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Halfway through the 2022-23 NBA campaign, the Boston Celtics look like the league’s best team. At 30-12, Boston has a 1.5-game lead over the Denver Nuggets for the top record in basketball and is currently riding a four-game winning streak. After losing to the Golden State Warriors in the Finals last summer, the Celtics look […]

The Boston Celtics (30-12) visit the Brooklyn Nets (27-13) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Boston has won four consecutive games and remains in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics covered 55% of […]

Jayson Tatum is not only the reason the Boston Celtics are thriving this 2022-23 season. As Malcolm Brogdon said it, Jaylen Browns deserves just as much credit as Tatum. Speaking to reporters after the Celtics took down the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114, Brogdon emphasized that having Brown pair up with Tatum just brings Boston to […]

Jaylen Brown is already a huge part of the Boston Celtics lore, but he’s not done adding new chapters to it. On Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, Brown exploded for a monster double-double of 41 points and 12 rebounds to propel the Celtics to the 125-114 win. In the process, he joined an exclusive […]

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Boston Celtics forward Blake Griffin are starting a side business with other athletes from the four major pro sports leagues in the US. Their latest venture involves buying a large real estate holding in Iowa, according to a report by Front Office Sports. Joe Burrow, Blake Griffin, and roughly […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and big man Robert Williams both missed Monday’s game against the Bulls. Smart sat out with a left knee contusion, while Williams sat as a precaution to manage the knee injury that kept him sidelined for much of the first half of the season. However, a recent and encouraging injury […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (25-16) visit the Boston Celtics (29-12) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Celtics prediction and pick. New Orleans has lost two of their last three games but still sits in third place in the Western Conference. The Pelicans […]

Robert Williams has yet to start a game for the Boston Celtics this season. The 25-year-old returned to action in mid-December following offseason surgery and he is currently working his way back to full fitness. To say that Williams is integral to the Celtics would be an understatement. Just ask Jaylen Brown. According to Brown, […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart left the third quarter of the team’s win over the Spurs on Saturday with a left knee contusion. Even without the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, the Celtics managed to grab a win over San Antonio by a final score of 121-116. But when Boston takes its home floor […]

The Chicago Bulls (19-21) visit the Boston Celtics (28-12) on Monday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Celtics prediction and pick. Chicago has won three straight games to bump them into ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls have covered 53% of their […]

Since returning from a serious knee procedure, Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III has been taking it slow with his playing time. Yet, it’s clear that his teammates want as much time with Timelord on the floor as possible. In Saturday night’s close 121-116 win over the rebuilding San Antonio Spurs, Williams showed out in […]

Marcus Smart gave Boston Celtics fans quite the a scare when he left Saturday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs due to knee injury. However, the defense-first guard doesn’t think the issue is serious. Speaking to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe following his exit, Smart revealed that X-rays on his injured left knee were […]

San Antonio Spurs rookie Malaki Branham thought he had a good look at a three-point shot. The Spurs were down by 13 points with a little over one minute to go in the second quarter at home against the Boston Celtics and that shot could have given them some momentum heading into halftime. Maybe Branham […]

The Boston Celtics beat the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday to win their second straight game, but the victory may have come at a cost. Marcus Smart sustained an injury in the game and wasn’t able to return. Smart suffered a knee contusion early in the third quarter of the contest after hitting Zach Collins […]

Despite the controversy surrounding suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka, San Antonio Spurs icon Gregg Popovich has nothing but love for him. Popovich said as much while talking to reporters before the Spurs take on the Celtics on Saturday at AT&T Center. The veteran coach emphasized that Udoka remains a good friend and will […]

After a string of rocky outings, the Boston Celtics finally got back on track after demolishing the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks. They did that by completely shutting down the high-powered Dallas offense, allowing just 94 points to them. It’s a nice return to form, for sure. However, Joe Mazzulla isn’t quite satisfied: he wants the […]

The Boston Celtics will travel to South Texas to face off with the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center on Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Spurs prediction and pick. On Thursday, the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 124-95 at the American Airlines Center. Jayson Tatum led […]

Malcolm Brogdon is still getting the hang of coming off the bench. The seventh-year veteran had basically been a career starter before being traded to the Boston Celtics over the summer, forcing his way into the starting lineup as a rookie and opening every game he played for the Indiana Pacers since 2018-19. Still, it’s […]

Kemba Walker hasn’t been the same since leaving Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. Walker’s lone season with the New York Knicks ended up being a disaster, so the Knicks subsequently cut him loose in a trade with the Detroit Pistons this past offseason. The rebuilding Pistons then bought Walker out, but to the former […]

