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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has always had a friendly rivalry with his former teammate Grant Williams. But when Tatum took the floor on Monday night, he showed his old pal no mercy. Just before halftime, Williams, who’s now with the Dallas Mavericks, tried to run up the court quickly to get a last-second shot […]

The Boston Celtics have one of the largest fan bases in the NBA, and it showed on Sunday night. The Celtics were showered with cheers and chants despite being on the road during a 116-107 win against the Houston Rockets. When Boston had essentially wrapped up the game late in the fourth quarter, well-traveled Celtics […]

The Dallas Mavericks will host the Boston Celtics on Monday night. It projects to be a competitive affair, as Dallas looks to make a statement against the best team in the NBA. The game also represents an opportunity for Grant Williams to play against his former team. Williams played in Boston from the 2019-20 season […]

Friday night’s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics honestly felt like two heavyweight fighters exchanging blows. Did we get a glimpse at a potential NBA Finals matchup? If so, we’ll be in for a treat. This time around, the Nuggets were able to edge out the Celtics, beating them 102-100 and snapping […]

After getting off to the best start at home in franchise history, the Boston Celtics finally dropped a game at TD Garden on Friday night. The Denver Nuggets, who won their first NBA title in franchise history last season, came into Beantown and narrowly defeated the C’s 102-100. The Celtics had a chance to keep […]

Fans were treated to a marquee matchup on Friday night with the Boston Celtics looking to protect their perfect 20-0 record in the friendly confines of TD Garden against the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets. This matchup between two of the best teams in the league delivered, with the game going down to the wire. […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics just can’t kick their penchant for stagnant late-game offense. And against Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the defending-champion Denver Nuggets on Friday night, that longtime weakness led to Boston’s first home loss of the season. The Celtics fell to the Nuggets 102-100 at TD Garden in a potential NBA Finals […]

On Friday evening, superstar Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in a matchup of arguably the best two teams in the entire NBA. Tatum has led the Celtics to the best record in the league so far this year, while Jokic and the Nuggets have been chugging […]

In what could be a possible NBA Finals preview, the Boston Celtics lost a nail-biter, 102-100, at home against the Denver Nuggets. The game was close throughout, lending credence that these are the two best teams in the NBA right now and Finals favorites. The Celtics had a shot to potentially win the game, down […]

In a possible NBA Finals preview, the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets squared off against each other on Friday. As of publication, the Celtics held a slim lead over the Nuggets early in the fourth quarter. While the Celtics have a well-balanced team attack, they are led by superstar wing Jayson Tatum. Near the start […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics bested Dennis Schroder and the Toronto Raptors on Monday night with a 105-96 victory. After Tatum dropped 19 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists, his former Celtics teammate Dennis Schroder gave him his signed jersey with the message “Go get that chip this year.” Dennis Schroder signed his Raptors […]

Defense has been the driving force behind the Houston Rockets’ turnaround under first-year coach Ime Udoka in 2023-24. You certainly wouldn’t have known it on Sunday, though, when the Boston Celtics ran right through the Rockets en route to a 145-113 victory during Udoka’s initial return to TD Garden. After the game, the former Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics earned a statement 145-113 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Jayson Tatum stuffed the sheet with stats, but not as much as he could have. The Celtics forward was ejected late in the matchup as the game winded down. Of course, he voiced his discontent with the call after the […]

Jayson Tatum had 27 points and eight rebounds before being ejected in the fourth quarter, as the Boston Celtics stayed perfect at home with a 145-113 victory over ex-coach Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. With 10:17 left in the fourth quarter, Tatum drove to the rim and was clearly hit on the […]

Houston Rockets head coach Ime Udoka was only with the Boston Celtics for one season, but he made a lasting impact on his players. Celtics star Jayson Tatum became particularly close with the 46-year-old coach, as Udoka pushed him and helped him make his first All-NBA team in 2022. Tatum and Udoka will have a […]

On Thursday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics put together far and away their worst performance of the 2023-24 NBA season with a 135-102 demolition at the hands of their Eastern Conference rivals, the Milwaukee Bucks. In fact, so abysmal were the Celtics on Thursday that head coach Joe Mazzulla opted to sit his […]

The Boston Celtics were coming off perhaps their best victory of the season on Wednesday night when they came back against the Minnesota Timberwolves and protected homecourt, taking a 127-120 victory in a battle of one-seeds. This win was a huge cause of celebration for the Celtics, as it allowed them to set a franchise […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have enjoyed a dominant start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit with the best record in the entire NBA at 29-8 following Wednesday evening’s overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, leading many to wonder if a first-ever MVP award might be on Tatum’s horizon. Recently, NBA […]

Another week of fan voting for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game has concluded. Much like the previous voting results, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the way as the top vote getters in the Western and Eastern Conference, respectively. The league officially revealed the up-to-date results for the […]

The Boston Celtics were able to emerge victorious on Wednesday night against a highly-motivated Minnesota Timberwolves team that appeared to have them on the ropes late in the contest. Thanks to Jayson Tatum, who had a combined 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime of the Celtics’ 125-120 win over the Timberwolves (en route […]

