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The best game of the night for this evening’s slate of NBA action was a marquee matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics. These two bitter rivals always tend to compete in games that come down to the wire, and this one was no exception. While the on-court action was scintillating from an […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart didn’t exactly seem all that upset about his ejection during Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. After getting knocked to the floor by Sixers star Joel Embiid, Smart decided that he would go over and give him a huge shove. Naturally, that resulted in him getting thrown out of […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart decided to shove Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid in retaliation for getting knocked down, and that led to Smart being ejected from the game. It probably isn’t all that surprising to see things get heated between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, as both are trying to […]

Don’t be surprised if Kyrie Irving sits a few games to preserve his health as the regular season winds down. The Boston Celtics are fixing to make a run at obtaining home-court advantage in the NBA Playoffs, albeit having their roster at full strength for when it really counts. Head coach Brad Stevens cleared the […]

The last time the Philadelphia 76ers played the Boston Celtics on Feb. 12, they were playing just their third game with their current starting five after the acquisition of Tobias Harris. Despite not having Kyrie Irving, the Celtics defeated the Sixers 112-109, forcing Harris into just 4-14 from the field, including 0 of 6 from […]

Brad Stevens, though a champion of analytics since he was hired as head coach of the Boston Celtics, apparently still hedges toward eyes test rather than advanced statistics when it comes to his team’s defense. Based on analytics, the Celtics are considered a top-five team on the defensive end. However, Stevens swears that his team […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown thinks “it’s important” for the Sixers to defeat the Boston Celtics on Wednesday at home. The Sixers are 0-3 versus the Celtics this season and have struggled against them over the past few seasons. Boston eliminated the Sixers in the 2018 playoffs in the second-round in five games as […]

If the Boston Celtics are going to flip the switch once the playoffs start, Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving says the team needs “more focus and discipline.” The Celtics’ season hasn’t gone as everyone thought it would. After Boston reached the Eastern Conference finals last year and LeBron James bolted out to join the […]

The Boston Celtics have been inconsistent all season, but Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant isn’t giving up on them. Bryant, who had many battles with the Celtics during his legendary playing career, believes the C’s can put it all together once the playoffs start. “And then in the East, Boston is one good run […]

Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving is set to sit out one or two of his team’s 11 remaining games in the regular season as he gears up for an extremely grueling postseason. Irving himself announced that he intends to take a night or two off for rest purposes, and claimed that the only thing that […]

The Boston Celtics provided a timely update on the status of forward Gordon Hayward, who is currently in the league’s concussion protocol following a blow he took to the head on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. The update came from head coach Brad Stevens himself, who stated that Hayward may be able to rejoin the […]

Bench cog Terry Rozier has become aware of how moody a team the Boston Celtics has been throughout this season, riding waves of highs and lows, streaks of confidence and seeds of doubt have seeped in through various players in a long 82-game season. However one thing has been made clear, Kyrie Irving has proved […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t satisfied with just a playoff spot. They want to continue what has been a dominant year-plus for Boston sports and bring home a championship. On Tuesday, Celtics point guard Terry Rozier joined Kristine Leahy on Fair Game, during which they discussed some of the drama and narratives that have surrounded the […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge says his team has been too “inconsistent” this season. Ainge isn’t disappointed with how the Celtics’ season has gone because it’s not over yet. However, the 60-year-old says the team has had a bunch of lapses throughout the season. “Inconsistent,” Ainge said when asked to evaluate the […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers have built up quite the rivalry in recent years, though the Celtics have mostly dominated on the scoreboard. The two teams will face off once again on Wednesday night, but Gordon Hayward will not be playing due to his status in the concussion protocol: Celtics say Gordon Hayward (concussion […]

On Monday, the Boston Celtics gave a touching tribute to former All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas during their loss against the Denver Nuggets. Thomas’s experience in Boston was so positive that even though the Celtics traded him for Kyrie Irving, he has indicated that he would have an interest in playing there again. However, as […]

ESPN’s Chauncey Billups did not hesitate to call out his co-panelist Paul Pierce after the latter once turned down the notion of Isaiah Thomas deserving a tribute from the Boston Celtics. Chauncey Billups, also a former Celtics player, reminded The Truth about who let him get his last shot off in front of a sold-out crowd […]

It took nearly two years, but Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas finally got his moment in Boston. Fans at the TD Garden showered the former Celtics star with a thunderous standing ovation as a video tribute for him played on the jumbotron. As this was happening, Thomas’ eyes started to get watery. Following the tribute, he […]

The playoffs are just around the corner, and while the top teams in the league would surely like to win some games over the course of the remainder of the regular season, health is the main priority. No one knows that better than Boston Celtics big man Al Horford, who will likely see some intermittent rest […]

Jayson Tatum is in the midst of a slump, but his teammate Kyrie Irving and coach Brad Stevens have insisted he keep shooting the ball, regardless. His woes weren’t any more evident than on Monday’s game, as the Boston Celtics were up three and poised to make a run when Al Horford made a shot and […]

