Oklahoma City scored the first five points of the game and had an 11-0 run later in the quarter to beat the Maine Celtics 99-89 Thursday night at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to tie the NBA G League championship series at 1. The deciding game of the best-of-three series is 9 p.m. Monday at the Portland Expo. The Blue led 5-0 in the first 3 1/2 minutes and never trailed. They had a 25-14 lead after the first quarter, as Lindy Watters III scored 10 of his team-high...

The G League Maine Celtics just keep on winning games, and they’re now just one win away from taking home some hardware. The C’s beat the Oklahoma City Blue in a blowout 106-86 victory in Game 1 of the G League Finals. Boston now leads the best-of-three series 1-0. The Celtics got heavy production from their a pair of their two-way signees in guard JD Davison (23 points, 12 assists) and wing Drew Peterson (20 points, 11 rebounds). Not just that, but big man Neemias Queta, who was promoted from...

The Maine Celtics have advanced to the G League finals for the first time and will face Oklahoma City in a best-of-three series to determine a league champion starting on Tuesday at the Portland Expo. Game 1 has a start time of 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN News. Game 2 is Thursday at 8 p.m. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, starting at 8 p.m. and televised on ESPNU. The if-necessary Game 3 is schedule for Monday, April 15, at the Portland Expo. Start time is 9 p.m. with...

For the first time in their 14-year history, the Maine Celtics are headed to the NBA G League finals. DJ Steward scored 27 points and led a game-sealing run in the fourth quarter, JD Davison added 19, and Maine defeated the Long Island Nets, 99-77, in the Eastern Conference final Sunday night at the Portland Expo. Maine will face the winner of Sunday’s Western Conference final between the Stockton Kings and the Oklahoma City Blue in the best-of-three finals. Maine (23-13) led 61-60 after three, but put the game away...