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After getting off to a good start to the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics have not played very well to close out this season. They have managed to win their last two games though and they are looking to make it three in a row on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs. To do so, […]

The Atlanta Hawks are eighth in the Eastern Conference standings at 36-37. Unfortunately, while they’re in position to make the 2023 NBA Playoffs, they’re not in an ideal position to advance in their bracket. Hawks’ nightmare seeding scenario, matchup for 2023 NBA Playoffs Currently slated to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, the Hawks will already […]

The Boston Celtics are looking like themselves again, and All-Star wing Jaylen Brown thinks a lot of the team’s recent success is connected to one person: center Robert Williams III. Following a dominant 120-95 win over the Indiana Pacers, Brown told the media that Williams is crucial to the Celtics’ winning formula. “Rob is fantastic,” […]

The Dallas Mavericks are completely falling apart as the 2022-23 regular season comes to a close, and Luka Doncic is not happy about it. The Mavs haven’t been able to figure things out since acquiring Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline, and their latest loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night was the biggest […]

After a string of disappointing losses, the Boston Celtics have responded with two of their best wins of the season. They closed up their six-game road trip with a resounding 132-109 victory over the Sacramento Kings, and then returned home to Boston to put together a commanding 120-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The common […]

What the hell is going on with Jaylen Brown? The Boston Celtics star and Jayson Tatum’s partner-in-crime never really left the proverbial trade block despite his stellar play. Every time a star was available for trade, Brown’s name was always included in a potential deal. All that talk has clearly affected Brown’s stance on staying […]

It’s no secret that Marcus Smart is one of the most outspoken players in the game today. This is why it comes as no surprise that the Boston Celtics star wanted to have words with Bennedict Mathurin after the former got caught with a nasty hit to the mid-section courtesy of the Indiana Pacers rookie’s […]

The Boston Celtics have designs on winning the NBA championship with a memorable playoff run. While Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are the team’s two primary headliners, it is the depth of the team that should give Boston a legitimate shot at winning the 18th league title. Malcolm Brogdon is one of the Celtics’ key […]

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton has yet to suit up since a nine-point win over the Houston Rockets in early March. Indiana has nine games left on its schedule, with tough matchups against the Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks in their way of a potential Play-In spot. With the Pacers 1.5 games behind the Chicago Bulls […]

Even prior to being drafted, durability was a concern for Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III. Nonetheless, “Time Lord” as he’s become known among Celtics fans, is one of the most electrifying shot-blockers in the NBA. Now in his fifth NBA season after being selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, […]

Since his retirement, Hall of Fame forward Paul Pierce has had plenty of controversial statements to make regarding current and former players. Whether they’re type of statements that make your scratch your head and furrow your brow or bite down as you try to hold in a laugh, all that can be said for certain […]

The TD Garden is the sight of tonight’s Eastern Conference match-up, as the Indiana Pacers visit the Boston Celtics. It is time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Celtics prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Celtics became the second team in the NBA this year to hit the 50-win marker, downing the […]

If the Boston Celtics are to make a return to the NBA Finals this season, they will need a big contribution from point guard Derrick White to get there. In the event White and the Celtics come up short in their journey, it won’t be due to a lack of confidence, and why wouldn’t they […]

The Indiana Pacers are currently 1.5 games behind the Chicago Bulls for the 10th and final Play-In Spot in the East. They face a tough test on Friday against the mighty Boston Celtics, and it goes without saying that they will need to be at their very best if they hope to stand a chance […]

The Boston Celtics have dealt with multiple injuries this season, but none were as severe as Danilo Gallinari’s torn ACL. Yet, there’s reportedly a slight chance the 34-year-old forward suits up for the C’s in the playoffs. Just prior to the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, Gallinari tore his ACL while playing for Italy […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is in the third season of a four-year, $106.3 million contract extension he signed in Oct. 2019, and if he does leave Boston in unrestricted free agency in 2024, the Atlanta Hawks are reportedly a team that would interest the 26-year-old. Brown was recently noncommittal about his Celtics future in […]

Evan Turner is not in the NBA anymore, but he came out with a take about what would happen if the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics match up in the NBA Playoffs. “I’m taking Celtics every single day, and twice on Sundays,” Evan Turner said. “I think, with this history I just think Boston […]

The basketball world saw Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George suffer a scary-looking knee injury late in Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is already praying for a speedy recovery. George came down awkwardly while trying to grab a defensive rebound with about 4:38 remaining in the fourth […]

After last season’s riveting NBA Finals run, the Boston Celtics seemed like a team with a championship window as wide open as anybody. They were led by two young superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who are only just beginning to enter their primes. With a Celtics front office that continues to add complementary veteran […]

College sports rivalries do not die when a player enters the pros. It does not even matter if they were only there for just one year. In the case of Boston Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams, it has certainly carried over into the NBA. Tatum’s Duke Blue Devils were defeated by Williams’ Alma […]

