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The Portland Trail Blazers faced a litmus test of sorts on Monday night, falling 121-99 to the Boston Celtics. The Blazers weren’t expected to win the game, but in a rebuilding year, it’s always an interesting experience to measure your progress against the elite teams in the NBA. On Monday, Portland did some nice things, […]

Over the past four games, Jayson Tatum hasn’t exactly been at his best for the Boston Celtics. Averaging 24 points per game might be nice, although for Tatum’s standards, that is rather pedestrian, but his inefficiency from the field is what stands out. After scoring 26 points on 9-23 shooting from the field in the […]

The 2023 offseason was one of major change for Chauncey Billups and the Portland Trail Blazers. After 12 seasons, the team finally bid farewell to Damian Lillard, sending him to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster trade in exchange for Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, and a bunch of draft assets. It became obvious immediately that […]

Continued excellence. That’s two words that sum up the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 season. As the teams around them faced various struggles, Boston continue to perform at the same level they did throughout the season. With the Bucks slumping as of late, they now hold a massive 8.5-game lead in the Eastern Conference. Their recent win […]

The Boston Celtics continue their road trip in Salt Lake City as they take on the Utah Jazz. Check out NBA odds series as we hand out a Celtics-Jazz prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Celtics are the best team in the NBA at the moment, […]

The Boston Celtics visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night and had a lengthy injury report heading into the game. Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were both initially listed as questionable, as the former was listed with right ankle impingement while the latter has a rare sacroiliac strain. Both played on Saturday night […]

The final few weeks of the 2023-24 NBA season are upon us. As a result, wild endings and puzzling finishes will occur given the circumstances each time finds themselves in. While some at the bottom of the standings roll forward with their youthful rebuilds, pulling off surprising victories here and there, now is the time […]

On Saturday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season by knocking off Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on the road. Although Durant poured in a whopping 45 points on incredible efficiency, ultimately it was Tatum and his Celtics teammates who made the majority of the […]

On Saturday evening, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics snapped their recent two-game losing skid with an impressive road win over the Phoenix Suns. Both squads were playing without some key pieces, as Phoenix was missing Devin Booker while the Celtics operated without the services of Kristaps Porzingis, but ultimately, White and his teammates were […]

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet was all smiles after a Saturday night matchup with the Phoenix Suns, but it wasn’t just because his C’s prevailed, 117-107. Following the win, the 7-foot-1 big man talked to NBC Sports Boston sideline reporter Abby Chin, yet before he could answer anything, guard Derrick White swooped in to give […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum is getting a powerful message from one of the other greats in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant gave Taytum a signed jersey, with a concise message on it. Kevin Durant gave Jayson Tatum a signed jersey post-game, via Tatum’s snap story: “One of the greats. Keep cookin.” pic.twitter.com/IXfoayOysb […]

The Phoenix Suns are playing Bradley Beal at point guard in their primetime matchup against the leading record-team in the NBA, the 48-12 Boston Celtics. Beal’s game is something that Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is concerned of. “His whole career, he’s been really great in transition,” he said, according to Forbes’ Shane Young. Body positioning […]

The Boston Celtics got some murky news ahead of a key showdown with the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. All-Star Jaylen Brown was initially listed questionable for the game with a sacroiliac strain, per the team’s injury report. That is obviously not ideal for a group who just lost two consecutive games against strong competition. This […]

Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown and MVP candidate Jayson Tatum lead the Boston Celtics, who have the NBA’s best record, into Footprint Center on Saturday night to take on the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. The game will be televised in front of a national audience on ABC. Beal is someone who will be […]

On Thursday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics lost their second straight game with a disappointing narrow road defeat at the hands of the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets. Tatum had one of his worst games in what has otherwise been an All-NBA caliber season, and the Celtics as a whole were powerless to […]

We’re back to bring you our final prediction and pick for Saturday’s NBA slate as we’ll see two top teams in each conference meet for a primetime tilt. The NBA-leading Boston Celtics (48-14) will take on the Phoenix Suns (37-26) as both teams gear-up for one last playoff push. Check out our NBA odds series for our Celtics-Suns prediction […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has shown that he can be one of the top players in the NBA, but after another lackluster performance in a big game, people are beginning to wonder if he can handle the big moments. The Celtics lost on the road to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, and it […]

Despite Jaylen Brown’s impressive 41-point performance, the Boston Celtics fell short in their comeback attempt against the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets. Celtics coming up short Their efforts weren’t enough as they suffered a 115-109 loss on Thursday night in Denver. Brown’s offensive performance for Boston against the Nuggets was quite unusual. He proved relentless […]

“The Celtics bench was like, ‘Yo, what the (expletive) was that?’” said explosive Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, recalling what he overheard as he passed the Boston Celtics’ bench after his incredible putback dunk late in a 115-109 victory at Ball Arena on Thursday night. Gordon wasn’t sure who said it, according to The Denver […]

