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The last time the Philadelphia 76ers played the Boston Celtics on Feb. 12, they were playing just their third game with their current starting five after the acquisition of Tobias Harris. Despite not having Kyrie Irving, the Celtics defeated the Sixers 112-109, forcing Harris into just 4-14 from the field, including 0 of 6 from […]

Brad Stevens, though a champion of analytics since he was hired as head coach of the Boston Celtics, apparently still hedges toward eyes test rather than advanced statistics when it comes to his team’s defense. Based on analytics, the Celtics are considered a top-five team on the defensive end. However, Stevens swears that his team […]

The Boston Celtics provided a timely update on the status of forward Gordon Hayward, who is currently in the league’s concussion protocol following a blow he took to the head on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. The update came from head coach Brad Stevens himself, who stated that Hayward may be able to rejoin the […]

Jayson Tatum is in the midst of a slump, but his teammate Kyrie Irving and coach Brad Stevens have insisted he keep shooting the ball, regardless. His woes weren’t any more evident than on Monday’s game, as the Boston Celtics were up three and poised to make a run when Al Horford made a shot and […]

The Denver Nuggets may have prevailed 115-101 against the Boston Celtics, but Isaiah Thomas still praised his former coach, Brad Stevens. .@isaiahthomas said he speaks to his former #Celtics head coach Brad Stevens monthly. "He's a big part of my career," Thomas said. "The best coach I've ever been coached by." — A. Sherrod Blakely […]

The Boston Celtics are taking no chances with their most understated yet arguably most impactful player as the playoffs quickly approach. After his team held on to beat the pesky Atlanta Hawks 129-120 on Saturday at T.D. Garden, Celtics coach Brad Stevens noted that Al Horford will miss several more games throughout the remainder of […]

The Boston Celtics have been impressive so far, winning three of the four games in their California road trip. For coach Brad Stevens, a lot of the team’s success has something to do with Kyrie Irving’s leadership on the court and in the locker room. “We take a lot from Kyrie, but we owe a […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens had high praise for his team’s effort in Tuesday night’s impressive road win against the Golden State Warriors. As part of his post-game assessment, Stevens likened the approach his players took to that of a businessman. “I think we played with purpose all the way through. We were very […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving will admit that this season hasn’t gone as he had hoped. His team has played extremely well at times, but there have also been a few head-scratching results along the way. This has been a trying year for Irving in particular, but he says the recent discussions he had with […]

The Boston Celtics have lost five of their last six games ahead of Tuesday’s showdown with the Golden State Warriors, but count head coach Brad Stevens in the camp of those who aren’t feeling the heat. In fact, according to the Celtics’ man in charge, everything is A-OK in Beantown, saying via Jay King of […]

The Boston Celtics are reeling. Picked by many as the league’s top, and perhaps only, challenger to the Golden State Warriors’ supremacy before the season, Boston has instead underwhelmed amid lingering questions of personnel fit and locker room chemistry. The Celtics are 38-26, fifth in the Eastern Conference, and two and a half games back […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is just as concerned with his team’s woes as any of his players, noting the strange shadow that looms among them after losing five of their last six games, most recently a 115-104 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday, which he claimed the team lost by the third […]

The Boston Celtics suffered yet another disappointing loss at the hands of the Houston Rockets, trailing by as much as 30 points in a 115-104 beatdown. They have now lost seven of their last 10 games and are 1-5 since the All-Star break. A lot of fans have suggested a lineup change for Boston, as […]

The Boston Celtics suffered a brutal home loss against the Houston Rockets, trailing by as much as 30 points before making the score more respectable at 115-104. But for head coach Brad Stevens, the game had already been decided midway through the second quarter. Brad Stevens: "The game was lost in the first 30 minutes." […]

Boston Celtics shooting guard Marcus Smart has earned a reputation as a grinder in his four-plus seasons in the NBA. Despite averaging fewer minutes per game this season than any other aside from his rookie year, Smart is averaging a career-high 1.7 steals per game, which ranks sixth in the NBA. His contributions on the […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge went on the Toucher & Rich Show on Thursday morning, noting head coach Brad Stevens is “the least of [Boston’s] problems,” believing Stevens is doing everything he can to get his team on track, despite a recent four-game skid. Ainge said Stevens is taking the losses as hard as anyone. […]

Evan Turner no longer plays for Brad Stevens. Almost three full seasons removed from his tenure wearing green though, he’s still less surprised by the recent profanity uttered by the Boston Celtics coach than most anyone else. “My second year He went from being PG rated Lizzy McGuire to all-out Mean Girls,” Turner said of […]

During the Boston Celtics’ blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, the TNT microphone caught Celtics head coach Brad Stevens saying the F-word to a referee after a call he didn’t agree with. According to Stevens, it was his first ever F-bomb and he’s upset it got caught on the audio. Brad Stevens to […]

The Boston Celtics suffered yet another ugly road loss on Tuesday night, hardly even looking competitive from the second quarter on in their lifeless loss to the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics have now lost three games in a row, also including a horrible loss to the Chicago Bulls. It has been a weird season for […]

