Weekend Wrap-Up: Celtics Fight Back, Padres Rake Up 34 Runs on Rockies, UFC’s New Champ

Onto the next 👏 pic.twitter.com/mTFGdqyAAk

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 10, 2025

Following a 115-93 win, two things were made glaringly apparent. One, Boston finally remembered how to score from three-point land, making 20 three-pointers. And two? Payton Pritchard, this season’s 6th Man of the Year Award recipient, put on a 23-point clinic, leading Boston to do what many were starting to think was undoable and begin to turn the series around.

When the Celtics needed a hero down 0-2, Payton Pritchard answered the call pic.twitter.com/gVy89YsNHr

— Ian Inangelo (@iinangelo) May 11, 2025

With game four set for tonight, and the Celtics coming in as NBA betting odds favorites to even out the series, one thing is for sure: the Knicks will be out for blood at MSG.

be ready to go. pic.twitter.com/HuLdbfHKiD

— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) May 12, 2025

So, how do you go tonight?

Is It Time to Fear the Pacers?

So, will anybody mention the obvious elephant in the room here, or are we just going to wait for NBA news experts to come out and talk about it?

Yes, I’m talking about the Indiana Pacers and how they’ve completely taken over and manhandled the Cleveland Cavaliers in their playoff series, taking a 3-1 lead following yesterday’s 129-109 win.

Pacers vs. Cavs: Game 4

grabbing control of the series 💪 pic.twitter.com/1viYwhsMHY

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 12, 2025

I know I’m not the only one who’s been blindsided by how Indiana, led by Tyrese Haliburton, has taken it upon themselves to shatter any favoritism the Cavs had in this series and pushed their game up to being one win away from moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Have we all been sleeping in Indiana this whole time? Or were the Cavs really not to be trusted in the long run?

They said the East ran through Boston.
They crowned Milwaukee too early.
They hyped up Cleveland’s resurgence and New York’s grit.

But while the league looked the other way, the Indiana Pacers built a nightmare matchup in plain sight.

🔹 Tyrese Haliburton — The engine, the… pic.twitter.com/ySTD43YkjE

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 12, 2025

Whatever it may be, it might be time for the Knicks and Celtics to start fearing the Pacers.

Minnesota & OKC Stand Up

Over in the Western Conference, following Steph Curry’s injury which sidelined him from games two and three of the series, and with NBA rumors echoing Curry’s status for games four and five as questionable, the Minnesota Timberwolves took full advantage scoring a 102-97 road win against Golden State to take a 2-1 series lead this Saturday.

DUB IN THE BAY. pic.twitter.com/DQKhNkCOhT

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) May 11, 2025

Not to be outdone by the Timberwolves, over in Denver, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 25-point performance yesterday proved to be more than enough to lead the OKC Thunder to even out their series against the Nuggets at two wins each.

Fought for this one 😤 pic.twitter.com/KaRh9uSxJZ

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) May 11, 2025

The action out west is set to continue tonight out in the Bay and tomorrow in Denver.

Padres Blow Rockies Away

If you think you’re having a hard time at work lately, stop right now and give thanks to the Lord that you are not part of the Colorado Rockies team right now.

Not only have the Rockies only won seven MLB games this season, losing the other 33, but this weekend, the San Diego Padres, aka one of the hottest teams in the league right now, decided to put on what could be one of the most dominant shows of offensive power in recent league history.

Following a 13-9 loss in which Colorado at least showed some grit, Saturday night was the literal definition of a nightmare for the Rockies after the Padres put up 21 runs against them.

At least Colorado managed to score a series-finale win yesterday by 9-3. But come on, 21 runs in a game? Really?

Yes, 21. Not 20. And thankfully not 22. 21 runs, in a 21-0 win.

Boy, we had a time tonight! pic.twitter.com/u9mZkLD4Kp

— San Diego Padres (@Padres) May 11, 2025

In total, that’s 37 runs scored against in a three-game series. If you look at MLB stats, it’s taken Colorado its last ten games to score 36 runs combined.

pic.twitter.com/Tj64IJyhzz

— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 11, 2025

At this point, why not just hire a tee-ball team to take over?

Eagles and Cowboys Set to Kickoff 2025 NFL Season

The NFL season is still some time away, but with the official schedule being released this week, the league has already given fans a sneak peek of what to expect in week 1.

In an NFC East rivalry matchup, the Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl LIX champions, will square off against the Dallas Cowboys in the season opener.

🚨 EAGLES VS. COWBOYS TO KICK OFF THE 2025 SEASON 🚨#Kickoff2025 pic.twitter.com/PEHaVYvlxB

— NFL (@NFL) May 12, 2025

As Philly looks to start the season out with a bang, can the Cowboys stop the Eagles from taking flight?

Jack Della Maddalena Wins UFC Welterweight Belt

Australia has a new UFC champion! On Saturday, in the main event of UFC 315, Aussie fighter Jack Della Maddalena took down former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad in one of the best fights thus far in 2025 to claim the belt.

AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE 🇦🇺

Jack Della Maddalena took over the welterweight crown with a wild win in the #UFC315 main event 🏆 pic.twitter.com/h6BkYqgS1M

— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2025

In a fight that went the whole five rounds, Della Maddalena took the fight to Muhammad, leaving the former champ with a slew of injuries that left his face looking like a Picasso painting.

Dana White said that Belal Muhammad left with a split lip, broken nose, and orbital after his fight at #UFC315 😳

He stood and traded with one of the best boxers in the UFC and gave us a special performance 🔥

One of the best fights of 2025 👏 pic.twitter.com/vZ9eWzbe44

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 11, 2025

With this win, Jack Della Maddalena’s stats now stand at 18 wins and two losses, as well as being the new UFC welterweight champion!

One More Lap Around the Block

Over in Spain, in the latest edition of El Clásico, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid put on a seven-goal instant classic, including a Kylian Mbappé hat trick, which would end up seeing Barcelona come away with the home win.

FULL TIME!!!! 🌵🌵🌵🌵#ElClásico pic.twitter.com/WXks2YU370

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 11, 2025

Following yesterday’s win, Barcelona have moved to four Derbi wins this season in all competitions against Real Madrid, who were later on dealt with the news that head coach Carlo Ancelotti will be leaving the team to take over as Brazil’s head coach en route to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Until next week, keep it classy, peeps.