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On Monday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics dropped to 11-3 on the young 2023-24 NBA season with a crushing 121-118 overtime road loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Although Tatum scored 45 points in what was largely a virtuoso performance, he also missed a free throw late in the overtime that would have tied […]

Recently, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce raised eyebrows across the NBA when he proclaimed his belief that current Celtics star Jayson Tatum is the best American player in the NBA, having already passed up LeBron James and Kevin Durant, and with the only challenger, in Pierce’s eyes, to Tatum’s throne being Stephen Curry of the […]

Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is never one to shy away from giving a hot take, and he’s also known to always support his former team when he can. So, when Pierce was discussing the best American players in the league right now, it’s not a surprise that he put Celtics star Jayson Tatum at […]

Out of all the teams in the association, no one would have expected the Charlotte Hornets to be the slayers of the mean green giants of the Eastern Conference. But, the rest of the Lamelo Ball-led squad may have been onto something way before the season even started. PJ Washington remembered what Boston Celtics star […]

Winning on the second night of a back-to-back is always a tough task. Losing that game when you had a golden chance to win the game is even more excruciating to accept. For Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Monday night, they simply could not have lost in a more demoralizing fashion against a […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics dropped a 121-118 game to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night in overtime, but the game wasn’t without its silver linings. Tatum scored a season-high 45 points against the Hornets in the Queen City, adding 13 rebounds while recording six assists and seven made three-pointers. The epic duel between […]

The Charlotte Hornets may be struggling to start the 2023-24 NBA season, but that didn’t stop them from putting on an epic performance against the team with the best record in the NBA in the Boston Celtics. The Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 121-118 win in overtime against the Celtics at home. […]

The Boston Celtics have looked every bit the championship contender that fans and pundits believed they would be coming into the 2023-24 NBA season. After a disappointing finish to last season losing in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat, the Celtics reloaded their roster adding two All-Star caliber players in […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was teammates with point guard Marcus Smart for seven seasons, and the two became great friends in that time span. However, they didn’t always get along. Smart, who was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies this offseason, was not Brown’s favorite teammate initially. Ahead of Boston’s Sunday night showdown against the […]

Jaylen Brown is being listed as questionable on the Boston Celtics injury report for Sunday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the team announced. Brown is dealing with a right adductor strain and his status is uncertain for Sunday’s affair. Brown recently issued a complaint about the Toronto Raptors NBA In-Season Tournament court. He called the […]

To start the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 season, nobody was talking about forward Sam Hauser. It’s not hard to understand why given Boston’s exceptionally busy offseason. The C’s traded major players like Marcus Smart, acquired All-Stars in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and gave Jaylen Brown the richest contract in NBA history. When it came to […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Despite the talent that Boston added around him this past offseason, Tatum’s stats have hardly taken a dent so far this season, and Boston has looked like the best team in the Eastern Conference early on in the […]

The NBA season heats up with an in-season tournament matchup between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors. Our NBA odds series continues with a Celtics-Raptors prediction and pick. The wins just keep on coming for the Boston Celtics. On Wednesday night’s primetime nationally televised game, the Celtics throttled the Philadelphia 76ers as they won by […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Despite playing without costars Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday night, Tatum was able to help guide Boston to an impressive road win over the Philadelphia 76ers, pushing the Celtics’ 2023-24 record to a lofty 9-3 in the […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have enjoyed a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit in first place in the Eastern Conference after a big road win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tatum has mostly looked the part of the MVP candidate that many expected him to be coming into […]

The Boston Celtics faced the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night without the services of both Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, putting the Celtics’ depth to the test. Facing an uphill battle, Jayson Tatum needed big games from the team’s supporting cast, and that’s exactly what he got after Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, and Al Horford […]

The Boston Celtics were without two All-Stars on Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Yet, in an impressive demonstration of talent, Jayson Tatum and co. went on to defeat the Sixers on the road 117-107. Tatum unsurprisingly led the way with 29 points, as he had to overcome the absences of Jaylen Brown and Kristaps […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. Boston currently sits at 8-2, winners of three straight games after a couple of tough defeats, and Tatum has largely looked the part of the MVP candidate that many pundits expect him to be in 2023-24. One […]

There obviously is not much to change in the Boston Celtics system. Joe Mazzulla has been efficient in using his core of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Kristaps Porzingis. They currently hold a nine-win record while only dropping two close games so far in the season. However, their depth in the big man […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit at 8-2, winners of all three games of their recent homestand at TD Garden, and Tatum has enjoyed a great opening act to the campaign, continuing to show improvement in virtually all aspects […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had a single-word reaction to his father’s latest promotion: “Congrats.” The congratulations are well deserved, as Justin Tatum has been named interim head coach of the NBL’s Illawarra Hawks. The club announced on Tuesday morning that coach Jacob Jackomas would not see out the remainder of the season after opening […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the favorites to win the 2024 NBA championship, and Jayson Tatum’s elite play remains one of the biggest driving forces as to why. Tatum is displaying more consistency on a night-to-night basis, all the while remaining as explosive as they come on the offensive end of the floor. On […]

