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The Boston Celtics will be without a number of key names due to injury going into their Monday clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The standout name is star player Jayson Tatum, who will be missing due to a left knee contusion, the Celtics revealed. Also missing in action will be centers Robert Williams (left hamstring […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics entered their Sunday night matchup against the New York Knicks eager to wash away the stench of their crushing collapse on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. As one might recall, the Celtics held a 28-point lead against the Nets before suffering one of their worst losses of the season. […]

The Boston Celtics gave their doubters all the necessary ammunition they needed on Friday. With a 28-point lead over a struggling Brooklyn Nets side on their own home floor, Jayson Tatum and the C’s somehow managed to lose by double digits, 115-105. Tatum was interviewed about what the prevailing emotions were in the Celtics locker […]

Jayson Tatum and his Boston Celtics seemed to be well on their way to another routine victory at home, as they got off to a strong start against the Brooklyn Nets during their Friday night contest. In fact, the Celtics led by as many as 28 points in the middle of the second quarter following […]

When NBA players discuss being in the spotlight, a lot of them say they don’t pay attention to what’s being said about them. TNT basketball analyst Charles Barkley seems to be one of the few that does get paid attention to, judging off of the many Twitter feeds responding to what he says. Having said […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been playing at an MVP level for most of the 2022-23 regular season, but Hall of Famer Paul Pierce thinks several players are in the running for the prestigious award. During an exclusive ClutchPoints interview with the Celtics legend in late January, Pierce revealed that the current race for […]

The 2022-23 NBA season has been filled with exciting moments, dazzling displays of scoring, and record-breaking feats, yet it has also been plagued by a persistent problem: load management. While the Boston Celtics don’t really engage in this practice, Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Paul Pierce sees it as a threat to the entire […]

Boston Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum was phenomenal in the team’s 117-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, just days after one of his weakest games of the season. Tatum scored a game-high 41 points, adding 11 rebounds and eight assists to help Boston improve to 45-18, just a half-game back of the NBA-leading […]

The Boston Celtics scored a huge win on Wednesday night as they held off a formidable challenge from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston’s superstar duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown flexed their muscles yet again as they secured an important victory for positioning in the Eastern Conference. Tatum was the star of the show once more, […]

The Phoenix Suns pulled off one of, if not the biggest trade in NBA history by swinging a deal for Kevin Durant, further strengthening the Devin Booker, Chris Paul-led core of the team that made the NBA Finals in 2021. Durant’s Suns debut on Wednesday night only further proved how scary the Suns can be […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics finally got the better of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they earned their first win in three tries this season versus Donovan Mitchell and company Wednesday night at home, 117-113. Jayson Tatum, eager to recover from a lackluster performance in a previous loss to the New York Knicks, made sure […]

The Boston Celtics edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers in a tight encounter on Wednesday night, 117-113. This was thanks in large part to another heroic performance from Jayson Tatum, who exploded with 41 points. In the process, Tatum surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo on the all-time under-25 scoring list just one day before the former’s 25th birthday. […]

Jayson Tatum has notched up his 34th 30-point game for the season, making him the first Boston Celtics player to achieve the feat since Larry Bird back in 1987-88. Tatum reached the milestone just a little over halfway through the third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers, in a game which he ended with 41 points, […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo goes way back with Jayson Tatum. These two have been playing against each other since they were kids, and they’ve obviously come a long way. Despite their long-standing friendship, however, Adebayo did not hesitate to admit that he has a personal vendetta against Tatum and the Boston Celtics. In […]

Jayson Tatum couldn’t buy a call against the New York Knicks on Monday night. Twice the Boston Celtics forward felt contact from an opposing defender that went unpenalized. Both times he blew his top, leading to the first ejection of his career. Could LeBron James, somehow, be involved in why? Jayson Tatum was ejected in […]

Jayson Tatum didn’t endear himself to the referee community after Monday night’s game. The Boston Celtics forward drew the first ever ejection of his career against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. He didn’t mince words during the postgame press conference, either. The Celtics star was asked about the officiating and his eventual […]

Jayson Tatum isn’t one to lose his cool too often. The Boston Celtics star couldn’t hold in his frustration on Monday night, getting ejected as his team couldn’t keep up in a 109-94 loss to the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Tatum had already been called for a technical foul earlier in the […]

New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson was not afraid to challenge Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum and his defensive fearlessness was instantly rewarded with a highlight block. MITCHELL ROBINSON MEETS TATUM AT THE RIM. 😤 pic.twitter.com/TLEFVWyc62 — Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 28, 2023 Nobody just dunks so easily on Mitchell Robinson, and Jayson […]

Former Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens wasn’t in the team huddle prior to Jayson Tatum’s clutch shot to beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a key part of the game-winning play. According to current Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla, Stevens originally drew up the scheme that helped […]

The Boston Celtics proved once again that they can always get the best of the Philadelphia 76ers. Jayson Tatum drained a last-second three in the midst of a poor shooting night to deliver a 110-107 win. Tatum had a brutal first half but turned it up in the fourth quarter, where he had eight points […]

