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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 […]

The Boston Celtics (44-17) visit the New York Knicks (35-27) on Monday night! Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Knicks prediction, pick, and how to watch. Boston won seven of their last eight games and sits in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics […]

Boston Celtics defensive ace Derrick White starred off the bench in Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 18 points — on 7-for-9 shooting from the field and 2-for-3 from three — and dished out a pair of assists in 25 minutes of playing time. So when the Celtics visit Madison Square Garden on […]

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is entering its 20th week, and the postseason race is heating up even more. After the eventful trade deadline and All-Star break, teams continue to jockey for position with just around 20-24 games to go per squad. It goes without saying that we should be prepared for even more exciting […]

Fresh off a 26-point effort in the Celtics 110-107 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night, Jaylen Brown will miss Boston’s Monday night game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks. Jaylen Brown (personal) to miss Knicks-Celtics tomorrow https://t.co/rpHyyySkQz pic.twitter.com/kDanzpCQZw — CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) February 26, 2023 Brown helped steer the Celtics to the […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid isn’t just one of the best players in the league today but of all-time. While his Kevin Durant-like approach to social media and repeated playoff disappointments may overshadow his talent a bit at times, it’s important to put just how talented Embiid is into perspective. Embiid recorded 41 points, 12 […]

Former Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens wasn’t in the team huddle prior to Jayson Tatum’s clutch shot to beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a key part of the game-winning play. According to current Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, Stevens originally drew up the scheme that helped […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics battled in one of the most entertaining games of the season. It wasn’t a complete and total shootout like the Clippers-Kings affair a day ago, but it went down to the wire. After Jayson Tatum nailed a tough jumper to put the Cs up, Joel Embiid heaved up a […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have a long-lasting rivalry when it comes to sports, and while Celtics star Jaylen Brown can appreciate that, he didn’t have time for some of the harassment Sixers fans threw his way on Saturday night. Following the Celtics’ thrilling last-second victory over the 76ers, Brown revealed to NBC Sports Boston […]

The Boston Celtics proved once again that they can always get the best of the Philadelphia 76ers. Jayson Tatum drained a last-second three in the midst of a poor shooting night to deliver a 110-107 win. Tatum had a brutal first half but turned it up in the fourth quarter, where he had eight points […]

Jayson Tatum didn’t exactly predict that he’d take the game-winner against the Philadelphia 76ers, but he was determined to make something happen for the Boston Celtics. Coming off the timeout before he launched the game-winner during Saturday’s Celtics-Sixers showdown, Tatum revealed that he had a strong three-word message to his teammate Grant Williams: “it’s game […]

More than making the game-winner for the Boston Celtics on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum is just appreciative of the moment and the trust that his teammates gave him. Speaking to reporters after firing the 3-point dagger that gave the Celtics the 110-107 win over Joel Embiid and co., Tatum opened up about […]

Jayson Tatum is clutch. If that wasn’t clear with his latest game-winner for the Boston Celtics, his crunch-time record for the past five seasons is more than enough to prove his case. Including his 3-point dagger to propel the Celtics to the 110-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Tatum now has a total […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum broke the hearts of Philadelphia 76ers fans with his epic game-winner on Saturday, but at least he made one Philly resident happy after the tight affair. Following the Celtics’ 110-107 win, Tatum shared a moment with Philadelphia Eagles wideout DeVonta Smith and gave him his game-worn jersey. He even signed […]

Jayson Tatum sparked wild celebrations from Boston Celtics fans after his late dagger propelled the Beantown Team to a thrilling win over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Celtics trailed by as much as 15 points in the game, but they just couldn’t find a way to slow down Tatum near the […]

Jayson Tatum didn’t want any overtime. The Boston Celtics All-Star stopped on a dime and pulled up for a nasty top-of-the-key triple to seal the win over the Sixers in Philadelphia. Check out the clutch shot below, including Joel Embiid’s unreal full-court heave to tie the game that was just a split second too late. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (39-20) took the court for one of their biggest games of the season: their first home game of the season against the Boston Celtics (44-17). After losing their last two matchups in Boston in embarrassing fashion, the Sixers lost in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of Jayson Tatum. Final score: 110-107. Let’s […]

It’s a potential Eastern Conference Finals Preview as the Boston Celtics face the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s the game of the week as we share our NBA odds series, make a Celtics-76ers prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Celtics are coming off a 142-138 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers. Significantly, Jayson […]

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart doesn’t have to worry about being singled out every night by opposing offenses, but he realizes that some of his teammates aren’t as fortunate. After Boston’s narrow overtime win over the Indiana Pacers, Smart noted that sharpshooter Sam Hauser is often targeted by teams looking for an easy bucket. […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t afraid to admit that he took a bad shot when trying to clinch the game against the Indiana Pacers. In fact, he wasn’t afraid to cuss about how terrible it was either. Following last night’s close win over Indiana, Tatum told reporters that his attempt to put the game […]

