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The Boston Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth time in five seasons, and they were able to do so without complete health. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis suffered a right soleus strain in Game 4 of the first round and hasn’t returned since. This calf injury has caused Porzingis to miss six […]

The Boston Celtics dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third consecutive season. But the biggest question for the Celtics moving forward is their health. The Celtics have been without starting big man Kristaps Porzingis as he’s been sidelined with a calf injury. Porzingis suffered the […]

To make the conference finals and be on the doorstep of the NBA Finals is a major accomplishment. For the Boston Celtics, this has become the new normal, as they are back in the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth time in the last eight years after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. While […]

If there was one concern for the Boston Celtics entering their matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was their length. Coach Joe Mazzulla has worked around this flaw and some key absences from the Cavs helped. Now, the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown-led squad is one game away from reaching yet another Eastern Conference Finals […]

After a disheartening Game 2, the Boston Celtics needed their top guys to be at their best in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. And on Saturday night they did just that, as stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 61 points during the Green Team’s 106-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The […]

Whether or not Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will play in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs remains to be seen. But that doesn’t change the fact that the Latvian big man is working hard to return to the floor. During Boston’s Game 4 win over the Miami Heat last Monday, Porzingis suffered […]

The wait is over: the Boston Celtics know who they’re facing in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Cleveland Cavaliers will come to Beantown for Game 1 on Tuesday night, as they completed the largest comeback in Game 7 history on Sunday afternoon to beat the Orlando Magic. Boston and Cleveland met […]

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could miss the entirety of the Eastern Conference Semifinals due to a right soleus strain. However, the injury he suffered on Monday during a Game 4 win over the Miami Heat hasn’t curbed his sense of humor. On Saturday morning, the Latvian big man clarified to the media that he […]

The Boston Celtics did a good job of avoiding the upset and getting past the Miami Heat in the first round. The Heat made things interesting early as they stole game two on the road, but the Celtics won the next three games to win the series in five. Now, they are headed to the […]

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat have had some fierce battles in past postseasons, but Game 5 on Wednesday night wasn’t one of them. The C’s walloped Miami 118-84 and clinched a 4-1 series win in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. This beatdown went down at TD Garden, where the Celtics had […]

The Boston Celtics were dealt a big injury concern in their Game 4 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night when Kristaps Porzingis was forced out of the game early with a right soleus strain. It didn’t matter in that game, and it didn’t matter in Game 5, as the C’s cruised to a […]

The Boston Celtics were set to take on the Miami Heat at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday night with a possible trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinals on the line. The Celtics led the Heat 3-1 heading into their Game Five matchup in Beantown and the health status of Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis became […]

The 2024 NBA Playoffs have been a bloodbath in terms of injuries, and the Boston Celtics are just the latest team to report health issues. In the second quarter of Boston’s 102-88 win over the Miami Heat in Game 4, Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis hobbled off the court with an injury and never returned. The […]

Boston Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis will reportedly miss Game 5 due to a right soleus strain, the team announced. The Celtics lead the Miami Heat 3-1, and the series is set to return to Boston on Wednesday, but Porzingis will be missed nonetheless. Porzingis is expected to miss a “minimum of several games” with the […]

After falling in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Game 7, the Boston Celtics’ front office knew something had to change. Yet, few expected just how monumental Boston’s roster shake-up would be at the hands of president of basketball operations Brad Stevens. In June, Stevens tried to deal 2023 Sixth Man of the […]

It was far from pretty, but the Boston Celtics took a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat with a 102-88 victory on Monday night. Normally, a double-digit win like this would be hard to complain about, especially in the postseason. However, Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis exited the contest late in the second quarter due […]

Everything was going well for the Boston Celtics. While the Miami Heat locked up their star duo on the wings in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Derrick White took over which led to him popping off for 38 points. Joe Mazzulla called the right plays and even had some nasty counter sets whenever Erik Spoelstra […]

The only thing holding the Boston Celtics back from Banner 18 is their ability to keep everyone healthy. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown can dominate the wings with their scoring. Meanwhile, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday can lock up anyone on the perimeter. Arguably, the most important piece of Joe Mazzulla’s squad is the Kristaps […]

The Boston Celtics failed to protect their home court in a disappointing Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, so they took their talents to South Beach instead and dominated on the road in Game 3, prevailing 104-84 on Saturday night. This first-round series has been full of twists and turns, most notably from 3-point […]

No matter who’s on either side for a series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, it’s going to be a battle. Game 2 of the first-round postseason matchup between the Eastern Conference rivals proved that, as an undermanned Heat squad upset the C’s 111-101 on Wednesday night. Despite the absence of star Jimmy Butler, […]

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 have accomplished what they set out to do in the first two games. All Coach Erik Spoelstra and the Bam Adebayo-led squad had to do was steal one game from the Boston Celtics. They bounced back fairly well after getting blown out in Game 1. A lot of it had to do […]

There have been debates about whether or not there’s a true rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, but there’s no denying it now. The two Eastern Conference foes are set to play each other in the NBA Playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. When they last met in the postseason, […]

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 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 scheduled to take on the Sacramento Kings on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and now the health status of two of their best players, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown, is coming to light in a news update shared via a reporter on Twitter. The update was shared on an afternoon when the […]

The Boston Celtics have dominated throughout the 2023-24 regular season, and the numbers prove it. After destroying the Oklahoma City Thunder 135-100 on Wednesday night, the C’s earned their 16th win by 25 points or more. That was enough for the most 25-point wins in a single season in NBA history, according to NBC Sports […]

The Boston Celtics are steamrolling their way through the Eastern Conference en route to a big season. The Celtics currently rest at first place in the East and reinforced their dominance on Wednesday night with a 135-100 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, showing the power of veteran leadership against the Western Conference upstarts. The […]

March is arguably the best basketball month of the year, as the final push before the NBA Playoffs overlaps with March Madness. And although a large share of professional players don’t come from the NCAA anymore, there are plenty of eyes on college ball this season. Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis has even watched a […]

With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference already locked up, the Boston Celtics have nothing to play for during the remainder of the regular season. However, because of some of their recent postseason struggles, back-to-back losses to the Atlanta Hawks are inevitably going to cast a bit of doubt on the franchise’s invincibility […]

The Boston Celtics suffered two brutal defeats to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday and Thursday, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t learn anything. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was experimenting in those losses and trying out new things ahead of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. On Monday, the C’s blew a massive 30-point lead and ended […]

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 […]

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 […]

At least Jayson Tatum has been cleared to play against arguably the worst team in basketball, right? The Boston Celtics will be woefully shorthanded on Sunday in the nation’s capital, set to the face the Washington Wizards without starters Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White. Like Tatum, Brown was initially listed as questionable to […]

The Boston Celtics will battle the Utah Jazz in a road affair on Tuesday night. Boston will be without a number of key players, however, including Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, the team announced. Brown is out with a sacroiliac strain, while Porzingis won’t play due to a right hamstring strain. Meanwhile, Al Horford (left […]

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 […]

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 […]

On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics suffered arguably their most embarrassing loss of the season (there haven’t been many to choose from) with a 22-point blown lead vs the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics found themselves victimized by Cavs’ sharpshooter Dean Wade, who outscored Boston by himself in the fourth quarter en route to the comeback […]