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The Boston Celtics were the hottest team in the league heading into the All-Star break. Despite losing to the Detroit Pistons in their last game, they pieced together a nine-game winning streak and excelled on both sides of the ball, especially defense. Getting back to their winning ways by continuing their stout defense could thrust […]

Former Boston Celtics teammates Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett made headlines on Sunday for all the wrong reasons. While the talk should have been about them making the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, it focused on their reported beef instead after Allen seemingly snubbed Garnett when greeting LeBron James. The two have a pretty well-documented beef, […]

The Boston Celtics are making a run through the Eastern Conference, having been one of the hottest teams in basketball heading into the All-Star break. The Celtics have won nine of their last 10 games, and are now in sixth place in the East after a tumultuous start to the season under new head coach […]

The best beef is petty beef. And in the NBA, there’s plenty to go around. Case in point: The long-standing feud between former Boston Celtics teammates Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Ever since Allen left Beantown to join LeBron James in South Beach, KG has given his ex-buddy the silent treatment. Zero communication. On Sunday, […]

The Boston Celtics have found their stride recently after soldiering on from what was a poor start to the season. Jayson Tatum didn’t shoot the ball efficiently at the onset of the campaign, but he has regained his moxie over the past month. The Celtics strung up nine straight wins before getting upset by the […]

This season, the Boston Celtics have been one of the more interesting teams in the NBA. They’re one of the more intriguing teams since they weren’t performing very well until the last month of the season. When a franchise like the Boston Celtics struggles, it’s understandable for its fans and the NBA media to be […]

The Boston Celtics season got off to a slow start, which then kicked off the swirling of rumors around the young partnership of stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Tatum and Brown are looked at as one of the better young duos in the NBA, though people, even former Celtics players, began to question if […]

Before their shocking upset at the hands of the Detroit Pistons, the Boston Celtics were on the midst of their best stretch of the season winning nine consecutive games. Coach Ime Udoka has built an identity for his squad as the second-best defensive unit in the association. The length and versatility of Boston has been […]

After missing out on the All-NBA team for the 2020-21 season, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum lost a whopping $32.6 million in bonuses from his current contract. That’s much more than what most of us would earn in a lifetime, so it’s completely understandable that Tatum isn’t too pleased with this development. The Celtics star […]

The Boston Celtics have been on a roll over the past few weeks. eventually maxing out at a nine-game winning streak that was snapped on Wednesday in a 112-111 home loss to the lowly Detroit Pistons. Despite the rather bad loss, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka had some encouraging words for his players, noting that […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown feels he deserves to be an All-Star this 2021-22, and so when he was snubbed once again as a replacement, he made his feelings known with a Kanye West meme. On Instagram, Brown posted the recent viral photo of Kanye, editing the text to “Jaylen Brown should be an all […]

You wouldn’t believe it if someone told you a month ago that the Boston Celtics may be a team capable of winning an NBA championship. There’s no arguing that the Celtics’ brand of basketball up until the last month of the previous two seasons was unacceptably bad. They were a .500 team for the previous […]

People are now wondering if the Boston Celtics have what it takes to win an NBA championship after watching them play some outstanding basketball recently. The Celtics’ recent success can be attributed to their strong defense. The Celtics will usually get the job done on offense because they have two of the best scorers in […]

The Boston Celtics are riding a nine-game winning streak into a matchup with the measly Detroit Pistons. The team is firing on all cylinders and climbing closer to the Eastern Conference’s top seed. After an injury to one of their key players in their last game, the Celtics may be shorthanded against Cade Cunningham, Jerami […]

No team wants any part of the Boston Celtics right now. After wrapping up a complete beatdown on the Philadelphia 76ers in which they made never-before-seen NBA history, they are winners of their last nine games and are just 3.5 games back ahead of the Eastern Conference’s top seed. With Jayson Tatum set to start […]

The Boston Celtics continued their run of domination with an absolute demolition job against the Philadelphia 76ers, walloping their division rivals, 135-87. Doc Rivers had to give it up to his former team. The Sixers head coach lauded the Celtics for playing a much better brand of basketball far removed from their previous iso-reliant offense. […]

The Boston Celtics made history Tuesday night when they hammered the Philadelphia 76ers by 48 points on the road. They won 135-87, and in the process, became the first team in NBA history to win three consecutive road games by 30 or more points. With their 135-87 victory over the 76ers, The Celtics are the […]

The NBA continues Tuesday night with this elite Eastern Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-76ers prediction and pick. The Celtics are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. It took them about 40 games into the season to get hot, but nonetheless, are getting the […]

The 2018 Golden State Warriors have to go down as one of the greatest NBA teams ever assembled. They easily ran through the league en route to an NBA championship, taking down the Cleveland Cavaliers in a clean sweep. But one player seems to think things would have gone differently had his team had a […]