It was a rough night in a lot of aspects for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum as despite having a down performance against the Denver Nuggets Thursday night, it could have been all forgotten with a made three-pointer that would have given them the lead. However, with around 45 seconds left in the game, Tatum’s […]

Golden State Warriors resident enforcer Draymond Green, the creator of the backpack trey, just eclipsed Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird’s career 3-point shooting mark. Green has made a living on the defensive side of the floor. The hot-tempered Warriors veteran is also known for his bizarre on-court antics and over-the-top reactions. Larry Bird on the […]

The Boston Celtics have been the team to beat all season. But that didn’t daunt the Denver Nuggets. On Thursday night, the C’s fell 115-109 to the reigning champions. This disappointing defeat is Boston’s second time coming up short against Denver this season, as the Green Team narrowly lost 102-100 in late January. In both […]

Thursday night’s primetime matchup featured a heavyweight bout between the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics. The Nuggets and Celtics are two of the best teams in the league, and it ended up being one of the most entertaining games of the year. Ultimately the Nuggets were able to snag the win with a final […]

The Phoenix Suns have been able to weather Devin Booker’s absence quite well thanks in large part to Kevin Durant’s superstar exploits and Grayson Allen’s torrid shooting. Bouncing back from a rough weekend, the Suns have now won two straight, including a 117-107 win over the Denver Nuggets and a 120-113 victory over the Toronto […]

On Tuesday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics blew a 22-point fourth quarter lead en route to a crushing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. A large portion of the post-game criticism was directed in Tatum’s direction, as the MVP candidate reverted to some poor isolation basketball habits despite statistics suggesting he has been a […]

Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics are alone at the top of the NBA standings. With the way the season is looking, the Celtics have a good shot at remaining number one. Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari and his former star John Wall recently revisited a memorable game from 2010. In that game, Mazzulla, […]

On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics suffered arguably their most embarrassing loss of the season (there haven’t been many to choose from) with a 22-point blown lead vs the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics found themselves victimized by Cavs’ sharpshooter Dean Wade, who outscored Boston by himself in the fourth quarter en route to the comeback […]

The Boston Celtics currently own the best record in the league at 48-13 overall. It appears as if they have a solid grasp on the No. 1 overall spot in the NBA standings ahead of the playoffs, but they are coming off of a one-point, controversial loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Thursday night, the […]

The NBA is always trying to share the game of basketball with a global audience, and the league is hoping to accomplish just that this fall with the help of the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets. These two contenders will square off in October for two preseason matchups in the United Arab Emirates as part […]

Why does Jayson Tatum disappear in the clutch? The Boston Celtics superstar always seems to fall short when closing out games. Tatum has struggled in the clutch this season, converting just 15 of his 46 attempts (32.6%), which places him dead last among 25 players with a minimum of 45 field goal attempts in clutch […]

The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets meet in the Mile High City on Thursday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Celtics (48-13) are coming off a disappointing loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. Boston led by 21 points with less than 10 minutes […]

The Boston Celtics were on a roll, posting an 11-game winning streak and beating six teams in a row by 14 points or more. However, the talented C’s ran into a roadblock on Tuesday night, falling to the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-104. This narrow loss was Boston’s first defeat in over a month, but it […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Evan Mobley midway into the third quarter against the Boston Celtics, it felt like a full-blown crisis was at hand. With Mobley out, the Cavs were even thinner on the interior, and that hurts twice as much considering they were already without Donovan Mitchell and Max Strus against the Celtics. […]

Up until about the nine-minute mark of the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics had been on a roll. The C’s had won their past 11 games, and held a 22-point lead over the Cavs as they inched closer to making that 12 straight wins. But then Dean Wade […]

As unstoppable as Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics looked the past month, they’re only human. And humans fall down from time to time. Such was the instance on Sunday, when the Celtics squandered a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Led by a career game from forward Dean […]

The Boston Celtics are the top team in the Eastern Conference, but on Tuesday, they went down in heartbreaking fashion against the #3 team in the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics led by 20 points with a little over nine minutes remaining in the game, but the Cavaliers stormed back to get the win. […]

On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics looked like they were going to handily take care of business against a Cleveland Cavaliers team that was without its best player in Donovan Mitchell. To make matters worse for the Cavs, Evan Mobley had to exit the contest early after sustaining an ankle injury. However, the Cavs came […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics had a tough time taming the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. The Celtics gave up a 22-point lead that resulted in their 105-104 loss to the Dean Wade-led Cavs. As a result, fans on social media are in complete shock. Celtics fanbase reacts to late collapse vs. Cavs Boston […]

After a brutal end to an overall successful road trip, the Golden State Warriors are ready to shift their attention to a Wednesday night showdown with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Chase Center. The Boston Celtics, however, are not so keen on moving past their Sunday shooting exhibition versus the Dubs, which saw the 48-12 […]