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The Boston Celtics are in for a fight against the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Ime Udoka’s squad will have to overcome Giannis Antetokounmpo’s might to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Slowing down Antetokunmop will take a village. The Celtics, though, have the personnel to do just that. Udoka, who […]

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Chicago Bulls in a relatively stress-free five-game series to open the playoffs. The Bucks now advance to the next round, where they will face the Boston Celtics. The series will tip off Sunday in Boston for Game 1 in which the Celtics are five-point favorites. We’ll now take a look […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to become the first team to repeat as NBA Champions since the Golden State Warriors did it in 2018 and 2019. They recently dispatched of the sixth seeded Chicago Bulls in just five games. What made that truly impressive was how it came about. Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton sprained […]

The Boston Celtics easily dispatched the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round playoff series. Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum played like an All-NBA player during the series on both ends of the court. Boston’s defense as a whole was smothering, as both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were completely shut down as the Celtics swept them in […]

The Boston Celtics will no doubt beat the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs if Jayson Tatum is the series’ best player. That may seem like a tall order considering Giannis Antetokounmpo continues staking a forceful claim as the best player in the world, but so did expecting Tatum to […]

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks will meet in the postseason for the third time in the past five years. Milwaukee dispatched Boston in five games back in 2019. The prior season in 2018, the Celtics defeated the Bucks in a seven-game series. The Bucks, the reigning NBA champions and the No. 3 seed in […]

The Boston Celtics finished off a four-game sweep of Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. However, in Game 4, Celtics star forward Jaylen Brown reportedly injured his hamstring. On Thursday, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka detailed how Jaylen Brown’s injured hamstring is doing. More from Ime Udoka on Jaylen Brown's hamstring injury: […]

The Boston Celtics’ sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in their NBA Playoff first-round series earned them the right to face the Milwaukee Bucks in the next round. Even with Khris Middleton expected to miss the entirety of the series due to an MCL sprain, the Bucks remain a formidable foe thanks to MVP candidate Giannis […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have advanced in the NBA playoffs after securing a gentleman’s sweep against the Chicago Bulls. The Boston Celtics await them in the second round. Khris Middleton, who suffered an MCL injury against the Bulls, will not be around to help the Bucks. After speculation that Giannis Antetokounmpo’s co-star would be out for […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have just booked their spot in the second round in what is going to be a mouth-watering matchup against the Boston Celtics. The preparations will now begin for the Bucks but unfortunately for them, it sounds like they might have to navigate the conference semis without All-Star swingman Khris Middleton. According to […]

Ben Simmons has been the talk of the town after the former Rookie of the Year bailed on the Brooklyn Nets in their Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday. The general belief was Simmons was finally going to make his Nets debut in that game only for us to realize at the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics slayed one of the biggest giants in the playoffs on Monday when they took out Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets in a clean 4-0 series sweep. The Celtics are out for more blood and there’s just no way they’re backing down at this point. Boston head coach Ime […]

The season didn’t go as planned for Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. Off-court issues, a mid-season trade, and now a first-round sweep have come to define what was expected to be a title-contending roster. After the Nets season was ultimately cut short, Kyrie Irving took to Twitter to send out a message to Jayson […]

Charles Barkley is not backing down. After Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant clapped back at him for his criticism, the Hall of Famer decided to respond with a bit of name-calling during Tuesday’s NBA on TNT broadcast. Barkley claimed that he isn’t at all troubled by KD’s retort, before labeling the Nets superstar as “sensitive […]

After being one of the favorites to win the 2022 NBA title, the Brooklyn Nets are out of the postseason tournament. Kevin Durant and company were eliminated in a shocking first-round sweep courtesy of the Boston Celtics. As the Nets enter the offseason, many wonder what will happen with Ben Simmons. The guard has yet […]

The potential return of Ben Simmons loomed over the Brooklyn Nets ever since he was acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers at the NBA trade deadline. The Nets remained optimistic that Simmons would get on the court at some point, which never happened. The former 76ers star was poised to make his season debut in Game […]

The Boston Celtics are officially the first team to book their ticket to the second round of the NBA Playoffs are sweeping the Brooklyn Nets in four games. Many believed this was going to be a series that went down to the wire, but it was the exact opposite. The C’s wiped the floor with […]

The Boston Celtics are officially heading to the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs after pulling off a clean sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. This was a series that many believed would go the distance, but Jayson Tatum and the Celtics’ terrific play on both ends proved to be too much […]

As the 2021-22 NBA regular season came to an end, there was jockeying for playoff positioning at the top of the Eastern Conference. With the Brooklyn Nets looking likely to come out of the play-in tournament, the general assumption was that it would be better to avoid them in the first round. The Milwaukee Bucks […]

