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The Boston Celtics have been without their third-best player, guard Marcus Smart for the past five games due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. That is about to change, as the team reported earlier on Wednesday that Smart was out due to a return to conditioning, signaling his return to the team for possibly […]

The Charlotte Hornets are heading to Boston to take on the Celtics for a Wednesday night affair. The Hornets are fresh off a win against the New York Knicks. It was one of their better games of the season, and now they’re looking forward to carrying that momentum into Beantown. Charlotte did have a couple […]

The Boston Celtics are a team in need of a major roster shakeup, while the Detroit Pistons are a team in a rebuilding phase stuck with a talented, win-now player. Both teams have assets that would be of interest to the other, and could help with each team’s respective goals. Let’s see if a deal […]

After once being seen as the most impressive car in the race to become the next NBA dynasty, the Boston Celtics are spinning their wheels. The team has only gotten worse the past few seasons and it is due to more than key players like Kemba Walker and Gordon Hayward departing. Leadership has been the main […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Charlotte Hornets will travel to take on the Boston Celtics. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Celtics prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season. The Charlotte Hornets are 24-20 and have won five […]

The Boston Celtics minimally shook up their roster in a three-team trade, the first-midseason trade for Brad Stevens as Boston’s president. There could be more trades where that came from. Al Horford, who reunited with the Celtics this offseason, might be on his way out of town again, per Jared Weiss of The Athletic: After […]

Yao Ming recently invited Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter Freedom to China in an attempt to change the latter’s tune about the Asian powerhouse. Freedom, who has been a vocal critic of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, did not waste much time responding to the former Houston Rockets center’s offer. Hey @YaoMing I heard […]

The Boston Celtics landed both PJ Dozier and Bol Bol from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team, four-player trade that also involved the San Antonio Spurs. However, it doesn’t look like they have big plans on playing them. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Celtics have no immediate plans to waive Dozier or Bol, […]

The Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets agreed to a four-player NBA trade involving Bryn Forbes, Juancho Hernangomez, Bol Bol and PJ Dozier. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Boston is sending Hernangomez to San Antonio, who then gives Forbes to Denver. As for the Nuggets, they are giving up Bol Bol […]

The Boston Celtics have had a relatively strong start to the new year and their huge win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday (followed by another victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday) shows that this team appears to be moving in the right direction. Be that as it may, the Celtics are still […]

There have been many questions about this Boston Celtics team over the last few seasons, and none of them have been answered. They have performed worse than any other Celtics team has ever struggled, and playing the style of basketball that this Celtics team is playing is inexcusable. Boston is one of the most renowned […]

The Boston Celtics are certainly not living up to expectations season, sitting at just 22-22 and outside of the playoff picture altogether. That being said, there has been some criticism of their superstar duo of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Trade rumors have even surrounded the youngsters, but Celtics GM Brad Stevens has made it […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will play the Boston Celtics in an inter-conference matchup on MLK Day. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Celtics MLK DAY prediction and pick. The Pelicans and Celtics will play on MLK Day as the NBA honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. New […]

The Chicago Bulls will be looking to bounce back on Saturday night from two consecutive blowout losses to the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors. That will be tough however without Zach LaVine, who left Friday’s contest with knee soreness. Thankfully, it’s not anything serious and he shouldn’t be out for long. As for Lonzo […]

The top team in the East, Chicago Bulls, will travel to Boston to play the underperforming Boston Celtics Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Celtics prediction and pick. The Boston Celtics are coming off a bad loss to the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night. They have fallen back under .500 […]

It was a reversal of fortune for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night as they easily dispatched Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics almost from start to finish. The Sixers took an 11-10 lead over the Celtics with 6:28 left in the first quarter and never looked back. Once they extended the […]

The Boston Celtics’ 2021 – 22 campaign has been a serious case of Jekyll and Hyde syndrome. Much has been made about the team’s inconsistency this season, and for good reason. Despite all the high-end talent in the roster, the team just can’t seem to get a consistent rhythm going for them. Case in point: […]

The Boston Celtics are currently on the verge of being on the outside of the playoff picture. With a home game against the Philadelphia 76ers on deck, they have the chance to secure a big win over their division rival. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will be ready to go. However, the availability of one […]

Friday night in the Association will feature this iconic rivalry in the East! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-76ers prediction and pick. The Boston Celtics are dead even at 21-21 on the season. They have a chance to go above .500 for the first time since early in the season. […]

It’s no secret the Boston Celtics need to make some major moves at the NBA Trade Deadline. At 21-21, this season has not gone even close to how they planned. That being said, the C’s are expected to make both Dennis Schroder and Aaron Nesmith available in trade talks but the organization is also eyeing […]

