Boston Celtics Articles - Page 187

Numerous insiders were concerned with the 2020 NBA Draft class. Apparently, there wasn’t enough star power on the draft board. Numerous critics claimed that some players would take up to 3-5 years in order to fully develop. It would be understandable for these NBA rookies to not come out the gates swinging. Due to the […]

Former Boston Celtics veteran Kendrick Perkins gave high praises to Jayson Tatum even after his squad succumbed to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. The 22-year-old continues to show his offensive prowess after tallying 30 points and nine rebounds against LeBron James and the defending champions. Perkins went the extra mile and bared that […]

Marcus Smart suffered a lower leg injury late in Saturday’s showdown between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, causing concern from the team. But after fears of a major injury, Celtics fans can now breathe a sigh of relief. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Smart sustained a calf strain and will miss some […]

The Boston Celtics fell to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, but they had a clear opportunity to win on the final possession of the game. After the game, Kemba Walker discussed his forgettable performance and his missed game-winning shot against the Lakers, via The Athletic’s Jay King. “I’m not even a player like […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker struggled from the field on Saturday night which became a huge factor in their narrow loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in a highly-anticipated rivalry game. Despite Walker’s dismal production, Jayson Tatum still supported his teammate and remained optimistic that he will get back on track in their coming […]

Ah, the sweet taste of vengeance for Anthony Davis. The Los Angeles Lakers – Boston Celtics rivalry has been relatively dormant over the past decade. Since the two storied franchises met in the 2010 NBA Finals, both organizations have spent the past decade restructuring — at different speeds — and gradually building contenders around respective […]

The Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics rivalry gave NBA fans another classic on Saturday night, with the defending champions just squeezing by with a 96-95 win. The end of the game also showcased the kind of heart-racing finish that fans expect from a marquee matchup between the two most storied franchises in the league. LA, which […]

Marcus Smart exited early in the fourth quarter of the Boston Celtics’ showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. The defensive anchor went down with a non-contact leg injury and hobbled his way to the locker room. https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1355718436760940544?s=20 It was definitely not the sight that Celtics fans want to see. Marcus Smart left after playing 26 […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens admitted that he will always be wary each time he faces a team led by LeBron James. He made it clear on Saturday, prior to the Celtics’ hosting of the defending champions Los Angeles Lakers at TD Garden. Per Tom Westerholm of Boston.com, Stevens compared The King to another […]

Boston Celtics center Tristan Thompson hasn’t been teammates with his good friend LeBron James for quite a while now. Still, he gets reminded every day about The King’s workhorse ethic each time he sees Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown duke it out in practice. Ahead of the highly anticipated clash between rivals Celtics and Los […]

After missing Thursday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Anthony Davis is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup in time for their highly anticipated showdown against the Boston Celtics. Anthony Davis will start tonight in Boston. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) January 31, 2021 Davis missed the Pistons game due to a right quad contusion. […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics will square off against one another on Saturday night in one of the NBA season’s marquee matchups. Yet for all the excitement surrounding the game between the league’s most prominent franchises, LeBron James has made it clear that it won’t carry quite the same intensity as past matchups. […]

Saturday night is going to be an interesting game day for Boston Celtics big man Tristan Thompson as he is set to face his former teammate in Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. The upcoming game will be Thompson’s first taste of the Celtics-Lakers rivalry and he is expecting it to turn into a ‘bloodbath’ […]

In Kemba Walker’s one-month absence to begin the 2020-21 season, the tandem of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum stepped up big time to carry the Boston Celtics to a strong start. When Walker finally made his return nearly two weeks ago, the Celtics were missing their other All-Star in Jayson Tatum, who tested positive for […]

Brad Stevens knows that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has won four regular-season MVPs in his storied career. Only fellow NBA icons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Bill Russell (five), and Michael Jordan (five) have won more. Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player with four MVPs to his name. Yet, many folks in the basketball […]

Larry Bird had Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain had Bill Russell, and Michael Jordan had Len Bias. I know what you’re thinking. Who? To modern NBA fans, the name Len Bias probably doesn’t ring any bells. That’s because his star was put out before it ever got a chance to shine, with his untimely passing just […]

Jaylen Brown is set to rake in a cool $22 million this season in the first year of his four-year extension with the Boston Celtics. Turns out, he could receive an extra $1.3 million bonus if his name will be among the players selected for the NBA All-Star Game. According to Keith Smith of Yahoo […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker finally made his return on the court after missing time due to a knee injury. According to head coach Brad Stevens, the Celtics plan to rest Walker on the second game of back-to-back sets for the whole year in order to save his knees from the occasional wear and tear […]

Jaylen Brown has been doing it all for the Boston Celtics of late. The 24-year-old came out firing to start the season, and he hasn’t looked back since. So much so, that future Hall of Famer Vince Carter believes that Brown is currently the frontrunner for this season’s Most Improved Player award. According to the […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was recently held out of action for more than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. Tatum finally rejoined the team in their game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. After a 119-103 victory, Tatum detailed his experience with the coronavirus and how he felt in the last couple […]

