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Morning sports update: Avery Bradley says Celtics owe their fans ‘a better performance’ in Game 5

Avery Bradley drives against J.R. Smith in the first quarter during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on May 23, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

By Nicole Yang

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The Celtics have a day to regroup before returning to TD Garden Thursday night for a must-win Game 5, while the Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to three for the first time in over a month.

Facing elimination, Celtics remain a confident bunch as Eastern Conference Finals head back to Boston: “We owe our fans a better performance and we know that,” guard Avery Bradley said after scoring a team-high 19 points in Tuesday night’s loss. “We’re going to play hard. You’re going to see a team playing hard — very hard — the entire game.” (CBS Sports)

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Kyrie Irving’s 42, LeBron’s 34 rally Cavs past Celtics in Game 4: Freezing Boston defenders with his dribble and driving to the basket whenever he wanted, Irving made six layups, two 3-pointers and a free throw in a dizzying span of 4:48. He capped his blistering 19-point outburst with a 3 in the final second of the third quarter and celebrated at mid-court by pretending to put two pistols back in his holster. (Boston.com)

8 must-see highlights as the Celtics fall to the Cavs in Game 4: Here’s a look at some of the best plays from Game 4, in which the Celtics’ hustle wasn’t quite enough to hold off the Cavs’ 59.5 percent shooting. (Boston.com)

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Isaiah Thomas visits specialist, surgery undecided: Thomas, who is done for the season with a right hip injury he sustained in March and aggravated in the playoffs, told Celtics coach Brad Stevens that he intends to get “one or two more opinions” before a course of action is set. (Boston.com)

Bogaerts scores twice on wild pitches, Red Sox thump Rangers: Bogaerts had three RBIs and twice scored on wild pitches, Dustin Pedroia had a two-run double during a four-run sixth inning and the Red Sox beat the Rangers 11-6 on Tuesday night. (Boston.com)

Dave Dombrowski backs manager John Farrell: “Well we won a divisional crown last year,’’ Dombrowski said. “He managed very well for us at the time. I think that John, as well as everybody else, is frustrated by our performance and that we haven’t taken off, but we’re not buried either. I mean we’re four games out of first place and we really haven’t been in a flow.” (Boston Globe)