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Before Saturday night, the top-10 spots on the Boston Celtics’ all-time scoring list hadn’t changed in 12 years. It’s hard to crack such a legendary list featuring 10 Hall of Famers, all with at least one NBA championship to their name. However, Celtics star Jayson Tatum managed to surpass two all-time scorers in one game […]

The Boston Celtics were the dominant team in the NBA last year from start to finish. After closing the regular season with the league’s best record, they roared through the playoffs in winning the franchise’s 18th league championship. They punished the Miami Heat in five games in the opening round and moved on to the […]

BOSTON — Prior to a 2024 NBA Finals rematch on Thursday night, the Boston Celtics had defeated the Dallas Mavericks in nine of their last 10 meetings in the regular season and postseason. However, the shorthanded Mavs came out firing and upset the C’s, 127-120, drawing a smattering of boos at TD Garden. None of […]

The Boston Celtics are the defending NBA champions, and while they have had some problems with their overall consistency, they appear to have as good a chance as any team in recent memory of repeating their success in the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Celtics earned the title last year by beating the Dallas Mavericks in […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics haven’t been very consistent of late. The reigning champions are 9-6 in January and 2-2 in their last four games. But during this stretch, there has been one constant: Kristaps Porzingis playing some of the best basketball of his career. In fact, his finest game of the 2024-25 season came […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver made headlines on Wednesday when he suggested that he would be open to the league cutting down game times and going to a 10-minute quarter format. Silver pointed at other basketball leagues and formats, such as college basketball, the WNBA, and FIBA basketball that all have 40-minute, two hour games. Instead, […]

Despite being down Derrick White and Sam Hauser on Monday night against the Houston Rockets, the Boston Celtics still put up quite the fight. They were fighting an uphill battle against the younger and more athletic Rockets team all night long, but they managed to tie the game at 112 apiece thanks to a strong […]

BOSTON — After a tough four-game road trip, the Boston Celtics came home to a surprise on Monday night. Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks drained a career-high 10 3s, which tied a franchise record and helped H-Town prevail 114-112. Although Brooks is having a solid season from 3-point land, Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen […]

What is going on with the Boston Celtics right now? The defending NBA champions have not looked like they are in the midst of a title defense season, and they have gone back and forth between wins and losses in each of their last seven games. Boston’s struggles are beginning to stick out like a […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics had one of the most consistent regular seasons in franchise history en route to their 18th title. The road to repeat as champions hasn’t been as smooth, and that was apparent on Saturday night when the C’s lost in overtime to the Atlanta Hawks, 119-115. Although the Celtics had a […]

Orcas are considered most dangerous when they are either injured or experiencing frustration. Now you may be asking yourself why the heck I’d be starting a news article about Alabama’s win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena with an anecdote about this large oceanic predator, and here’s the answer… following a mid-week loss to the Ole […]

The Boston Celtics ran into one of their least favorite teams on Sunday night as they suffered another loss against the Atlanta Hawks, this time in a 119-115 overtime loss in front of the home crowd at TD Garden. This is another puzzling result in a long line of them between the Hawks and the […]

After the Boston Celtics lost to the Toronto Raptors, 110-97, it has amplified the noise of the team slumping tremendously coming off a championship-winning season. As some in the basketball media word such as Shaquille O’Neal say the Celtics aren’t the best team in the Eastern Conference and have fallen off the hype with them, […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are a respectable 5-2 in their last seven games after earning a 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. Boston also owns the third-best record in the NBA, but Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla wasn’t expecting any mention of that (or praise in general) when he stepped […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is used to criticism, and there was ample opportunity for it on Friday night. The C’s fell to the Sacramento Kings, 114-97, and dropped to 8-7 in their last 15 games. But before Boston suffered its largest defeat of the season, Tatum engaged in a war of words […]

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla weighed in on the growing tension between Jayson Tatum and Brandon Jennings on Friday. The former Milwaukee Bucks guard sparked controversy on social media with his comments about Tatum. On “Gil’s Arena,” Jennings labeled the Celtics star as “soft.” Mazzulla defended his star player and gave Jennings a pointed reminder […]

Joe Mazzulla’s net worth in 2025 is $5 million. Mazzulla is the head coach of the Boston Celtics, and he led them to the NBA title in just his second season and has them looking ready to defend their title in 2025. Here’s a closer look at Joe Mazzulla’s net worth in 2025. What is […]

When the 2024-25 NBA season began, the Boston Celtics sat at the very top of these power rankings as the defending champions who couldn’t be touched. With Jayson Tatum leading the charge of a starting lineup with All-Star qualities on both sides of the basketball, Boston owned the league’s best multidimensional offensive attack. Even though […]

BOSTON — After falling to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, 123-114, the Boston Celtics are 2-4 in their last six games. Despite these recent struggles, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is looking forward to his team’s schedule becoming even harder in the coming days. Following the nine-point loss, which is tied for Boston’s largest […]

