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The rumor mill has been running rampant lately with the possibility that the Los Angeles Lakers might look to trade superstar Anthony Davis away this offseason. A large part of it has been the massive disappointment that is the Lakers’ season. Also, Los Angeles must be realizing that if this duo is not working to […]

Jayson Tatum has catapulted himself in the MVP conversation with his monstrous play for the Boston Celtics this second half of the season. While the star forward knows it might be a little late for him to make a stronger push for the award, he knows he is more than capable of getting the job […]

The Miami Heat will be facing an extremely tough test on Wednesday night as they take on the surging Celtics in Boston. The Heat have made headlines of late after the highly-publicized in-game spat between Jimmy Butler and coach Erik Spoelstra, which has led to some people questioning this team’s chemistry. Jimmy Butler has spoken […]

The Boston Celtics are putting everything together in Ime Udoka’s first season as head coach. After a very rough start, the Celtics have torched nearly every team in their path on the way to contending for the Eastern Conference’s top seed. Udoka’s somewhat brash style of coaching has proven to be successful, as the Celtics […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Miami Heat will hit the road and take on the Boston Celtics. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar seasons so far. The Miami Heat have been one of the […]

Robert Williams developing into one of the best defensive centers in the NBA has been a key reason for the Boston Celtics turning their season around. His versatility and impact near the basket have helped propel the Celtics to one of the best records in the league in the second half of the season. Unfortunately […]

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams underwent surgery for a torn meniscus on Wednesday morning, and his timetable to return is four to six weeks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Williams will miss the rest of the season and likely the entire first round of the playoffs, but this timeline would give him the opportunity to […]

The Boston Celtics’ championship aspirations suffered a major blow when starting center Robert Williams III tore the meniscus in his left knee during a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening. Williams, the anchor in the middle of the NBA’s top-rated defense, is out indefinitely and will undergo surgery to repair his meniscus. Williams […]

The red-hot Boston Celtics were delivered a tough blow when it was revealed that young big man Robert Williams tore his meniscus. Williams will undergo surgery on his knee, but it’s still unclear what kind of surgery he will get. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer says “there’s no set timetable for Williams’ return this season,” and […]

The Boston Celtics have been the turnaround story of the NBA season thus far. One change from Jayson Tatum is being credited as a big reason why. Talent has never been a question for Jayson Tatum. During his best moments in his early years, future MVP was a realistic ceiling for what he could achieve, […]

The scorching hot Boston Celtics take their six-game winning streak into Toronto on Monday night to face the Raptors on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Ime Udoka’s squad is coming off a 134-112 smacking of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday behind a 34-point performance from Jayson Tatum, who continues to show out. While he is […]

Two of the hottest teams in basketball are set to square off Monday night. The Boston Celtics travel up North to take on the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference showdown. The Celtics own the top spot in the East at 47-28 and have been on fire of late, winning nine of their last 10 […]

In a matter of just over three months, the Boston Celtics have gone from 11th place in the Eastern Conference to first. This team is firing on all cylinders right now, much in part to their top-ranked defense. However, they’ve been handed a devastating blow with the playoffs approaching. Per Shams, big man Robert Williams, […]

It’s a potential first-round playoff preview as the Boston Celtics head to Canada to take on the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Raptors prediction and pick. The Celtics throttled the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-112 on Sunday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum exploded for 34 points, hitting […]

After leading the Boston Celtics to the top of the Eastern Conference, Jayson Tatum couldn’t help but wish he started the season the same way he’s playing in the second half of the campaign. Not because Boston would have been at the top earlier, but rather it would have made him the MVP favorite. Tatum […]

The Boston Celtics took over the driver’s seat in the Eastern Conference on Sunday night after they trampled the Minnesota Timberwolves, 134-112. The Celtics improved to 47-28 to tie the Miami Heat but they own the tiebreaker via a 2-0 record in their head-to-head matchup this season. The Celtics have truly turned the tide. The […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will pay a visit to TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics on Sunday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Timberwolves-Celtics prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Minnesota is coming off a dominant 116-95 win over the […]

No one is above the law. Not even if you’re Boston Celtics icon and two-time NBA champion Ray Allen. The 46-year-old Hall of Famer had to learn this the hard way after Allen was reportedly reprimanded and slapped with a fine by a U.S. District judge for failing to fulfill his duty as part of […]

Apparently, Marcus Smart is a big Star Wars buff. The Boston Celtics guard showcased his fandom on Twitter recently by quoting the great Jedi Yoda to stake his claim for this season’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Smart retweeted a post by The Athletic running down their picks for this season’s DPOY. The Celtics […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart scored just a total of five points during Wednesday’s contest against the Utah Jazz, but he was one of the most impactful players in the contest with his contributions on other areas. In fact, Smart finished with 13 assists in the contest, nine of which came in the first quarter […]

