Morning sports update: Patriots are the only team favored to win every game next season
The Celtics and the Wizards return to the Garden for Game 5 tonight, while Kyle Kendrick will get the start for the Red Sox’ tilt against the Brewers.
Patriots only team favored in every game next season: The Patriots are favored by an average of 6.5 points per game next season, with the largest spread 12.5 points at home against the Los Angeles Chargers. New England is only a 1.5-point favorite in Week 11 against the Oakland Raiders in Mexico City and Week 15 at the Pittsburgh Steelers. (ESPN)
Isaiah Thomas lambastes Draymond Green for calling Kelly Olynyk ‘dirty’: “I don’t know how he can call anybody dirty,” Thomas said, via ESPN. “It’s a joke that [Green] said that. The playoffs, everything somebody says is blown out of proportion. Everything somebody does is blown out of proportion as well. We can’t worry about what others are saying or doing.” (WEEI)
Isaiah Thomas responding to Draymond’s comments on Olynyk: “I don’t know how he can call anybody dirty. … It’s a joke that he said that.” pic.twitter.com/D2klo8IuSM
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The NBA is reviewing this exchange between Isaiah Thomas and a heckling Wizards fan: According to the user who captured the exchange, a male heckler was “screaming all game” at Thomas to “take his toothless a– back to Boston.” Thomas, who was sitting on the bench, reportedly responded, pointing at the fan, “I will f— you up, and you know that.” (Boston.com)
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Kobe Bryant happy to aid Isaiah Thomas; says he’s open book for NBA’s players: “I’d see something and I’d tell him, ‘OK, go to 12:01,'” Bryant said. “It was more a conceptual lesson how to watch film. What should you look for? You have so many eyes on you defensively, what should you do here, when they trap? And what should you do there?” (ESPN)
Eric Thames hits 13th HR, Brewers outslug Red Sox in 11-7 win: “Offensively, I thought we did an excellent job tonight, particularly the top half of our order,” manager John Farrell said. “But more than anything, it was our inability to put up a zero and maintain any kind of momentum.” (Boston.com)
Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, goalie Tuukka Rask undergo successful surgeries: Patrice Bergeron, who missed the first three games of the season before he played the rest of the season with a sports hernia, underwent successful surgery on Monday. The procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Busconi and Dr. Demetrius Litwin. Meanwhile, it was Tuesday that Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask underwent successful right groin surgery by Dr. Peter Asnis. (WEEI)
Patriots kick the tires on Andrew Gachkar: The 28-year-old Gachkar spent the last two seasons with the Cowboys, after playing his first four years with the Chargers. (NBC Sports)
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