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The Miami Heat drew first blood against the Boston Celtics with a dramatic 117-114 overtime victory in Game 1 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals. The game was a nail-biting back-and-forth that needed an extra period to decide the winner. The Heat went down by one after a clutch Kemba Walker step-back on rookie Tyler […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum has scored at least 20 points 21 times in a playoff game before the age of 23. Only Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Derrick Rose have scored 20 points in a playoff contest before turning 23 more times than Tatum. Tatum in elite company 📈 pic.twitter.com/Zalc56XwOg — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) […]

Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams, AKA Time Lord, had a monster chasedown block on Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic in Game 1 of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals. Williams’ block was so good that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James — the king of chasedown blocks — probably enjoyed it as well. This […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had a hilariously delayed reaction in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals after getting slapped in the face by Miami Heat wing Duncan Robinson. Check it out: Marcus Smart is king of making sure he gets his foul call 😂pic.twitter.com/got3snG8fE — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 15, 2020 Look, even Celtics […]

NBA legend Bill Russell penned a powerful essay for The Players’ Tribune where he talked about how America must battle with its past to move beyond racism. Russell, a civil rights icon and one of the greatest players in NBA history, wrote about how African Americans are scared of the police today, just like how […]

Boston Celtics star small forward Jayson Tatum finally reunited with his 2-year-old son, Deuce, in the Walt Disney bubble on Tuesday. Tatum told reporters during the Toronto Raptors series his mom was going to bring Deuce to the bubble if the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. This will melt your heart: Bubble reunions […]

The Boston Celtics survived a seven-game bloodbath and knocked off the Toronto Raptors in round two to advance to their third Eastern Conference Finals appearance in four years. Just after going through hell and back against the defending NBA champions, Boston will go for second servings as they face the scorching Miami Heat. Boston needed […]

Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward is expected to return at some point against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, but it won’t be in Game 1 on Tuesday. The Celtics officially ruled out the one-time All-Star in the series opener, who is still recovering from the grade III ankle sprain he sustained in […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has nothing but high praises for Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro ahead of their teams’ Eastern Conference Finals matchup. There’s no question that Miami will not be where they are right now without the help of their impressive rookies. Kendrick Nunn has been huge for Miami all-season long, but […]

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics have a lot of things in common entering the Eastern Conference Finals. They both have versatile wings who can score and defend. They both have veteran point guards who haven’t had much prior playoff success. They have great coaches. They both have front offices that have assembled title-winning teams […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker has never played in the Eastern Conference Finals, and he knows his first one won’t be easy. Ahead of Tuesday’s Game 1 matchup between Boston and the No.5-seeded Miami Heat, Walker shared his expectations for the series. “It’s going to be a dog fight,” Walker said, per Chris Grenham of […]

When the Boston Celtics acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the summer of 2007 — leading to an NBA title (2008) and another Finals appearance (2010) — it arguably set the template for the star-heavy “superteams” that followed suit in the 2010s. Allen and Garnett were accomplished veterans willing to sacrifice stats in order […]

Ahead of his upcoming bout in the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens gave the Miami Heat quite the compliment by comparing their offensive style to the Golden State Warriors. Specifically, Stevens referenced the Heat’s prolific “cutting and shooting” capabilities: Celtics coach Brad Stevens said the Heat is “probably the closest team […]

A famous saying is that sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. For Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics, winning a series in the playoffs also comes with lessons learned, especially since it took them seven hard-fought battles against the defending champion Toronto Raptors before they got the victory to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Ahead […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is nearing the four-week timetable the C’s medical staff earlier gave him with regards to his recovery from a grade III ankle sprain. Boston head coach Brad Stevens himself provided an update on Hayward’s status as the Celtics prepare for their matchup with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference […]

The Boston Celtics finally put the finishing touches on the pesky Toronto Raptors with a resounding Game 7 victory in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. While they are still licking their wounds from the hard-fought war, the boys from Beantown will be up for their stiffest challenge yet. Waiting at the top of the East […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are in the midst of another memorable run in the playoffs, with the C’s set to face off against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Nonetheless, this has not stopped Brown from keeping his eyes on the bigger picture: the issue of systemic racism that continues to […]

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the NBA playoffs so far was not that the Miami Heat defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, but how dominant they looked while doing it. After shattering the Bucks’ aura of invincibility in a Game 1 win, they clamped down on reigning MVP and Defensive Player of […]

Prior to the beginning of the 2019-20 campaign, not a lot of pundits envisioned the Miami Heat to be the first squad to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Yet, the Erik Spoelstra-mentored club defied all expectations and have only lost once in nine playoff games so far. By now, Miami already proved why they […]

Boston Celtics rookie Grant Williams had a chance to give his team a safe four-point lead with 35 seconds left in Game 7. Unfortunately, Williams missed both free throws which would’ve banished him from the team. But good for him, Jayson Tatum was able to snag the offensive rebound, saving the Celtics’ series and probably […]

