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The Boston Celtics had a clear-cut chance to take a 3-0 stranglehold on their series with the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, but instead, they lost 130-122 and now head into Sunday in serious need of a win before heading back to Beantown. Trae Young finally went off and cooked the C’s while Joe Mazzulla’s […]

The Atlanta Hawks are back in the series as they host the Boston Celtics for Game 4 on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Hawks Game 4 prediction and pick. The Celtics are likely going to win this series and many know that. Sweeping an opponent is never easy, yet […]

After the Boston Celtics protected their home court and went up 2-0 against the Atlanta Hawks with relative ease, the first-round series looked more and more like a formality. However, Atlanta’s stars responded in a big way in Game 3 while the Celtics faded away down the stretch. The Hawks rose to the occasion at […]

The Boston Celtics failed to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks Friday, losing Game 3 to the Atlanta Hawks by the score of 130-122. The C’s rotation was also dealt a scare late in the game when guard Marcus Smart took a nasty fall, landing right on his tailbone. […]

Losing was not an option for the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 on Friday. They came into the contest down 0-2 in the series against the mighty Boston Celtics, and defeat on their own home floor would have doomed Atlanta’s playoff hopes this season. Trae Young knew what he needed to do and he answered […]

The Atlanta Hawks were in desperate need of a win against the Boston Celtics on Friday night, and both Trae Young and Dejounte Murray knew this coming in. There was no way they were losing this game for the Hawks, and both stars balled out to secure a massive 130-122 win over Jayson Tatum and […]

Before Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon was shipped to Beantown in the summer, he was a scrappy Indiana Pacer who made life difficult for opposing teams. In fact, Celtics star Jayson Tatum was relieved to see Brogdon in green and white for that reason. “I always kind of hated playing against Malcolm,” Tatum said, per […]

The Boston Celtics have cruised through their first two games of their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, and will be looking to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series in Game 3 on Friday night. The C’s have received contributions from up and down their roster, with one key player being Marcus Smart, […]

Malcolm Brogdon has received his Sixth Man of the Year trophy from Jamal Crawford in a surprise ceremony on TNT. During an interview on NBA Tip-Off, Ernie Johnson began to query Brogdon, in a not-so-subtle manner, whether he had yet seen the trophy he was to be awarded, known as the John Havlichek trophy. Crawford […]

Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon hasn’t started one game all season, but for his work off the bench, he’s been named the 2o23 Sixth Man of the Year. While Brogdon never came off the bench once in his last four seasons before being traded to Boston, the 30-year-old has thrived in his new role. Over […]

The Boston Celtics take a 2-0 series lead on the road as they take on the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This game will continue our NBA playoffs odds series with a Celtics-Hawks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Game one of the series was […]

The NBA playoffs are now in full swing, and we’ve already seen some great basketball in the first round. Below we continue our NBA odds series with an NBA Finals winner prediction and pick. While we won’t know the winner for a couple of months, we can get the best values right now. Here are […]

Derrick White has been making all sorts of headlines of late amid his heroic run for the Boston Celtics in their first two games against the Atlanta Hawks. White has been a key player for Boston in this NBA Playoffs opening-round series thus far and there’s no denying that he is a big reason why […]

After some days into the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the league is already eyeing Game 3’s of some series. With some teams opening 2-0 leads, the next matchup could be determinant. With the Boston Celtics set to travel to face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, it means it is time for some Celtics Game 3 bold […]

It was an injury-riddled regular season for the Boston Celtics, but fortunately they’ve entered the 2023 NBA playoffs mostly healthy. The only exception is the shooting hand of Celtics star Jaylen Brown, as he sliced it open about a week before Boston’s first-round matchup with the Atlanta Hawks. Brown needed multiple stitches in his hand […]

The Boston Celtics entered the 2023 NBA Playoffs largely believing that they would be playing the Miami Heat in their first-round series. Instead, the Atlanta Hawks upset them in their Play-In Tournament contest, and many folks believed Boston lucked out. Two games into their series, that has mostly been the case, but they also owe […]

Stephen A Smith was not going to let Shaq and Charles Barkley get away with the clowning he got from the two basketball legends Tuesday evening. The ESPN personality had his name dragged into a hilarious back-and-forth between Shaq and Chuck when he was compared by the Inside the NBA duo to Boston Celtics Derrick […]

Shaq and Charles Barkley are gifts that keep on giving, and they do it so effortlessly. Just take for example their supposed postgame breakdown of Game 2 for TNT between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics that somehow turned into a mockery of Derrick White’s hairline. Oh, poor Derrick. “Is that Derrick White or […]

Home-court advantage is a valuable thing in the NBA playoffs, and the Boston Celtics have protected it with ease in the first round. The C’s downed the Hawks 119-106 to take a commanding 2-0 series lead before they head down to Atlanta for Game 3. Both wins for the Celtics have featured large leads that […]

