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After the Boston Celtics surprisingly lost to the Indiana Pacers during the quarterfinal round of the in-season tournament, the Milwaukee Bucks are now the favorites to win the tournament. The Celtics fell 122-112 to the Pacers and are now eliminated from contention, despite their stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each putting up 30 points. […]

The Boston Celtics are 15-5 and atop the Eastern Conference standings, but that doesn’t mean they’re content. Although the NBA trade deadline in early February is still months away, the Celtics will reportedly be busy before then, per NBA insider Shams Charania: “[The Celtics] still have a few first-round picks. I expect them to be […]

The Boston Celtics snuck into the quarterfinals of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament after blowing out the Chicago Bulls in their final group stage match, setting up a date with the Indiana Pacers. A late-game meltdown saw the C’s crumble against the Pacers, though, and they crashed out of the tournament after suffering a 122-112 loss. […]

Indiana Pacers guard Buddy Hield had some rather interesting postgame comments after eliminating the Boston Celtics from the In-Season Tournament. “In all scheme of things, I don’t think the league would really want Indiana inside of the Final Four”, Hield said with a smile. “Let’s keep it real. Boston Celtics sounds a lot better”, he […]

Tyrese Haliburton is now a bonafide superstar. The Indiana Pacers player had a breakthrough game against the Boston Celtics and notched his first triple-double when it mattered most. He was orchestrating the offense against the tough defensive duo of Derrick White and Jrue Holiday. When he was not terrorizing them with his passing, he was […]

Fresh off his monster triple-double, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton revealed what triggered his second half outburst against the Boston Celtics: An inhaler. “I was doing awful in the first half. I was getting attacked. Couldn’t breathe, had to hit the inhaler at halftime,” the 23-year old guard said in a post-game interview. "I was […]

The Boston Celtics are currently the holder of the best record in the Eastern Conference (and second-best overall). But in a knockout game, that standing doesn’t matter as much. And on Monday night, the Celtics bowed out of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament after the Indiana Pacers continued their dominance in the competition, defeating them […]

The Boston Celtics were upset by the Indiana Pacers in the first game of the NBA In-Season Tournament’s knockout round. The Celtics head home despite getting a strong performance from their two best players. Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics. But it wasn’t […]

The Boston Celtics is the top team to beat. They have a good blend of young talent and postseason experience which makes them a formidable squad in the NBA In-Season Tournament. But, the Indiana Pacers have gone to prove that they are going to be one of the giant slayers in the 82-game stretch en […]

Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton is on the verge of breaking an NBA record after they beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA In-Season Tournament. His versatility has him on the brink of re-writing the NBA’s record books. “Tyrese Haliburton has created, assisted, or scored 73 points per -40 minutes this season. He’s on […]

Charles Barkley is no stranger to making bold statements, and this time, he made it clear that the Boston Celtics would finally win it all this year. In another humor-filled NBA on TNT segment, Barkley minced no words, getting straight to the point: “The Boston Celtics are gonna win the championship, guaranteed!” Chuck's calling it: […]

The Boston Celtics entered the NBA In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals as slight favorites over the Indiana Pacers. And so when Tyrese Haliburton and Co. pulled off the insane upset on Monday evening, it sent the whole fanbase into jubilation. It was a tight contest between the two teams as the game saw 15 lead changes before […]

Jayson Tatum has been blazing hot in terms of production lately. Despite having teammates like Jrue Holiday, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis, he still manages to get to the highest peak of his abilities in the Boston Celtics system. Talks of an 18th banner coming to Beantown have been surfacing since his rookie season but […]

Creating a playoff-like environment in early December is no easy feat, but the NBA is looking to do just that with the new In-Season Tournament. And since this is the inaugural run of the regular season competition, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Boston Celtics are hoping to be the very first team to hoist […]

We have passed the quarter mark of the 2023-24 NBA season and the very first NBA In-Season Tournament will be heading to Las Vegas following following quarterfinal games on Monday and Tuesday night. The Boston Celtics are the favorites to win it all in the Eastern Conference and recent momentum has sprung them back to […]

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis has not played since November 24 and has missed the team’s last three games due to a calf injury. The team has not been concerned about Porzingis’ long-term status and it appears as if the former All-Star will be back in the coming games. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, […]

The Boston Celtics take on the Indiana Pacers for the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament! This game will continue our NBA odds series as we hand out a Celtics-Pacers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Celtics are one of the best teams in the NBA […]

The Indiana Pacers are about to face the Boston Celtics in the quarterfinals of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament on Monday night, but they could be missing their best weapon of the campaign. With that said, the question is this: Is Tyrese Haliburton playing tonight vs. the Celtics? *Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click […]

Anyone who thought that the NBA In-Season Tournament was going to fail was very wrong. Not only have all 30 teams and all the players around the league bought into this idea of competing for something early in the season, but basketball fans seem to enjoy this tournament given the fact that attendance for the […]

