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Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94

Jayson Tatum displayed his frustration on a play in the second quarter of Game 2.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics were embarrassed by Cavaliers in Game 2, and an old question resurfaces: Are they tough enough?

The Celtics missed shots, got frustrated, then essentially gave up when the Cavaliers continued to mount resistance.

Game 2 loss to the Cavaliers is a warning sign that the Celtics are not taking care of business at home as they should be

Nothing came easy for the Celtics and forward Jayson Tatum, who made 7 of 17 shots, including 2 of 5 from 3-point range, in Game 2's 118-94 loss to the Cavaliers.

It’s clear what the Celtics must do in Game 3: Do not repeat Game 2′s subpar shooting performance

The Celtics bench during the fourth quarter.

Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94 I Instant analysis

Celtics go cold in loss to Cavaliers, and other thoughts from Game 2

The Celtics couldn't get shots to fall in a 118-94 loss to Cleveland in Game 2.

Video: Joe Mazzulla, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum on Celtics’ blowout loss to Cavaliers in Game 2

Police confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked traffic outside MIT building; several protesters arrested
Globe reporters at the scene observed MIT and Cambridge police placing several people in restraints, sometimes forcefully, as officers were seen shoving some protesters to the ground.

Protesters at RISD vacate campus building after threat of expulsion

Colson Whitehead, pictured at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2021, announced his withdrawal from speaking at UMass Amherst's 2024 commencement ceremony after the arrests of campus protesters.

UMass Amherst commencement speaker withdraws after police arrest campus protesters

Police arrested demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian protest at Dartmouth College on May 1.

Charges dropped against Dartmouth student journalists arrested covering campus protest

The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) as seen near the coast of Norway on March 3.

Northern Lights to make an appearance over New England Friday night

The night sky should be partly cloudy a bit overnight Friday, providing a decent chance to see the aurora before Saturday's sunrise.

The OG’s Josh Fernandes, left, and Jabir Pope sang together rehearsed for their upcoming Mother’s Day show at a studio in Roxbury. Pope spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

After being wrongly incarcerated for nearly four decades, Jabir Pope is back in Dorchester performing

Younger inmates dubbed them The OG’s. “It became our therapy, to a large extent,” Pope says.

‘It was a scrum going from row to row.’ Framingham woman describes fight on Spirit Airlines flight to Logan Airport.

“If you are not involved in the fight, please exit the plane,” the flight attendant said.

‘Something’s happened to John’: Witness at Karen Read trial recalls learning that O’Keefe had been left for dead
A witness recounted driving to her relative’s Canton home only to learn Read’s boyfriend had been found left for dead on the front lawn of the property hours earlier.

How Thursday's testimony unfolded Tracker: Who has testified in the trial so far?

Adam Montgomery sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for daughter Harmony’s murder

The judge imposed the sentence after hearing heart-wrenching victim impact statements from Harmony’s mother, stepmother, and other family members.

10 arrested in East Boston ‘problem property’ drug raid, officials say

Ten people were arrested at an East Boston housing development “that has been an incessant source of drug activity and 911 calls,” officials said.

Third week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

The third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump’s former attorney.

Tracker: Who has testified in the trial, and what did they say?

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.
The Cambridge firm would likely be Google’s biggest acquisition to date. But the deal would draw intense scrutiny from regulators.

UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid

The UN General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and call on the Security Council to favorably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.

Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its ‘fingernails’ if needed

Last season, center David Andrews was almost always the first person to address the media after games.

Patriots beat writer's notebook

Center David Andrews discovered this offseason that he still has the passion to play, and other Patriots thoughts

As a multiyear captain and now the longest-tenured Patriot, Andrews said he wants to be part of the process in getting the team back on track.

Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak in Peacock's "The Tattooist of Auschwitz."

MATTHEW GILBERT | BUZZSAW

TV’s Holocaust dramas are part remembrance, part warning

These shows — including Peacock’s “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” Apple TV+’s “The New Look,” and Hulu’s “We Were the Lucky Ones” — are built to shock and morally sicken the viewer.

Anna Salzman, a baker and graduate student in gastronomy at Boston University, whose presentation on queering recipes was called “These Cookies Are Going to Change Your Life.”

What is ‘queer food’? A conference at BU explores that question and others.

