LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- This season, the Boston Celtics reached the Eastern Conference finals for a third time in four years. But though there was one obvious difference about this trip -- that it came inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort -- they find themselves facing the exact same result.After the Miami Heat beat the…

There aren't many days that go by during the NBA season when LeBron James doesn't use lessons he learned during his four years with the Miami Heat.One has proven to be the most important: Keep the main thing the main thing.It is one of the core tenets that Heat president Pat Riley has preached for years, and it's one that…

The Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals with two more signature performances from Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.The Heat beat the Celtics 125-113 in Game 6 to take the Eastern Conference finals with Butler posting 22 points with eight assists.Adebayo had 32 points and 14 rebounds.The Celtics took a 96-90 lead with 9:15 left in the fourth quarter. But…

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley was arrested Saturday and is being held without bail on felony weapons and drug charges in Minneapolis, according to police records.Beasley, who averaged 20.7 points in 14 games with the Timberwolves after being traded by the Denver Nuggets, is charged with felony controlled substance/narcotics and felony receiving/concealing stolen property, according to Hennepin County Jail records.Beasley,…