With an Indiana Pacers In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals game scheduled against the Boston Celtics, many eyes will be on Rick Carlisle’s men. Ahead of the Pacers-Celtics game, we’ll be making our Pacers In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals predictions. The Pacers are led by star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is having a phenomenal season. Haliburton is averaging 27 points […]

The Indiana Pacers have learned to salvage broken plays on varying lengths. Tyrese Haliburton knows how to get his teammates the ball inside the paint, on the perimeter, or even make them open for a post-up. This got them the best offense in the league with a whopping 123.8 offensive rating. Joe Mazzulla and the […]

On Tuesday, winning the In-Season Tournament seemed unlikely for the Boston Celtics. They were 2-1 in group play and needed to beat the Chicago Bulls by at least 23 points to even have a chance at advancing. They proceeded to wallop Chicago, 124-97, and the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors, making Boston the winners […]

The undermanned Philadelphia 76ers showed a lot of heart in a road loss to the Boston Celtics. Without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Nicolas Batum, the Sixers brought the Celtics down to the very last seconds in a 125-119 defeat. Patrick Beverley had himself a fantastic game as he tied a career-high of 26 points […]

The Boston Celtics 125-119 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night was likely a closer contest than the team would have liked given that the Sixers were without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, but a win is a win, and the Celtics pushed their record to an NBA-best 15-4. Of course, Jayson Tatum getting […]

Jayson Tatum was ejected during the Boston Celtics’ 125-119 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Tatum was later asked about what occurred and he got brutally honest on the situation, via ClutchPoints. “Again, I wasn’t that f**king mad,” Tatum told reporters after the game. “Don’t put that narrative out there. I didn’t throw nothing. […]

The Boston Celtics surprisingly found themselves in a tough battle at home against a Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey-less Philadelphia 76ers, and their tough game became even more difficult when Jayson Tatum was ejected in the third quarter after drawing his second technical foul for protesting the referee’s decision to put his inadvertent elbow towards […]

The Boston Celtics’ Friday night battle against the Philadelphia 76ers had all the makings of being a trap game. The Sixers were without both Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, so naturally, the likes of Patrick Beverley and Robert Covington stepped up on the offensive end. And to make matters worse for the Celtics, Jayson Tatum […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (12-7) faced the Boston Celtics (15-4) with Joel Embiid missing his second straight game due to illness and Tyrese Maxey also out. The undermanned Sixers played very hard down to the very end but lost by a score of 125-119. Let’s break down a stellar effort from the Hospital Sixers. Sixers player […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics sat with an NBA-best record of 14-4 heading into Friday evening’s tilt against their second round playoff opponents from a season ago, the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tatum has so far looked the part of the […]

Head coach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit in first place in the Eastern Conference with an impressive record of 14-4 heading into Friday’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Mazzulla has looked more comfortable on the bench in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a very important matchup on deck against the Boston Celtics. The Sixers have split their season series against their hated rival so far this season and hope to take the lead back by winning in TD Garden on Friday night. But there is a major question regarding Philly’s key player to […]

The NBA season carries on with a week six matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. Our NBA odds series continues with a 76ers-Celtics prediction and pick. After one of the most impressive wins of the season in the NBA as a whole on Monday night, the Philadephia 76ers strung together a pretty rough […]

The Boston Celtics are 14-4 and sit atop the Eastern Conference standings, but that doesn’t mean they’re not paying attention to the trade market. While the trade deadline for the 2023-24 NBA season is in early February, the Celtics are reportedly eyeing bench players like Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard John Konchar, per Michael Scotto of […]

After a busy offseason, the Boston Celtics formed a talented, well-established starting five. And outside of injuries or the occasional rest day, there’s not much reason for the C’s to mix that group up. The Celtics are currently 14-4 with the best record in the league, meaning they’re not too eager to make significant playing […]

The Boston Celtics are currently the best team in basketball this 2023-24 NBA season and sit atop the Eastern Conference standings with a 14-4 record. Led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics have the 9th-best offense and the No. 2 defense in the league. This balance of offense and defense has earned them […]

Former Atlanta Hawks standout Jeff Teague didn’t mind teams running up the score to qualify for the knockout round of the in-season tournament. He spoke about it during an interview on FanDuelTV’s hit show Run It Back. Jeff Teague’s comments came after the Boston Celtics repeatedly fouled Andre Drummond intentionally to force him to shoot […]

Group Play in the NBA In-Season Tournament has come and gone. The NBA’s newest event had a lot of fans hesitant to get on board, but with the first round in the mirror, approval of the tournament seems to have increased. Action is clearly amped up during In-Season Tournament games, and it will only intensify […]

Much like the NBA Finals odds, the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks have emerged as the top two favorites to win the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, per FanDuel. The Celtics are currently slated at +310 to win the NBA Cup, while the Bucks are a close second at +340. Boston being the odds-on favorite […]

The Chicago Bulls’ free fall continued Tuesday night after the Boston Celtics mopped them around TD Garden with a 124-97 beatdown. With another disheartening loss, the Bulls are staring at a potential teardown at some point this season with the Zach LaVine trade rumors heating up. LaVine had the roughest night among all Bulls on […]