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Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is a stoic guy most of the time. However, after star guard Jaylen Brown drilled a shot from deep in the fourth quarter during their 114-97 win over the Orlando Magic, he couldn’t help but show his excitement. Joe loves the JB show 😤 pic.twitter.com/Kvxk5ChCNZ — Boston Celtics (@celtics) […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown spoke after the team’s victory over the Orlando Magic Friday night, 128-111, and cited it as one of the more significant wins of the season so far. While the Celtics have had massive success this season, especially with now their record inside TD Garden at a perfect 13-0, they were […]

At 17-5, the Boston Celtics hold the best record in the NBA after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-113. And while the Celtics’ dominance has been one of the top storylines in the early season, so has another unfortunate trend: poor officiating by NBA refs. This trend got under the skin of Celtics head coach Joe […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has received some flak over the past week for his lack of assists in their recent outings. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla fired back at his player’s critics after Brown tallied four assists in Boston’s 120-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night. “It’s one of the most misleading stats […]

The inaugural run of the NBA In-Season Tournament has come to a close, and the Boston Celtics weren’t able to capture the first NBA Cup despite being one of the betting favorites. While they made it out of group play after going 3-1, the C’s fell to the Indiana Pacers 122-112 in the quarterfinals. The […]

Although head coach Ime Udoka is no longer with the Boston Celtics, it’s clear he made a profound impact on the best players in the team. Beantown star Jayson Tatum gave Udoka his props on the Point Forward podcast, saying he was integral to Boston’s run to the 2022 NBA Finals. While Udoka was suspended […]

The Boston Celtics were upset by the Indiana Pacers in the first game of the NBA In-Season Tournament’s knockout round. The Celtics head home despite getting a strong performance from their two best players. Jayson Tatum had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown finished with 30 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics. But it wasn’t […]

The Boston Celtics 125-119 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night was likely a closer contest than the team would have liked given that the Sixers were without Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, but a win is a win, and the Celtics pushed their record to an NBA-best 15-4. Of course, Jayson Tatum getting […]

The Boston Celtics surprisingly found themselves in a tough battle at home against a Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey-less Philadelphia 76ers, and their tough game became even more difficult when Jayson Tatum was ejected in the third quarter after drawing his second technical foul for protesting the referee’s decision to put his inadvertent elbow towards […]

Head coach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics have gotten off to a strong start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Celtics currently sit in first place in the Eastern Conference with an impressive record of 14-4 heading into Friday’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Mazzulla has looked more comfortable on the bench in […]

Coming into Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics weren’t in control of their In-Season Tournament destiny. However, following a 124-97 blowout win over the Chicago Bulls, the C’s moved one step closer to the quarterfinals of the competition. In order to advance, Boston needed to beat the Bulls by at least 23 points and have the […]

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics improved their record to an NBA-best 12-3 with a narrow home win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Although Boston was in control of this game essentially from the opening tip, running out to a 10-0 lead in the opening minutes of the contest, the Bucks were able to make things […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics dropped a 121-118 game to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night in overtime, but the game wasn’t without its silver linings. Tatum scored a season-high 45 points against the Hornets in the Queen City, adding 13 rebounds while recording six assists and seven made three-pointers. The epic duel between […]

To start the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 season, nobody was talking about forward Sam Hauser. It’s not hard to understand why given Boston’s exceptionally busy offseason. The C’s traded major players like Marcus Smart, acquired All-Stars in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, and gave Jaylen Brown the richest contract in NBA history. When it came to […]

There obviously is not much to change in the Boston Celtics system. Joe Mazzulla has been efficient in using his core of Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Kristaps Porzingis. They currently hold a nine-win record while only dropping two close games so far in the season. However, their depth in the big man […]

Boston Celtics forward Sam Hauser fits the stereotype of a player opposing teams would want to attack. He looks pretty unassuming, is known primarily for his offense, and is rarely the most athletic guy on the court given Boston’s talented roster. In fact, former Celtics point guard Marcus Smart even said last season that if […]

On Saturday night, the Boston Celtics trounced the Toronto Raptors during a 117-94 beatdown at TD Garden. While the scoreboard suggests that it was an uneventful contest, that was not the case late in the fourth quarter. With 3:27 left in the matchup, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla challenged a call on the floor while […]

Never play with your food. That’s something that parents say to their children when they’re young, and it also applies to sports. Even when you’re up by a large margin, you never want to let up. That’s the mindset that Joe Mazzulla has when coaching the Boston Celtics, and it was on full display against […]

Why are the Boston Celtics so good? While the talent is obviously there, a team is only as good as their coach. We’ve seen many talented teams fall apart due to bad coaching. However, Joe Mazzulla has made Boston better than just the sum of their parts. His style of coaching has the team consistently […]

Before any talks of notching another banner for the Boston Celtics kick in, Joe Mazzulla and his squad have much to figure out in their rotations. The ultimate tragedy of having a lot of talent would be the burden of managing all of them such that they fit. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum were already […]

