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#1 – Boston took over the isolation battle A few nights ago, we had a battle between the Jazz’s ball movement and the Celtics’ more stagnant approach — which was won by Joe Mazzulla’s team, taking revenge after a last-second loss in Boston earlier this season. But last night was different — it was a […]
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Derrick White’s presence shaped a Boston Celtics effort that the Los Angeles Clippers anticipated, but still couldn’t prevent on Saturday night. It also encapsulated everything the Celtics are trying to establish themselves as, too. The 3-point shooting, the ability to contest any shot at the rim, and the relentless energy — those are givens from […]
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LOS ANGELES — On the flight from Sacramento to Los Angeles late Thursday night, Jaylen Brown texted Joe Mazzulla asking if he could guard Kawhi Leonard when the Celtics would face the surging Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. “Why wouldn’t I?” Brown said after the Celtics, recalling his decision to text his head coach. “I […]
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After back-to-back wins against Utah and Sacramento, the Boston Celtics closed out their west coast road trip with a 146-115 win against the Los Angeles Clippers, who rode into the contest on a six-game win streak. It was a season-high in points for the Celtics, who moved to 22-12 on the season. Boston was led in […]
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Boston Celtics (21-12) at Los Angeles Clippers (12-21)Saturday, January 3, 202610:30 PM ETRegular Season Game #34, Road Game #19TV: NBCSB, FDSN SoCal, NBA-TVRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, KLAC 570, Sirius XMIntuit Dome The Celtics visit the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2nd, and final, game between these two teams this season. The Celtics won the first […]
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The Celtics close their road trip with a surprising heavyweight test in Los Angeles, where the Clippers enter riding a six-game winning streak and playing their best basketball of the season. With Kawhi Leonard and Jaylen Brown in a scoring groove, Ivica Zubac returning to the lineup, and Derrick White set to see plenty of […]
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Herald Jaylen Brown has three-letter reaction to Player of the Month snub Globe Jaylen Brown expresses disagreement with NBA naming Jalen Brunson Player of the Month 26 good things about 2025 in the sports media scene Celtics at Clippers preview: Kawhi Leonard is on a heater as Boston comes to town Hot topics as the […]
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Jaylen Brown never got the chance to be a number one option in the NBA. When he was drafted by Boston, he was playing behind Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford. Just one year later, Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, and Jayson Tatum joined the team, and all it took was one amazing playoff run from Jayson […]
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At NBA Stats, there’s a tab that registers players’ “hustle” numbers. A lot of it is what you’d expect: deflections, recovered loose balls, and drawn charges. The dirty work. The stuff of Tommy Points. The first column, however, is not necessarily about “hustle.” It’s screen assists. Screen assists are a complimentary stat for sure, but […]
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For the fifth time in his young career, Joe Mazzulla is the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month. Mazzulla steered the Celtics to a 9-3 December, highlighted by wins over the Knicks, Raptors (twice), and Heat. The Celtics are 21-12, just 3.5 games out of first place in the conference with Jayson Tatum still sidelined. […]
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The NBA announced the Players of the Month for the Eastern and Western Conference and Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown was beat out by another JB, New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference […]
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Herald Celtics race away from Kings to secure New Year’s Day victory Globe Jaylen Brown scores 29 to help Celtics pull away from Kings in 4th quarter Court Sense: New year, same Joe Mazzulla Celtics forced into a fight, but Jaylen Brown, Derrick White deliver in fourth to hold off Kings in Sacramento Consistency has […]
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1. Jaylen Brown Big 2nd Half After his 3o-point streak came to an end against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday, Jaylen Brown started the game off cold in the first half against the Kings, scoring 10 points and shooting 4-12 from the field. Then after halftime, Brown found his stroke as he scored 11 points […]
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It’s been over three weeks since Jordan Walsh logged extended minutes for the Boston Celtics, a stretch unrelated to the illness that sidelined him on Dec. 22 or to his on-court performance. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla clarified that after Boston’s 120-106 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Walsh made his 19th consecutive […]
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New year, old Celtics. Boston headed into Sacramento with a 5-1 record since the NBA Cup gap in the schedule. However, there have been a few areas to clean up. Over the last four games, Boston had lost four consecutive first quarters by a total of 28 points and before tightening the screws against the […]
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We’re back! Happy New Year! Welcome to the five 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 basketball sickos and nerds out of their […]
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Boston Celtics (20-12) at Sacramento Kings (8-25)Thursday, January 1, 202610:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #33, Road Game #18TV: NBCSB, NBCSCA, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 1140 AM, Sirius XMGolden 1 Center The Celtics play their 4th game of a 5 game road trip as they visit the Sacramento Kings. This is the first of 2 games […]
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Boston Celtics (19-12) at Utah Jazz (12-19)Tuesday, December 30, 20259:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #32 Road Game #17TV: NBCSB, KTZZ, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, KSL 97.5, Sirius XMDelta Center The Celtics visit the Utah Jazz for the 2nd and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Jazz won the first meeting 105-103 in […]
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Globe They call it trivia for a reason: Take our year-end Boston sports trivia quiz Drake Maye believes this Boston athlete should be getting MVP consideration Court Sense: Out-of-sync Celtics Celtics at Jazz preview: Boston looks to avenge earlier loss to Utah Nuggets star Nikola Jokic hurts left knee, limps off court at halftime in […]
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Who doesn’t love a good preview before the main event? A bit of a primer goes a long way when you’re trying to identify what’s going on during an NBA game. What actions are being run and why? Who is being targeted defensively? Why is this player being guarded by another? In this article (and […]
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It happened again. The late-game turnovers stole the headlines (pun intended) in the Celtics’ 114-108 loss in Portland, but big picture, it was just the sixth time in 31 games that Boston shot under 30% from behind the arc (13-of-34 for 29.5%). They’re now 1-5 on those cold-shooting nights. In the past, it’s been a […]
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Jaylen Brown has been named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 22 to 28, the NBA announced today. Brown averaged 32.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals this week, while shooting 55.9% from the field, 42.9% from three, and 80% from the free-throw line The selection marks […]
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Herald Jaylen Brown matches Larry Bird’s record streak, but Celtics fall to Trail Blazers Globe Jaylen Brown scores 37, but sloppy Celtics fall to Blazers: 9 takeaways Should Joe Mazzulla be an early favorite for NBA Coach of the Year? Late turnovers against Trail Blazers cost Celtics chance to extend four-game win streak Jrue Holiday […]
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Jaylen Brown received the 6th-most All-Star fan votes in the Eastern Conference, per the NBA’s first returns, released Monday. Brown received 808,276 votes, trailing Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (1,192,296), Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (1,072,449), New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (1,040,601), Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (1,000,171), and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell […]
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1. Awful clutch execution In a bad game for the Celtics, they had a chance to win the game down the stretch but some awful execution led to their downfall. At the 43 second mark of the 4th quarter, Derrick White hit a three to cut the Trail Blazers lead to 1 point. Donovan Clingan […]
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