Ahead of their duel with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens shared his thoughts on why the Jae Crowder and Andre Iguodala acquisitions could go down as one of the best trade deadline moves ever. After the Celtics’ practice on Sunday, Stevens gave a breakdown of his […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens broke down his team’s opponent, the Miami Heat, ahead of their Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday. Stevens said the Heat are among the more well-coached teams in basketball, adding they have been one of the best teams in the NBA since the restart began: “Super well coached and organized […]

The Miami Heat had to wait a bit before finding out their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals. Whereas Miami breezed through the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games, the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors took it to the limit. For Heat guard Goran Dragic, the Celtics will pose a different challenge because of the […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart looked like LeBron James when he blocked Toronto Raptors swingman Norman Powell to basically seal the Celtics’ Game 7 win over the Raptors, and Boston star point guard Kemba Walker and head coach Brad Stevens were in awe by it. Smart, who made the first-team All-Defensive squad this season, showed […]

If the Netflix show Cuties wasn’t controversial enough, now Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter has brightened the spotlight on the wayward product. For those unaware, Cancel Netflix was trending on the mean streets of Twitter due to the show’s portrayal of of children in a sexual manner. While some claim it was done in […]

The Boston Celtics had a chance to draft Jimmy Butler in the 2011 NBA Draft, as did a bevy of teams for that matter. However, Butler wound up falling to the Chicago Bulls, who selected the Marquette product with the 30th overall pick. Fast forward to today and Butler is now one of the best […]

As if Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum needs more motivation heading to the Eastern Conference finals, his son Deuce is visiting him in the Orlando bubble. Tatum confirmed the exciting development on his IG story, posting a photo of Deuce boarding a plane en route to Orlando. He captioned the post with “PJ Deuce can’t […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors on Friday night in the Eastern Conference semifinals, setting up what promises to be a terrific Eastern Conference Finals between the C’s and the Miami Heat, who ousted the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in five games earlier in the week. Despite the Heat being a five-seed (as compared to […]

Miami Heat All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler understands the Boston Celtics are a really good team. However, the always confident Butler isn’t scared of the mighty Celtics with the Eastern Conference Finals right around the corner. The five-time All-Star believes his Heat have what it takes to defeat Boston and advance to the NBA Finals […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2020 playoffs in seven games, and they did it without the services of small forward Gordon Hayward. Hayward, who suffered a Grade III ankle sprain in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers, is back in the Walt Disney World bubble with […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will face Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals at Walt Disney World down in Orlando, Florida. After defeating the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs in seven epic games, Tatum and the Celtics will get a few days off before […]

Jaylen Brown has emerged as a serious threat for the Boston Celtics, but the fourth-year swingman may have tweaked himself during the clinching Game 7 semi-finals win over defending champion Toronto Raptors on Friday. Ahead of the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Miami Heat, Brown, 23, came down hard in Game 7 and may […]

For the first time in his nine-year NBA career, Kemba Walker, along with the Boston Celtics, is heading to the Eastern Conference Finals. Walker, who’s playing in his first season with the Celtics, spent countless seasons of his All-Star career with the underwhelming Charlotte Hornets. Throughout his eight seasons with the Hornets, they only made […]

Marcus Smart played a pivotal role for the Boston Celtics on Friday, as they defeated the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their second-round playoffs matchup. He was involved in a key defensive stop down the stretch, as he blocked Raptors shooting guard Norman Powell in what would have been a huge bucket for the […]

“Inside the NBA” host Charles Barkley has not exactly been on point with his recent predictions in the playoffs. He was recently called out for the same by a fellow Hall of Famer, with Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell clowning Barkley for his recent inaccuracy. Russell was tuned in to the Game 7 meeting between […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is grateful to the entire Toronto Raptors organization for bringing out the best in his team throughout their grueling seven-game East semis series. The Celtics emerged victorious in the winner-take-all Game 7 on Friday, outlasting the defending champs, 92-87, to advance to the next round. Following the hard-fought series […]

Marcus Smart had a pretty epic parting shot for the Toronto Raptors following the Boston Celtics outstanding Game 7 victory on Friday. With the Cs eliminating the Raptors in the playoffs, Smart declared Boston to be the new “King of the North.” THE KING OF THE NORTH! THE KING OF THE NORTH!THE KING OF THE […]

At just 22 years of age, Boston Celtics young star Jayson Tatum has already figured in three playoff Game 7 matches. The Duke product also has a winning track record so far, going 2-1 in those pressure-packed, do-or-die scenarios. Following the Celtics’ 92-87 Game 7 triumph over the defending champs Toronto Raptors on Friday, Tatum […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum went on a post-game interview with the guys at “Inside the NBA” following the C’s amazing Game 7 series-clinching victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday. The 22-year-old took the opportunity to playfully call out TNT host Shaquille O’Neal for not even knowing the name of Tatum’s teammate, Daniel Theis. […]