It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers tried—and failed—to bring in some reinforcements into their squad prior before last Thursday’s trade deadline. One of the names that were linked to LA was Dennis Schroder of the Boston Celtics, who eventually landed with the Houston Rockets before the buzzer. The Lakers apparently wanted to reunite […]

Lady luck wasn’t smiling on the Boston Celtics at the start of the season, as the team struggled to find an identity after a busy summer of changes. Despite their talent, the Celtics couldn’t find a rhythm to keep up with the other contenders in the Eastern Conference. Well, now, it seems lady luck is […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has officially made his pick for Super Bowl 56. The big game features the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals. For a St. Louis native such as Tatum, seeing the Rams in the big game is likely bittersweet. The Rams called The Gateway to the West their home when Tatum […]

After enjoying one of the most successful runs in professional sports history behind the Big Three of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, the San Antonio Spurs have digressed to an average basketball team. Kawhi Leonard’s surge kept them competitive for a couple of years before he departed for the Toronto Raptors. Dejounte Murray […]

The Atlanta Hawks will pay a visit to the TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics in a 2 PM ET tip-off. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Hawks-Celtics prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Atlanta is coming off a 136-121 […]

Marcus Smart helped the Boston Celtics secure their seventh straight win after a huge trade deadline. He tallied 22 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals in a 108-102 win over the Denver Nuggets. Of course, Smart couldn’t help secure the win without creating a little controversy. In the Celtics win over the Nuggets, […]

The Boston Celtics were one of the big winners of the 2022 NBA trade deadline. Executing trades that netted them Derrick White and Daniel Theis in exchange for a collection of Josh Richardson, a first-round pick and seldom-used players was a masterstroke. They are now on a seven-game winning streak and have won nine of their […]

The Boston sports community has always been pretty appreciative of their players. Derrick White, a new acquisition of the Celtics during the trade deadline, got to experience that first-hand. The ex-Spurs guard got a warm round of applause during his debut game against the Denver Nuggets. After the game, White talked about said warm welcome, […]

The Boston Celtics got busy at the 2022 NBA trade deadline. After finally getting on the right track this season, they struck while the iron is hot. They swung a big trade for San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White and brought back center Daniel Theis in a trade with the Houston Rockets. According to […]

The 2022 NBA Trade Deadline came and went, but most teams will not stand pat. Some will be cutting some players, while some will make additions to their team through the players which were cut. One such team that will need to make additions is the Boston Celtics. The C’s traded their way into Derrick […]

The NBA continues on Friday night as the trade deadline is officially in the rearview mirror. The Boston Celtics host the Denver Nuggets after making some trades yesterday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Celtics prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics are both heading in the same direction […]

The Boston Celtics have improved significantly over the course of the season. Especially in the past few weeks, they have dominated more than just about any team, posting the best net rating in the NBA over their last 15 games. Their winning formula is built around a great defense and they just obtained a new […]

After signing a mid-level $5.9 million taxpayer exception with the Boston Celtics, Dennis Schroder served as a terrific sixth man playing behind Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown. With Schroder on a one-year deal only and the Celtics unlikely to re-sign him in the offseason, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens decided to ship him to […]

The Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs were active ahead of the NBA trade deadline. They linked up for one of the more notable trades, as San Antonio sent Derrick White to Boston and the Celtics sent Josh Richardson, Romeo Langford and a 2022 first-round pick. While the Spurs have realized Dejounte Murray is the […]

After several rumors about the Boston Celtics trading Dennis Schroder, they have finally found him a new home. The Houston Rockets will receive Schroder and send Daniel Theis back to Boston, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The Rockets will also receive Bruno Fernando and Enes Freedom, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Boston […]

The San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics agreed to an NBA trade deadline deal involving Spurs guard Derrick White, who was sent to the Celtics in exchange for forward Josh Richardson. White’s former Spurs teammate Dejounte Murray had a, er, interesting instant reaction to White being dealt to the Celtics at the NBA trade deadline. […]

After getting under the luxury tax by trading Bol Bol and PJ Dozier, the Boston Celtics have made another move. They’ve acquired Derrick White from San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Josh Richardson, a first-round pick, and Romeo Langford. Via Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe: Full trade, according to a league source: Josh Richardson, […]

One of the Boston Celtics’ priorities heading into the 2022 NBA trade deadline was to get under the luxury tax, and they’ve just accomplished that by consummating a small trade with the Orlando Magic. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics are dealing P.J. Dozier, Bol Bol, a future second-round pick and cash to the […]

Not long ago, the Boston Celtics were trudging along in the midst of another disappointing season and appeared in need of a major shakeup. There was plenty of speculation about the future of the Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown duo, with other rumors suggesting the Celtics could finally unload Marcus Smart in a deal. But now with […]

With the NBA Trade Deadline looming, teams are looking to fortify their roster ahead of their second-half playoff push. One team looking to buff up is the Boston Celtics, who are reportedly in the market for another impact scorer to compliment the likes of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. According to The Athletic, the latest NBA […]