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Every Christmas, families reunite for a lot of food, hugs, gifts and, of course, a lot of basketball on television. This year won’t be different as the NBA has five scheduled games for Christmas Day, giving fans a lot of reasons to celebrate even more. With that being said, here is some important information about […]

Christmas Day in the NBA has become synonymous with marquee matchups, making the showdown between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks a perfect holiday game among the five on Sunday. Although the Celtics are 5-5 in their last 10 games, at 23-10 overall, they remain in first place in the Eastern Conference and a […]

Jayson Tatum had to watch the confetti fall for Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors last June. Instead of harboring any resentment, the Boston Celtics star took a key piece of advice from Green to heart before the start of the 2022-23 campaign. Tatum spoke out on a conversation he had with Draymond during […]

Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continue to show they are the best duo in the NBA today. And for those who have any doubt, the two effectively shut them down by surpassing Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen’s elite record. On Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Tatum and Brown scored 30 and 36 […]

The Holidays are here and there is so much to look forward to this Christmas Day! There will be five NBA Christmas games played and we have our CP betting NBA Christmas wish list here for you to observe. Be sure to check out our NBA odds series for more on the NBA season. Here […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Beantown for a Christmas Day showdown of green with the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. It’s time to continue our NBA Christmas odds series with a Bucks-Celtics prediction and pick. The Bucks and Celtics will meet for the first time since the Celtics eliminated the Bucks in seven […]

People have a lot of options on how to spend their Christmas, but for die-hard basketball fans, they spend it watching NBA Christmas Day games. Christmas Day contests are an early spectacle in the NBA season. The festivities always feature several rivalry matchups with plenty of star power. For this piece, let’s rank the five best […]

Jaylen Brown embarrassed Naz Reid so much that the Minnesota Timberwolves big man couldn’t help but confront the Boston Celtics star after his epic and-1 shot. Late in the second quarter, Brown executed a fastbreak play with perfection, draining a floater off Reid who ended up getting whistled for a foul. The two had a […]

It was a disappointing end to the 2021-22 season for Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. They reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010, and even had a 2-1 lead over the Golden State Warriors. But they proceeded to lose three straight games and ultimately the series with Tatum coming up short […]

For the greater part of the past decade, the Boston Celtics have been one of the best teams in the entire association. From the Isaiah Thomas-led upstart teams, to Kyrie Irving’s two-year stint in Beantown, to Jayson Tatum’s ascent as a true MVP candidate, Brad Stevens has seen it all amid his transition from head […]

The Boston Celtics received a pair of injury report updates on Marcus Smart and Robert Williams ahead of their Friday night clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves, per CelticsBlog on Twitter. Smart is reportedly probable for the game, but Williams is questionable due to an illness. Smart had previously been dealing with an illness. But he […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves (16-16) visit the Boston Celtics (22-10) on Friday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Celtics prediction and pick. Minnesota has won three of their last four games but still sits in ninth place in the Western Conference. The Timberwolves are 13-19 […]

After holding the league’s best record for much of the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics have dropped three straight games at home and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. While the C’s were bound to cool off after their red-hot start, they’ve suffered some rough losses as of late. On this current losing streak, […]

The Boston Celtics drafted Aaron Nesmith with 14th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, impressed by his potential as a versatile, 3 and D wing. However, it didn’t work out for Nesmith with the Celtics, as he was unable to carve out a solid role behind or even alongside Jayson Tatum and company. The […]

There’s been a lot for Boston Celtics fans to cheer about this season. They have the second best record in the NBA at 22-9. They have shown no lingering effects of having their head coach Ime Udoka suspended for the entire season. Their offense has been historic and demolishing teams all season. Jayson Tatum and […]

If you didn’t know by now, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies are a confident, gritty group. They play extremely hard every night and have no shortage of swagger on the floor. Ja himself has said time and time again that he believed they would’ve won it all last season if it wasn’t for his […]

The Indiana Pacers (15-16) visit the Boston Celtics (22-9) on Wednesday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Celtics prediction and pick. Indiana has lost four of their last five games to drop them to ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers are 17-14 […]

The NBA has been consistently absorbing attacks from people accusing the league of being too lenient when it comes to calling traveling violations. And with the NBA still seemingly letting players often get away with traveling infractions, at least one fan, whose Twitter handle is IN THE LAB, has taken matters upon himself to be […]

Some clubs like the Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, and even the Orlando Magic have gained a lot of momentum as 2022 draws to a close. However, several teams have also found it difficult to string victories together in December, stumbling through their tasks and falling behind in […]

Former NBA player Eddie House called the Orlando Magic “garbage” even after the team beat on Sunday the Boston Celtics, the team he played for multiple seasons during his time in the pros. Understandably, Magic fans and some Orlando players showed their disgust over House’s sharp comment. Cole Anthony, Terrence Ross, and Mo Bamba all […]

For more than 10 years now, the Orlando Magic franchise has been one of uninspired, languid basketball defined by lack of ambition. Since trading Dwight Howard before the 2012-13 season, the Magic have only made the playoffs twice, suffering two first-round exits at the hands of the Kawhi Leonard-led Toronto Raptors and the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led […]

