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With five games left in the regular season, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens emphasized the importance of resting players, particularly Al Horford who has been pivotal for the team this season. Speaking to reporters during shootaround, Stevens pointed out that letting Horford rest in some of their few remaining games will be crucial for […]

The Boston Celtics will be without swingman Jaylen Brown for Monday’s meeting with the Miami Heat as he deals with back spasms. Head coach Brad Stevens announced the injury before the game, which should allow Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier to potentially see larger roles with the second unit. Jaylen Brown is out with back […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is glad longtime conference staple Dwyane Wade is choosing to retire after this season, knowing the series of headaches he’s brought his team after several years of competition against the Miami Heat and the soon-to-be Hall of Famer. Stevens stressed outmost respect for his career, noting he’s looking as […]

When the Miami Heat square off with the Boston Celtics on Monday night, there’s a chance they’ll be doing so without the help of forward Derrick Jones Jr. Jones has been listed as questionable for the game, with the team citing personal reasons for potentially missing the important game. Heat listing Derrick Jones Jr., as […]

The Boston Celtics should be at full strength when they face the Miami Heat on Monday night, as Kyrie Irving and Al Horford are expected to play. Both players rested last Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets, but the latest update from the reveal they will likely be ready for their showdown with the Heat. Only player […]

The playoffs are just two weeks away, and we still have no idea who the Boston Celtics really are. Are they the team that routed the Golden State Warriors by 33 points at Oracle Arena earlier this month? Or are they the team that has lost home games to the Phoenix Suns and New York […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward has spent the 2018-19 season on the comeback trail. While his numbers are curious for a former All-Star on the surface, his road back from his harrowing leg injury that ended his 2017-18 year just as it began appears to be hitting its apex. Hayward said that he is feeling […]

Two of the brightest young talents in the NBA’s Eastern Conference went at each other Saturday night. D’Angelo Russell and Jaylen Brown both scored personal victories. The game between Russell’s Brooklyn Nets and Brown’s Boston Celtics contained a battle within the larger competition. Russell and Brown displayed the skill and cleverness which have marked them […]

After surviving the Indiana Pacers last night, the Boston Celtics didn’t seem to have enough gas in the tank to fight the gritty Brooklyn Nets, as they ended up getting blown out at the Barclays Center 110-96. The Celtics’ roller-coaster season continues, and it is pretty obvious with the way head coach Brad Stevens describes […]

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen has been the king of denying people at the rim this season. His latest victim is Boston Celtics rookie Robert Williams. “Time Lord” appeared to have a clean look at a dunk after Terry Rozier found him cutting to the basket. Allen came out of nowhere to block the dunk […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is expected to play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets, but he will be under a minutes restriction due to illness, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Brad Stevens indicates it is likely Jayson Tatum will play tonight, but says he will be out there in shorter stints than usual. — […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will face one another at the Barclays Center on Saturday evening, and barring an unlikely playoff matchup, this will be the final time the two teams battle this season. Of course, any time the Celtics and Nets play these days, we are reminded of the fateful trade during the […]

After a thrilling back-and-forth game against the Indiana Pacers last night, the Boston Celtics must recuperate quickly as they face off against the Brooklyn Nets tonight, who are fighting hard to remain in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. That Celtics/Pacers tilt was an instant classic, and it took some late-game heroics by Kyrie Irving (who […]

With the NBA regular season starting to come to a close, the jockeying for playoff position continues to grow more intense. No matchup embodied that better than the Boston Celtics’ thriller against the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. In a totally back-and-forth affair, Kyrie Irving made a driving layup with 0.5 seconds remaining to deliver […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens stuck to his lineup tweak for the second straight game against the Indiana Pacers, deploying Aussie center Aron Baynes to once again start alongside All-Star big man Al Horford. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Stevens is looking to develop this double-big lineup in the hopes that the Celtics […]

One week before the season’s trade deadline, New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis shocked the basketball world when he requested a trade via his agent, Rich Paul. Although it seemed out of nowhere, the speculations were his camp would want to team him up with LeBron James, who is currently playing for the Los Angeles […]

Boston Celtics forward Al Horford is unsure if he will play against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Horford was initially listed as probable against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, but the veteran forward eventually played for the Celtics. The 32-year-old recently recovered from a knee injury, and the Celtics are taking a cautious approach in […]

The Boston Celtics have occasionally lacked the edge this season that’s been a lasting hallmark of the green and gold ever since Brad Stevens was hired as head coach in 2013. But in a crucial matchup on Friday against the Indiana Pacers, the Celtics rebounded from surrendering a double-digit lead, outplaying their fellow Eastern Conference […]

The Boston Celtics have a defensive brute in point guard Marcus Smart (currently averaging 1.8 steals per game), but it could be argued that his all-around brilliance on the floor doesn’t get enough clamor. Smart put his court vision on display, as Boston narrowly escaped with a 114-112 win over their possible first-round playoff series […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving called game against the Indiana Pacers. With the game tied at 112-all and with only seven second left on the clock, Irving drove through traffic and took advantage of a defensive lapse from the Pacers to hit the game-winning layup. KYRIE WINS IT FOR THE @CELTICS! Final at TD Garden:#CUsRise […]

