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Boston Celtics vet Marcus Smart showed his respect to Phoenix Suns youngster Mikal Bridges, who gave him tough competition for the Defensive Player of the Year award. Smart won the DPOY honor on Monday, with Bridges finishing second in the voting. The Celtics’ defensive guru accumulated a total of 257 points behind 37 first place […]

After winning the 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year award, Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart didn’t forget to thank one crucial group that has really pushed him to become better: his haters. Smart admitted that having those doubters and haters really “inspired” him to improve himself and prove them wrong. Now, he has the DPOY […]

It’s good to be a Boston Celtics fan right now. The Celtics earned a dramatic Game 1 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of their 2022 NBA Playoff series with the Brooklyn Nets on a game-winner from star forward Jayson Tatum. Then, the franchise received some recognition for one of their most […]

Marcus Smart won the 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, and so the Boston Celtics made sure to reveal it to him in the best way possible: through Gary Payton. But why did the Celtics choose The Glove? Well, before Smart, Payton was the last guard to win the DPOY back in the […]

The Boston Celtics are in good spirits following their dramatic win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics and their fans got even more good news when it was announced that guard Marcus Smart won the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award on Monday, as reported by […]

Fresh off their heartbreaking Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, the Brooklyn Nets are determined to even the series. This will come with its fair share of challenges, but given the talent this squad possesses and just how close they came to pulling out Game […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum banked the game-winning lay-up to beat the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday; however, he was surprised to be the one to deliver the buzzer-beater. According to Tatum, everyone on the Celtics thought Marcus Smart was going to shoot the ball. The veteran guard fooled two defenders with a fake and was […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has had his fair share of game-winning moments. He’s one player who doesn’t shy away from taking the big shot, especially when the stakes are enormous. But on Sunday, he was on the receiving end of a game-winning play, as Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum buried the Nets in Game […]

To say that Kyrie Irving is tired of all the trash talk would be a massive understatement after Game 1 against the Boston Celtics. The Brooklyn Nets guard was visibly frustrated with all the noise from fans throughout the game. After the heartbreaking loss, Kyrie Irving still had to hear it from one fan while […]

The Brooklyn Nets fell into a hole after a crushing Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Kyrie Irving was absolutely lethal. He went to a rocking TD Garden and dropped 39 points despite incessant boos raining down from fans in green the whole game. […]

On Easter Sunday, Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving resurrected his elite play in Boston. He scored a game-high 39 points on an efficient 12-for-20 shooting. That includes hitting six shots from downtown. However, it was all for naught as the Celtics defeated the Nets 115-114 on a buzzer beater from Jayson Tatum. Shockingly, it […]

The Brooklyn Nets dropped Game 1 to the Boston Celtics, but it wasn’t because of Kyrie Irving. However, he did made headlines on Sunday because of reasons beyond his incredible play. The seven-time All-Star product from Duke can be a bit provocative. He became one of the most controversial athletes in the NBA this season […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum couldn’t hold back his excitement after banking the buzzer-beating layup to give the Beantown team the win in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets. With just five seconds left, Tatum cut to the basket and received the pass from Marcus Smart for the game-winner. It wasn’t […]

The love story between Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving and fans of the Boston Celtics took a hilarious and bird-infested turn on Easter Sunday, which featured a 115-114 last-second home victory for the Celtics. During and after the game, Irving and Celtics fans could be seen exchanging pleasantries. Kyrie got me dead 🤣(via @_Shawn_gill33) […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been named as a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award. While he is honored for the recognition, however, his focus isn’t really on getting an individual honor. After helping the Celtics take down the Nets, 115-114, on Sunday, Smart was asked about his thoughts on the […]

Jayson Tatum will be the talk of Boston on Sunday night after sinking the Brooklyn Nets with his buzzer-beater in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The Celtics star was overcome with emotion after hitting the shot, but that didn’t stop him from immediately singling out the person who matters most to him. Right […]

While a lot of people are heaping praise on Jayson Tatum for his game-winner for the Boston Celtics, Draymond Green wants to focus on the real difference-maker for the team in the win over the Brooklyn Nets: Marcus Smart. Smart provided the assist that led to Tatum’s game-winner, and for Green, that is a critical […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum provided for quite a memorable moment in the late stages of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets. With the Celtics down one in the contest, Tatum emerged as the hero as he knocked down the buzzer-beating, game-winning shot to give Boston a 1-0 lead […]

The Boston Celtics pulled off a scrappy win against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, earning a 1-0 lead in their playoff-opening series matchup. The game was down to the wire and was only decided via a clutch buzzer-beater courtesy of Jayson Tatum, who nailed a fading close-ranged jumper as time expired. Tatum’s game-winner at TD […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was in awe after Kyrie Irving almost won it for the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of their playoff series with the Boston Celtics. After trailing by as much as 15 points, the Nets battled back in the fourth quarter to keep it a tight contest. Irving stepped up […]

