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The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst loss of the season by way of a 33-point pounding at the hands of the struggling Boston Celtics, losers of four in a row before their primetime tilt at Oracle Arena, with a national audience on TNT. Yet the Celtics did a little more than just embarrass the […]

Following the Boston Celtics’ 125-98 beatdown of the two-time NBA defending champions Golden State Warriors, Kyrie Irving addressed multiple issues surrounding the team during postgame interviews. One of these issues is the rumored locker-room tension. Irving did not admit or deny anything, but he said it’s important for the Cs to feel good about themselves […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens had high praise for his team’s effort in Tuesday night’s impressive road win against the Golden State Warriors. As part of his post-game assessment, Stevens likened the approach his players took to that of a businessman. “I think we played with purpose all the way through. We were very […]

It was a night to remember for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, as they secured a huge statement win against the defending champions, the Golden State Warriors. The C’s were absolutely relentless throughout the contest, as they were able to demolish the Dubs, 128-95, in Oakland. In his piece for The Athletic, Jay King points out […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving will admit that this season hasn’t gone as he had hoped. His team has played extremely well at times, but there have also been a few head-scratching results along the way. This has been a trying year for Irving in particular, but he says the recent discussions he had with […]

On Tuesday, the Boston Celtics brought forth arguably their best performance of the season after humiliating the defending champs, the Golden State Warriors, with a final score of 128-95. Speaking after the monumental victory, Celtics forward Gordon Hayward was pleased with the result but had already shifted his focus to the team’s next matchup against […]

There is definitely no love lost between Hall of Famer and TNT analyst Charles Barkley and Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving. The former has been a staunch critic of the latter, and Barkley has now taken another shot at Irving. Only this time, it appears to be more personal in nature: Charles Barkley talking about […]

The Boston Celtics earned an impressive and much needed win against the Golden State Warriors, blowing out the two-time defending champions 125-98 at the Oracle Arena. All-Star guard Kyrie Irving was impressed with how the Celtics held their ground against the Dubs, saying they finally played as a cohesive unit. “We put a lot of […]

Kyrie Irving was back at it again, motioning for his “I didn’t ask for fame” tour, now even detaching from answering regular post-game questions after the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game skid by trumping the Golden State Warriors 128-95. Asked what was different for the Warriors between this year and the last, Irving pleads the […]

The Boston Celtics silenced the Oracle Arena crowd after they blew out the defending champion Golden State Warriors on their home floor, 128-95. Following the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr blasted his squad, calling their efforts “embarrassing” and cited that his team didn’t play with enough intensity and anger throughout the contest. Kerr’s “anger” comments […]

The Golden State Warriors were flat out dominated by the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. It seems head coach Steve Kerr feels not even shooting guard Klay Thompson could have helped them. Thompson missed the star-studded matchup due to knee soreness. According to Mark Medina of the Bay Area News Group, Steve Kerr doubts things would […]

DeMarcus Cousins isn’t exactly known for subtlety. The Golden State Warriors center has long been known to get into several skirmishes earning him a plethora of technicals (123 for his career and five with the Dubs thus far) and subsequent suspensions as a result of going over the prescribed limit. Tuesday night against the visiting […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr didn’t mince words when addressing his team’s performance in their humbling 128-95 loss to the Boston Celtics. The Warriors allowed the Celtics to open the game with an 11-0 run, and the home team was never able to recover from that. The Dubs even found themselves trailing by as […]

If there is one play that encapsulates the Golden State Warriors’ defensive display against the Boston Celtics, it’s the third quarter sequence where Jayson Tatum was left open in the painted area for the easy dunk. The Warriors had, perhaps, their worst performance of the season, and they never really got it going after a […]

Boston Celtics rising star Jayson Tatum can add another incredible highlight play to his collection. In their game against the Golden State Warriors, the 21-year-old forward not only rejected Kevin Durant at the rim, but he was also able to steal the ball away to the disappointment of KD. Midway through the third quarter of […]

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams was on DeMarcus Cousins’ ear during a timeout in their game against the Boston Celtics. Peep the clip below as via Anthony Slater of The Athletic. During that time, the Warriors were getting pounced on both ends of the floor. Head coach Brad Stevens’ game plan consisted of […]

Nearly everything was coming up Celtic green during Boston’s first half Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors, including the incredible dish guard Marcus Smart made to a cutting Gordon Hayward just prior to halftime. Marcus Smart goes no-look behind-the-back to Gordon Hayward 👀 #CUsRise 🎥: @celtics https://t.co/GGnGNW1FLt — USA TODAY NBA (@usatodaynba) March 6, 2019 […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had a few words about the Boston Celtics ahead of the two team’s marquee matchup on national television tonight, according to Jay King of The Athletic. Steve Kerr: Boston has had obviously a very interesting season. Very up and down. — Jay King (@ByJayKing) March 6, 2019 Though […]