Jayson Tatum balled out yet again on Tuesday night as he led the Boston Celtics to a comfortable 119-106 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics are now 2-0 against the Hawks and they head on over to Atlanta for Games 3 and 4 with a significant advantage over their opponents. Despite Tatum’s noteworthy performance, […]

The saying goes that in the NBA Playoffs, it’s never really a series unless a team wins a road game. This is what Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are hoping for right now after suffering another lopsided defeat at the hands of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday to go down 0-2 in this first-round […]

Derrick White came up big for the Boston Celtics on Tuesday as they took down the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their first-round NBA Playoffs showdown. The Celtics cruised to a 119-106 victory to take a 2-0 advantage in the series, and there’s no denying that White played a key role in the win. […]

The Boston Celtics have taken a 2-0 lead in their opening round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics had the best record in the Eastern Conference for much of the season until a late lull saw the Milwaukee Bucks overtake them. They have looked like the better team, however, and a favorite to […]

Boston Celtics fans are feeling themselves after the team’s 119-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs first round series. While it’s exciting for Celtics fans that their team is now in the driver’s seat in the series, it was even better that the Hawks’ best player, Trae Young, was […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics are just too much to handle for the Atlanta Hawks. For the second game in a row in this Eastern Conference matchup in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Celtics have defeated the Hawks in dominant fashion. Speaking of Jaylen Brown, he had a highlight defensive play in the fourth […]

Malcolm Brogdon delighted his Boston Celtics teammates and all fans watching in the arena and on TV after he drained a halfcourt buzzer-beater to end the first quarter of Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks. Brogdon got the ball off a Trae Young turnover, but with less than three seconds left and still half the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks for Game 2 of the series tonight! Both Tatum and Young are featured in FanDuel’s NBA same-game parlay for Tuesday night’s contests. Here is FanDuel’s same-game parlay for Hawks-Celtics Game 2. The NBA playoffs have been electric so far in just three […]

The Detroit Pistons are doing their due diligence amid their search for former head coach Dwane Casey‘s replacement and assistant coach Jerome Allen has surfaced as a candidate to fill the vacancy (h/t Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports). An in-house hire if promoted to head coach, Allen has spent the last two seasons in Detroit […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing for Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Celtics finished as the 2nd seed for the second-straight season behind the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics’ odds are currently at +290. Joe Mazzula’s squad was the favorite to win the NBA Finals for a majority of the […]

There has been a lot of talk surrounding former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka taking over the job vacancy with the Houston Rockets. The organization decided to part ways with Stephen Silas last week following a disappointing campaign, and it now looks like Udoka is primed to take over for 2023-24. NBA insider Kelly […]

The Atlanta Hawks trailed, threatened, and then fell short in an ugly Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, 112-99. Here we will look at the three players to blame for the Hawks’ ugly Game 1 loss to the Celtics in the 2023 Playoffs. The Celtics, who were seeded No. […]

The Atlanta Hawks (41-41) visit the Boston Celtics (57-25) for the second game in the Eastern Conference first round. Action tips off at p.m. ET. Boston holds a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-seven series thanks to their 112-99 win in game one. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Celtics prediction, pick, and […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are officially up and running. Following a weekend full of basketball, all eyes are now on the Game 2’s of the postseason series. With the Boston Celtics set to host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, it means it is time for some Celtics Game 2 bold predictions. Boston went 57-25 in […]

The 2023 NBA playoffs are underway, and the battle for the Larry O’Brien trophy has begun. With sixteen teams vying for the title, the competition is sure to be fierce. While many teams have a shot at glory, there are a few teams that stand above the rest. Buckle up and get ready for a […]

The Atlanta Hawks did not have much to go their way in their Game 1 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Saturday. The Hawks shot a lowly 38.8 percent from the field on the day, and they hit on a mere five 3-point attempts. Multiple Hawks players orchestrated sluggish shooting outings in the team’s 112-99 […]

The Boston Celtics opened up the 2023 NBA Playoffs with a bang, handling the Atlanta Hawks 112-99 in Game 1 of their first-round series. From the jump, the C’s looked ready to go. They came out firing and had a massive 74-44 lead at the half, which tied their largest postseason halftime lead in franchise […]

After a strong regular season campaign, the Boston Celtics opened the 2023 NBA Playoffs in resounding fashion. While their 112-99 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their first-round season doesn’t look like a totally dominating victory, the final score makes this game look much closer than it actually was. The Celtics throttled […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown suffered a bizarre injury earlier this week while apparently watering plants. He dropped a vase and cut his hand while trying to pick up the glass. The cut required stitches and almost put his status for Game 1 against the Hawks in jeopardy. Brown ended up playing in Game 1 […]

The Boston Celtics cruised to victory on Saturday with a blowout win against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs first-round showdown. It’s as if the mighty Celtics didn’t even need to break out a sweat against a hapless Hawks side that saw another disappointing performance from star point guard Trae Young. […]