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The Philadelphia 76ers know that if they are to beat Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their second-round series at TD Garden, they are going to need a big, throwback performance from guard James Harden. It appeared that the bearded superstar was up to the task when he exploded for 16 […]

All eyes are on the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers right now as they battle in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs second-round series. Joel Embiid was forced to sit out this pivotal matchup, which means that the Sixers have to rely heavily on James Harden to carry them in this one against the mighty […]

Joel Embiid had been ruled OUT for Game 1 vs. the Boston Celtics, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Philadelphia 76ers will now lean on James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, and Tobias Harris for their scoring. Joel Embiid OUT for Game 1 vs. Celtics Embiid’s status has been murky in the week leading up to Game 1 […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs have featured some of the best matchups we’ve seen in a while, and the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are no exception. The old foes haven’t faced each other in the postseason since the 2020 Bubble, yet they’ll renew their rivalry tonight in Boston for Game […]

Entering the much-anticipated second-round series between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, Sixers star center Joel Embiid is dealing with a knee injury. Embiid is currently listed as doubtful to play in Game 1, and it’s unclear at this juncture when exactly he’ll be ready to play for Philadelphia. But ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski […]

Another chapter of the rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics will be written in the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Celtics have unfinished business in the NBA Finals but the Sixers, tired of getting punked so early in the postseason, want more than anything to get past them and into the conference finals. The […]

Not too long ago, Isaiah Thomas was an NBA All-Star and led the Boston Celtics to one of the best records in the entire league. Now, Thomas finds himself just looking for one more opportunity to prove himself in this league, as he has received very few chances in the league over the last few […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a huge headache right now on the Joel Embiid injury front as they prepare for Monday’s Game 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics. Embiid suffered a sprained LCL in his right knee in the Sixers’ series-clinching Game 4 win over the Brooklyn Nets, and he’s now in danger of missing their […]

The Boston Celtics are set to play in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs but the road to that stage of the postseason wasn’t at all easy for Jaylen Brown and company. For one, they were heavily tested in the first round by Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Jaylen Brown and the […]

Another chapter of one of the NBA’s most storied rivalries begins tomorrow, as the Boston Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The two rivals have been battling it out for decades. As of late, the Celtics have had the upper hand. Boston went 3-1 versus Philadelphia […]

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals Semifinals between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers tips off on Monday night. It’s Boston who has homecourt advantage for the rest of the playoffs, so they get to host the Sixers at the TD Garden for the series opener. Celtics fans will be glad to know […]

The Philadelphia 76ers dispatched the Brooklyn Nets with relative ease in their first-round playoff series, but they suffered a huge blow when it was announced Joel Embiid had suffered a knee injury in their Game 3 win. The Sixers still managed to finish their sweep of Brooklyn in Game 4 and got some help from […]

Perhaps the most highly anticipated potential matchup of the postseason has come to fruition. Unfortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers and basketball fans across the globe, though, their second-round tilt with the Boston Celtics has been marred by an injury to Joel Embiid even before the series tips off. The MVP frontrunner is still suffering from […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics will renew a classic playoff rivalry as they face off in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the TD Garden. We are in Beantown sharing our NBA odds series, making a 76ers-Celtics Game 1 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The 76ers swept the […]

For the 22nd time in NBA playoff history, the Boston Celtics are squaring off against the Philadelphia Sixers. To reach the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the C’s disposed of a pesky Atlanta Hawks squad in six games. Atlanta went from battling in the Play-In Tournament to giving Boston trouble, however the Celtics’ stars came up big […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum sent Janet Jackson an apology after Game 6 between the Celtics and Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena pushed her show back a night — and it looks like the famous singer accepted. “I want to send an apology to the legend Janet Jackson,” Tatum said in an on-court interview […]

The second-round of the 2023 NBA playoffs is almost set to tipoff. The Philadelphia 76ers were the first ones to punch their ticket to the Conference Semifinals. The Boston Celtics took a little bit longer to get there but did so nonetheless, earning a highly anticipated matchup with Philly. It’s fitting that the Sixers’ most […]

As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare to take on the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, the status of Joel Embiid is on everyone’s mind. The Sixers’ superstar has been working his way back after spraining his right LCL in the first round. After a check-up with the doctors, Embiid’s status […]

Trae Young did everything he can to carry the Atalanta Hawks in their NBA Playoffs opening-round series against the mighty Boston Celtics. He came close too, but in the end, his heroics just wasn’t enough against a powerhouse Celtics side. Despite his season ultimately ending in disappointment, Trae Young is staying positive. There’s no denying […]

It all came crashing down for the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday after Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics secured a 128-121 win to close out their NBA Playoffs first-round series, 4-2. It was a heartbreaking way to end the season for Trae Young and Co., but you also have to give credit to this team […]

