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Milwaukee Bucks backup guard Pat Connaughton blocked Terry Rozier’s jump shot and was rewarded on the other end via a nifty pass which he finished with a dunk. In Game 4 of the Eastern Semifinals, Connaughton combined athleticism and perfect timing in blocking Rozier’s 3-point attempt. After the block, Sterling Brown had the presence of […]

Marcus Smart is the heart and soul of the Boston Celtics, so when it was announced that Smart would miss time with an oblique injury throughout the start of the playoffs, Boston fans were bummed. Ahead of Monday night’s Game 4 between the Bucks and Celtics, however, it was announced that Smart would return. As […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart will play in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Smart hasn’t played at all this postseason due to an oblique injury he suffered at the end of the regular season against the Orlando Magic. The Celtics are down 1-2 in the series. #NEBHInjuryReport Marcus Smart has been […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce says the Celtics need to “play harder” in Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. Pierce was surprised by the lack of intensity the Celtics played with in Game 3. The Bucks won Game 3 by a final score of 123-116 to reclaim home-court advantage in the series. Pierce […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving is a star. He is a phenomenal scorer. He has unbelievable handles. He can get his shot whenever he wants. But just where does he rank among the all-time great talents in the history of the NBA? Well, ESPN’s Max Kellerman thinks he is at the very top, stating that […]

Help may be on the way for the Boston Celtics ahead of their matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4. Marcus Smart told reporters on Sunday that he is “hopeful” that he will play on Monday. He was recently cleared to fully participate in practice and his official status on the injury report was […]

The 2018-19 NBA season was mostly positive for Derrick Rose. Though he played in only 51 games, Rose displayed the explosiveness and scoring that made him the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2011. If the NBA had a Comeback Player of the Year award, he would be the front-runner to win it. Rose averaged 18.0 […]

For Kyrie Irving, the leader of the Boston Celtics, they’re evolving into one single unit. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Irving remained confident on his team’s ability to grow and mature. His comments come in as the Celtics are down 2-1 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Kyrie Irving on how smart the Celtics are as […]

In a surprising news, Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will reportedly not be fined for his critical comments about the officiating in Game 3 of their second-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Irving didn’t directly criticized the officiating in their Game 3 loss to the Bucks. However, he questioned why Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was […]

TNT commentator and former NBA star Charles Barkley has never been one to shy away from controversial statements. In November, he insisted that the Los Angeles Clippers would never make the playoffs. As we all know now, the Clippers not only made the playoffs but made the defending champions sweat a little by taking two […]

Game 4 of the Eastern Semis will be held in TD Garden on Monday, and Boston Celtics star guard Kyrie Irving vows better communication amongst his teammates. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Irving shared that apart from a loud Boston crowd, there will be lots of talking between him and the Celtics squad. “It’ll […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been officially listed as questionable for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks Monday night. #NEBHInjuryReport Marcus Smart (left oblique tear) has been upgraded to QUESTIONABLE for game 4 tomorrow night. — Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 5, 2019 Smart suffered a left oblique tear last […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving is ecstatic upon knowing that Marcus Smart has been officially upgraded to questionable for tomorrow’s Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Irving said that Smart provides them with a lot of great things, especially on the defensive end. The All-Star guard added that he’s excited to see his teammate’s potential […]

Kyrie Irving has had arguably the best year of his career this season, and his stellar play carried over into Game 1 of the Boston Celtics’ Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. Irving stuffed the stat sheet with 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in a 22-point Boston win that had the […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon will not play in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews: Budenholzer said Brogdon is making good progress. He has played five-on-five three times. “I think he’s getting close,” Bud said. — Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) May 5, 2019 Brogdon’s apparent “progress” has apparently not been substantial […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has yet to play in the playoffs after suffering a torn oblique in the final weeks of the regular season, but he may be suiting up for Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks: #NEBHInjuryReport Marcus Smart has been cleared for full contact and played 3-on-3 yesterday. He fully participated in […]

Boston Celtics talisman Kyrie Irving has been on the receiving end of some criticism yet again following his team’s 123-116 Game 3 defeat against the Milwaukee Bucks. This time around, though, the talk comes from a Bucks player allegedly saying that Irving struggled to “keep it all together” during the pivotal contest. Jeff Goodman for […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been making good progress in his road to recovery ever since suffering an oblique injury prior to the start of the postseason. The 24-year-old appears to be inching towards a return to the court after a lengthy layoff, with a report emerging that he is set to re-join the […]

The Boston Celtics lost back-to-back games against the Milwaukee Bucks in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup, and with Game 4 set to take place on Monday, head coach Brad Stevens would like his players to take the time to rest and relax their bodies and minds, per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports. “Rest, rehab, and […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics has not been able to suit up during this year’s playoffs due to an oblique injury. Though his progress seems good, with the next step being contact drills, Smart is still questionable to return to the court for the team’s second-round series against the surging Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks, […]