The Boston Celtics need a lot of help right now. The 2021-22 season has been nothing but disappointing for them. Their offense sputters more often than it roars and the team seems to be missing an edge. One player who can help Boston fix these issues is an old friend, Isaiah Thomas. Although Thomas will […]

The Boston Celtics have put together a three-game win streak. It’s nothing to write home about, but it’s a step in the right direction for Jaylen Brown and Co. Brown was vocal after the team put the clamps on the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. The Celtics star was adamant that it was high time […]

This should be a good matchup in the East! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Pacers prediction and pick. The Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers met the last time they played. Boston narrowly defeated the Pacers in overtime in what was a close and low-scoring affair. For the Celtics, they needed […]

It’s been an up-and-down season so far for the Boston Celtics, who are 3-2 in their first five games of 2022. However, two of those wins came in their past couple of outings. Boston defeated the New York Knicks last Saturday and the Indiana Pacers last Monday — both at home. The Celtics will look […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown recently gave a passionate endorsement of his partnership with fellow star Jayson Tatum, and Monday night it was Tatum’s turn to return the favor. After the Celtics’ overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers, Tatum spoke at length about a recent chat he had with Brown about their future together as […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has cleared the air with former player and NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins after the latter roasted the former Duke standout over the weekend. After the Celtics’ blowout win over the Knicks on Saturday, Perk made sure to praise Jaylen Brown for showing out while putting down Tatum in the same […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took down the Indiana Pacers on Monday, but it wasn’t the most beautiful win. And for head coach Ime Udoka, it only highlights the persistent problems they’ve been facing all season long. While Udoka is satisfied they got the W against a rebuilding Pacers team, he acknowledged that they […]

With the Boston Celtics struggling through another season, speculation continues to run rampant that the franchise will look to break up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. We’ve seen the two stars address the situation in recent days, with Brown delivering an impassioned defense of the duo over the weekend. While plenty […]

The Indiana Pacers will meet the Boston Celtics in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Celtics prediction and pick. The Pacers and Celtics are set to play on Monday night as each team is still looking to find themselves nearly halfway into the regular season. […]

The Boston Celtics are going to have some interesting decisions to make this season because they certainly have their two guys that they need in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum to compete for an NBA title. The unfortunate part about the Celtics is that they have some very below-average role pieces outside of a few […]

The Boston Celtics have taken a step back the past couple of seasons. The future looked blindingly bright with both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown as their franchise cornerstones, making the Eastern Conference Finals in two of their first three campaigns together. But they looked like a borderline playoff team, both this season as well […]

There has been plenty of drama surrounding the Boston Celtics this season, with Thursday’s collapse against the New York Knicks only ramping up the speculation about the future of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum together. The Celtics had a rematch against the Knicks on Saturday, but things went much better this time around, at least […]

The Boston Celtics have fallen far from grace. Just over 2 years ago, this team was competing in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. Now, they sit two games below .500, and are in danger of missing the playoffs. To call this team a disappointment would be a big understatement. No one feels […]

Jayson Tatum’s 2021 season isn’t going super smoothly as we thought it would. The Boston Celtics star has had some amazing games, but there have also been some… duds from him. He hasn’t been perfect, but Tatum has been undeniably one of the reasons that the team has been competitive in most of their games. […]

The Boston Celtics have certainly not played the way that many fans and players of the team were hoping for this season. They’re currently three games below .500 as they are 18-21 and hold the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. They’ve had a tough time closing games out and that has been prevalent in […]

The Boston Celtics get their early rematch with the New York Knicks. It’s time to continue our NBA odd series with a Celtics-Knicks prediction and pick. These two teams are meeting for the fourth and final time this season already. These rivals have put on a show for the NBA to witness, although, it’s more […]

The New York Knicks and Boston Celtics run it back on Saturday night, this time at the TD Garden in Boston following their thriller on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Knicks guard Kemba Walker has missed four games in a row due to a bothersome knee. With that said, it might be worth asking: […]

As Jalen Rose said it, if there is one thing the Boston Celtics need to do right now amid their struggles with the Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown duo, it is to preach patience. Of course that is easier said than done given that the Celtics are out of the playoff picture at 18-21. Heck, they won’t […]

The Boston Celtics lost to the New York Knicks in the most heartbreaking way possible on Thursday night: on a long, off-balance 3-pointer from RJ Barrett after blowing a 25-point lead. It was a horrid loss that caused head coach Ime Udoka to doubt his team’s mental toughness. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic […]