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Heading into this year’s playoffs, the Boston Celtics have the daunting task of trying to make up for the massive offensive void left by All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. It has pushed the younger players on the roster into prominent positions to step up in key spots while providing a reliable scoring punch. Second-year guard […]

One team that is hoping to have a big off-season is the Los Angeles Lakers. They have been connected to both Paul George and LeBron James and many believe they could build their own “Big 3” but that isn’t exactly what Magic Johnson wants. “We had to show that we have really good young players, […]

After an impressive 116-92 Game 3 win against the Boston Celtics, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were looking to tie up the playoff series before heading back on the road. Despite having a 20-point lead in Game 4, the Bucks found themselves with only a five-point lead with less than five minutes remaining in […]

It has been a challenging 2017-18 NBA season for Marcus Smart as he only appeared in 54 regular season games and has not appeared in the first round of the playoffs for the Boston Celtics. However, prior to Game 4 against the Milwaukee Bucks, the 24-year-old could be returning soon. According to Chris Forsberg of […]

The San Antonio Spurs’ season may not be over yet but with head coach Gregg Popovich still out for Game 4 and the fact that no other team has climbed out of a 3-0 series deficit (against the defending champions Golden State Warriors no less), it’s well within the realm of possibility to assume that […]

When it comes to Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris, the 28-year-old has now had multiple run-ins over the last month that involved NBA referees. This weekend, Morris’ wallet took a hit for an incident that occurred during Game 3 of the Celtics’ first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. On Saturday, the NBA announced that […]

On Saturday during a conference call with members of the media, it was announced by Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens that Marcus Smart will be re-evaluated next week and that his surgically-repaired right thumb will not be at risk of re-injury once he returns. “He’s doing everything but live,” coach Stevens said, per Tom […]

The Milwaukee Bucks came into Friday night’s Game 3 at home against the Boston Celtics with a must-win feel around it. The Bucks already trailed the series 0-2, and going down 0-3 would likely mean the end of the Bucks playoff lives over the next few days. As expected, Milwaukee showed up, defeating the Boston […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are doing all they can to prevent the Boston Celtics from going up 3-0 in the series. So far, things have gone according to their plan, as the Bucks are currently in the process of severely beating the Celtics in Game 3 of the series at home Friday night. Perhaps no play […]

Eric Bledsoe may or may not really know him, but Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier surely is turning a lot of heads with his play in these playoffs – including that of a scorching hot Instagram model’s. Following his fantastic performance in Game 2’s 120-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in which he scored 23 […]

Al Horford is not what has been traditionally considered a star. He’s not a highlight machine who takes over games like Kyrie Irving or Damian Lillard. He’s not what you’d call quotable. But for an injury-depleted Boston Celtics, Horford has been everything. And while he isn’t a big talker, through the first two games of […]

Through the first two games of their first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics have grabbed a commanding 2-0 lead. This has been accomplished without the services of All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who is out for the rest of the season due to knee surgery. Without Irving on the floor, the […]

When it was announced on Wednesday night that Gregg Popovich’s wife, Erin, had passed, the whole NBA world was turned upside and it seems that everyone was shocked by the tragic event. That was no different for Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens who has a good relationship with the San Antonio Spurs coach. Stevens discussed […]

If the Milwaukee Bucks want to make a comeback being down 2-0 in this first-round series against the Boston Celtics, they have history completely stacked against them going into Friday night’s Game 3 matchup. According to a tweet from Nick Friedell of ESPN, the Celtics are a perfect 35-0 in best-of-seven playoff series when leading […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier turned down any rumors of beef between him and Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe, after the latter was asked about the former during a post-game interview. “I got no bad blood with nobody,” said Rozier. “Everybody out here to play basketball, there’s no boxers or none of that.” […]

Terry Rozier and Thon Maker got a little bit of a good news Wednesday as it has been reported that the NBA is retracting the technical fouls called on the Boston Celtics guard and the Milwaukee Bucks big man during Game 2 of the two teams’ first-round series Tuesday, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. The […]

His impressive season may have ended on a sour note but Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is still fully supportive of his team against the young and freakish Milwaukee Bucks — and it’s paying dividends. After all, he was an instrumental part of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ three-straight NBA Finals appearances (led by the […]

Eric Bledsoe of the Milwaukee Bucks claimed he doesn’t know who Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics is. Whether Bledsoe was telling the truth or throwing shade at Rozier, the latter doesn’t seem fazed. As reported by Jeff Goodman of ESPN, Rozier said: Rozier’s response when I told him about Bledsoe’s comments: “I’m not feeding […]

Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe does not know who Terry Rozier is. Maybe he has a valid reason. The Boston Celtics guard has been in the league for just three years. Bledsoe has been a pro for nine years. As reported by Matt Velazquez of the Journal Sentinel, Bledsoe was asked to comment on Rozier’s performance. […]

