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Grant Williams could use a mulligan (or two) after botching crucial free throws near the end of regulation of Monday night’s road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the game tied at 109-109, Williams grabbed a rebound off a Payton Pritchard miss and immediately got fouled by Lamar Stevens to earn two chances at the […]

Grant Williams had the chance to win the game for the Boston Celtics against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. In a frustrating turn of events, however, Williams botched his free throws. With just less than a second left on the clock and the game tied at 109-109, Williams went to the charity stripe needing just […]

Joe Mazzulla has admitted that he probably erred in not playing Derrick White in crunch time during the Boston Celtics’ double-overtime loss against the New York Knicks on Sunday. White has been an important player for the Celtics of late and was particularly impactful during the recent absences of Tatum and Brown, but in Sunday’s […]

Jayson Tatum has been ruled out for the Boston Celtics’ Monday showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers due to a knee injury, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be sidelined for long. At least according to head coach Joe Mazzulla. Speaking to reporters before the Celtics take on the Cavs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Mazzulla dropped […]

The Boston Celtics are banged up and have blown major leads in two straight losses, yet head coach Joe Mazzulla isn’t fazed. After a heartbreaking double overtime defeat that saw the Celtics squander a 14-point lead to the shorthanded New York Knicks, Mazzulla was asked if he was worried about Boston’s recent struggles. He gave […]

The Boston Celtics will be without a number of key names due to injury going into their Monday clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The standout name is star player Jayson Tatum, who will be missing due to a left knee contusion, the Celtics revealed. Also missing in action will be centers Robert Williams (left hamstring […]

The Boston Celtics are currently in the midst of their worst stretch of basketball this season. Making matters even worse, they might be as beat up as they have been all season long. The most serious injury the team is dealing with involves center Robert Williams, who picked up a hamstring injury in Boston’s recent loss […]

The Boston Celtics (45-20) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (40-26) on Monday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Boston is fresh off a double-overtime loss to New York but remains comfortably in second place in the Eastern Conference. […]

The regular season of the 2022-23 NBA is nearing its 21st week, and the postseason race is heating up even more. Following the dramatic trade deadline and All-Star Break, teams continue to compete for position with only 16-19 games remaining per club. It goes without saying that we should expect even more entertaining and surprising […]

The Boston Celtics lost a heartbreaker in double overtime against the New York Knicks at home on Sunday night, in a spirited back-and-forth affair that ended with the Knicks winning their ninth straight game, 131-129. Celtics power forward Al Horford missed a crucial shot in the dying seconds of the second extra frame, front-rimming a […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics entered their Sunday night matchup against the New York Knicks eager to wash away the stench of their crushing collapse on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. As one might recall, the Celtics held a 28-point lead against the Nets before suffering one of their worst losses of the season. […]

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III has had a long season, only suiting up for 28 games as he deals with an array of injuries. Unfortunately, the hits just keep on rolling, as Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has announced that Williams will be out for the next 7-10 days with Boston opting against rushing […]

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was officially listed as questionable ahead of the teams’ Sunday night showdown with the Boston Celtics, per the Knicks. However, the New York star was later ruled out due to a left foot injury. Brunson, who has been magnificent for the Knicks in his first season with New York, […]

The Boston Celtics have recently lost their top spot in the Eastern Conference and can reclaim it with a win over the New York Knicks. They will look to secure a win in TD Garden against their division rival on national television. But, before the game begins, an important question must be asked: Is Malcolm […]

The New York Knicks (38-27) visit the Boston Celtics (45-19) in the TD Garden as the franchises meet for the fourth time this season and for the 555th time in total. Join us for our NBA odds series, where our Knicks-Celtics prediction and pick will be revealed. The Knicks are on the verge of an eight-game […]

The Boston Celtics gave their doubters all the necessary ammunition they needed on Friday. With a 28-point lead over a struggling Brooklyn Nets side on their own home floor, Jayson Tatum and the C’s somehow managed to lose by double digits, 115-105. Tatum was interviewed about what the prevailing emotions were in the Celtics locker […]

Friday’s Nets-Celtics matchup at TD Garden looked like a continuation of Brooklyn’s post-Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving nightmare early in the second quarter. The Nets trailed Boston by 28 points and appeared more disinterested with each point the seemingly insurmountable deficit grew. Then something changed. The high-level defense the Nets pictured when they brought in Mikal […]

Jayson Tatum and his Boston Celtics seemed to be well on their way to another routine victory at home, as they got off to a strong start against the Brooklyn Nets during their Friday night contest. In fact, the Celtics led by as many as 28 points in the middle of the second quarter following […]

Following the blockbuster trades that sent Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, respectively, the Brooklyn Nets have had their fair share of struggles integrating a bunch of new faces, such as Mikal Bridges and Spencer Dinwiddie into one cohesive unit. And on Friday night, it seemed like the Nets […]