Jayson Tatum was not going to let the Boston Celtics suffer a third straight loss. With Tatum putting on a show, the Celtics scored the first win of their current road trip Thursday night by downing Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, 124-95. Tatum finished the game with a triple-double, the second of his career, generating […]

If you saw the manner by which Marcus Smart was ejected during the Boston Celtics’ humiliating blowout loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, then you probably knew that he was going to get slapped with a hefty fine by the NBA. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year completely went off by […]

The first returns of the NBA All-Star voting have been released, and as always, there has been a handful of surprises here and there. The usual suspects still dominate the fan votes, though, which includes Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum. Despite his stellar play this season, however, Tatum had to settle for the fourth spot […]

The NBA has announced that Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for a profanity-laced tirade toward an official during his team’s blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. “Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official, it was announced today by […]

The NBA trade deadline is a month away, but the front office for the Boston Celtics is already starting to make moves. Per NBA insider Shams Charania, the Celtics dealt center Noah Vonleh as well as cash considerations to the San Antonio Spurs. While the C’s didn’t receive anyone in this trade (they got a […]

The Dallas Mavericks host the Boston Celtics for an interconference battle on TNT! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Mavericks prediction and pick. If there is one thing the Celtics have been known for over their entire existence as a franchise, it’s hustle and effort. I think many would agree with […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks will be hosting the wounded Boston Celtics this coming Thursday night, and the prospect of seeing the Mavs superstar going toe-to-toe against the pair of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum has everyone salivating. Asked whether the prospect of locking horns with the other alphas in the NBA gives his […]

After suffering an embarrassing blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics were in need of something uplifting. On Wednesday, good news came in the form of a video from Celtics wing Danilo Gallinari, who’s currently healing from a torn ACL and hasn’t played a game all season. In the […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics were dealt the biggest beatdown of their season against an Oklahoma City Thunder side playing without their star in the lineup. The Celtics swingman didn’t mince words in speaking up about the loss. “We got out a– kicked,” said Jaylen Brown, plain and simple. “That’s what happened.” You come […]

There are much better ways to spend $10 than a wager with almost 300-to-1 odds. That didn’t stop one Oklahoma City Thunder fan from making that adage look silly on Tuesday night. The Thunder walloped the reigning East champion Boston Celtics, pounding them with 150 points even without potential All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the lineup. […]

The Boston Celtics thought that they were in for a cakewalk victory when the Oklahoma City Thunder announced that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would miss their Tuesday night game with an illness. But Jayson Tatum and the Celtics couldn’t have been more wrong. The Thunder run roughshod over the Celtics with a blistering second quarter, and they […]

Joe Mazzulla had to reach down his coaching bag to send a strong message to the Boston Celtics after getting bludgeoned by the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night. Barely anything that happened in the game was acceptable for Mazzulla, who felt he had to remind his players about what it takes to win it all […]

Josh Giddey and the Oklahoma City Thunder made history in their absolute destruction of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, all while adding extra heartbreak for Jayson Tatum and co. Seven players scored in double figures for the Thunder, with five of those breaching the 20-point mark. Giddey led the way in the absence of […]

The Boston Celtics got hammered senseless Tuesday night by, of all teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road. The Celtics had all the confidence in the world with them going into this matchup against the Thunder, as they were 4-1 in their previous five outings. Plus, the Thunder were without their best player in […]

Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart couldn’t hold back his frustration on Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, leading to his second technical foul and ejection late in the third quarter. Making matters uglier, Smart had to be held back by Celtics interim coach Joe Mazzulla as he tried to confront referees following his technical foul. […]

The Boston Celtics are doing their best to prove that their ridiculous turnaround last season that saw them go all the way to the 2022 NBA Finals wasn’t a fluke. Throughout the first half of the 2022-23 season, the Celtics have been the best team in the NBA, and they currently hold the best record […]

The Boston Celtics (26-11) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (15-21) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Thunder prediction and pick. Despite losing to open up the New Year, Boston has won four of their last five games and remains in first place […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was among the many in attendance to watch the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater Monday against the visiting West Virginia Mountaineers. He also appeared to have helped his alma mater score a 67-60 win over Bob Huggins’ team, thanks to a technical foul assessed on West Virginia basketball star  Erik […]

Robert Williams has made a significant impact on the Boston Celtics since he returned to the lineup nearly three weeks ago. The 6-foot-9 center missed the first two months of the season following offseason knee surgery, but he’s now nearing full strength again for the C’s. At this point, however, it seems that Williams’ journey […]

40 minutes. That’s how long the Denver Nuggets arena staff took to repair the rim mid-game on Sunday as they hosted Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics. After the lengthy delay, the Nuggets still managed to hold on for the win, 123-111. For his part, Jaylen Brown clearly wasn’t happy with how the game delay […]