The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls meet for the first time this season in the Windy City. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Bulls prediction and pick. The Celtics hold an overall record of 9-6 and are 8-7 against the spread. Boston is coming off a blowout win against the Cleveland […]

Jaylen Brown is having the best season of his career. He’s averaging a career-high 27.3 points per game while shooting very efficiently from both 3-point range (43.0%) and inside the arc (57.9%). Along with the scoring Brown is averaging 5.8 rebounds per game and a career-high 3.5 assists per game. On the daily Locked On […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been showing out with huge performances and is currently on a roll in the early stages of the 2020-2021 NBA season. Apparently, his teammate in Marcus Smart turned is a key to his impressive outings early on. According to NBC Sports, Brown is currently the seventh leading scorer in […]

Jaylen Brown has displayed quite the offensive repertoire for the Boston Celtics this season. The 24-year old has managed to make the most out of the C’s roster woes and has been an absolute beast for head coach Brad Stevens. On Sunday, Brown was at it again as he led the Celtics to a huge […]

The Boston Celtics have received a massive boost ahead of their matchup against the Chicago Bulls on Monday, with All-Star forward Jayson Tatum reportedly good to go for the contest after missing a handful of games for the Cs. This report comes directly via the Celtics’ official Twitter account: #NEBHInjuryReport update: Brad Stevens says he […]

Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum will soon return to the starting lineup for the team, after being out for almost two weeks due to testing positive for COVID-19 and following safety protocols associated with containing the virus. The Celtics tweeted an update that reported promising news for the team: #NEBHInjuryReport update: Brad Stevens says of […]

After getting off to a hot start in 2020/21, the Boston Celtics now find themselves in a bit of a rut. Celtics star Jaylen Brown is having a magnificent campaign so far, but the two-way wing has been critical of his defense. With Boston enduring a mini-slump, Brown wants his team to play with a […]

The Boston Celtics have just finished a back-to-back dates with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday evening. Jayson Tatum continues to miss time due to the league’s health and safety protocols but Jaylen Brown managed to step up for the team. Brown came out with impressive performances in two games against the Sixers so much so […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t have enough to defeat the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, and head coach Brad Stevens wasn’t the least bit happy. The Celtics lost 122-110 in Philly, and coach Stevens was upset specifically with regard to their effort on the defensive side of the floor. Brad Stevens said the Celtics […]

After the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, guard Marcus Smart commented on Joel Embiid’s “flailing” abilities to get to the foul line. However, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers had his player’s back, or sort of had his back, as he commented on Smart’s ability to identify flopping from a mile away, […]

The TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, remains to be one of the most iconic stadiums in all of the NBA. According to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, the C’s have decided to carry on with their team’s legacy on their current home floor, with the team opting to sign a new 15-year […]

With Joe Biden being sworn in as the President of the United States on Wednesday, some people are confident that the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing an end. On the contrary, Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics was vocal about how the United States has plenty of progress that needs to be made in solving the […]

Kemba Walker is back and, as it seems, better than ever. The Boston Celtics star has returned after missing the first 11 games of the season due to a stem cell procedure in his left knee, which sidelined him for a total of 12 weeks. After two games, Walker is looking great out there on […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart slammed Joel Embiid by calling him a flopper. As expected, the Philadelphia 76ers big man had a sharp retort. Per Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Embiid retaliated to Smart’s criticism by telling the Celtics guard to look at himself in the mirror. “Marcus Smart just told me that I flail […]

On Wednesday, Jaylen Brown went deep in his bag of tricks to take Ben Simmons to nursery school. The Boston Celtics star put on a show late in the third quarter that had Simmons confused as hell. Simmons, one of the Philadelphia 76ers’ best wing defenders, actually put up a good stand. It was just […]

The Boston Celtics have been missing the services of superstar forward Jayson Tatum over the past couple of games, as the 22-year-old continues to remain out due to health and safety protocols. However, it appears that the All-Star wing will return to action sooner rather than later, with Cs coach Brad Stevens providing an optimistic […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond is playing the best basketball of his entire career, but where he ends up in the summer still remains to be seen. The Cavs just acquired center Jarrett Allen in part of that four-team deal that sent James Harden to Brooklyn, and Allen seems like the center of the future […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers meet for the first matchup of a back-to-back set tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Sixers prediction and pick. The Celtics hold an overall record of 8-4 and are 7-5 against the spread. Boston is coming off a blowout loss to the New York Knicks. […]

Kemba Walker had a quiet return for the Boston Celtics, but head coach Brad Stevens understands his importance for their team. Walker scored finished with nine points, three rebounds, and four assists in 19 minutes of play in the Celtics, 105-75 loss to the New York Knicks, his first game this season since receiving a […]