BOSTON — The new year is almost here, and it’s been an incredible 365 days for the Boston Celtics. The C’s captured an NBA title in June and carried their winning ways into the 2024-25 regular season. In fact, Boston won so much that dropping three of its last four games felt like a brutal […]

BOSTON — In today’s NBA, almost everybody can shoot, so teams have to choose wisely when deciding which player to sag off of. The Boston Celtics chose poorly on Christmas Day, allowing Philadelphia 76ers forward Caleb Martin to catch fire at TD Garden and burn them during a 118-114 loss. Martin finished with a season-high […]

For the first time in over a year, the Boston Celtics do not seem indestructible. The C’s lost their second straight game on Christmas when their spirited rally against the Philadelphia 76ers fell short, and it continued a recent trend of poor shooting and lackluster defense. While the players have to go out and deliver, […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics built their 2024 NBA title on consistency. But, the road to repeat as champions is always difficult and the C’s have been plagued by inconsistencies this December, which was evident during a 118-114 loss on Christmas Day to the rival Philadelphia 76ers. Following the Celtics’ third defeat in four games, […]

Every once in a while, the Boston Celtics stumble against underdog teams. That was the case on Monday night when they faced off against the Orlando Magic, a team missing three key players, yet still managed to defeat the Celtics 108-104. While Boston was also without Jayson Tatum, they remained the more talented squad on […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum dominated the Chicago Bulls with a memorable signature triple-double performance (43 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists) in a 123-88 win. Tatum reached a feat not seen since Larry Bird, recording a 40-point triple-double that sparked head coach Joe Mazzulla and starting center Kristaps Porzingis to endorse their All-NBA star for […]

The storyline currently dominating the 2024-25 season doesn’t center around the reigning champion Boston Celtics and their quest to repeat. It doesn’t even feature the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers, who got off to one of the best starts in NBA history. Instead, talking heads and league officials are discussing 3-pointers and if they’ve become too common […]

The NBA has fined Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla for his NSFW comments and looking for a specific referee after the team lost to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night, 117-108. Celtics star Jaylen Brown would also have a problem with the officiating along with Mazzulla, but the coach was the only one to […]

BOSTON — Christmas is almost here, and Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla wanted to spread some holiday cheer in his own way on Thursday night following a 117-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls. After the Celtics trailed by nine points with 7:41 remaining in the fourth quarter, they rattled off a 6-0 run to […]

There has been a conversation in the NBA world about how ratings are slowly decreasing, and there could be many reasons for the recent dip. Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was asked about the NBA ratings, and he had an honest answer. “I add to that, I don’t watch NBA games,” Mazzulla said via […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is coming off the best basketball season of his life. He became an All-Star for the third time in his impressive career, won his first championship, and was crowned the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. None of these accolades have stopped the 28-year-old from improving his game every day. […]

BOSTON — In today’s NBA, it’s such a struggle to get stars to take the court consistently that league commissioner Adam Silver instituted a Player Participation Policy last year, punishing teams for load managing. That rule never impacted the Boston Celtics, and they showed why on Monday night during a 108-89 win over the rival […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis haven’t even played 60 games together, but that hasn’t stopped them from creating an apparent, on-court connection. That bond was on display on Monday night, as the Celtics prevailed 126-94 over the Los Angeles Clippers in Porzingis’ season debut. In the second quarter of the […]

In a major surprise development for the reigning champion Boston Celtics’ season, Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut on Monday night as they hosted a Los Angeles Clippers team that was on the second night of a back-to-back. Back in June, Porzingis underwent surgery to repair the leg injury that bothered him in the NBA […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown grew up just 30 minutes away from Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone Anthony Edwards. The two Georgia natives reunited in Beantown on Sunday afternoon and were up close and personal for the last possession of Boston’s 107-105 win. With Minnesota down two points with just 7.1 seconds remaining, it […]

The Boston Celtics sent a message to the rest of the NBA on Tuesday night. Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics confirmed that they are still the team to beat in the NBA after knocking off the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-117 in NBA Cup play, handing the Cavs their first loss of the season. The Cavs came […]

On Saturday evening, the Boston Celtics won a thrilling contest at home vs the Toronto Raptors courtesy of a Jayson Tatum game winning three in overtime. While it wasn’t necessarily an encouraging sign that the Celtics required an extra frame to knock off one of the league’s worst teams, they still ultimately got the job […]

BOSTON — With a wide-open jumper lined up at the end of regulation, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had the perfect chance to break his team’s tie with the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. But, instead of swishing the uncontested game-winner, the five-time All-Star completely missed the rim and the Green Team headed to overtime. […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is dedicated to sharpening his mind and body. Anything that detracts from that personal commitment could generate weakness—even a simple hug. Following a Friday morning practice, Mazzulla told reporters he’s “cordial” with some opposing NBA coaches, but not overly friendly. “It’s very important to not give away […]

BOSTON — On Tuesday night, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla walked into his pregame press conference with a sweatshirt that featured the word “MINDSET” in a large, bold font. He donned the same sweatshirt after the Celtics were stunned by the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks, falling 117-116 at TD Garden. For Mazzulla’s men, having a […]