Somehow, the injury-riddled Boston Celtics are finding a way to win games in these playoffs. The Celtics are a sexy pick to get upset in the first round because of numerous injuries to their staff, but so far, Boston is making all those bettors who laid money on the Milwaukee Bucks to win the series […]

If you want to take a look at any rookie who came into the season with the mindset to work hard and improve every day to see the results, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is your guy. He’s not in the current Rookie of the Year conversation although he should be a top candidate regardless. […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is currently trying to get back to action after undergoing a surgery to repair a thumb injury, but he has a bigger health concern to worry about. According to Jay King of The Athletic, Smart has just been made aware that his mother is suffering from cancer. Marcus Smart recently found […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens does not only have tricks – he’s also got jokes. Under Stevens’ genius command, the Celtics have been able to survive the loss of Gordon Hayward for an entire season after Boston’s prized offseason acquisition suffered a gruesome lower-body injury right in the very first game of the 2017-18 […]

In what was easily the best game of the 2018 NBA Playoffs so far, the Boston Celtics were able to get the job done with great team basketball en route to a 113-107 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens gave the utmost amount of praise to his guys for […]

Gordon Hayward has been away from the team recently, nowhere to be found during the Boston Celtics’ recent Game 1 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. If that stands as an oddity, it is because he’s choosing to invest all of his time in his recovery. The 6-foot 8 forward will now be working with trainer […]

The Boston Celtics managed to stun the Milwaukee Bucks, bouncing back from an unforeseen game-tying buzzer-beater from Khris Middleton, who had his prayers answered with a 30-foot heave to knot Game 1 at 99 after regulation. The Celtics rallied back in overtime, carving a decent lead riding their young pieces in Terry Rozier and Jaylen […]

Just a little more than one week after injured Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving had screws removed from his surgically-repaired left knee, he was surprisingly seen already walking around on his own. This caught quite a few people off guard, with one of those people being none other than Celtics head coach Brad […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier enjoyed a great Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks, throwing down without leading scorer Kyrie Irving and spark plug Marcus Smart, who are out with injuries. Rozier didn’t play like a third-string point guard, but like a veteran leader, making shots in the fourth quarter and overtime period to […]

The Boston Celtics have fared just fine this postseason, getting their first win in Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks without their leading scorer Kyrie Irving, who is out for the season, and their spark plug off the bench, Marcus Smart. Smart has “100 percent” healed from the UCL tear in his left thumb and […]

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks took the floor for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon in what turned out to be a highly entertaining contest. This featured a tight battle in the waning moments of the fourth quarter. The teams had traded baskets in the waning moments of the period […]

The NBA is not a Black Mirror episode. Of the four major pro sports leagues in North America, it is the most predictable (including the NBA playoffs). Remember last year when we wasted our time watching each team play 82 games for an entire season knowing full well that in the end, it was going […]

Dwyane Wade concurred with a previous rumor of a potential Kawhi Leonard trade this summer, given that the San Antonio Spurs have had a clear divide with their star forward and his camp on his return from a quad injury. A previous talk revealed that the Boston Celtics would have the best assets to offer […]

It’s time to throw away all those copies of playoffs seeding scenarios. After 2,460 NBA regular season games and all the jostling and the jockeying of teams for the right to play beyond the regular season, the league has finally finalized the order and matchups in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. In […]

It has been a rough season for the Boston Celtics, but despite the challenges, the team is still going to make the playoffs as a No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, thanks in large part to Kyrie Irving’s exploits and the head coaching genius of Brad Stevens. With Irving now done for the rest […]

It was a performance worthy of the greatest players ever in NBA history. Ben Simmons, the heir apparent to LeBron James, played as well as any of his idol’s opponents, delivering a triple-double and a 132-130 Philadelphia 76ers win to take the third seed in Eastern Conference from the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers on […]

Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris have shared a bed, a tub, and even some clothes growing up together in Philadelphia, but one thing they don’t want sharing is a first-round playoff matchup next week. The Boston Celtics are locked into the No. 2 seed and the Washington Wizards are half a game behind the […]

For the longest time, the Western Conference has dominated the Eastern Conference — if one were to look at season records. Out in the West, it’s not enough for teams to have more wins than losses. They have to win at least 45 games to have a slot in the playoffs. Teams in the East, […]

It goes without saying that the Boston Celtics have been plagued with unfortunate injuries down the final stretch of the 2017-18 NBA season. The backcourt took a tremendous hit with the injuries to point guards Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart. Although Irving has been officially ruled out of the playoffs, there is still hope for […]

While it is ultimately an entertainment product, the NBA is a business for players. And, like any business, there is an element of risk involved. Players have to be able to maximize their career earnings while putting themselves in the best position for playoff success. There are plenty of examples of guys who succeed in […]