The Boston Celtics lost Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks, and Kyrie Irving placed much of the blame on himself. Irving struggled on Friday night, scoring 29 points on 8-of-22 shooting, including 2-of-8 from beyond the arc. After the game, the All-Star guard told Ben Golliver of the Washington Post […]

A whopping 39 personal fouls were called in the second half of the Milwaukee Bucks’ Game 3 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. All six of Jaylen Brown’s fouls came after intermission, Giannis Antetokounmpo attempted 14 free throws, and 21 of those 39 total whistles were blown on the Celtics. The officiating crew […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens isn’t one to comment on officiating after games, and he lived up to that reputation despite seeing his Beantown team lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3. The Celtics bowed down to the Bucks 123-116 at TD Garden. The victory allowed Milwaukee to take the series lead and […]

After opening the Eastern Conference Semifinals with a blowout win over the league’s best team – in the regular season, at least – on the roard, it finally seemed safe to say with certainty that the Boston Celtics had righted their wayward ship. But two straight losses later, the Celtics’ back is suddenly up against […]

Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving was not too impressed with how the referees called Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics took a 123-116 loss at home and surrendered the homecourt advantage they stole from the Bucks in Game 1 of the series. However, Irving believes that they […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took a 2-1 series lead over the Boston Celtics after winning Game 3 of their second round showdown, 123-116. Former Celtic and current NBA analyst Paul Pierce — who predicted that the series was over after Boston won Game 1 — had a simple reaction on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/4or4PLPOoZ — Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown puts Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo on a poster anew. Brown dunked on “The Greek Freak” in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals showdown on Friday night at the TD Garden. The 22-year-old forward went past Nikola Mirotic and soared for a dunk, finding a body in Antetokounmpo to […]

As they take on the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden in Game 3, the Boston Celtics took a moment to celebrate the life of one of their greats, John Havlicek. Havlicek passed away last week, and Boston made sure their legend will be remembered Friday night. Moment of silence for #Celtics great John Havlicek who […]

With the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks shifting to Massachusetts, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is urging his team to play with more energy and physicality in Game 3. In fact, Stevens believes that the more physical team always win playoff games. Brad Stevens: “I’ve never been part of […]

Boston Celtics backup point guard Terry Rozier is expecting a big Game 3 performance from star point guard Kyrie Irving on Friday. The Celtics lost Game 2 to the Milwaukee Bucks by 21 points and Irving had a woeful game. The All-Star only put up nine points in 30 minutes while shooting 4-of-18 from the […]

For as good as Kyrie Irving has been for the Boston Celtics this season, there have been a number of media-related incidents that have seemed to follow him throughout the year. Whether he was subliminally criticizing his younger teammates or calling out members of the press, Irving fell into a fairly repetitive cycle of little […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving revealed to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN that being a leader of a team is a lot harder than he thought it would be. Irving called LeBron James earlier in the season to apologize for how he acted during the their time together with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Kyrie realized […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is one of the best players in the league, and he is never one to shy away from voicing his opinion. Recently, he took aim at the business of basketball in general, saying that the system is flawed for players, coaches and executives alike: “I think this whole business is […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier is set to become a restricted free agent after this season. While Rozier could receive a nice contract offer this summer, going back to a smaller role this season after last year’s playoff run was tough for him. Speaking to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, Rozier described the change and how he […]

The mantra for the Boston Celtics throughout the entire 2018-19 campaign was to just wait until the playoffs. Many expected the Celtics to finish atop the Eastern Conference this season, with some even saying Boston could win in excess of 60 games. Instead, the C’s ended up fourth in the East and totaled 49 victories, […]

All season long, things have simply not looked right in Boston, and things have not sounded right, either. Whether it’s Kyrie Irving backing out of his commitment to re-sign or Irving taking shots at some of the younger players, it has not exactly been kumbaya in the Celtics’ locker room. However, Celtics guard Jaylen Brown […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is a strange guy. Whether it’s claiming the Earth is flat or being wishy-washy on whether or not he actually plans on staying with the Celtics, he is an eccentric dude. But he is certainly not lacking confidence. When talking about his knowledge of the game, Irving feels he is […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is back in Boston after suffering a mild heart attack prior to Tuesday night’s Game 2 matchup against the Bucks in Milwaukee, according to a report from Chris Forsberg of NBC Boston. In his report, Forsberg noted that Ainge was back at his home in Boston on […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been dealing with a torn oblique since April 7th. The former Oklahoma State standout is making great strides in recovery, but his original four-to-six week timetable is still in place. In an interview with Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens noted that Smart is […]