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Before the season started, the Boston Celtics were the overwhelming favorite to win the Eastern Conference. After their first 20 games, the Celtics are only 10-10 and backup guard Marcus Smart says opposing teams don’t fear Boston anymore. Boston lost to the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night by a final score of 113-104. After the game, […]

Jaylen Brown is testing the Dallas Mavericks’ rookie sensation Luka Doncic. The Boston Celtics guard floored Doncic as he was coming down the floor following the Mavs rookie’s sweet drop-off dish to DeAndre Jordan, who finished with a huge slam. After his slick pass to his high-flying big man, Doncic came back down for defense […]

The Boston Celtics will be without Gordon Hayward on Saturday when they take on the Dallas Mavericks on the road, according to Jay King of The Athletic. King writes: “Gordon Hayward is out tonight with ankle soreness. Terry Rozier is questionable with knee soreness.” It’s no secret that Hayward is working his way back slowly […]

Clarity is one of the most important conversations to have for a team. In basketball, it’s important for the coach to establish roles throughout the team: transparency helps with short and long-term goals. For instance, the team must provide a blueprint for the team, with everyone understanding what they bring to the table. Who is […]

Sorry to burst your bubble, trade-hungry NBA fans. Due to the Rose Rule, the Boston Celtics cannot trade for New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis this season. Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports NBA finally put an end to the Pelicans-Celtics trade rumors through his official Twitter account. I don't know why we need to do this […]

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics let out a nifty spin pass to set himself up for a classic long-distance bomb. In their game against the Atlanta Hawks, Irving added some English as he bounce-passed the ball to teammate Aron Baynes. He then went after the ball for a hand-off and swished a 3-pointer. Kyrie […]

If someone were to ask you who is the best player on the Boston Celtics, superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is probably the first name that comes to your mind. If someone asked you who is the most important player on the Celtics, backup guard Marcus Smart would easily be the name you think of. Friday night against […]

In a video posted on Twitter, Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is shown imitating a familiar move popularized by Michael Jackson. This is the wildest thing I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/RVx1qNOky3 — ⁸𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚 (@33643pts) November 23, 2018 It is the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson’s “Anti-gravity lean” which he used in concerts and music videos. […]

The Celtics are scheduled to face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. However, it sounds like Boston is going to be without the services of Al Horford, who’s dealing with a sore left knee. #NEBHInjuryReport Al Horford has been downgraded to out tonight vs @ATLHawks — Boston Celtics (@celtics) November 23, 2018 Horford, now 32 […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving has established himself as one of the best point guards in today’s NBA, but it sounds like he’s already contemplating his retirement plan. Irving, now 26 years of age, recently told Celtics beat reporter Marc D’Amico that he would like to play into his mid-30’s. If he so chooses, he […]

The Boston Celtics are off to a less than ideal start to this season. They’re currently holding a 9-9 overall record and have one of the lowest-rated offenses in the NBA. Obviously, some members of the team aren’t playing up to their potential, and Marcus Morris sees a growing issue. Morris has played well through […]

It has been a rough season so far for the Boston Celtics, relatively speaking. Labeled as among the favorites to win the post-LeBron era Eastern Conference prior to the season, the Celtics are not only having a hard time finding consistency, but they are also seemingly getting tired by the losses they’ve been absorbing of […]

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics sent an apology over his Thanksgiving comments made following the Celtics loss the New York Knicks. Via Twitter, Irving admitted that he spoke with frustration after their 109-117 loss on Wednesday night. He added that as a professional, he shouldn’t have uttered those words. https://twitter.com/KyrieIrving/status/1065614313208070144 Irving added that he […]

“He sacrificed his dream, so I could live mine.” These were the exact words of Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving in his latest Nike commercial that pays tribute to his father, Drederick Irving. Kyrie Irving never shied away from talking about the huge influence his father had on him when he was growing up. And in […]

It’s not a secret that one of Kyrie Irving’s reasons for demanding a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers last year was because he didn’t want to play under LeBron James’ shadow anymore. It appears that the Lakers star couldn’t care less about it as he says that it’s not his problem if Kyrie didn’t want […]

Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is done waiting for the team to find itself, and an ugly loss to the lowly New York Knicks appears to have been the last straw: Kyrie: “We just can’t wait anymore, honestly. From myself, everybody else as a collective, to our coaching staff, we just don’t have time […]

The Boston Celtics are struggling. There is no denying the fact that they play differently from the way they did a season ago. In the 2017-18 season, the Celtics won 55 games and only trailed the Toronto Raptors by four games in the Atlantic Division. The case is different now. They have started the season […]

Who is unhappy right now? The Bostons Celtics fans are. A chorus of boos came from the Boston crowd in the midpoint of the second quarter. The visiting New York Knicks simply dominated the home team. The Celtics’ deficit increased to 16 points, 40-24 with 7:50 to go that prompted head coach Brad Stevens to call a […]

The investigators of the Twitterverse have done it again. They have found an old tweet from an athlete that somehow relates to what’s going on in that player’s life at the current moment. The latest victim is Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving. After the Celtics lost to the New York Knicks at home […]

Safe to say Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is not a fan of Thanksgiving. After the Celtics lost to the lowly New York Knicks Wednesday night, Kyrie Irving was asked by reporters about his true feelings about Thanksgiving and the All-Star scoring guard didn’t hold back. Kyrie Irving: “Fuck Thanksgiving.” — Jared Weiss […]

