BASKETBALL

A last-gasp three-pointer by the Boston Celtics ended the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2017 post-season winning run and kept their play-off hopes alive. The Cavs, who had won all 11 of their previous games, were on course for a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference final, until a late comeback by the Celtics culminated in Avery Bradley’s shot from distance bouncing in at the fourth attempt with a tenth of a second remaining. It gave them an 111-108 victory and makes their outlook, even without injured star player Isaiah Thomas, brighter going into game four.