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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 […]

The Boston Celtics have been far and away the best team in the NBA this season, and they are the favorites to win the NBA championship. However, there are some concerns regarding the Celtics’ ability to win close games, and how that will impact them in the playoffs. Austin Rivers voiced those concerns in a […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has high expectations, and it’s no secret. From NBA pundits saying he needs a ring to be a true MVP to Celtics fans hoping he’ll be the next face of the league, a lot is asked of him. Future Hall of Famer and rival Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James […]

Jayson Tatum has grown into one of Jordan Brand’s biggest ambassadors with the debut of his second signature sneaker, the Jordan Tatum 2. He always makes sure to keep the entire Boston Celtics organization strapped in a pair of his shoes, along with constantly showing love to those under the Jordan family. Check out our […]

The three-point shot revolutionized the NBA, and it’s been the Boston Celtics’ favorite weapon throughout the 2023-24 season. In fact, the C’s became the first team in league history to make 20 or more 3-pointers in four consecutive games following their 119-94 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, per Forbes NBA reporter Shane […]

The Boston Celtics own the NBA’s best record at 53-14 overall, thanks to All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. These two have once again put together marvelous seasons in Boston, and they have their eyes set on making yet another deep postseason run. Before they are able to do so, the Celtics will look to […]

This season’s race for the NBA MVP award is perhaps the closest it has been over the last several years. Whether it was Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, or Joel Embiid the last couple of seasons, it always seemed like the MVP award was already determined heading into the final month of the regular season. Between […]

The bank shot is certainly one of the most effective shots in basketball, especially when shooting from certain angles. As a result, it isn’t surprising that even the best basketball players in the world would resort to this type of shot. In fact, some stars have even utilized the bank shot during clutch situations. Let’s […]

The 2023-24 Boston Celtics have been historically great. The 2023-24 Washington Wizards have been historically bad. When these two squads met on St. Patrick’s Day, something crazy was bound to happen. Although they were down three starters on Sunday night, the C’s prevailed 130-104 in record-breaking fashion. Boston sharpshooter Sam Hauser hit a career-high 10 […]

Depth was big concern for the Boston Celtics entering the season. Joe Mazzulla had to part ways with Marcus Smart, Malcolm Brogdon, and Robert Williams in the offseason. This meant that someone else from the Jayson Tatum-led squad had to step up. Against the Washington Wizards and a couple of occasions throughout the season, that […]

On Thursday evening, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics picked up a resounding win over Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on their home floor of TD Garden. The victory marked the second Celtics’ win vs the Suns in five days’ time, and Brown put together one of the highlights of the season in the […]

The Boston Celtics’ dominant 2023-24 regular season continues; on Thursday night, they took care of business against the Phoenix Suns, taking a 127-112 victory thanks in large part to a combined 63 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. This win gave the Celtics their 52nd of the year, and in the process of doing […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla expects a lot from his players, but he wouldn’t ask them to do anything he wouldn’t do himself. On Thursday night, during a primetime matchup between the Celtics and Phoenix Suns, forward Royce O’Neale went to shoot after a timeout late in the fourth quarter. Mazzulla didn’t let him […]

Jayson Tatum has chimed in on the claims that former Celtics forward Grant Willams was a “bad locker room guy”. The comments come after Mike Gorman joined 98.5 The Sports Hub’s morning show Toucher & Hardy. Gorman, a play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics, didn’t mince words when he was asked if Williams was “a huge […]

With the sun setting on the careers of several NBA greats, there’s been a lot of chatter about who the next face of the league will be. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum believes he’ll be up next if he can win Banner No. 18 for Beantown, and he isn’t alone in that opinion. Phoenix Suns […]

Jayson Tatum turned out to be one of the best players in the NBA at a young age. Right away in his first season in the association with the Boston Celtics, he advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, which is an exceptional feat for someone at 19 years of age. The trajectory has been on […]

With multiple players resting or injured heading into the second leg of a back-to-back, the Boston Celtics needed some extra help on Tuesday night versus the Utah Jazz. Guard Derrick White stepped up to the plate and delivered during Boston’s 123-107 win—and he even called his shot beforehand. Prior to Boston’s 51st win of the […]

Over the past four games, Jayson Tatum hasn’t exactly been at his best for the Boston Celtics. Averaging 24 points per game might be nice, although for Tatum’s standards, that is rather pedestrian, but his inefficiency from the field is what stands out. After scoring 26 points on 9-23 shooting from the field in the […]

Continued excellence. That’s two words that sum up the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 season. As the teams around them faced various struggles, Boston continue to perform at the same level they did throughout the season. With the Bucks slumping as of late, they now hold a massive 8.5-game lead in the Eastern Conference. Their recent win […]