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown went airborne during the second quarter of Tuesday’s contest against the Golden State Warriors, rocking the rim with a thunderous jam. THUNDEROUS dunk by Jaylen Brownhttps://t.co/vVIsk8w0Ke — The Crossover (@TheCrossover) March 6, 2019 That dunk was worth every syllable of ‘Wooooo’ slapped on it by commentator Chris Webber, who cut […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr knows a thing or two about Kyrie Irving’s offensive prowess. Prior to their duel with the Boston Celtics, Kerr admitted that Irving is a “huge challenge” for his team. Just a few years ago when Irving was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Warriors defense unleashed all their […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has an NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award to his name, so it really shouldn’t come as a surprise that he would deny Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum at the rim when given the chance. Not on Draymond's ⌚️!#DubNation | #PlayersOnly pic.twitter.com/4nzYoihyp0 — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March […]

The Boston Celtics have lost five of their last six games ahead of Tuesday’s showdown with the Golden State Warriors, but count head coach Brad Stevens in the camp of those who aren’t feeling the heat. In fact, according to the Celtics’ man in charge, everything is A-OK in Beantown, saying via Jay King of […]

The Boston Celtics are currently struggling mightily, which might even be an understatement at this point. With veteran point guard Kyrie Irving at the forefront of such a string of disappointing performances from the Celtics, Boston continues to slide in the standings as the attitude of the team as a whole becomes more negative with […]

The Boston Celtics may be in a funk right now, but Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry says the Dubs can’t look past Boston because they know what the C’s can do when they play their best. The Warriors host the Celtics on Tuesday. Boston is coming off a home loss to the […]

The Boston Celtics are reeling. Picked by many as the league’s top, and perhaps only, challenger to the Golden State Warriors’ supremacy before the season, Boston has instead underwhelmed amid lingering questions of personnel fit and locker room chemistry. The Celtics are 38-26, fifth in the Eastern Conference, and two and a half games back […]

The Golden State Warriors will be without starting shooting guard Klay Thompson and backup big man Kevon Looney for a second straight game, as they’re listed as out against the Boston Celtics, according to Connor LeTourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. The Warriors will get Andre Iguodala back for Tuesday’s game, though, giving them at […]

Prior to the start of this season, the Boston Celtics were projected to be one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. However, a recent string of losses (five of their last six) has them sitting in the No. 5 spot. Several members of the team are beginning to voice their opinions, including Jaylen […]

Following a fourth-straight loss after the All-Star break, Kyrie Irving stressed that setting up the right example for his younger teammates was of utmost importance as the Boston Celtics walk the wire through the last few games of the regular season. “And I don’t even want to call them young guys,” said Kyrie Irving, according […]

Less than six minutes into the 2017-18 NBA season, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome leg injury. MRI scans taken later revealed a dislocated ankle and fractured tibia. He was ruled out for the remainder of that season. Some players are never the same after a serious injury, but Hayward worked hard to […]

Already deep into his comeback season following a year on the sidelines due to a gruesome leg injury suffered early last season, Boston Celtics wing Gordon Hayward has yet to make the impact on the team that many expected from him when he signed on. The 27-year-old recently opened up to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, as he […]

Gordon Hayward has had a less-than-desirable return to the court after missing the near-entirety of the 2017-18 season with a freak injury. The Boston Celtics forward has been relegated to the bench, and he has failed to regain the star status he previously had when he first signed with the team in the offseason of […]

The Golden State Warriors will be facing the Boston Celtics for the second time this season, and judging by their first meeting in January, their second collision is expected to have a playoff-like atmosphere. However, the Celtics haven’t been the same since that matchup. As of this moment, they have lost seven of their last […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is getting tired of the media and says no writer in the industry should be able to question his, LeBron James and Kevin Durant’s body of work. Irving has been under a lot of scrutiny from the media lately because of the Celtics’ struggles this season. The same […]

It is no secret that the Boston Celtics are in the midst of a disappointing 2018-19 NBA season. However, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is still not overlooking them. The Celtics have failed to follow through on the high expectations they set for themselves. According to Mark Medina of The Mercury News, though, Durant feels […]

Kyrie Irving’s first foray into unrestricted free agency could very well result in him playing in one of the league’s two marquee media markets. After all, the six-time All-Star has been rumored of late to be interesting in signing with both the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers this summer. As Irving tells it, […]

Kyrie Irving has undergone an unprecedented transformation, going from undisputed leader of the Boston Celtics to merely the star expected to hold the fort for a struggling team. The Celtics franchise point guard has been very different lately, especially after coming back from the All-Star break, looking “disengaged” on the court and “detached” from the […]

The Phoenix Suns are expected to circle back with the Boston Celtics on the potential to acquire soon-to-be restricted free agent point guard Terry Rozier, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Suns are expected to make a “strong push” for Rozier, as they had previously offered a protected first-round pick for the 6-foot-1 […]

Charles Barkley has gone from respected NBA player to respected commentator, and today, he made headlines for comparing today’s Boston Celtics with 1994’s Phoenix Suns. Sporting News is reporting that Barkley recently shared his thoughts about what the Celtics of this year are doing wrong — and it’s a lot of all the same thing […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is just as concerned with his team’s woes as any of his players, noting the strange shadow that looms among them after losing five of their last six games, most recently a 115-104 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, which he claimed the team lost by the third […]