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Twin towers in basketball refers to two skilled big men on the floor. It’s a timeless tactic that allows teams to put emphasis on rim protection and size. Given that it’s an effective tactic used by coaches, here is a look at the 10 greatest twin-tower combinations in NBA history. Check out the gallery. 1. […]

The Boston Celtics got a dominating win against the Chicago Bulls, defeating them 122-100. It was a big game for Kristaps Porzingis, who finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds, and three steals. After the game, Porzingis talked about what helped him to be so successful, and he had a bizarre, but funny answer. Some games, […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics haven’t been very consistent of late. The reigning champions are 9-6 in January and 2-2 in their last four games. But during this stretch, there has been one constant: Kristaps Porzingis playing some of the best basketball of his career. In fact, his finest game of the 2024-25 season came […]

The Boston Celtics are trying to get back in the win column on Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics are coming off of a crushing last-second loss against the Houston Rockets on Monday and looking to get back on track against one of the teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Big […]

Dillon Brooks may be one of the most vilified players in the association — to the point that he has embraced the nickname “The Villain” — but make no mistake about it, he is a player who contributes to winning at every stop. On Monday night, Brooks played a starring role in the Houston Rockets’ […]

The Boston Celtics picked up a commanding 122-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, getting themselves back on track after they suffered an embarrassing blowout defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers just two days earlier. Even with the win in hand, though, Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t totally content with Boston’s performance. […]

Though the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, they would lose in disappointing fashion to the Lakers on Thursday night, 117-96. As the Celtics have been slumping compared to the success last season when they won the championship, star Kristaps Porzingis spoke on the 21-point loss and the team’s outlook for the […]

After the Boston Celtics lost to the Toronto Raptors, 110-97, it has amplified the noise of the team slumping tremendously coming off a championship-winning season. As some in the basketball media word such as Shaquille O’Neal say the Celtics aren’t the best team in the Eastern Conference and have fallen off the hype with them, […]

When the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors met just ahead of 2025, the C’s handed their Atlantic Division rivals their worst loss in franchise history. Toronto seemed to remember that 54-point beatdown, as the rebuilding Raps came to play on Wednesday night and upset the Green Team, 110-97. Vegas had the Celtics as double-digit favorites […]

It’s no surprise that the Boston Celtics have high standards. The reigning champions go into nearly every game expecting to win, and when they fall short, they’re always looking to respond. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis embodied this bounce-back mentality on Tuesday night during a 118-106 win over the Denver Nuggets. Before facing the 2023 NBA […]

The Boston Celtics have made a habit of snapping winning streaks. However, even the reigning champions couldn’t stop the rolling Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, as the Green Team fell 105-92 following an abysmal second half. In November of the 2024-25 regular season, the Celtics snapped the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers’ 15-game winning streak. The […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t have to do much soul-searching in 2024. They were the best team in the NBA all of last year and have the hardware to prove it. However, the Celtics hold themselves to a high standard, which means they’re always looking to improve, regardless of their record. The Green Team went 8-6 […]

The Boston Celtics have an upcoming matchup against the Houston Rockets, and they have a few players on the injury report. Those players are usual starters for the Celtics, as Jaylen Brown is dealing with a right shoulder strain, and Kristaps Porzingis has a left ankle sprain. Both players have missed a few games this […]

The Boston Celtics visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night. Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis are both questionable on the injury report. Brown has a strained right shoulder and an illness, while Porzingis has a left ankle sprain and an illness after exiting the Celtics’ 118-114 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day. Here’s […]

While they are still viewed as title-contending favorites, the Boston Celtics have been struggling as of late. Boston is just 2-4 over their last six games, and six of their nine total losses this season have come in December. One of the main reasons the Celtics haven’t looked like themselves as of late is due […]

The Boston Celtics host the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, and Kristaps Porzingis is still on the injury report. Porzingis left the Celtics’ Christmas Day matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers after just 13 minutes of action due to a left ankle sprain. Another notable member of the Celtics included on the injury report is Jrue […]

After spraining his left ankle in the Boston Celtics’ Christmas Day loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, center Kristaps Porzingis is questionable for Friday’s matchup against the Indiana Pacers, via the latest NBA injury report. In 13 minutes on the floor against the 76ers, Porzingis had nine points, two rebounds and three assists. He shot 3-of-8 […]

As the Boston Celtics duke it out with the Philadelphia 76ers in a back-and-forth battle on Christmas Day, disaster struck when star center Kristaps Porzingis suffered an apparent ankle injury in the second quarter and left the court. Was this something serious? Did the big man just need a break? At the time, fans didn’t […]

The Boston Celtics had a convincing win against the Chicago Bulls, and Kristaps Porgingis had a solid game, finishing with 22 points and seven rebounds. Porzingis was working the boards, but it seems like he didn’t get as many rebounds as he thought he did. After the game, Porzingis hilariously called out the scorekeeper for […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum dominated the Chicago Bulls with a memorable signature triple-double performance (43 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists) in a 123-88 win. Tatum reached a feat not seen since Larry Bird, recording a 40-point triple-double that sparked head coach Joe Mazzulla and starting center Kristaps Porzingis to endorse their All-NBA star for […]