Maybe it's as simple as this: "Be yourself. Throw in a pinch of this. It will be different, and that’s fine,” as Clear Flour Bread baker and BU student Anna Salzman said at the gathering.

Matthew Gilbert | 'SNL' Showdown

Myers vs. Murray. Poehler vs. Jones. Vote in Round 2 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

Vote in the Globe’s "SNL" Showdown bracket to help pick the best cast member from the past five decades.

‘SNL’ originals make a strong showing in Round 1

These first results are not surprising, as they skew toward the classic casts from the early years of “SNL” rather than more recent players. They fit into that oft-heard narrative that the show “isn’t what it used to be.”

AAPI Heritage Month

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

Amy Tan reflects on her new nonfiction book. ‘Birds were fun ... fiction writing is torment.’

The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

Eight restaurants to eat at for AAPI Heritage Month

Providence’s new Japanese grocery store Maruichi.

8 things to buy at Providence’s new Japanese grocery store Maruichi

President Biden speaks before a screening of the series "American Born Chinese" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, May 8, 2023.

Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice

Opinion

Former vice president Mike Pence, left, and former national security adviser John Bolton, right, shown with then-president Donald Trump at the White House in 2018, are on the long list of former Trump administration alums who have made it clear that they won’t support Trump again.

Readers respond: There are ways to talk to family and friends who support Trump

It takes a patient, nonconfrontational approach. And don’t expect miracles.

Why is Healey pretending everything at Steward will be OK?

The very unfunny roast of Tom Brady

IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

A 1920s doctor with a phony insanity cure was hailed as a hero. It’s a cautionary tale for today.

Columbia canceled its main commencement. Other schools shouldn’t follow its lead.

More recent News

Templeton boy, 12, and mother hoisted to Air Force helicopter from cruise ship 350 miles off US coast
Angela Bridges and her son, Aiden, were passengers on the Carnival Venezia on May 4 when the boy ruptured his bowel and medical staff on the cruise ship knew he needed more medical help than they could provide.

Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican convention
Former president Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, the state party chairman said Wednesday.

PWHL: Boston 2, Montreal 1 (OT)

Thanks to Frankel in goal, Tapani in OT, Boston takes Game 1 of PWHL Playoff series in Montreal
With Aerin Frankel making a PWHL-record 53 saves to set the stage, Susanna Tapani scored at 14:25 of overtime to lift Boston to victory in Game 1 of their PWHL Playoff series in Montreal.

Three men arrested in $436,000 armed robbery of courier in Swansea, carrying cash from cannabis dispensaries
Two men suspected of robbing a courier carrying $436,200 in cash from cannabis dispensaries, and their alleged getaway driver, were arrested Wednesday after federal agents executed search warrants at their homes in Bridgewater, Brockton, and Raynham, court records show.

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
The bipartisan bill would improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled.

Mattapan plumbing company co-owner used unreported income to buy gold bars

The co-owner of a Mattapan plumbing and heating supply company pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to filing false tax returns and using millions of dollars in unreported income to purchase gold bars, officials said.

Recommended reads

People are silhouetted behind closed doors inside a lawmakers-only hallway off the House chamber.

A few Mass. Democrats put $5m into the budget for dog parks, a castle, and more. And they did it in secret.

With 15 in total, the House budget’s primary author included more individual earmarks for himself than any of the chamber’s other 158 representatives.

Interactive database: How many earmarks did your state representative insert into the House budget?

Never see R-rated films with Mom — and other life lessons I learned movie-watching with my mother
The Globe’s film critic offers some unlikely Mother’s Day picks.

Steward’s landlord sees new hospital operators lined up by September
Medical Properties Trust also reported a big loss on loans to the bankrupt health system.

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett
The mayor and the casino company are at odds over how much more money should be paid to the city.

Culture & Lifestyle

Psychotherapist and Gay Sons & Mothers founder Rick Miller (right) used to pose for photos like his mother, Suzanne (left), with a bent knee.

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

Conductor Keith Lockhart is in his 29th year leading the Pops, whose spring season begins Friday.

A new season’s afoot as Keith Lockhart and the Pops spring into action

At the Citizens Bank Opera House, Boston Ballet music director Mischa Santora conducts the orchestral rehearsal of “Toccata,” for the ballet “The Space Between.”

Boston Ballet orchestra adds live electronics to the mix for ‘The Space Between’

Claire Messud, author of "This Strange Eventful History," will be among the authors appearing at local venues this week.