Jayson Tatum didn’t exactly predict that he’d take the game-winner against the Philadelphia 76ers, but he was determined to make something happen for the Boston Celtics. Coming off the timeout before he launched the game-winner during Saturday’s Celtics-Sixers showdown, Tatum revealed that he had a strong three-word message to his teammate Grant Williams: “it’s game […]

More than making the game-winner for the Boston Celtics on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, Jayson Tatum is just appreciative of the moment and the trust that his teammates gave him. Speaking to reporters after firing the 3-point dagger that gave the Celtics the 110-107 win over Joel Embiid and co., Tatum opened up about […]

Jayson Tatum is clutch. If that wasn’t clear with his latest game-winner for the Boston Celtics, his crunch-time record for the past five seasons is more than enough to prove his case. Including his 3-point dagger to propel the Celtics to the 110-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Tatum now has a total […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum broke the hearts of Philadelphia 76ers fans with his epic game-winner on Saturday, but at least he made one Philly resident happy after the tight affair. Following the Celtics’ 110-107 win, Tatum shared a moment with Philadelphia Eagles wideout DeVonta Smith and gave him his game-worn jersey. He even signed […]

Jayson Tatum sparked wild celebrations from Boston Celtics fans after his late dagger propelled the Beantown Team to a thrilling win over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Celtics trailed by as much as 15 points in the game, but they just couldn’t find a way to slow down Tatum near the […]

Jayson Tatum didn’t want any overtime. The Boston Celtics All-Star stopped on a dime and pulled up for a nasty top-of-the-key triple to seal the win over the Sixers in Philadelphia. Check out the clutch shot below, including Joel Embiid’s unreal full-court heave to tie the game that was just a split second too late. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers (39-20) took the court for one of their biggest games of the season: their first home game of the season against the Boston Celtics (44-17). After losing their last two matchups in Boston in embarrassing fashion, the Sixers lost in heartbreaking fashion at the hands of Jayson Tatum. Final score: 110-107. Let’s […]

If you are going to ask Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell who among the NBA’s young superstars talk trash the most, they agree that it’s just one of these two: Ja Morant and Luka Doncic. Tatum and Mitchell revealed as much in an interview with Malika Andrews of ESPN during the All-Star Weekend, pointing at […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t afraid to admit that he took a bad shot when trying to clinch the game against the Indiana Pacers. In fact, he wasn’t afraid to cuss about how terrible it was either. Following last night’s close win over Indiana, Tatum told reporters that his attempt to put the game […]

Jayson Tatum had the basketball world buzzing after his majestic performance in the NBA All-Star Game. Tatum set a new scoring record in the start-studded spectacle after dropping 55 points to lead Team Giannis to a victory against Team LeBron. He kept his foot on the gas in the Boston Celtics’ first game after the […]

The Boston Celtics have been the best team in the NBA this season behind the play of their star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Both players were recently named to the All-Star team and they even had a fun back and forth duel in the fourth quarter that got NBA Twitter out of […]

The Boston Celtics are back after the All-Star break, leaving just 23 more games until the end of the 2022-23 regular season. Ahead of this final stretch, the Cs sit atop the Eastern Conference at 42-17, with the surging Milwaukee Bucks just a half game behind them. With almost three-quarters of the regular season in […]

The All-Star break is just about over, meaning Boston Celtics basketball is finally back. It was a productive resting period for the C’s, as Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown dominated the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, Joe Mazzulla got a more permanent promotion, and forward Grant Williams became the First Vice-President of the NBA […]

The Boston Celtics made it official last week and named interim head coach Joe Mazzulla their new head coach. Following a tumultuous training camp and preseason, Jayson Tatum and the Celtics were able to refocus their championship hopes under Mazzulla, and the organization removed the interim tag while removing former head coach Ime Udoka in […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum have had plenty of postseason battles. In 2018, the Boston Celtics vanquished the underperforming Milwaukee Bucks. The following year, the Bucks returned the favor, defeating the underperforming Celtics. And then in 2022, the Celtics and the Bucks fought their best playoff series against each other yet, resulting in a seven-game […]

To say that Jayson Tatum was excited to debut his new signature shoe during Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game would be an understatement at this point. The Boston Celtics superstar finally laced up in his brand-new Jordan Tatum 1, and boy did he make a splash. After the game, Tatum admitted that he was indeed gunning […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game might’ve been held in Utah, but it was all about Boston last night, as Celtics star Jayson Tatum took home the MVP award after a record-breaking performance. While Tatum dropped 55 points in a game that admittedly has little defense, winning the All-Star MVP trophy meant a lot to him. […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game belonged not to team captains LeBron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo. It was Jayson Tatum, who teamed up with Antetokounmpo, who stole the show with a historic performance in Salt Lake City. In the All-Star draft, Antetokounmpo had the second choice of which starter he wanted on his side. After LeBron picked […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum set the NBA world on fire at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. His 55-point performance set an all-time record for points at an All-Star Game and earned him All-Star Game MVP honors. After the game, Tatum took to the podium for the post-game press conference. He shared his thoughts on […]