The death of Janis Timma has left the basketball world in shock. Among the many who have reacted to the tragic news of Timma’s passing is Boston Celtics star big man Kristaps Porzingis, who, like Timma, is Latvian. “Oh no, please tell me that’s not true,” Porzingis wrote in Latvian on X (formerly Twitter). In […]

Ja Morant is a liar. Just days after saying he will not be dunking anymore, the Memphis Grizzlies point guard delivered a highlight-reel play that people will be talking about at the end of the year, and maybe until the end of time. In Saturday night’s 127-121 road win against the Boston Celtics (19-5), Morant […]

The Boston Celtics are set to play the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. It projects to be a competitive Eastern Conference affair, but the Celtics received mixed injury updates before the game. According to Tim Bontemps of ESPN, Jayson Tatum is among the Celtics who was initially listed on the injury report who will be […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics’ talent can be overwhelming. Therefore, opposing teams often meet Boston’s star power with increased physicality. That was the case on Wednesday night versus the Detroit Pistons, but the Celtics refused to be daunted and triumphed 130-120, improving to 18-4 on the season. Before the end of the first quarter of […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis haven’t even played 60 games together, but that hasn’t stopped them from creating an apparent, on-court connection. That bond was on display on Monday night, as the Celtics prevailed 126-94 over the Los Angeles Clippers in Porzingis’ season debut. In the second quarter of the […]

As if the already-dominant Boston Celtics needed to improve their roster even further, on Monday night, they saw the earlier-than-anticipated return of Kristaps Porzingis after the 7’3″ Latvian big man underwent surgery to address his “rare” leg injury after Boston won the championship back in June. And Porzingis’ impact was already apparent as the Celtics made […]

BOSTON — The NBA Sixth Man of the Year trophy is named after Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek, so it’s only right that one of the early front-runners for the award is Celtics guard Payton Pritchard. And on Monday night, during a 126-94 drubbing of the Los Angeles Clippers, Pritchard showed why he deserves to […]

The Boston Celtics demolished the Los Angeles Clippers, 126-94, on Monday, as they tied the NBA record for most three-pointers by a team in a quarter, with 12. Moreover, Kristaps Porzingis made his injury return after missing the Celtics’ first 17 games due to recovery from ankle surgery. His addition, along with Jrue Holiday, via […]

In a major surprise development for the reigning champion Boston Celtics’ season, Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut on Monday night as they hosted a Los Angeles Clippers team that was on the second night of a back-to-back. Back in June, Porzingis underwent surgery to repair the leg injury that bothered him in the NBA […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone Anthony Edwards engage in different forms of trash talk. Edwards is fiery and vocal and will inform opposing players of their shortcomings before, during, and after the game. Tatum will respond to some on-court teasing, yet rarely provokes others. He prefers to let […]

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could make his regular-season debut, returning from injury this week. Porzingis, who Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum recently called the “cheat code,” has spent the past five months recovering from a rare foot injury that kept him out of most of the 2024 NBA Finals. That day could be Monday night […]

Boston Celtics star big man Kristaps Porzingis has been medically cleared from his offseason leg surgery and will make his season debut on Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Porzingis suffered a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals against […]

The Boston Celtics received great news regarding Kristaps Porzingis’s potential return earlier in the week. On Monday, Porzingis practiced with the Maine Celtics, the Celtics’ G League team. He is on track to get back to playing before the end of the year. Jayson Tatum is already looking forward to the Celtics having the Latvian […]

The Boston Celtics were in first place in the Eastern Conference for almost an entire year until the Cleveland Cavaliers took the top spot at the end of October. Thanks to a 15-0 streak, which was good enough for the second-best start in NBA history, it was hard to deny the Cavs the title of […]

Boston Celtics All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis, who has not played during the 2024-25 season as he recovers from offseason leg surgery, is beginning to ramp up his activities. In fact, Porzingis is scheduled to practice with the Maine Celtics in the NBA G League on Monday afternoon in order to begin his on-court work, […]

NBA players who play well ultimately deserve a max contract. But while getting the bag is a great incentive to play better, that isn’t always the case. In fact, a handful of players with max contracts wouldn’t even make an All-NBA team even after inking a max deal. Here is a look at 10 NBA […]

The Boston Celtics took an ugly loss to the Atlanta Hawks earlier this week but bounced back resoundingly Wednesday night, eviscerating the Brooklyn Nets on the road. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown both played well in this one, as Boston continued their three-point avalanche to kick off the young 2024-25 season. The Celtics now sit […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are expected to dominate, and they’ve done just that for an entire year. However, they have lapses, especially on Tuesday night against the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks. Although the Hawks were without star point guard Trae Young and shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, they erased a 15-point deficit at TD Garden and […]

BOSTON — When the Boston Celtics struggle, head coach Joe Mazzulla just smiles. Well, not during the Celtics’ 108-104 overtime win to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. However, he does occasionally sport a grin when his team is in a grind-it-out game, according to star forward Jayson Tatum. The rebuilding Nets were far from […]