Author readings around Boston through May 18

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

stuart landing page illustration

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Stormy Daniels spoke outside federal court in New York, April 16, 2018.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Stormy Daniels is an imperfect witness. I still believe her.

Jim Lyons (right) and Amy Carnevale of the Massachusetts Republican Party.

The Massachusetts GOP seems to be getting its act together. Is it?

Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota falsely claims in her new book that she met Kim Jong Un, the ruler of North Korea.

Deep in a hole, Kristi Noem keeps digging

Popular chain restaurants have long relied on family-style menus, but independent fine-dining operations are starting to see the wisdom behind the approach as well.

A mountain of food at the restaurant? No thanks.

IDEAS | CHRISTOF KOCH

I almost died. Here’s what I learned from the experience.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Maine lawmakers to take up 80 spending proposals in addition to vetoes

The Maine Legislature is ready to dispatch unfinished business that extends well beyond several vetoed bills.

Charges dropped against Dartmouth student journalists arrested covering campus protest

Criminal trespassing charges have been dropped against two student journalists at Dartmouth College who were arrested while covering a pro-Palestinian protest on the school’s New Hampshire campus this month.

Photos: Celtics blown out by Cavaliers in Game 2

The Boston Celtics played the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden on Thursday.

Protesters at RISD vacate campus building after threat of expulsion

Their occupation of the academic space and refusal to allow students and faculty to retrieve their work oppose our college’s mission and code of conduct,” the art school’s president wrote in an email

Sports

It proved to be an early night for the Celtics' starters, who head to the bench in the fourth quarter.

Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94

Game 2 loss to the Cavaliers is a warning sign that the Celtics are not taking care of business at home as they should be

The Celtics vowed that this postseason would not be like the last one, when they stumbled to a puzzling 5-6 home record.

Nothing came easy for the Celtics and forward Jayson Tatum, who made 7 of 17 shots, including 2 of 5 from 3-point range, in Game 2's 118-94 loss to the Cavaliers.

It’s clear what the Celtics must do in Game 3: Do not repeat Game 2′s subpar shooting performance

The Celtics made 33 of 80 shots, including just 8 of 35 from 3-point range, in Game 2's 118-94 setback that evened the series and sent it to Cleveland.

Jayson Tatum displayed his frustration on a play in the second quarter of Game 2.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics were embarrassed by Cavaliers in Game 2, and an old question resurfaces: Are they tough enough?

The Celtics missed shots, got frustrated, then essentially gave up when the Cavaliers continued to mount resistance.

RANGERS 3, HURRICANES 2 (OT)

Artemi Panarin scores in overtime, Rangers beat Hurricanes to take 3-0 series lead

PWHL Boston playoff schedule and results

Business

Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires

The bipartisan bill would improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled.

TikTok to label content created with AI

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Moderna’s mRNA dreams meet reality with first post-COVID shot

Airbnb posts biggest decline in a year on weak travel outlook

magazine

Tech Power Players 2024

Meet the CEOs, founders, and investors on the Globe’s third annual list of New England tech leaders

After more than a half century in business, the Christmas Tree Shops closed its remaining stores last summer to the dismay of devoted customers.

My mom and I butted heads. But never at the Christmas Tree Shops.

Photos of Shelby Hewitt, including her 2023 booking photo (center).

The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-year-old high school imposter

Ginger-Lime Grilled Snapper With Herb Sauce

Take your grilling to the next level with these bold sauces

metro

The Northern Lights (aurora borealis) as seen near the coast of Norway on March 3.

Northern Lights to make an appearance over New England Friday night

Best things to do in Rhode Island: May 10-17

Adam Montgomery sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for daughter Harmony’s murder

sports

Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel (31) makes one of her record 53 saves against Montreal's Kristin O'Neill during the third period of Thursday's overtime victory in Game 1 of their PWHL playoff series in Montreal.

Thanks to Frankel in goal, Tapani in OT, Boston takes Game 1 of PWHL Playoff series in Montreal

The Cavaliers ran away with Game 2 in the second half to beat the Celtics, 118-94. See how it unfolded.

Raucous crowd roars its approval for Caitlin Clark in her home debut with Fever, an 83-80 win

business

HubSpot may be an acquisition target for tech giant Google.

Is Google trying to buy HubSpot? Here’s why it might not happen.