The NBA has changed in many obvious ways on the court, but also in terms of player mentality. Jumping ship to another contender, or worse yet a rival, was once considered blasphemous. Though, Boston Celtics great and NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett gained a new perspective regarding the hard feelings he felt for his […]

Boston Celtics point guard Malcolm Brogdon gave his take on the MVP debate and had a surprising omission. For most of the regular season, fans and media alike believed Nikola Jokic would run away with the award and become a three-time NBA MVP. However, recent poor results for the Denver Nuggets coupled with Joel Embiid’s […]

Trade rumors can get out of hand in a hurry, and when NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant were seen working out together last summer, Jaylen Brown feared the worst. The two-time All-Star for the Boston Celtics recently revealed that he thought his time in Beantown might’ve been over when he saw his teammate […]

The Boston Celtics (49-23) visit the Sacramento Kings (43-28) on Tuesday night! Action tips off at 10:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Kings prediction, pick, and how to watch. Boston has won two of their last three games and finds itself in a tight race for the No. 2 […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown did not have a friendly relationship with Kyrie Irving when they were both in Beantown, yet today they consider each other “brothers.” While Irving is now on the Dallas Mavericks and far removed from his time in Boston, Brown made it apparent during an interview with The Ringer that he […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has just one year left on his current contract, and when asked about his future in Beantown he didn’t give the answer most C’s fans are looking for. During a recent interview with The Ringer’s Logan Murdock, Brown discussed the potential of staying in Boston once his current deal expires. […]

The Boston Celtics have found themselves in the middle of their worst stretch of basketball recently, dampening expectations as they approach the playoffs. But the good news is that they have already clinched a playoff spot, and their strong play throughout the first half of the season gave them a buffer to be able to […]

The Boston Celtics are crawling toward the finish line of the regular season. After looking invincible for much of the first half of the season, the C’s have gone just 7-6 since the All-Star break, losing control of the top seed in the Eastern Conference and barely holding onto the second seed ahead of the […]

The Boston Celtics are looking to bounce back from Saturday’s tough loss against the Utah Jazz when they return to action on Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings. The good news for Boston fans is that their injury report has come back relatively clean ahead of their marquee matchup against the No. 3 seed in the […]

After numerous trips to the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics returned to the NBA Finals last season, the first since their 2009-2010 finals matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics matched well with the Golden State Warriors, but Stephen Curry and company defied expectations to capture their fourth ring in eight years. Now, […]

Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge has a level of familiarity with the Boston Celtics that most do not have, having held roles as the executive director and president of basketball operations for the Celtics from 2003 to 2022. As a result, nobody need wonder why the longtime front office executive has his eyes on both […]

The Boston Celtics couldn’t hold onto their lead against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, losing by a score of 119-118, continuing their recent cold stretch. Jayson Tatum in particular struggled once again for the C’s, and after the game, Joe Mazzulla admitted that he had some regrets about how he handled Tatum throughout this […]

The Boston Celtics controlled the action for much of their latest contest against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, but when the final buzzer sounded, they picked up yet another loss, this time in crushing fashion, by a score of 119-118. And a quick look at the final stat sheet showed that Jayson Tatum turned […]

The Boston Celtics lost to the Utah Jazz on Saturday after Grant Williams tried to play hero for the team and failed. However, Jayson Tatum isn’t mad at his teammate at all despite the botched game-winning attempt. For those who missed it, the Celtics had a chance for one last shot to win against the […]

Utah Jazz fans are in pure ecstasy right now after clinching a crucial win against the Boston Celtics at home. And who wouldn’t be? Not only did the team improved their chances of qualifying for a Play-In spot, but they also absolutely entertained in a game capped off by a clutch block from rookie Walker […]

LeBron James is the NBA’s all-time scoring king. However, not even the Los Angeles Lakers superstar could touch Jayson Tatum‘s latest scoring milestone after the Boston Celtics superstar caught fire yet again on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz. After failing to score a single point in the opening quarter, Tatum exploded for 15 points […]

Robert Williams will miss his eighth consecutive game for the Boston Celtics when they take on the Utah Jazz on Saturday. The 25-year-old has been out of commission due to a lingering hamstring problem, and Celtics fans have been anticipating the return of their high-energy big man. As it turns out, Boston supporters might not […]

The Duke Blue Devils saw their 10-game winning streak come to a devastating end on Saturday night at the hands of the Tennessee Volunteers. It wasn’t a good day for Duke fans everywhere as they saw their title hopes thrown out the window following a heartbreaking 65-52 loss against No. 4 Tennessee. Unsurprisingly, this was […]

Utah Jazz star guard Jordan Clarkson has missed the last four games due to a finger injury. Unsurprisingly, without arguably their second-best player, the Jazz have done little more than tread water in the Western Conference standings, as they own a 2-2 record since he’s been out. So when Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the […]