Boston Celtics Articles - Page 274

The Boston Celtics enter their Friday matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on a seven-game winning streak, and Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving knows exactly why the team is starting to play good basketball. When Boston started the season 10-10, many were wondering what was wrong with them. Experts picked the Celtics to win the […]

There are some players you have to actually watch to get a full understanding of just how good and impactful they are. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of those guys. Not one for filling up box scores, Smart makes his impact in other ways: smothering defense, hustle plays, terrific passes and coming up […]

The red-hot Boston Celtics are set to host the lowly Atlanta Hawks at TD Garden on Friday night, and the Hawks decided to have some fun with it poking fun of a certain well-known accent: ━━━━━ ━━┃ this ain't ┃┃ it ┃┃ ┃└━━━━━━ ┘ 7 ┃ 8┃ 9┃ / ┃━┛━┛━. |━ ┛4 ┃5 ┃6 ┃ […]

If you have ever watched Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart play defense before, you know it’s a thing of a beauty. High school coaches everywhere should show their players video of Smart playing defense. Fellow Celtics guard Kyrie Irving knows this very well. A highlight machine himself, Irving says even he has to binge Smart […]

There are a number of apt ways to describe Boston Celtics rookie big man Robert Williams and punctual is highly unlikely one of them. After all, he made a bad impression months ago when he missed an introductory conference call following Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge drafting him late in the first round […]

The Boston Celtics take on the Atlanta Hawks on Friday in Boston and all signs point toward Gordon Hayward returning to the lineup. Gordon Hayward has missed the previous two games due to an illness. The swingman, however, is not on the latest Celtics injury report. #NEBHInjuryReport for tomorrow night vs Atlanta: Jaylen Brown (illness) […]

The NBA released their new commercial for this year’s slate of games for Christmas Day, featuring some of the biggest teams in The Association, but also boasting a couple of key omissions in their lineup. Christmas will get started with a noon (ET) matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks on ESPN, before […]

It is not often a player draws MVP chants on the road. Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving managed to do just that versus the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Irving’s vintage performance won the admiration of fans in attendance. He was even able to draw MVP chants from them, via ESPN: Kyrie received MVP […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving just schooled Washington Wizards point guard John Wall with back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime. Check out this clip where Irving showcased his clutch skills right in front of Wall: KYRIE IRVING HITS 2 OF THE MOST INSANELY CLUTCH THREE'S YOU'LL EVER SEE IN YOUR LIFE pic.twitter.com/hC4HvD6OTA — Guy Boston Sports (@GuyBostonSports) […]

The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards face off Wednesday night in the nation’s capital and each team will be without a key player. C’s small forward Jaylen Brown is out with an illness, while Wizards swingman Otto Porter Jr. is dealing with a right knee contusion. #NEBHInjuryReport Jaylen Brown has been ruled out of tonight’s […]

The Boston Celtics are currently riding the wave of a six-game winning streak, but it sounds like they’ll be without the services of Al Horford for a few games due to a knee injury. According to a report from ESPN, Horford has been diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome in his left knee, which is a […]

Being a twin comes with a unique set of challenges, but it also has several benefits. For NBA brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris, that benefit came in the form of cheating on a middle school exam, according to a report from The Athletic. Markieff, who now plays for the Washington Wizards, was apparently better at […]

Despite a clear decline for Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown in his third season in the league, head coach Brad Stevens has been surprisingly encouraged with his progress at the defensive end. According to Second Spectrum, among the 204 NBA players to defend at least 20 direct isolations, Brown was tied for 150th, at […]

Jaylen Brown’s recent move to the bench has brought success for the Boston Celtics, but also plenty of change for the third-year guard, who quickly became a starter in his second year in the league. Teammate Kyrie Irving looks at his new role as a new challenge to overcome, as Brown looks to shake off […]

Jaylen Brown’s struggles throughout this early get-go have been quite noticeable coming off the best season of his career in 2017-18, as the shooting guard has been far from the same lethal slasher and 3-point shooter that helped the Boston Celtics to a long playoff run. Brown missed three games at the end of November after […]

The Boston Celtics have an embarrassment of riches. Whether you’re talking about their deep roster stacked with star talent or their four first-round draft picks in 2019, it’s clear that the Celtics have ample assets. But 2019 free agency could limit what Boston can do in the offseason. ESPN Insider Bobby Marks points out that Boston […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is no longer listed on the team’s injury report after missing Monday’s 113-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Tom Westerholm of MassLive. Irving’s absence was only the second one of this season, a rather welcomed sign, given his battle with knee issues during the latter part […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis was impressed with what he saw from Boston Celtics rookie center Robert Williams in Monday night’s game. In what was their sixth straight win, the Celtics defeated the Pelicans, 113-100. Following the game, the 25-year-old superstar had high praise for the effort that Williams put forth. “He’s good,” […]

Though there is nothing listed on his injury report, Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown was seen wearing a large brace on his right wrist after Monday night’s 113-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, according to a report from ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Celtics guard Jaylen Brown left the locker room wearing a large brace on […]

Anthony Davis will play for the New Orleans Pelicans when they take on the Boston Celtics on Monday night, according to Jay King of The Athletic. Anthony Davis was forced to leave Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a hip injury. He later returned to finish out the game. There were speculations that […]