Over the past two weeks, fans have heard nothing but positives from Isaiah Thomas when asked about the Boston Celtics. Whether it’s his former teammates, coach Brad Stevens, and even the fans, IT has always said all the kindest words towards them. And when he returned to the TD Garden for the first time since […]

The Denver Nuggets may have prevailed 115-101 against the Boston Celtics, but Isaiah Thomas still praised his former coach, Brad Stevens. .@isaiahthomas said he speaks to his former #Celtics head coach Brad Stevens monthly. "He's a big part of my career," Thomas said. "The best coach I've ever been coached by." — A. Sherrod Blakely […]

As expected, Isaiah Thomas got nothing but love from Boston Celtics fans as he returned to the TD Garden. The Boston Celtics showed a video tribute to their former player while fans gave him a standing ovation. Boston showed IT love with this tribute video 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/LLodHLHoLB — NBA TV (@NBATV) March 18, 2019 While […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas says he would like to finish his career with the Boston Celtics at some point. Thomas played three seasons for the Celtics and became a superstar in Beantown. He averaged a staggering a 28.9 points per game during the 2016-17 season and was in the MVP conversation. Boston general […]

The Boston Celtics will be without Gordon Hayward for Monday’s contest against the Denver Nuggets. Hayward has not yet been cleared from the league’s concussion protocol. He had entered the day doubtful to suit up, having played just one minute in the team’s win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. While the Celtics will be […]

Prior to joining the Boston Celtics during the summer of 2016, Al Horford had spent his entire career with the Atlanta Hawks and consistently had the team earning one of the top records in the Eastern Conference. In the latter part of Horford’s run with the Hawks, Kent Bazemore was on board, so he knows […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas will get a video tribute from the Boston Celtics on Monday in his return to TD Garden, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. Thomas didn’t get a video tribute last season when he came back to TD Garden because he was resting while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The Denver Nuggets will head to the TD Garden on Monday to face off with the Boston Celtics. It will signify Isaiah Thomas’ return to the arena — the place where he called home for several years. The city he represented when he was considered as an MVP candidate. It will be his first time […]

Even though it has been almost two years since Isaiah Thomas was traded by the Boston Celtics, he remains loyal to the team’s fans. In a recent interview with Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, IT said that his love for the city of Boston and it’s people will never change despite the ugly split […]

Isaiah Thomas was an All-Star and MVP candidate during the 2016-17 season as a member of the Boston Celtics. Then came the hip injury. Thomas’ career hasn’t been the same since, as he is still working his way back from the ailment that halted his meteoric rise to near the top of the NBA scoring […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is doubtful for tomorrow’s game against the Denver Nuggets after entering concussion protocol, according to Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston: Celtics list Gordon Hayward as doubtful vs Nuggets and say he’s entered concussion protocol. — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 17, 2019 Hayward sustained the injury after getting blindsided by […]

Former Boston Celtics teammates Isaiah Thomas and Terry Rozier engaged in a friendly Twitter barb on Sunday morning. Thomas inquired about open gyms in Boston, to which Rozier—who turns 25 today—responded with a challenge to a game of one-on-one. Never one to miss a beat, Thomas retorted by saying he was more than game: Let’s […]

The Boston Celtics almost didn’t come out of the TD Garden with a victory after they almost blew a 25-point lead in the second half against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Following the game, Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving said that they have to be more mature in managing a sizable lead like that. “To be […]

The Boston Celtics have all but clinched a playoff spot and are now fighting for seeding. This late in the year every single win counts, in both the regular season and the postseason. Every roster spot is important, from the starting five to the last man on the bench. On Sunday, the Celtics’ G League […]

The 2018-19 season hasn’t exactly gone as planned for Kyrie Irving. Despite the superstar routinely rubbing Boston Celtics fans the wrong way of late, though, it will be hard for the Green and Gold faithful to be too frustrated with Irving. Irving scored 30 points, grabbed nine rebounds and doled out 11 assists in his […]

Isaiah Thomas is out of the Denver Nuggets rotations and will likely not feature when they take on his former team, the Boston Celtics. Despite that, however, IT will remain the center of attention at TD Garden. Adoring Celtics fans aren’t the only ones highly anticipating his return to Boston. Former teammate Marcus Smart is […]

The Boston Celtics made one of the greatest success stories in recent memory when they turned All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas from the last pick in the 2011 Draft to an MVP candidate during his brief tenure with the team. Veteran forward Al Horford knew how good IT was, and said he’s one of the reasons […]

Boston Celtics veteran Kyrie Irving and Brooklyn Nets All-Star point guard D’Angelo Russell are the only players in the Eastern Conference who are averaging at least 20 points and 6.5 assists per game, according to Anthony Puccio of Nets Daily. For the Celtics, Irving is putting up 23.5 points and 7.1 assists. Meanwhile, for the […]

After the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at home, Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving told reporters he enjoys seeing Hawks rookie point guard Trae Young prove the doubters wrong. Young got off to a slow start to the season and the critics started calling him a bust. However, Young didn’t let […]