The Boston Celtics locker room was a cauldron of emotions following the team’s blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Head coach Brad Stevens and guard Marcus Smart weighed in on what seemed to be ailing the team before questions were posed to Kyrie Irving to see where he stood. After Stevens mentioned the […]

The Toronto Raptors delivered a statement win on Tuesday night, defeating the Boston Celtics by a score of 118-95. The Celtics were thoroughly embarrassed, losing by as much as 31 points in the third quarter. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens laid into his team’s defensive effort after the game, claiming that they played lackadaisical defense the […]

The Boston Celtics got exposed against the Toronto Raptors and head coach Brad Stevens spoke briefly about his team’s efforts on the defensive end. Right after they suffered a 118-95 blowout loss to the Raptors, Stevens noted that the Celtics were “all over the place defensively,” per A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston: "Same […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens lashed out on one of the referees who gave Jayson Tatum a technical foul. Peep the clip below posted by John Karalis of MassLive. According to Stevens, Tatum was simply waving at referee JT Orr. The referee, however, saw Tatum’s antics as unnecessary and worthy of a technical foul. Brad […]

This season has been quite the rollercoaster for the Boston Celtics. After fighting their way to game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last season, they have yet to find a way to get all their parts to click together. The team is all but a lock to make the playoffs but has still underperformed […]

It is no secret that the Boston Celtics have dealt with their fair share of struggles in the 2018-19 NBA season. Fortunately, head coach Brad Stevens indicated that center Aron Baynes could be nearing a return to the court. Baynes suffered a foot injury prior to the all=star break. Stevens says he will be day-to-day […]

After the Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 126-116 at United Center on Saturday night, Brad Stevens made sure to shoulder the blame for another vexing loss to an objectively inferior foe. “I’ve said this before: I’m disappointed in myself,” the fifth-year coach said, per ESPN’s Chris Forsberg. “I’ve got to do a lot better.” […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says he would have no issue if star point guard Kyrie Irving decided to play in the 2019 All-Star game this weekend in Charlotte despite dealing with a knee injury. Irving has a strained right knee. Stevens says he will let the Celtics’ training staff handle whether Irving will play […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas is making his season and Nuggets debut on Wednesday, and his old coach, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, doesn’t want to miss it. Stevens won’t be able to watch the Nuggets game live because he has his own game to coach, as the Celtics are taking on the […]

Often times players can be hidden under the radar, especially when they’re on a team full of stars. For J.J. Redick of the Philadelphia 76ers, this is what’s happened. The Sixers have four stars. Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Tobias Harris collectively make up one of the NBA’s best lineups. The 76ers just […]

Tracy McGrady harkened back to his play days to share some advice to Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. For McGrady, Stevens needs to emphasize player roles in order to win. Speaking on The Jump, McGrady echoed Marcus Morris’ earlier statements that the Celtics are a bunch of individuals. It is contrary to what they […]

Marcus Morris of the Boston Celtics slammed his teammates after Saturday’s loss to the LA Clippers. And Brad Stevens, the Celtics’ head coach, is alright with his outburst. Per MassLive as transcribed by Adam London of NESN, Stevens tagged Morris’ rants as a no issue. In fact, he agreed with the 29-year-old’s claims that he […]

Saturday night was a bad one for the Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics. Still, Brad Stevens’ team should feel lucky it didn’t go even worse. Irving left his team’s dispiriting loss to the L.A. Clippers in the second quarter after tweaking his right knee. He suffered the injury while trying to fight through a […]

The Boston Celtics might have won the trade deadline against the Los Angeles Lakers, as the New Orleans Pelicans stood pat and retained their prized talisman Anthony Davis, but the Celtics lost a clear chance to come out on top against the Lakers, falling in a heartbreaking 129-128 loss to the purple and gold. Head […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens understands the challenges in the Eastern Conference after several teams added to their already loaded rosters. The Celtics currently sit in a tie for third in the East with the Indiana Pacers, with both teams trying to catch up to the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. However, the two […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the highly talented Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, with point guard Kyrie Irving leading the way for the surging Eastern Conference franchise. With Irving’s defense becoming the topic of discussion on Sunday, it was clear that Celtics head coach Brad Stevens took notice. “Kyrie’s in the right spot a lot,” […]

Prior to last year’s Super Bowl, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens wore a Bill Belichick-style hoodie in his postgame presser. Belichick’s New England Patriots then went on to lose to the Philadelphia Eagles later that night. This time around, Brad Stevens was not about to tempt fate, as he was not wearing the Bill […]

For some reason, what was once a steady relationship between the Boston Celtics and Kyrie Irving has now turned into a shaky one, as rumors now indicate that the All-Star guard is having second thoughts about staying with the franchise. However, the Celtics front office remains confident that they can keep Irving, who has also […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving missed the team’s win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night due to a hip strain and was also sidelined for their game against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday evening. However, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens expects to have his point guard back soon. “He’s feeling better,” Stevens said, via […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says All-Star big man Al Horford has taken his game to another level, and health may be the biggest reason why the 32-year-old is playing so well right now. Al Horford missed seven consecutive games in December due to a knee injury, but ever since he came back, he […]