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Indiana Pacers' Doug McDermott (20) puts up a shot against Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Sabonis hits late basket, sends Pacers past Celtics 108-107

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting during music video filming

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 1988, file photo, former Boston Celtics teammates Bill Russell, Sacramento Kings coach, left, and K.C. Jones, Celtics coach, meet before the start of the Kings-Celtics NBA basketball game at the Boston Garden in Boston. Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones, who won eight NBA championships as a Celtics player in the 1960s and two more as the coach of the Bostons team that took the titles in 1984 and '86, has died. He was 88. (AP Photo/Mike Kullen, File)

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer K.C. Jones dies at 88

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts beside Boston Celtics' Marcus Smart (36) after missing his second free throw after being fouled with less than a second left on the clock during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Tatum hits big 3 to help Celtics beat Giannis, Bucks 122-121

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, center, shouts from the bench in the first half of an NBA conference semifinal playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Antetokounmpo has appeared in a government ad in his native Greece, released ahead of Christmas to urge people to observe public safety measures during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

East preview: Heat returning champs, but have challengers

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum (0) dunks the ball during the first half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in this on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, file photo. The Celtics felt like they had built a foundation for seasons to come when they added All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward in the summer of 2017. Three seasons later both are gone, and Boston is now shifting its attention back on its youthful core.(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Celtics have faith youthful core can get them over the hump

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Boston joining other cities in again tightening restrictions

By PHILIP MARCELO and STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press

This photo from a Zoom press conference shows New York Mets President Sandy Alderson, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Alderson returned as team president Friday when Steve Cohen bought the Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families. (New York Mets via AP)

Mets make it official, hire Porter as GM with 4-year deal

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

This 2017 photo provided Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, by Battledore Ltd., of Kingston, N.Y., shows the first commercially produced Christmas card dated December 1843. The card, a hand-colored lithograph designed in England by John Callcott Horsley, is among the rare holiday-themed items being sold online through a consortium run by Marvin Getman, a Boston-based dealer in rare books and manuscripts, through the weekend beginning at noon on Friday, Dec. 4. (Dennis M V David/Battledore Ltd. via AP)

Cheers! Or not: ‘Scandalous’ 1st Christmas card up for sale

By WILLIAM J. KOLE - Associated Press

Boston Celtics' Kemba Walker (8) reacts to being called for a foul during the first half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game against the Miami Heat Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Celtics’ Walker gets knee injection, out until early January

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

In this Dec. 13, 2019, file photo, Philadelphia 76ers' Ben Simmons, right, and Joel Embiid talk during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Philadelphia. The 76ers new coach Doc Rivers is set to begin his first training camp with the team trying to unlock the potential of All-Stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) **FILE**

76ers coach Rivers needs to tap into Simmons’ potential

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Massachusetts man pleads guilty in Boston-area robberies

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In this still image from an online video news conference provided by the Boston Red Sox, manager Alex Cora speaks Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at Fenway Park in Boston. Cora, who led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title, was rehired as manager less than a year after the team let him go because of his role in the Houston Astros' cheating scandal. (Boston Red Sox via AP)

Back in Boston, Red Sox’s Cora vows to be above reproach

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

FILE - This undated identification photo released Friday, July 28, 2017, via the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board website shows former Roman Catholic priest Paul Shanley, an inmate at the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Mass. Shanley, who played a pivotal role in the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Archdiocese of Boston died Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, authorities said. He was 89. (Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board via AP, File)

Paul Shanley, priest at center of sex scandal, dead at 89

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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora smiles from behind the batting cage during their first full squad workout at their spring training baseball facility in Ft. Myers, Fla. The Red Sox rehired Cora as manager Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, less than a year after letting him go because of his role in the Houston Astros cheating scandal. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Red Sox bring back Cora, rehiring manager from 2018 title

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Mob figure granted compassionate release from prison

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Judge frees man from prison due to excluded Black jurors

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This surveillance image provided by the Boston Police Department shows a man approaching a ballot drop box outside the Boston Public Library, early Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in downtown Boston. Massachusetts election officials say a fire was set at the ballot drop box holding more than 120 ballots in what appears to have been a deliberate attack." Boston Police say that an arson investigation is underway and the person shown in this surveillance image is a person of interest. (Courtesy of Boston Police Department via AP)

Worldy Armand arrested in Boston ballot drop box fire

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

This surveillance image provided by the Boston Police Department shows a man approaching a ballot drop box outside the Boston Public Library, early Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in downtown Boston. Massachusetts election officials say a fire was set at the ballot drop box holding more than 120 ballots in what appears to have been a “deliberate attack.&quot; Boston Police say that an arson investigation is underway and the person shown in this surveillance image is a person of interest. (Courtesy of Boston Police Department via AP)

Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Former city employee sentenced to prison on drug charges

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