The Phoenix Suns saw their NBA Finals odds increase dramatically after trading for Kevin Durant. Phoenix is not only a legitimate contender to come out of the West, but many people around the NBA world believe they can win the championship. However, analyst Kendrick Perkins isn’t so sure. Perkins said on ESPN’s First Take that […]

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers resumed their season with a bang. In a wild, comeback win over the Memphis Grizzlies, James Harden cooked and Joel Embiid made up for his awful shooting with one of his best defensive masterclasses ever. They’re knocking on the door of the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, who they trail […]

Jayson Tatum had the basketball world buzzing after his majestic performance in the NBA All-Star Game. Tatum set a new scoring record in the start-studded spectacle after dropping 55 points to lead Team Giannis to a victory against Team LeBron. He kept his foot on the gas in the Boston Celtics’ first game after the […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics survived a tough challenge from Myles Turner and the Indiana Pacers in their first game since the All-Star break, as they came away with a 1423-138 overtime victory on the road Thursday night. The Celtics had to play a nearly perfect game on offense to stave off Indiana, especially […]

The Boston Celtics have been the best team in the NBA this season behind the play of their star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Both players were recently named to the All-Star team and they even had a fun back and forth duel in the fourth quarter that got NBA Twitter out of […]

The Boston Celtics are back after the All-Star break, leaving just 23 more games until the end of the 2022-23 regular season. Ahead of this final stretch, the Cs sit atop the Eastern Conference at 42-17, with the surging Milwaukee Bucks just a half game behind them. With almost three-quarters of the regular season in […]

The All-Star break is just about over, meaning Boston Celtics basketball is finally back. It was a productive resting period for the C’s, as Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown dominated the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, Joe Mazzulla got a more permanent promotion, and forward Grant Williams became the First Vice-President of the NBA […]

The Boston Celtics will open the post-All-Star break by traveling to take on the Indiana Pacers in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Celtics-Pacers prediction and pick, laid out below. Boston has surged to first […]

The Boston Celtics made it official last week and named interim head coach Joe Mazzulla their new head coach. Following a tumultuous training camp and preseason, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics were able to refocus their championship hopes under Mazzulla, and the organization removed the interim tag while removing former head coach Ime Udoka in […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum have had plenty of postseason battles. In 2018, the Boston Celtics vanquished the underperforming Milwaukee Bucks. The following year, the Bucks returned the favor, defeating the underperforming Celtics. And then in 2022, the Celtics and the Bucks fought their best playoff series against each other yet, resulting in a seven-game […]

The second half of the NBA season is about to get started and there are some crucial betting picks that you need to consider before the favorite starts to pull away. Let’s continue our NBA odds series with everything you need to know within The Association. As it stands now, the Boston Celtics are the […]

To say that Jayson Tatum was excited to debut his new signature shoe during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game would be an understatement at this point. The Boston Celtics superstar finally laced up in his brand-new Jordan Tatum 1, and boy did he make a splash. After the game, Tatum admitted that he was indeed gunning […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game might’ve been held in Utah, but it was all about Boston last night, as Celtics star Jayson Tatum took home the MVP award after a record-breaking performance. While Tatum dropped 55 points in a game that admittedly has little defense, winning the All-Star MVP trophy meant a lot to him. […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game belonged not to team captains LeBron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo. It was Jayson Tatum, who teamed up with Antetokounmpo, who stole the show with a historic performance in Salt Lake City. In the All-Star draft, Antetokounmpo had the second choice of which starter he wanted on his side. After LeBron picked […]

Following another NBA All-Star Game that was virtually void of defense, Boston Celtics’ star Jaylen Brown made his strong stance on the game known. “That’s not basketball,” Brown said, according to LA Times’ Dan Woike. Brown called the game a glorified “layup line,” and expressed his desire to find a way to make the game […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum set the NBA world on fire at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. His 55-point performance set an all-time record for points at an All-Star Game and earned him All-Star Game MVP honors. After the game, Tatum took to the podium for the post-game press conference. He shared his thoughts on […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game did not have as much of the late-game drama as we have seen in recent years. But that doesn’t mean that we didn’t all get to see history. Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum scored an NBA All-Star Game record 55 points, surpassing the previous mark of 52 held by Anthony […]

Boston Celtics fans are used to seeing stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown play together, yet the 2023 NBA All-Star Game featured the dynamic duo facing off against one another. With the All-Star Game’s new draft format, Tatum and Brown were selected to separate teams. Tatum, who scored the most points in All-Star Game history […]