The Boston Celtics won a competitive Atlantic Division matchup over the New York Knicks. The Celtics 114-98 victory saw them improve their record to 8-2. Of course, Jayson Tatum led the team in scoring; however, the NBA superstar was critical of the refs after a late-game technical. Jayson Tatum was dissatisfied with his fourth-quarter technical […]

After witnessing Jayson Tatum dominate the New York Knicks on Monday, Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is convinced about one thing: The Problem is the top US-born player in the NBA today. Pierce took his bold claim to X (formerly Twitter), writing: “Tatum is the best American Basketball Player in the World.” And for those […]

Grant Williams had been an impressive glue guy in the Boston Celtics system. It is just unfortunate that Jayson Tatum and his squad no longer have him to fulfill that role. Most fans are starting to miss his ruthless impact as a three-and-d player. While some wanted him back because of his off-court antics with […]

A lot of all-time greats have used the number 0 in their jerseys. Damian Lillard, Russell Westbrook, and even Robert Parish donned the double zeros during his time. All of these players have created a significant impact on the lives of current stars. But, Jayson Tatum knew who he was inspired by before even playing […]

The Boston Celtics are still on top of the Eastern Conference food chain. While they aren’t the best team by record, they’re pretty close to their rival Philadelphia 76ers. A big part of that is the effect that Jayson Tatum brings to the table. The All-Star forward has been the driving force behind Boston’s continued […]

The NBA continues to be a three-point shooter’s game as another young star is proving to be a threat from the perimeter. Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young is the latest to make waves in the league. On Thursday, Young joined an impressive list of stars that includes Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum, as […]

Before any talks of notching another banner for the Boston Celtics kick in, Joe Mazzulla and his squad have much to figure out in their rotations. The ultimate tragedy of having a lot of talent would be the burden of managing all of them such that they fit. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were already […]

Kendrick Perkins was an offensive liability even before suffering a torn ACL in Game 6 of the 2010 NBA Finals. Further sapped of mobility and overall athleticism for the remainder of his career, the big man was never quite the same, sweeping offensive issues making him almost unplayable as his once-stellar defensive impact waned. You […]

The NBA is doing something it’s never done before with the inaugural in-season tournament. And while the new regular season format has provided plenty of excitement so far, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is a bit indifferent about it. Boston will have its first in-season tournament game at home on Friday, November 10th against the […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Monday night was a big-time showdown between the NBA’s number one offense and number one defense. The Boston Celtics rolled in to face the Minnesota Timberwolves averaging 126.4 points per game through five games. Through Minnesota’s first five games, the Wolves had been the best defense in the league allowing just 99.6 […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics found themselves in a nip-and-tuck affair against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, expectedly so. After all, this is a clash between an unstoppable force (the Celtics with the best offense in the NBA) and an immovable object (the Timberwolves with the best defensive rating thus […]

The Boston Celtics have looked every part of the genuine championship contender every pundit had them pegged in the early goings of the season. Jayson Tatum and the Celtics have put up the best offense in the league to this point, but they were going to face a huge, early test in their season on […]

The Celtics are enjoying the fruits of what appears to have been an incredible offseason. The northeast basketball powerhouse found itself sitting pretty with five wins and no losses on the season heading into Monday’s tilt with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Recently the current Celtics received praise from Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce regarding their defensive […]

We are just two weeks into the 2023-24 season and it’s already become clear that this is going to be one of the most competitive seasons we have seen in quite some time. Other than a couple of teams that have separated themselves in the NBA Power Rankings, everyone is knotted up with the same […]

Jayson Tatum has been one of the best players in the NBA since his rookie year. The Boston Celtics star made quite the statement when he went toe-to-toe with LeBron James in the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year. Since then, Tatum has improved and improved, and he’s now one of the top ten […]

On Saturday night, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum headed back to where it all started for him: the Barclays Center. Tatum took over the New York arena during a 124-114 win over the Brooklyn Nets, as he dropped 32 points and 11 rebounds in 41 minutes. The 25-year-old sweetened the victory by notching his 10,000th […]

The Boston Celtics organization have had no shortage of Hall of Fame players don their jersey. From Bill Russell to Larry Bird to Paul Pierce and many more in between, the Celtics have had some of the greatest players in NBA history to wear the Boston green. The Celtics’ current superstar iteration is Jayson Tatum, […]