After a lot of basketball, the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is almost here. Now, teams are one step closer to hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. That is the case for both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. With the Eastern Conference Semifinals set to kick off on Monday, it means it […]

Lamar Jackson coming to an agreement with the Baltimore Ravens on a long-term contract extension has reinvigorated life back into the franchise. General manager Eric DeCosta was especially happy that the deal went through after watching his favorite NBA team, the Boston Celtics, suffer a brutal playoff loss. As the Jackson saga continued with no […]

There were a number of reasons why the Atlanta Hawks ended up losing Game 6 to the Boston Celtics. Not being able to inbound the ball during the dying moments didn’t help their cause one bit. The Hawks threw it off a defender not once, not twice, but three separate times as they couldn’t get […]

The dust hasn’t even settled yet on the Boston Celtics‘ first-round win over the Atlanta Hawks but already, Jaylen Brown is looking ahead. The Celtics star knows that Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have been patiently waiting for them, and now that Boston has booked its place in the second round, the fans are […]

The stage is set. The Boston Celtics have booked their place in the Eastern Conference Semifinals after taking out Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series on Thursday night. Waiting for them in the next round is the Philadelphia 76ers, who for their part, have a major […]

Al Horford and the Boston Celtics have been through considerable playoff adversity in the past. As one would recall, the Celtics experienced playoff heartbreak at its worst when they lost in the 2022 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Thus, it’s no surprise that the Celtics are prepared for the worst opposing crowds can […]

By no means was it easy, but the Boston Celtics bounced the Atlanta Hawks from the first round thanks to a clutch fourth quarter. In Game 5, the Celtics suffered a complete collapse late in the contest, yet Game 6 was the total opposite. Boston outscored Atlanta 17-7 in the last five minutes of the […]

Jaylen Brown has come a long way. Sure, this season saw him soar to the upper echelon of NBA talent with 26.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game on 49.1 shooting (all career-highs). But it is more than that for the All-Star guard. Thursday night, after the Boston Celtics’ hard-fought, 128-120 victory versus the Atlanta […]

Trae Young gave it all he had in Game 6 against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. As a matter of fact, this has been the story for the Atlanta Hawks star for pretty much the entire series. Unfortunately for Hawks fans,  Young’s heroics simply weren’t enough to dethrone Jayson Tatum and a powerhouse Celtics […]

In the end, the Boston Celtics were simply too much for Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Boston clinched a spot in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs after beating the Hawks in Game 6 of their series Thursday night, 128-120. Following the loss to Jayson Tatum and company, Trae Young declared that […]

The Atlanta Hawks may have failed to go past the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but head coach Quin Snyder doesn’t think it’s a total failure for the team considering what they have done. Snyder–who took over the team in midseason after the firing of Nate McMillan–said as much during his postgame presser […]

The Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks went to war. In the end, only one team could prevail, and that came in the form of Jayson Tatum and the Celtics. It was a hard-fought battle, though, which is why the Boston superstar just had to give Trae Young some props after the final buzzer of […]

After a slight delay, the Boston Celtics were able to finally close out their NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 on Thursday night. Jayson Tatum led the way yet again for the Celtics, dropping 30 points on 11-of-20 shooting, to go along with 14 rebounds, seven assists, a steal, two […]

The Boston Celtics are headed to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs after finally getting the job done in the first round versus the pesky Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks eliminated the Hawks in six games after a 128-120 road win Thursday night, and as expected, Celtics and NBA fans are going bonkers on […]

Trae Young clearly has no intention of taking his foot off the gas — definitely not in their do-or-die Game 6 showdown against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. Entering this must-win game, the Atlanta Hawks star is averaging 35.0 points over his last three contests, and there’s no denying that Trae came out for […]

Dante Exum has been body slammed by former Boston Celtics first-rounder Guerschon Yabusele in a wild on-court brawl in Spain. Exum, a former number five pick himself who was drafted to the Utah Jazz before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, had scored 19 points off the bench for Partizan in Game 2 of their […]

A lot will be on the line on Thursday night when the Boston Celtics take on the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks will host Game 6 in Atlanta and they will need to win in order to keep their season alive and force a Game 7 in Boston. The Celtics, on the other hand, will be […]

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks survived another day! They host the Boston Celtics for Game 6 of the first-round series. Trae Young and Jayson Tatum headline the players featured on the NBA playoff’s same-game parlay sponsored by Bleacher Report. The Celtics are trying to clinch this series. They have had their eyes on Joel […]

The Boston Celtics have a history with the Miami Heat in the postseason, so Jayson Tatum wasn’t too surprised when the red-hot team from South Beach took down the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. Although the Heat barely snuck into the playoffs after losing their first Play-In Tournament game, Tatum never underestimated them. “I wouldn’t necessarily call […]