Feds have ‘significant safety concerns’ about Ford fuel leak recall and demand answers about the fix

Wynn halts planned $400 million casino expansion amid financial dispute with Everett

politics

Stormy Daniels testifies on the witness stand.

Trump’s hush-money trial hinges on business transactions, not on Stormy Daniels’ shocking testimony

House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here’s why his job is far from safe.

Failure to oust Speaker ‘MAGA Mike’ Johnson shows strength and weakness of his alliance with Trump

Nation

California Governor Gavin Newsom.

California’s budget deficit has likely grown. Governor Gavin Newsom will reveal his plan to address it.

Third week of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come

Video shows Florida deputy announced himself prior to fatal shooting of Black airman

World

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2022, at the UN headquarters.

UN to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights and revive its UN membership bid

Breach grows between Biden and Israel’s leaders over Rafah invasion

Ukraine strikes Russian oil facilities, including one far over the border

opinion

Stormy Daniels spoke outside federal court in New York, April 16, 2018.

Stormy Daniels is an imperfect witness. I still believe her.

The outlook isn’t good for Wu’s tax hike plan

A $19 Big Mac meal is a good thing

lifestyle

My partner doesn’t like babies

Inside the Met Gala: A fairytale forest, woodland creatures, and some starstuck first-timers

Photos: See Zendaya, Matt Damon, Ayo Edebiri, and more stars hit the Met Gala red carpet

food & dining

Anna Salzman, a baker and graduate student in gastronomy at Boston University, whose presentation on queering recipes was called “These Cookies Are Going to Change Your Life.”

What is ‘queer food’? A conference at BU explores that question and others.

New rooftop dining in Eastie and Bay Village; Needham’s The James expands north

Podcast: How sustainable are Rhode Island’s food systems?

travel

Ebony Williams in St. Croix.

Choreographer Ebony Williams on vacation thrifting, packing light, and Michelle Obama

Road Scholar downgrades traveler from business to economy

A warmer food and wine fest, a bacon tour, and new dog travel gear

Arts

A view of the gallery of "The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury" at the Colby College Museum of Art.

Two shows in Maine highlight Louise Nevelson, a giant of American Modernism

At Worcester Art Museum, photo show gives a different lay of the land

Ready your wands: ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ makes its New England debut this fall

Books

From left: Jamaica Kincaid and her daughter, Annie Shawn; the cover of Kincaid's new book "An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children"; and Kara Walker, the book's illustrator.

Jamaica Kincaid’s primer on colonialism’s flora resonates with history behind Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s honeyed memories

An homage to eros in new poetry collection; Roxbury book festival returns for a second year; and more

Lawrence Ingrassia, in ‘A Fatal Inheritance,’ pens a love letter to his family, torn asunder by cancer

Movies

A scene from "Evil Does Not Exist," directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi on letting real life frame his new film, ‘Evil Does Not Exist’

Never see R-rated films with Mom — and other life lessons I learned movie-watching with my mother

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ is a simian snore

Television

Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak in Peacock's "The Tattooist of Auschwitz."

TV’s Holocaust dramas are part remembrance, part warning

Myers vs. Murray. Poehler vs. Jones. Vote in Round 2 of our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket.

‘SNL’ originals make a strong showing in Round 1

music

Singer-guitarist River Shook of Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, who headline The Cut in Gloucester Friday night.

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers: attitude with a twang

Crazy Horse’s Billy Talbot on Neil Young, the ragged glory of their live shows, and the road ahead

Provincetown’s busiest jazz player is ready to reintroduce himself to Boston

Theater/Dance

Psychotherapist and Gay Sons & Mothers founder Rick Miller (right) used to pose for photos like his mother, Suzanne (left), with a bent knee.

A Boston therapist assumed gay sons and their mothers had strong bonds. Then he heard more of their stories.

From the highest high to the horrific in Apollinaire’s ‘Touching the Void’

Who’s the region’s funniest firefighter? Six hopefuls are warming up their acts.

Health

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Centurion Foundation was the ‘only viable’ buyer for Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals, CEO says

Agent Orange exposure damages the brain in ways similar to Alzheimer’s disease, new study says

Obituaries

Mr. McCloskey, shown at his law office in Redwood City in 2006.

Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who called for Nixon’s resignation, dies at 96

Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana and the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

Ian Gelder, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, dies at 74