As the Boston Celtics take on the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, they will be without center Robert Williams III for the remainder of the matchup. In the third quarter of the matchup, Robert Williams suffered a hamstring injury. He has now been ruled out of the contest with hamstring tightness. The Celtics say that […]

Grant Williams has been integral to the success of the Boston Celtics over the past couple of years. However, to the surprise of more than a few Boston supports, the 24-year-old was not able to get off the bench on Wednesday. Grant was not nursing an injury, so it was a healthy DNP for him […]

The spiraling Brooklyn Nets will try to get back on the winning track as they head out to “Bean Town” to take on the reigning Eastern Conference champs in the Boston Celtics. Join us for our NBA odds series, where our Nets-Celtics prediction and pick will be revealed. Ever since the trade of Kyrie Irving […]

When NBA players discuss being in the spotlight, a lot of them say they don’t pay attention to what’s being said about them. TNT basketball analyst Charles Barkley seems to be one of the few that does get paid attention to, judging off of the many Twitter feeds responding to what he says. Having said […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce devoted his life to basketball, but he’s now at the age where he wants to step away from the game he loves. During an exclusive ClutchPoints interview in late January, Pierce discussed his life after basketball and what it’s meant for him to be able to spend more time with […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been playing at an MVP level for most of the 2022-23 regular season, but Hall of Famer Paul Pierce thinks several players are in the running for the prestigious award. During an exclusive ClutchPoints interview with the Celtics legend in late January, Pierce revealed that the current race for […]

The 2022-23 NBA season has been filled with exciting moments, dazzling displays of scoring, and record-breaking feats, yet it has also been plagued by a persistent problem: load management. While the Boston Celtics don’t really engage in this practice, Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Paul Pierce sees it as a threat to the entire […]

There are simply some places where one feels at home. That is the case with Al Horford and the Boston Celtics, as Horford came to love the franchise after signing with them in free agency in 2016. However, after just three years with the team, Horford decided to pursue one last giant payday as he […]

Boston Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was phenomenal in the team’s 117-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, just days after one of his weakest games of the season. Tatum scored a game-high 41 points, adding 11 rebounds and eight assists to help Boston improve to 45-18, just a half-game back of the NBA-leading […]

The Phoenix Suns pulled off one of, if not the biggest trade in NBA history by swinging a deal for Kevin Durant, further strengthening the Devin Booker, Chris Paul-led core of the team that made the NBA Finals in 2021. Durant’s Suns debut on Wednesday night only further proved how scary the Suns can be […]

The Boston Celtics edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers in a tight encounter on Wednesday night, 117-113. This was thanks in large part to another heroic performance from Jayson Tatum, who exploded with 41 points. In the process, Tatum surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo on the all-time under-25 scoring list just one day before the former’s 25th birthday. […]

Jayson Tatum has notched up his 34th 30-point game for the season, making him the first Boston Celtics player to achieve the feat since Larry Bird back in 1987-88. Tatum reached the milestone just a little over halfway through the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in a game which he ended with 41 points, […]

Coming off a bad loss to the New York Knicks last Monday, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics entered Wednesday night’s showdown against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a fiery determination to make a big statement. You can see it all over the face of Jaylen Brown when he got up the bench all hyped up […]

The Boston Celtics have won two of their first three games since the All-Star break but they know there are still areas where they can improve on. For Celtics big man Robert Williams, one challenge for the team is to be a more efficient bunch when starting the second half, especially now that the starters […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers (39-25) visit the Boston Celtics (44-18) on Wednesday night! Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Celtics prediction, pick, and how to watch. Cleveland has lost three of their last four games yet remains in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers covered […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo goes way back with Jayson Tatum. These two have been playing against each other since they were kids, and they’ve obviously come a long way. Despite their long-standing friendship, however, Adebayo did not hesitate to admit that he has a personal vendetta against Tatum and the Boston Celtics. In […]

Jayson Tatum couldn’t buy a call against the New York Knicks on Monday night. Twice the Boston Celtics forward felt contact from an opposing defender that went unpenalized. Both times he blew his top, leading to the first ejection of his career. Could LeBron James, somehow, be involved in why? Jayson Tatum was ejected in […]

Jayson Tatum didn’t endear himself to the referee community after Monday night’s game. The Boston Celtics forward drew the first ever ejection of his career against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. He didn’t mince words during the postgame press conference, either. The Celtics star was asked about the officiating and his eventual […]

Jayson Tatum isn’t one to lose his cool too often. The Boston Celtics star couldn’t hold in his frustration on Monday night, getting ejected as his team couldn’t keep up in a 109-94 loss to the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Tatum had already been called for a technical foul earlier in the […]

It’s been over a year since Enes Freedom last played in the NBA. Freedom spent 35 games with the Boston Celtics during the 2021-22 campaign before the Celtics traded him to the Houston Rockets. The Rockets then waived Freedom shortly after, and the big man has yet to step on an NBA court since. Freedom […]