The highly anticipated NBA playoffs matchup between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets lived up to the bulling. The two star-studded teams took an incredibly close game down to the wire, ending with a Jayson Tatum game-winner. Kyrie Irving scored 39 points on 12-20 shooting in front of a raucous Boston crowd. Kevin Durant and […]

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka provided an update to the likelihood of big man Robert Williams returning from injury in the first round against the Brooklyn Nets. Via CelticsBlog’s Keith Smith: “He’s progressing nicely, coming along. But we’re prepared to play a series without him. If we get a surprise and he’s back early, that […]

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have faced a ton of scrutiny over their partnership through the years. But with the Boston Celtics emerging as one of the serious threats to come out of the East this season, the critics have been much more quiet. One narrative has been that their personal relationship hasn’t been as […]

In a rather unsurprising decision, the Brooklyn Nets have officially ruled out Ben Simmons for Game 1 of their first round playoff series with the Boston Celtics. While there were previous reports that Simmons could play for the Nets in Game 1 of their playoffs opener, recent indications suggest that the Australian playmaker is not […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. They play host to the Nets in Game 1 Sunday afternoon. Marcus Smart expressed his emotions ahead of the playoff run, saying that “moments like this” are what he lives for. The Celtics tweeted his […]

The Brooklyn Nets are preparing to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving form a pretty formidable scoring duo, but so do Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Which team boasts the better duo is certainly a point of contention among the rival fanbases. The […]

Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons still hasn’t played since he was acquired in the James Harden trade with the Philadelphia 76ers in February. The Aussie is reportedly dealing with back pain, but he’s about to take a massive step in the right direction as he aims a return to the court in the playoffs. Via […]

The Brooklyn Nets will take on the Boston Celtics in a premier first-round playoff matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Celtics prediction and pick.   This matchup was probably the worst-case scenario for both of these teams. A lackluster regular season led the Nets to a spot in the […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is public enemy No. 1 among Boston Celtics fans because of how his tenure in Beantown went down, and especially how it ended. While Irving once pledged his loyalty to the Celtics, it wasn’t long before he decided to team up with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn. The Nets and Celtics […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics are preparing for a rematch of last year’s first round playoff series in the 2022 installment of the NBA Playoffs. One of the main storylines ahead of the series, aside from Nets star Kyrie Irving’s continued beef with Celtics fans, is the status of Ben Simmons. Simmons, who has […]

Jayson Tatum has developed into a two-way star for the Boston Celtics. He has taken a step forward in his game each year while leading the C’s to the playoffs. With everything coming together this season for Boston, Tatum is getting serious praise. All-Star Bradley Beal is among the Beal, the Washington Wizards star who […]

As recently as last week, it didn’t seem like there was much chance Ben Simmons would play this season. But over the last few days things may have shifted. Multiple reports surfaced on Thursday that Simmons is targeting a late-series return vs. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics. According to ESPN’s […]

Rumors have been swirling that Brooklyn Nets newcomer Ben Simmons could make his debut in the team’s playoff first-round series against the Boston Celtics, but Kevin Durant is simply preparing like it was just him and Kyrie Irving leading the way. Via Nick Friedell of ESPN: “I’m not expecting him to play,” Durant said after […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets 2022 NBA Playoff series instantly got more interesting following the Nets’ NBA Play-In Tournament win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brooklyn guard Bruce Brown told reporters that the Nets planned to go after Celtics big men Al Horford and Daniel Theis, the team’s primary rim defenders without the injured Robert […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will face off in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Both teams, though, are also keeping their eyes on the sidelines. Ben Simmons and Robert Williams are looking to bounce back from injury and help their teams advance in the NBA playoffs. Williams has been one of the […]

Former Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens stepped away from the sidelines and occupied the general manager’s chair this past offseason. Stevens, who led Boston to playoff appearances in seven of his eight seasons as the head coach, had plenty of experience pacing the sidelines but none as an executive. Fast forward to the end […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn’t thinking too much on the “what ifs” amid reports that Ben Simmons could make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round playoff series. Tatum knows very well that Simmons will be a problem for the Celtics when he returns. After all, he solves one of the biggest […]

The Boston Celtics had an incredibly impressive turnaround during the regular season. At the end of December, things were not looking great for the franchise as they sat in 10th place with a record of 16-19 with rumors of the need to break up Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown circulating in the NBA universe. Boston […]

You would be hard-pressed to look for a much tougher player in the NBA than Miami Heat icon Udonis Haslem. The 41-year-old veteran is a real OG and very few players in the league today, if any, are able to match what this man brings to the table for his team. Now in Year 19 […]