The Celtics are enjoying the fruits of what appears to have been an incredible offseason. The northeast basketball powerhouse found itself sitting pretty with five wins and no losses on the season heading into Monday’s tilt with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Recently the current Celtics received praise from Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce regarding their defensive […]

Jayson Tatum has been one of the best players in the NBA since his rookie year. The Boston Celtics star made quite the statement when he went toe-to-toe with LeBron James in the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year. Since then, Tatum has improved and improved, and he’s now one of the top ten […]

The Celtics have jumped out to a 3-0 record including two road wins so far on the NBA season. The Celtics’ stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have held down the fort, flanked by support from Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday among others. The Cetlics’ forward Tatum revealed his take on Cooper Flagg’s college basketball […]

The Boston Celtics know just how important a piece Derrick White is to their ambitions of winning the franchise’s 18th championship. After all, White is a terrific point-of-attack defender, a willing mover of the basketball, and a heady cutter. But at the end of the day, White just does what the Celtics need to win. […]

The Boston Celtics won the Jrue Holiday sweepstakes, but it wasn’t without a price. For the former Milwaukee Buck, the C’s had to give up Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon and center Robert Williams III. With “Time Lord” gone and forward Grant Williams no longer in the picture, Boston’s big man depth took […]

The Boston Celtics, like Paul Pierce said, have been hardened by the playoff heartbreak they’ve experienced in recent years. After all, as the old adage goes, there’s no better teacher than experience. And through their gut-wrenching defeats in the 2022 NBA Finals and 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have become more […]

Former NBA journeyman JJ Redick has made quite the post-playing career for himself. He’s an analyst for ESPN and runs a successful basketball podcast called “The Old Man and the Three.” But just how close was he to giving all that up to come and join the Boston Celtics coaching staff? There were rumblings of […]

The Eastern Conference has completely transformed over the past few weeks, but Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is more concerned with controlling what he can control. For example, when he was asked for his thoughts on Damian Lillard’s shocking trade to the Milwaukee Bucks, the second-year manager gave a pretty nonchalant answer on J.J. […]

After having a stellar performance and winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, Malcolm Brogdon has officially parted ways with the Boston Celtics. This was not at all a surprise. These all dropped after reports of the guard being disgruntled surfaced. And, Brad Stevens initially dealt him in the Kristaps Porzingis sweepstakes. But, […]

Just before the 2022-23 NBA season began, the Boston Celtics were in complete disarray. Ime Udoka, the head coach who led the C’s to their first Finals appearance in over a decade, was suspended and Boston was searching for a new leader. But instead of panicking, Celtics star Jayson Tatum tried to unite the locker […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the most proud and successful franchises in the history of the National Basketball Association. The Celtics once became the home franchise for Atlanta Hawks and NBA basketball legend Dominique Wilkins who described his time in Beantown recently on a famous online talk show. Wilkins was not a key player […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off of a disappointing postseason that saw them ousted by Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. The franchise is expecting big things from Joe Mazzulla’s bunch in 2023, however. The key will be to round out the roster with experienced depth to support superstars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Brown […]

The start of the NBA season is just a few months away, and that means the Boston Celtics’ 2023-24 schedule is finally here. As always, Celtics fans will have a lot to look forward to. The 2023-24 regular season schedule will reignite rivalries, build upon newer ones, and see the C’s squaring off with a […]

Pressure is nothing new to the Boston Celtics. The team had surpassed a lot of expectations with their young core of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. A rookie head coach, Joe Mazzulla, was also at the helm last year and he led the team to an insane Eastern Conference Finals run against the Miami Heat. […]

Most NBA coaches have several years to prepare for a head coach position, but not Joe Mazzulla. The Boston Celtics boss had to immediately fill in after Ime Udoka was suspended and while it meant that he could take over a talented squad, it also placed tons of pressure on the young coach. Under Mazzulla, […]

The Boston Celtics took one of the biggest swings this offseason when they traded away longtime floor general Marcus Smart in a three-team deal that netted them Kristaps Porzingis. While Porzingis would undoubtedly improve the team given his offensive versatility and rim protection, Smart’s departure leaves the starting point guard job up for grabs. But […]

Guard depth will now become an issue for the Boston Celtics heading into the next NBA season. Marcus Smart’s departure from the team largely affects the rotation. Joe Mazzulla had a decision to make about the starting position between Malcolm Brogdon, Payton Pritchard, and Derrick White. He would eventually choose White for the position. Although, […]

Marcus Smart’s departure from the Boston Celtics caught my by surprise this offseason, including Smart himself. Spending all nine years of his career in Boston, Smart was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in the multi-team trade that sent former All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics. In wake of Smart’s departure, Boston will be […]

The Boston Celtics finished last season in disappointing fashion, bowing out to a team that many thought was simply tougher and more mature, the Miami Heat. Head Coach Joe Mazzulla, assistant Sam Cassell and the rest of the Celtics’ staff is busy thinking up new ways to help lead their team back to the promised […]