The Boston Celtics are far from meeting their expectations of becoming the top team in the East this season. To make matters worse, a mood swing rollercoaster has the Celtics locker room spiraling into a funk after their slow start. Jay King of The Athletic wrote about Boston’s surprisingly disappointing early performance, including players’ comments […]

It’s perfectly normal for players to suddenly minimize physicality after enduring a major injury. But even with a horrible-looking injury last year, Boston Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Hayward still embraces physicality as he looks to regain his mental confidence on the court. Mass Live’s Tom Westerholm sat down with Hayward as he talked about how […]

Gordon Hayward came into the 2018-19 NBA season with high expectations after being forced to miss the entire 2017-18 NBA season due to a gruesome ankle injury that he suffered in the first game of the year. He worked hard all season and throughout the offseason to get back to full strength and many thought […]

Boston Celtics backup point guard Terry Rozier says he is confident the team will turn things around after a slow start to the season. The Celtics enter Tuesday with a record of 9-8. Terry Rozier: "Shit, last year we lost our first two games of the season and then went on a 16-game winning streak. […]

Kemba Walker basked in the chants of “MVP! MVP!” coming from the Spectrum Center after a wing 3-point attempt in crunch time hit bottom, sealing an unlikely win for the Charlotte Hornets over the Boston Celtics. Walker was coming off a rousing 60-point effort against the Philadelphia 76ers over the weekend, one that was spoiled […]

Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets received MVP chants from the crowd after their win over the Boston Celtics. Check out the clip below via the Hornets’ Instagram account. As Walker made his way to the locker room, fans chanted MVP over and over again. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYqzqmg7V0/ In their win, Walker dropped 43 points including 21 […]

Kyrie Irving was asked about the recent slump championship hopefuls like the Houston Rockets and now the Golden State Warriors have hit early in the season, doling out an interesting response. “I think it’s just not a lot of defense being played,” said Kyrie Irving. “Teams are scoring like it’s the 1960s or ’70s. It’s […]

Coming into the season, the Boston Celtics were the consensus favorite to win the Eastern Conference. Some people even had the Celtics as the team to take down the Golden State Warriors and win the 2019 title. However, when the season began, the Celtics quickly found out that the preseason expectations for them are not […]

Last season provided one of the most compelling Rookie of the Year races in recent memory. It was a three-man race between Ben Simmons, Donovan Mitchell and Jayson Tatum. All three guys established themselves as future stars of the league, and what made them even more impressive was they all were part of playoff teams. […]

Jae Crowder hilariously called out Daniel Theis after the Boston Celtics big man missed a free throw on Saturday night. The broadcast caught the Utah Jazz forward yelling, “Oh yeah, Slim Shady,” in a reference to Eminem. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqTtIGMhUzZ/ Crowder’s comparison is spot on. Theis looks strikingly similar to the famous rapper, Marshall Mathers, better known […]

The Boston Celtics have not been off to a great start this season. After defying all expectations last season, the C’s appear to have come crashing down to earth this term. Start point guard Kyrie Irving recently proposed a theory on why he thinks the team has been underachieving thus far. “I think last year, […]

The Boston Celtics edged out the Toronto Raptors, avenging their early season defeat at the hands of their Eastern Conference rivals. With the win, the Celtics have once again cemented themselves as the team to beat in the East. Well, not quite. Just a night after the TD Garden crowd celebrated a massive come-from-behind win […]

Gordon Hayward’s playing time on the court is no longer limited even, on back-to back games as per Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. The All-Star forward saw action for 39 minutes and was a major piece in the team’s overtime victory over the Eastern Conference leading Toronto Raptors on Friday. Coach Stevens believed that […]

If the Boston Celtics want to get more wins, then guard Marcus Smart needs to shoot less. A poster on Reddit pointed out the barometer for Boston’s record this season is based on Smart’s shot attempts. Shout out to RobertLoblawAttorney for this one. Celtics are 8-2 when Smart has 5 or fewer FGA, 1-4 when […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving arguably has the best handles in NBA history, and Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio was just the latest victim of one of Irving’s lethal crossovers Saturday night in Boston. Coming up the floor with the ball in his right hand, Kyrie Irving went between his legs and then […]

After being out of commission for a whole year nursing a gruesome leg injury, Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward is understandably still showing a lot of rust. Fortunately for the 28-year-old, he appears to have the full backing of his head coach, Brad Stevens. Following the Celtics’ Friday night overtime victory against the Toronto Raptors, […]

The Boston Celtics are slowly turning their season around, and Gordon Hayward thinks Friday’s win over the Toronto Raptors can be a “building block” as they establish their dominance in the Eastern Conference. Gordon Hayward was instrumental to Boston’s huge overtime win over the Raptors, tallying 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals […]

With their recent struggles early this season, Kyrie Irving says that the Boston Celtics need to find a ‘happy balance’ in their offensive sets. The Celtics did just that when they carved out a much-needed win against the league-leading Toronto Raptors. Sporting News’ Sean Deveney wrote about the Celtics’ big win, including Kyrie’s comments on […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving had his best game of his 2018-19 campaign so far against the Toronto Raptors on Friday. He was simply in the zone for the entire night as he torched and tore apart the Raptors defense. After the game, Irving described how he felt while he was on his hot streak: […]