The Boston Celtics take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday at home and will be without star point guard Kyrie Irving, small forward Gordon Hayward, and center Al Horford. Kyrie Irving has shoulder stiffness, Al Horford has been dealing with patellar tendinitis and it just hasn’t healed, and Gordon Hayward is sick. Per #Celtics, Al […]

The Chicago Bulls are coming off a historic home loss, a 133-77 defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics, the worst in NBA history. This monumental loss included two wholesale substitutions by new head coach Jim Boylen, the first in the opening quarter after quickly falling into a 17-0 hole, then another early in […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving will not suit up against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday due to right shoulder soreness, according to official team reports. #NEBHInjuryReport for tonight vs. New Orleans: Aron Baynes (left ankle sprain) – OUTGordon Hayward (illness) – DOUBTFUL Al Horford (left knee soreness) – DOUBTFULKyrie Irving (right shoulder soreness) […]

At the rate he’s going right now, New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis looks like a man playing amongst boys. While this may sounds like an exaggeration for some, there is actually a lot more merit to this analogy than one might assume. At least Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving seems to think so. […]

Plus-minus is a statistic that should be viewed with some skepticism, but there is no denying Daniel Theis’ impact in the Boston Celtics’ 56-point drubbing of the Chicago Bulls. Theis was a jaw-dropping plus-50 on the night per Dakota Randall of NESN. Theis assumed some of the minutes that Aron Baynes usually gets, as the […]

On Saturday night, Zach LaVine endured arguably the most humiliating moment in his NBA career, as his Chicago Bulls were absolutely embarrassed by the Boston Celtics, 133-77. Nope, there’s no typo there. The lowly Bulls just set the record for the biggest defeat in franchise history after losing by a mind-boggling margin of 56 points. […]

Terry Rozier clearly heard the all negative talk when the Boston Celtics started their season slowly. Now that the Celtics have rattled off five straight wins, Rozier has a message for all their naysayers: “I mean, obviously it’s been very good for us, winning our last couple games, so we want to keep it going,” […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart just recently tied his boss, Danny Ainge, currently the team’s president of basketball operations, on the Celtics’ all-time three-point leaders list. The former Celtics great took the news in stride and complimented Smart for this accomplishment, but also joked about trading his defensive guard to prevent him from bumping down the […]

Boston Celtics forward Al Horford will be held out of Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls due to a sore knee. Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald announced the news via Twitter. Al Horford says he won't play tonight. — Mark Murphy (@Murf56) December 9, 2018 The talented big man’s production on both ends of the […]

Following the Boston Celtics’ shootaround on Saturday, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens came to the defense of former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg. Stevens believes Hoiberg is one of the nicest people he has met in the business and is hopeful his son, Brady, can play for him one day. Both Stevens and Hoiberg […]

Aron Baynes is out for the Boston Celtics’ Saturday night matchup with the Chicago Bulls, according to the team. Baynes is still suffering from a left ankle sprain he suffered on Wednesday night against the New York Knicks: Aron Baynes (ankle) will not play tonight vs. Chicago. #NEBHInjuryReport — Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 8, 2018 […]

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics reveals that his team wasn’t having fun at the start of the season, which might be the reason for their early struggles. Per Tom Westerholm of MassLive, Irving believes that the most important thing is to have fun. He even noted that this is a taboo topic to some, […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving suffered a shoulder injury in Thursday’s win against the New York Knicks. However, the 26-year-old said that it shouldn’t be a cause for concern. Per Jared Weiss of The Athletic, Irving said that he already saw the doctors and is sure that he’ll be fine moving forward: Kyrie on shoulder: […]

Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes exited Thursday’s game against the New York Knicks early after the 31-year-old suffered a left ankle sprain. He did not to return to game action: #NEBHInjuryReport Aron Baynes suffered a left ankle sprain and will not return tonight vs New York. — Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 7, 2018 Baynes suffered […]

Boston Celtics backup point guard Terry Rozier will become a restricted free agent after this season ends, and the New York Knicks reportedly like the Celtics guard a lot, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. With Kyrie Irving expected to re-sign with the Celtics in the offseason, Rozier could look to leave […]

The Boston Celtics got off to a rough start this season despite being one of the favorites to gun for the vacant Eastern Conference throne, now that LeBron James released his stronghold by going West for the first time in his career. Second-year forward Jayson Tatum reflected on the team’s subpar start as they head […]

Kyrie Irving made a stop at the Boston Children’s Hospital to spread some Christmas cheer. He may not have been expecting the heated basketball conversation that ensued between him and one of the patients he was visiting. The kid knew his basketball and it’s easy to tell from Kyrie’s reaction that he and the kid […]

Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown has missed three straight games due to a tailbone injury, but it sounds like he’s on track to make his return in Thursday night’s game against the Knicks. However, the former No. 3 overall pick is expecting to come off the bench. This might seem like a sketchy decision, […]

Celtics point guard Terry Rozier became a fan favorite in Boston during last season’s postseason. Filling in for Kyrie Irving, who was sidelined due to an injury, Rozier helped lead the C’s all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, where they were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers. The fame that Rozier […]