The Boston Celtics are almost 80 years old, and they’ve seen plenty of success in their time. As a result, breaking franchise records can be particularly difficult. But, the 2023-24 Celtics have already managed to do something historic. After a thrilling 127-120 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston improved to a perfect 18-0 at […]

On the second night of a back-to-back, the Minnesota Timberwolves flew into Boston facing irregular circumstances. With the team’s flight delayed the night before due to weather concerns, the Timberwolves traveled into Boston the morning of the game. In addition to this, the Wolves were shorthanded, playing without starting point guard Mike Conley and All-NBA […]

Netflix is reportedly creating a new NBA documentary series that is modeled after its NFL “Quarterback” show, and it features LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers along with four other star players, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. Along with LeBron James, Netflix’s show will focus on Jayson Tatum of the […]

On Monday evening, superstar forward Jayson Tatum watched from the sidelines as his Boston Celtics dropped to a still NBA-best record of 28-8 with a narrow road loss to the Indiana Pacers. The game was a rematch of the contest that had taken place between the Celtics and Pacers two nights prior, and although Tatum […]

The Boston Celtics are facing the Indiana Pacers on the road for the second time in three days, but this time they’ll be without star Jayson Tatum. On Saturday, Tatum dropped 38 points in 38 minutes to lead the C’s to a 118-101 win over Indy. Unfortunately, he’ll miss out on Monday night’s rematch, as […]

Jayson Tatum is the Boston Celtics’ unquestioned franchise cornerstone, the type of versatile, scalable star who makes building a championship-level roster around him easy. He’s yet to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy in his career, of course, but figures to have a better chance than ever this season after president of basketball operations Brad Stevens […]

The Orlando Magic prevailed against the Denver Nuggets, due largely in part to another big night by Magic sophomore Paolo Banchero. The forward tallied his first-ever triple-double with 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, leading the Magic to an impressive comeback win. After the game, one NBA superstar took notice: Jayson Tatum. In a […]

The Boston Celtics made some winning moves this past offseason to try and take a core that fell short in the playoffs for the past few years to another level. They even sacrificed core pieces of last season’s 57-win team to do so, trading away Marcus Smart, the team’s heart and soul, for Kristaps Porzingis, […]

With the 2024 NBA All-Star Game just over a month away, the league announced on Thursday that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the fan vote. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences in the first fan returns of #NBAAllStar Voting presented by AT&T. Fans account […]

The Boston Celtics have had a successful start to the 2023-24 NBA season. However, things got a little rocky when Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward were on the team in 2018. Hayward opened up on the role he and Irving’s injuries played in the development of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Gordon Hayward and Kyrie […]

The Boston Celtics have one of the best rosters in the NBA, and a lot of the credit belongs to president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. The coach-turned-front office executive has constructed a talented squad around stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, leading to Boston’s league-best 26-6 record. But before the Stevens era, Danny Ainge […]

The 2018-19 season was supposed to belong to the Boston Celtics. They were coming off a 55-27 campaign and had just made it to the Eastern Conference Finals without All-Stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving healthy. But, even with Hayward and Irving back to playing at least 67 games apiece, the C’s lost their way. […]

On Thursday night, the Boston Celtics had to desperately fight to avoid losing to the historically horrible Detroit Pistons. While they trailed by 19 points at halftime, the C’s roared back for the 128-122 win in overtime. Unfortunately for the Celtics, a game with extra time means even less rest for their Friday night matchup […]

The Boston Celtics handed the Detroit Pistons their 28th-straight loss on Thursday night, tying the record for the longest losing streak over the course of multiple seasons. Despite the Pistons’ struggles, Celtics star Jayson Tatum still had good things to say about the historically bad team. “They’re a talented team,” he said. “They’re more talented […]

Will the Detroit Pistons win another game? Currently finding themselves on a 27-game losing streak, a new league record for the most consecutive losses in a single season, the Pistons are staring 28 losses down with a road matchup against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. The Celtics, who have won eight of their last […]

For the last few years, the rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers has revolved around the same players: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James, and Anthony Davis. And while they were still important during Boston’s 126-115 Christmas victory, newcomer Kristaps Porzingis stole the show. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis dominated on both ends […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is primarily known as a scorer. But on Christmas Day, when his shots weren’t falling against the rival Los Angeles Lakers, Tatum found other ways to take over the game. The four-time All-Star finished with 25 points but went 6-for-15 from the field during the 126-115 win. More notably, Tatum […]

Jayson Tatum can score at will — everyone knows that. Ever since getting drafted in 2017, the Boston Celtics superstar has managed to increase his scoring averages every year. Last season, he put up a stellar 30.1 points per game in the regular season, to go with 27.2 per contest in the playoffs. Despite this […]

Christmas is finally here, and that means basketball fans are getting the best present of all: a fantastic slate of NBA games. Perhaps the best matchup of the day tips off at 5 p.m. ET when the Boston Celtics take on the rival Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. This is just the fifth Christmas […]