There are only five weeks left for players around the NBA to make their case for this season’s MVP award. With limited games remaining, everyone continues to chase Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, who appears to be on a collision course with his third MVP award as long as he remains healthy. However, Dallas Mavericks […]

The Boston Celtics visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night and had a lengthy injury report heading into the game. Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were both initially listed as questionable, as the former was listed with right ankle impingement while the latter has a rare sacroiliac strain. Both played on Saturday night […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum is getting a powerful message from one of the other greats in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant gave Taytum a signed jersey, with a concise message on it. Kevin Durant gave Jayson Tatum a signed jersey post-game, via Tatum’s snap story: “One of the greats. Keep cookin.” pic.twitter.com/IXfoayOysb […]

Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown and MVP candidate Jayson Tatum lead the Boston Celtics, who have the NBA’s best record, into Footprint Center on Saturday night to take on the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. The game will be televised in front of a national audience on ABC. Beal is someone who will be […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has shown that he can be one of the top players in the NBA, but after another lackluster performance in a big game, people are beginning to wonder if he can handle the big moments. The Celtics lost on the road to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, and it […]

Despite Jaylen Brown’s impressive 41-point performance, the Boston Celtics fell short in their comeback attempt against the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets. Celtics coming up short Their efforts weren’t enough as they suffered a 115-109 loss on Thursday night in Denver. Brown’s offensive performance for Boston against the Nuggets was quite unusual. He proved relentless […]

It was a rough night in a lot of aspects for Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum as despite having a down performance against the Denver Nuggets Thursday night, it could have been all forgotten with a made three-pointer that would have given them the lead. However, with around 45 seconds left in the game, Tatum’s […]

The Boston Celtics have been the team to beat all season. But that didn’t daunt the Denver Nuggets. On Thursday night, the C’s fell 115-109 to the reigning champions. This disappointing defeat is Boston’s second time coming up short against Denver this season, as the Green Team narrowly lost 102-100 in late January. In both […]

On Tuesday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics blew a 22-point fourth quarter lead en route to a crushing loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. A large portion of the post-game criticism was directed in Tatum’s direction, as the MVP candidate reverted to some poor isolation basketball habits despite statistics suggesting he has been a […]

The NBA is always trying to share the game of basketball with a global audience, and the league is hoping to accomplish just that this fall with the help of the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets. These two contenders will square off in October for two preseason matchups in the United Arab Emirates as part […]

Why does Jayson Tatum disappear in the clutch? The Boston Celtics superstar always seems to fall short when closing out games. Tatum has struggled in the clutch this season, converting just 15 of his 46 attempts (32.6%), which places him dead last among 25 players with a minimum of 45 field goal attempts in clutch […]

The Boston Celtics were on a roll, posting an 11-game winning streak and beating six teams in a row by 14 points or more. However, the talented C’s ran into a roadblock on Tuesday night, falling to the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers, 105-104. This narrow loss was Boston’s first defeat in over a month, but it […]

As unstoppable as Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics looked the past month, they’re only human. And humans fall down from time to time. Such was the instance on Sunday, when the Celtics squandered a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Led by a career game from forward Dean […]

On Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics looked like they were going to handily take care of business against a Cleveland Cavaliers team that was without its best player in Donovan Mitchell. To make matters worse for the Cavs, Evan Mobley had to exit the contest early after sustaining an ankle injury. However, the Cavs came […]

As soon as Joel Embiid went down with his knee injury, the NBA’s MVP race opened wide up for Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Over the last several weeks, these have been the only two players truly mentioned in the running for the MVP award. In fact, they were practically the only two players to […]

The Boston Celtics have consistently been the best team in the NBA this season. The Celtics impressive play hit a new high on Sunday when they demolished the Golden State Warriors, 140-88. The Celtics held a 44-point lead at halftime and just continued to cruise in the second half. It was a great birthday present […]

Being at the other end of a historic record is not something that any team in league history would desire. The Golden State Warriors just became one of these squads. They gave the Jayson Tatum-led Boston Celtics their third win with more than a 50-point deficit which no other team has ever done. Stephen Curry […]

Once a Celtic, always a Celtic. That phrase can be made about a lot of players who have worn a Boston uniform, but perhaps nobody exemplifies it more than Kevin Garnett. He was thrilled when he was traded by the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Celtics in 2007, and he helped the Celtics win their 18th […]

The Boston Celtics remember the Golden State Warriors raising the Larry O’Brien Trophy on the TD Garden parquet. That’s just one reason why the C’s absolutely dominated on Sunday afternoon, destroying the Dubs 140-88. Although this game was heralded as a marquee matchup, it got out of hand fast. The Celtics took a 22-point lead […]