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Joe Mazzulla wasn’t supposed to be the long-term answer. A week before training camp in 2022, the Celtics’ future was clear and it was beautiful. They had just come off a Finals loss against the Warriors, the roster was intact, and the next few years of contention felt inevitable. Then, the Ime Udoka situation forced […]
We’re back! And Jayson Tatum might be…like…ALL the way back. Welcome to the Celtics’ Top-5 Highest IQ Plays of the Week! Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the […]
BOSTON — Ron Harper Jr. has long awaited this moment. After four two-way contracts, the 25-year-old has finally signed a two-year NBA contract, as reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania. Harper Jr. has appeared in 26 games for the Celtics this season, averaging 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game. Of late, he’s […]
Herald Jayson Tatum, Celtics destroy Bucks to close out road trip Globe Celtics start fast again and roll to 133-101 blowout of the Bucks The 76ers’ return to health could be coming at the right time to make a playoff run Cooper Flagg becomes first teenager to score 50 points in an NBA game in […]
When the Boston Celtics chose Neemias Queta as their starting center, they rolled the dice. They moved on from their three most-used bigs in Kristaps Porziņģis, Al Horford, and Luke Kornet, supplanting their depth by placing their faith in Queta, who had just six career starts across four seasons. Queta, a non-shooting big unlike Porziņģis […]
1. Historic First Half Offense After dropping a franchise record 53 points on the Miami Heat in the game before, the Celtics came into this matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks and dropped 43 more. Boston scoring 96 points in back-to-back first quarters is a new NBA record, beating the previous mark set by the Denver […]
Miami or Milwaukee, South Beach or north at the border, Boston’s blueprint might have been drafted on this 3-1 road trip. After splitting days off in a back-to-back in Charlotte and Atlanta, we’ve seen an impressive two games from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. With Brown leading the scoring charge, Tatum has flexed his all-around […]
Boston visited the Fiserv Forum on Good Friday to take on the Milwaukee Bucks. This one, was not a close game from the opening tip, as the Boston Celtics had a balanced scoring output from multiple C’s players. Brown, Queta, Tatum, Hauser, White and Pritchard all scored in double figures as the C’s rolled to […]
Boston Celtics (51-25) at Milwaukee Bucks (30-46)Friday, April 3, 20268:00 PM ETTV: NBCSB, FDSWI, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WTMJ (103.3), Sirius XMRegular Season Game #77, Road Game #40Fiserv Forum The Celtics visit the Milwaukee Bucks for the 4th, and final, game between these two teams this season. The Bucks won 116-101 in Milwaukee on December11. […]
Herald Celtics playoff scenarios: Five potential first-round opponents for Boston Globe Celtics at Bucks preview: Boston wraps up road trip in Milwaukee CelticsBlog What do the Celtics do with two days off in a row? A whole lot, it turns out A few more modest proposals to fix the NBA Lottery Jayson Tatum’s return has […]
BOSTON – Last week, as the regular season began to wind down, I followed the Celtics around for a couple of days. The assignment was not too dissimilar from my usual shenanigans; as a beat reporter, you — in effect — follow the team around to shootarounds, practices, games, and other events (and if you’re wondering, […]
The NBA has narrowed down their list of anti-tanking measures to three options. I think that, unfortunately, this list is too short, and it leaves too many good ideas off the table. Below are some of the ideas that didn’t make the cut… The Wheel Proposed by Mike Zarren, the wheel assigns draft picks without […]
The return of Jayson Tatum was much anticipated. We are just about a month into it and it could not have possibly gone any better than it has. Tatum went through a short shooting slump, but he is starting to find his shot and is a positive in every other aspect of the game. In […]
The Celtics will once again be without Nikola Vucevic when they face the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Vucevic is continuing to recover from a fractured right ring finger suffered almost four weeks ago (on March 6th), but seems to be progressing in the right direction. “He’s getting better, as you saw in the workout […]
Herald Celtics playoff scenarios: Five potential first-round opponents for Boston Jayson Tatum delivers triple-double, Jaylen Brown sparks historic first quarter as Celtics beat Heat Globe Jayson Tatum reacts to Duke’s buzzer-beater loss to UConn: ‘I was sick’ Heat coach Erik Spoelstra credited Celtics’ ‘exceptional level of shot-making’ Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum star in blowout Celtics […]
With Jaylen Brown playing at a first-team All-NBA level, and Jayson Tatum looking more and more comfortable by the day, the Jays are back to torching the league like nothing has changed. But something has changed. It may not be as noticeable to fans of other teams, but to those of us who watch the […]
The Boston Celtics delivered an offensive masterclass in Miami to cool down the playoff hopeful Heat. Their 147-point performance marked the second-highest scoring output of the season, while their explosive 53-point first quarter stands as the most the team has recorded in any quarter since 1970. Boston surged into rhythm early, with Jaylen Brown accounting for the team’s first […]
MIAMI — As Jayson Tatum concluded his media availability on Wednesday morning, Nikola Vucevic sauntered by. “Say something nice about me, Jayson!” Vucevic belted after passing by the scrum. “Vooch? He’s been working his ass off,” Tatum said with a smile. “He’ll be back soon, I hope.” How soon that’ll be remains to be seen, […]
1. Incredible Scoring Night Coming off a rough loss against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics were almost completely healthy in their matchup against the Miami Heat and they played arguably their best offensive game of the season. Boston scored 147 points on the Heat in this game, the second most points they’ve scored in a […]
Before Wednesday night, Boston Celtics sharpshooter Sam Hauser was mired in a 3-point slump that spanned two months. He shot 33 percent last month and 37.5 percent in February — well below his career 41 percent. Then, in the first quarter against the Miami Heat, he caught fire. Hauser shot a perfect 6-for-6 to begin, […]
Phew. Boston’s 147-129 thrashing of Miami was something else. It’s always tough sledding against the Heat, but a 53-point first quarter (11-15 from 3) and 80 points in the first half are indicative of just how much these teams have changed. The Heat and Celtics are on both ends of the pace spectrum at 104.4 […]
MIAMI — With just a few seconds to spare in the second quarter of Wednesday’s Celtics-Heat game, Derrick White found Jaylen Brown for an alley-oop. Brown finished the layup — marking his 10th basket of the first half — and the Celtics bench rejoiced. But, there was one problem: 1.5 seconds remained on the clock […]
The Celtics scored 53 first quarter points in route to a 147-129 point win over the rival Miami Heat. It was a night that included a 43 point game from Jaylen Brown, a triple-double from Jayson Tatum and 15 point and 10 rebound game from Neemias Queta. The Celtics had everyone available, outside of Nikola […]
Boston Celtics (50-25) at Miami Heat (40-36)Wednesday, April 1, 20267:30 PM ETTV: ESPN, NBCSB, FDSN SunRegular Season Game #76 Road Game #39Radio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WQAM 104.3, Sirius XMKaseya Center The Celtics continue their road trip with a stop in Miami to take on the Heat. This is the 4th, and final, game between them […]
Globe Celtics at Heat preview: Boston continues its road trip in Miami The Celtics have seven games left. The sooner they clinch the No. 2 seed in the East, the better. The Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla may think NBA Coach of the Year is a ‘stupid award,’ but should win it anyway Celtics Blog Jayson Tatum’s […]