Just minutes after the Brooklyn Nets suffered a deflating 0-4 sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, basketball Hall of Famer turned NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley is already asking the tough questions. As the TNT crew dissected the Nets’ season-ending loss to Boston in Game […]

Jayson Tatum just led the Boston Celtics to a highly improbable first-round sweep of the Brooklyn Nets. This team was supposed to be one of the favorites to go all the way this season, but Tatum was clearly having none of that. After the game, Tatum shared an endearing moment on the floor with Kevin […]

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are now headed to an early summer vacation after they were sensationally swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. The Celtics defeated the Nets on Monday night, 116-112, to complete a clean four-game sweep on the supposedly mighty Nets. After the game, Durant shared […]

Ben Simmons wasn’t even on the bench on Monday night as the Brooklyn Nets battled for their lives against a powerhouse Boston Celtics side. Brooklyn lost, 116-112, as their season officially came to an end following an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Celtics. In spite of rumors emerging about Simmons potentially making his […]

Despite a solid effort in Game 4 on Monday, Kyrie Irving fell short in trying to lead the Brooklyn Nets to live another day and salvage their season. They lost to the Boston Celtics in a down-to-the-wire contest, suffering an unexpected sweep in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Safe to assume, not many […]

For the past few seasons, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been widely regarded as one of the best young stars in the NBA. But the question was: Does he have it? You know, that seemingly mystical power that all legends have. After several early exits in the NBA Playoffs, it has become apparent that […]

It’s a given that when the current season started, almost no one gave a damn about Jayson Tatum and the Celtics. During that time late last year, this was practically imploding as their record and the way they were performing didn’t really give them the reputation of being performers. But then, something changed and this […]

When the Brooklyn Nets took the Boston Celtics in Game 4 on Monday, there was a key figure missing on their bench: Ben Simmons. After his interesting wardrobe choice in Game 3 that really stood out from the Nets’ bench, Simmons was largely expected to be seen again as the series returned to Boston. Interestingly, […]

The Boston Celtics just humiliated the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night after completing a clean sweep in their first-round matchup. The Nets tried to come back late in the contest but in the end, they fell in Game 4, 116-112. Towards the closing moments of the matchup, Kevin Durant pulled up for a triple to […]

The Boston Celtics completed the only sweep of the 2022 playoffs first round after taking down the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 on Monday. Kevin Durant and co. tried hard to extend the series, and at one point in the fourth quarter, it looked like they were coming back. Unfortunately, they just didn’t have enough […]

The unthinkable just happened. Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets just got swept in the first round by the Boston Celtics. KD’s good buddy, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, couldn’t help but take a jab at the Nets after their humiliating series defeat. Green quickly took to Twitter to share his not-so-cryptic reaction […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton shot a lot of free throws on Monday night as they suffered a deflating sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. For his part, the Nets big man was on the wrong end of an embarrassing playoff record after his atrocious night at the free-throw line. Claxton just […]

And just like that, the Brooklyn Nets are out of the NBA Playoffs. In what has been nothing but a tumultuous season for the star-studded squad, getting swept out of the first round seems like an appropriate end. No matter how harsh that sounds. The Nets got defeated by the Boston Celtics in Game 4 […]

There was a period where it really started to feel like Ben Simmons might suit up this postseason for the Brooklyn Nets. Toward the tail end of last week, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and The Athletic’s Shams Charania all pointed to a possible Game 4 return for his Nets debut. But that all […]

The Brooklyn Nets are on the brink of an embarrassing first-round exit in the 2022 NBA Playoffs, currently trailing the Boston Celtics 3-0 heading into a must-win Game 4 on Monday night. With their season hanging in the balance, there have already been rumblings about the future of Steve Nash as the head coach. Well, […]

The Boston Celtics will attempt to sweep the first-round series as they take on the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 on Monday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nets prediction and pick.   The Celtics defeated the Nets 109-103 in Game 3 to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Jayson Tatum […]

The Brooklyn Nets entered the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the NBA Championship, despite being a #7 seed in the eastern conference. They are now just one game from being swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Earlier Sunday, news surfaced that embattled Nets superstar Ben […]

Ben Simmons’ latest setback didn’t sit well with the Brooklyn Nets organization. As everyone knows, he was largely expected to suit up for Game 4 of their playoff series against the Boston Celtics, but he ended up getting ruled out due to his back issue. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, several Nets members were […]

Prior to Saturday’s Game 3 between the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics, news reports were that Ben Simmons was making his debut in Game 4. Then Game 3 happened and the Celtics took a 3-0 series lead on the Nets. On Sunday, new reports have surfaced that Simmons is no longer playing in Game 4. […]

The Boston Celtics have their series against the Brooklyn Nets wrapped. It’s over. Done. Finito. There have been 143 teams throughout NBA history who have faced a 0-3 hole in the playoffs and all 143 of them were eventually sent home. It’s bound to happen at one point in the future. It could be within […]