The Boston Celtics are tied with the Los Angeles Lakers as the winningest franchise in NBA history. Both teams have won 17 NBA Championships, even though five of the Lakers titles actually came when the franchise was still in Minneapolis. So technically, the Los Angeles Lakers only have 12 titles. But most people still count […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Utah Jazz will hit the road and take on the Boston Celtics. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Celtics prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had very similar seasons so far. The Utah Jazz have been dominant and […]

The Boston Celtics have completely turned their season around. As recent as Christmas, people were calling for Ime Udoka to be fired as coach, and calling for either Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown to be traded, saying “they can’t play together.” Boston quietly has been easily the best team in basketball since then. Many people […]

Drake’s recent $200,000 Flawless binge hunt for the elusive Triple Logoman has placed the spotlight on this wicked card. While his search has resulted differently, another Logoman has surfaced in another part of the world, China to be exact, and with the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum on it. With the hobby’s attention being focused more […]

The Boston Celtics had a slow start to the 2021-22 season, routinely blowing big leads and looking like they would possibly not even make the play-in tournament. The Celtics hit rock bottom on Jan. 6 when they choked away a massive lead against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden to drop to 18-21. […]

Jaylen Brown knows his seasons. After the Boston Celtics hacked out a convincing 20-point win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, Brown was asked about a rather profound tweet. On Twitter, he posted a short quote, seemingly alluding to the Celtics’ positive turnaround. Winter always turns to spring 💯 — Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) March […]

The Denver Nuggets suffered their fourth loss in six games after getting trampled on Sunday night by the Boston Celtics at home, 124-104. After a decent start, the Nuggets got limited to only 16 points in the second quarter, as the Celtics broke the game wide open. His wards’ lethargic performance wasn’t lost on Nuggets […]

The Boston Celtics are on the third of a four-game road trip heading to the Rocky Mountains to take on the Denver Nuggets in a Sunday night showdown. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Celtics demolished the Sacramento Kings 126-97 in their Friday night battle in […]

At just 27 years of age, Marcus Smart is already entering his eighth season in the NBA with all of them in a Boston Celtics uniform, He has been a consistent contributor ever since his rookie season as a spectacular defender and consistent role player who has been part of several iterations of the Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics are currently one of the hottest teams in the Association, with star duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown playing a huge part in their success. On Friday night, it was another standout game for the both of them, finishing with 30+ points. In the process, they passed a couple of Celtics legends […]

Much has been made about Stephen Curry’s most recent foot injury and the role Marcus Smart played in the same. The Golden State Warriors superstar is now looking at a lengthy layoff and some folks have taken out their pitchforks against Smart. For his part, however, Stephen A. Smith does not agree with the notion […]

The Boston Celtics’ massive win over the Golden State Warriors was tainted with controversy. During a loose ball situation, Marcus Smart dove for the ball, undercutting star point guard Stephen Curry in the process. The Warriors star would come up limping, and was later ruled out for a significant chunk of the season. NBA fans […]

Former NBA star Paul Pierce will forever be a hooper. Even in retirement, he makes sure he stays in the game. Just recently, he attended the jersey retirement ceremony of former Boston Celtics teammate Kevin Garnett. But sometimes, Pierce also makes himself relevant by spewing hot takes about various NBA topics. On Thursday, in a […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors lost to Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. The defeat hurt the Warriors in the standings, but the biggest loss of the night was Stephen Curry leaving the game with an injured foot. Marcus Smart dove for a loose ball and rolled into Curry’s leg, forcing him […]

San Francisco, CA – On Wednesday night, things changed for the worst in a blink of an eye. One minute, Golden State Warriors fans were celebrating the fact of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green sharing the court again. The next moment they were sighing in disbelief because Curry had limped to the locker […]

The Golden State Warriors losing to the Boston Celtics by a score of 110-88 was hardly the biggest takeaway from the game. A wild second-quarter sequence from Marcus Smart is what this game will be remembered by. After diving for a loose ball, removing Stephen Curry from the game due to foot soreness in the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr understands basketball is a physical sport, but he definitely thinks what Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart did to Stephen Curry was reckless and, well, not so smart. Kerr made sure to let Smart know that as he confronted him after his play that injured Curry. Midway through the […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is always ready to take on the challenge of guarding Stephen Curry, but that doesn’t mean it gets any easier going up against the Golden State Warriors superstar. Smart admitted as much heading to the Celtics’ Wednesday showdown with the Warriors, highlighting that Curry will always make his defenders run […]

The Boston Celtics will head into California to take on the Golden State Warriors as two of the league’s hottest teams square off on ESPN tonight. Both of these teams are coming into this game very healthy, so there should be some very good matchups tonight. The Celtics are currently in fifth place in the […]