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The Boston Celtics were expected to run through the Eastern Conference, especially after their dominant Game 1 win against the Miami Heat. But the classic Heat Culture embodied by Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra struck again as Miami stole Game 2 at TD Garden even without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. The Heat made 23 […]

For what feels like the millionth time, the Boston Celtics are tied in a playoff series with the Miami Heat. On Wednesday night at TD Garden, Miami torched the C’s from beyond the arc en route to a 111-101 upset win in Game 2. The C’s took Game 1 by tying a franchise record for […]

The Miami Heat shock the fans inside the TD Garden and steal a game as they beat the Boston Celtics in a huge upset in Game 2, 111-101. While some saw this series as a potential sweep candidate, the Heat had other plans and tie the series up coming back home. Heat win 111-101 to […]

The Boston Celtics dominated the league this regular season, yet they’ll have no NBA accolades to show for it. The NBA announced the finalists for its most prestigious awards on Sunday night and no Celtic could be found on any of the shortlists. Complete list of 2023-24 awards finalists pic.twitter.com/ao7xOdZpwg — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April […]

Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin has been under fire for a play with around a minute left in the fourth quarter where in a bang-bang play, he collided with Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum where he fell awkwardly. The immediate response from fans and some viewers were that it was a “dirty” play in an […]

The Boston Celtics began their playoff journey for Banner No. 18 with a bang on Sunday night, as they beat the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round series. From the initial tipoff, the C’s looked ready to go. They raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed […]

Everyone was on the same page for the Boston Celtics’ NBA Playoffs opener against the Miami Heat. Joe Mazzulla’s squad showed no mercy and fired on all cylinders with Jayson Tatum leading the way through his first postseason triple-double. The ball moved through every member of the team very smoothly and their defensive execution was […]

It looked as if the Boston Celtics would cruise to a comfortable win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the first round without much drama, but Caleb Martin’s hard foul on Jayson Tatum garnered some attention and a bit of a scrum late in the game. Tatum spoke about the foul from Caleb […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has played in 95 postseason game over the course of his career. However, he had never recorded a triple-double in the playoffs until Sunday afternoon, when his Celtics took down the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round matchup. During the double-digit victory, Tatum notched 23 points, 10 […]

With the Boston Celtics finishing as the league’s best team in the regular season (64-18), it was hardly a surprise that they beat the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday. However, there was a certain play at the end of the game that caused an audible gasp from […]

The Boston Celtics are embarking upon their quest to become the 2024 NBA Champions after finishing the regular season with the best record in the league. They drew the Miami Heat, who notably knocked them out of the Playoffs last year. With revenge fresh on their minds, the Boston Celtics took Game 1 in their […]

The Boston Celtics took it to the Miami Heat, winning the game 114-94. However, things took a turn late in the contest after Caleb Martin delivered a hard foul on Jayson Tatum. A little skirmish took place between Jaylen Brown and Martin, adding some drama to this Eastern Conference series. Tatum was going up for […]

The Jumpman himself is no stranger to the NBA Playoffs and with players like Luka Doncic, Jayson Tatum, and Zion Williamson representing the footwear giant, Jordan Brand is making their mark on the 2024 Playoffs. Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero made his first-ever appearance in the postseason and did so while debuting the newest sneaker […]

The NBA’s 82-game regular season can be a grind, but the Boston Celtics made most of the 2023-24 campaign look easy. They finished with the league’s best overall record at 64-18, which happened to be the franchise’s best win total since 2008. That season was when the Celtics won their last championship, and they’re hoping […]

The new 65-game minimum rule has cut down on the list of those eligible for this season’s All-NBA honors. Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, and Jimmy Butler are just a few of the All-Stars around the league who are ineligible to receive any of the NBA’s end-of-season awards or accolades. However, there are still […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are currently gearing up for what they hope is a run in the 2024 NBA playoffs that results in the franchise’s first championship since the 2008 season 16 years ago. The Celtics finished this season with 64 wins–the most in the association by a country mile–and Tatum had no […]

The race for the NBA awards and accolades was not necessarily about who was the best, but it focused heavily on who was actually eligible for this year’s awards. Between the whole 65-game minimum requirement for all awards other than Rookie of the Year and Most Improved, as well as the 20-minute requirement for games, […]

The end of the 2023-24 regular season is approaching, and before long, eligible media members will be voting for who they think is deserving of winning the Most Valuable Player award — the greatest regular-season individual acclaim there is. Now, the standards for what makes one deserving an MVP varies from voter to voter. Nonetheless, […]

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for a pivotal interconference matchup against the New York Knicks. Boston strongly holds the first seed in the East, but the Knicks need a win to solidify their own top spot. Moreover, the Celtics announced key injury report updates on the star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. […]

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday believes in his teammates, so much so that he hopes to spend the rest of his career in Beantown. The two-time All-Star agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension with the C’s on Wednesday night, which could potentially keep him in green until he decides to retire. 🚨 BREAKING: […]