Jaylen Brown is pissed at the refereeing this season. League officials have cracked down hard on the blatant travelling and dribbling violations during NBA games. However, they have been rather inconsistent on how they’ve officiated on a game-to-game basis. That led the Celtics star to remark that he’s seemingly been targeted with more travel calls […]

Brian Scalabrine recently joined Kevin Garnett’s podcast and made a bold declaration in reference to the 2008 Boston Celtics NBA Finals team, per KG: Certified. “We were the greatest defensive team to ever play,” Scalabrine said. “You think so? One of ’em,” Garnett responded. However, Scalabrine then doubled down on his 2008 Celtics comment. “The […]

The Orlando Magic pulled off the biggest upset of the day on Friday after taking down the mighty Boston Celtics on their own home floor, 117-109. The top-seeded Celtics came away disappointed after the loss, which may have had a lot to do with the fact that starting center Al Horford was ejected from the […]

Robert Williams finally returned to action for the Boston Celtics on Friday night. This was his first game of the season after undergoing surgery on his left knee during the offseason. Time Lord looked good in his season debut and the home crowd could not have been more pleased to see their starting center back […]

The Friday night matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic seemed to be a mismatch on paper, even if the Magic are currently on a four-game winning streak. After all the Celtics have 22 wins compared to the Magic’s nine. However, Orlando, led by Paolo Banchero and Moe Wagner, has given Boston everything […]

The Boston Celtics have been so good this season that it’s almost easy to overlook the fact that they’ve been doing what they’ve been doing without starting center Robert Williams in the mix. Well, that all changed on Friday as the 25-year-old made his much-awaited season debut after finally recovering from offseason surgery. Williams took […]

Al Horford will be available for the Boston Celtics’ Friday matchup with the Orlando Magic, per the Celtics Twitter account. However, the Celtics also report that Marcus Smart is questionable due to a non-COVID illness. The Celtics aren’t expected to face much trouble against the underwhelming Magic. Nevertheless, the Al Horford update is important for […]

The Brooklyn Nets are on a tear, posting the NBA’s best record (11-3) over their last 14 games. After a 1-5 start that saw head coach Steve Nash fired, Brooklyn now sits just a half-game back of Cleveland for third place in the Eastern Conference. With that, we took some questions from Brooklyn fans in […]

The Orlando Magic (9-20) visit the Boston Celtics (22-7) on Friday night. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Celtics prediction and pick. Orlando has won four straight games but still sits in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The Magic are 14-14-1 against the spread […]

The Boston Celtics have the best record in the NBA at 22-7. Impressively, that has been without their All-NBA center Robert Williams III, who has been out with a knee injury. On Thursday, it was revealed that the defensive stalwart is slated to make his Celtics season debut Friday against the Orlando Magic, according to […]

The year-long suspension of former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka was a bombshell that shocked the NBA world and left the Green Team utterly bewildered. But despite the untimely chaos his punishment posed, the Celtics are 22-7 during their 2022-23 campaign, as they have the top seed in the Eastern Conference and the league’s best […]

The NBA recently mixed things up with their annual awards, plugging in names like Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon on some of the most prestigious individual plums. It has understandably caused quite a stir with various fans vocal about their thoughts on the sweeping changes. Add NBA veterans Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford to that […]

A rush of adrenaline makes a human capable of something they never thought was within their capacity. People don’t feel as much pain whenever they’re in the heat of the moment. (Kobe Bryant and Klay Thompson’s free-throw feats post-injury immediately come to mind.) But in this instance, it’s Jaylen Brown who had no idea what […]

Clipper Darrell is one of the most popular and longest-tenured Los Angeles Clippers fans around, so this latest incident at Crypto.com Arena was definitely shocking, to say the least. During L.A.’s impressive 20-point victory against the Boston Celtics on Monday night, the superfan appeared to get into an altercation with a security guard. After a […]

The Boston Celtics are on a roll to start the 2022-23 season. They lead the NBA with a 22-7 record so far, and look every bit like the Finals contender they were expected to be entering the season. Even after losing two in a row on their tough west coast road trip, the Celtics managed […]

The Boston Celtics squandered a 20-point lead against the rival Los Angeles Lakers in what was easily their wildest game of the season. However, Marcus Smart and the Celtics fought back and got the victory on the road, all while their starting point guard was on the verge of throwing up. During a crazy battle […]

Jayson Tatum got the better of LeBron James on Tuesday. The Boston Celtics came out victorious in an absolutely wild clash with the Los Angeles Lakers that saw both teams pull off improbably comebacks. But Tatum’s respect for James hasn’t diminished one bit. The Celtics star was asked about the matchup with LeBron that saw […]

For the second time in a week, Anthony Davis let the Los Angeles Lakers down at the free-throw line in the final seconds. Yet, LeBron James isn’t about to lose confidence in his teammate. Davis missed a free throw in the closing seconds of regulation in the Lakers’ overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on […]