeater from deep to beat the Cavs in Game 3 of the East Semis!

No shots were safe around 4x #KiaDPOY Dikembe Mutombo! ☝️🚫

This Melo slam electrified the Garden crowd in Game 2 of the 2013 2nd Round! 💥

Another Pacers-Knicks chapter is being written... don't miss Game 2 tonight at 8:00pm/et on TNT!

4x #KiaDPOY Ben Wallace was a FORCE. 💪

Dikembe Mutombo: 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01

Ben Wallace: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06

Rudy Gobert: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2023-24

The 2023-24 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year is... Rudy Gobert!

#NBAAwards | #KiaDPOY | Kia America

Victor Wembanyama, Tim Duncan, David Robinson...

All three Spurs #1 overall draft picks.
All three named Kia NBA Rookie of the Year.

Wemby joins legendary San Antonio Spurs company with his #KiaROY !