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is from Los Angeles, but he’s making himself at home in Beantown thanks to a four-year, $135 million contract extension. 🚨 BREAKING: Jrue Holiday has agreed on a 4-year, $135 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics, per @wojespn. Holiday is declining his $37.3 million player option for 2024-2025 to […]

The Boston Celtics have made plenty of history during the regular season. However, they made it for the wrong reasons on Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. During a 104-91 loss in Wisconsin, the Celtics attempted zero free throws. They are the first team in NBA history to have zero free throws made on zero […]

The Boston Celtics have been the best team in the league week in and week out. In fact, they just became the first team ever to have four different guys earn NBA Player of the Week honors in the same season. After Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis was named the Player of the Week on Monday, […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. With the No. 1 seed locked up, Boston is simply playing to stay in shape for the upcoming playoff run. Despite that, both superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown popped up on the league’s injury report. Both stars were initially listed […]

The final push before the playoffs is here, but it’s not very dramatic for the Boston Celtics. In fact, they’ve already clinched the NBA’s best record with six games left on the schedule and established themselves as the team to beat. Since the Celtics are the betting favorite to bring home a championship, every other […]

Gilbert Arenas is sick and tired of the double standard some members of the media have in evaluating the impact Luka Doncic and Jayson Tatum have for the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics, their respective teams. Speaking on his Gil’s Arena Podcast, Arenas blasted the media’s purported over-exaggeration of Doncic’s superstar status, as he doesn’t […]

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder will go head-to-head on Wednesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams have already been ruled out for the Thunder, but the Celtics are dealing with some injury trouble as well. Jaylen Brown is battling a left hand sprain heading into the affair. The Celtics hold a commanding 12-game […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum befriended forward Grant Williams when they became teammates in 2019. However, their friendly words get replaced with trash talk whenever they square off against one another. On Monday night, Tatum and company took on the Charlotte Hornets, Williams’ newest team. The ex-Celtic went to the Dallas Mavericks this past offseason, […]

Jayson Tatum had the chance to give the Boston Celtics to buzzer-beating victory over the Atlanta Hawks, but his off-balance, heavily contested three-pointer landed well off the mark, sending the game to overtime. Boston needed just one stop to pull off a thrilling road victory in the extra session, siccing Jrue Holiday on Dejounte Murray—who […]

The careers of Phoenix Suns star Bradley Beal and Boston Celtics stalwart Jayson Tatum will forever be intertwined even though they entered the NBA five years apart. Beal and Tatum are close friends from childhood, growing together in St. Louis (even going together to the same high school), and now, they have become two of […]

Gambling has always been a part of sports, but the two worlds seem to be colliding more than usual. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has noticed it, too. On Wednesday afternoon, the five-time All-Star revealed that he’s witnessed plenty of fans at games (and online) become more involved in sports gambling, per Jared Weiss of […]

Being the best team in the league heading into the postseason can surely make members of the squad complacent. The Boston Celtics had a matchup that they had to win over the Atlanta Hawks. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis were all relatively doing well in the first half of the game. Then, De’Andre […]

On Monday night, it looked like the Boston Celtics, despite being shorthanded yet again (they were without Derrick White and Jrue Holiday), were going to cruise to an easy victory over the injury-riddled Atlanta Hawks. Jayson Tatum and company were rolling in the first half, even taking a 30-point lead at one point before succumbing […]

Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continue to be the two favorites for the NBA’s MVP award with very little separation. Around this time last week, it was the Oklahoma City Thunder that led the Western Conference, resulting in Gilgeous-Alexander finding himself ranked at the very top of the NBA MVP rankings. Now, it is Jokic’s […]

The Boston Celtics are on a historic tear, and star Jayson Tatum wants NBA MVP voters to recognize that. Or, at the very least, he wishes the criteria for the award was more clear. At 57-14 overall, the Celtics have clinched the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference and already tied their win total […]

The Boston Celtics need to start thinking about the Play-In Tournament, but not because they’ll be in it. Rather, Boston’s first-round opponent in the playoffs will come from the relatively new seeding structure. Since the C’s are in first place in the Eastern Conference and can’t fall to anything worse than the No. 2 seed, […]

Draymond Green took to his podcast The Draymond Green Show to give his take on LeBron James’s assessment of the 2022 NBA Finals between the Warriors and Celtics. LeBron James and JJ Redick spoke about a lot of topics in the first episode of their new podcast Mind The Game. According to James, basketball IQ is what […]

The Boston Celtics are charging strong into the playoffs, having won their past seven games. At this point, with 13 games to go in the regular season, all the Celtics are focusing on is getting to the playoffs at full strength. Thus, with a game against the Detroit Pistons, the second-worst team in the Eastern […]

The Boston Celtics picked up a 122-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, and Jayson Tatum picked up a technical during the game, which prompted him to have a conversation with Scott Foster. Tatum explained the situation after the game when speaking to the media. “I just feel like, with the way the game […]