Boston Celtics shooting guard Marcus Smart isn’t happy that one of their fans called Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins the n-word. The Celtics banned the said fan for two years. The incident took place back on Jan. 26 at the TD Garden when the Warriors were in town. “It’s real discouraging to hear that […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving looks to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for advice on how to become a better player and leader. Irving is already one of the best players in the league, but Uncle Drew is still learning what it takes to become a leader of a team which has […]

A Boston Celtics fan who directed a racial slur at Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins in late January has been banned from Celtics games for two years. Celtics release a statement on fan who received a 2-year ban after incident with DeMarcus Cousins. pic.twitter.com/UbRV53zvb9 — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 29, 2019 “Based on […]

The Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers are set to face off on Friday night in what is going to be a crucial matchup in deciding both team’s position entering the playoffs. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was asked to give his thoughts on the current Pacers squad, and the 42-year-old provided some very interesting […]

Boston Celtics head coach and Zionsville, Indiana native Brad Stevens has admitted that he closely follows the Indiana Pacers. The 42-year-old coach explained that more than anything, the primary reason why he does so is simply because his hometown buddies do the same: “I follow the Pacers as close as I follow any team in […]

Rumors surrounding Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, two of the most media-jocked players in the league, potentially playing together has been the tea most NBA fans have been sipping on throughout the course of the season. The newest gossip is that the Golden State Warriors forward has been actively communicating with the Boston Celtics star […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge didn’t take umbrage to Kyrie Irving’s postgame comments following a loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, when the self-appointed leader of the roster sounded nearly defeated, pointing the finger at the team’s lackluster defensive strategy to contain All-Star point guard Kemba Walker: “I did hear (Irving’s comments). It’s not […]

The NBA Playoffs is only weeks away with teams battling for position to have the upper hand in the first round and beyond. As soon as postseason action begins, everything goes back to zero except for a team’s true identity. Records don’t matter and head-to-head matchups don’t matter as much as many might think. Practically […]

The NBA has banned a Boston Celtics fan for two years after yelling a racial slur at Golden State Warriors star center DeMarcus Cousins back on Jan. 26 at the TD Garden, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The Celtics fan yelled the n-word at Cousins. The Warriors’ All-Star center informed the security at […]

The Boston Celtics went 3-1 against the Philadelphia 76ers this season. The Sixers erased a double-digit deficit on March 20th at home to defeat Boston by a final score of 118-115. Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge understands how talented the Sixers are. Ainge talked about that March 20th game, citing how his Celtics […]

All season long, Boston Celtics fans have been hoping their team can flip the switch once the playoffs start and win the Eastern Conference. While the Celtics have the talent to do that, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge doesn’t really believe teams can do that. “I don’t really believe that you can flip a switch,” […]

Anger usually comes from expectations not being met. If it’s any team that knows a thing or two about anger from unmet expectations, it’s the 2019 Boston Celtics. The Celtics were primed as the team to dethrone the Golden State Warriors coming into this season. Last season they gave the world a glimpse into how […]

Boston Celtics star Al Horford believes that Aron Baynes deserves more playing time and possibly a spot in their starting lineup moving forward. The veteran forward said that Baynes just makes their defense better based on how they played against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday. Baynes had a surprise start against the Cavaliers. While he […]

The Boston Celtics are 11-2 this season when star point guard Kyrie Irving doesn’t play. Celtics guard Marcus Smart says that record, though, “means nothing.” “You know, Kyrie is one of the greatest players to play this game, and I think if you ask anybody, they want Kyrie – especially when there’s games on the line, […]

The Boston Celtics have seven games left in their regular season, and while they might be contemplating resting some of their key players, Gordon Hayward has made it clear he doesn’t plan to rest and would rather play the last few games for Boston. Via The Athletic’s Jay King:  “I think I did a lot of that […]

This is what the Boston Celtics were waiting for. When the Celtics—sans Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward—were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a thrilling seven-game series in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals, their entire goal was to get back to that point again in 2019, but to finish with a different result. The 82-game […]

Boston Celtics forward seemed Jayson Tatum to be among the brightest prospects coming out of the 2018 NBA Draft, a close third in the Rookie of the Year race after a dazzling display in a deep playoff run that saw him take over as the team’s leading scorer. Yet the sample size from this season […]

With the regular season coming to an end, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is looking ahead to the playoffs. During a guest appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub, Steven’s noted that he will be experimenting with bigger lineups ahead of the playoffs. One iteration of this bigger rotation will include Aron Baynes and Al […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the best teams in the league today, and they are set to get richer in the offseason. The Celtics now have at least three first-round picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, the Celtics have formally acquired the first-round pick of the Los Angeles […]