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It took more than Jaylen Brown’s 42 points for the Celtics to conquer the Knicks on Tuesday night. It took much, much more. Over five weeks since their last meeting, Boston and New York have taken drastically different paths, even though both teams won 11 games during that stretch. The Knicks emerged as one of […]
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BOSTON — For a moment there, it didn’t look like Tuesday night’s game against the New York Knicks was destined to be Jaylen Brown’s night. The Celtics star stepped out of bounds on the first play of the game, lost the ball again over a minute later, and — hounded by Josh Hart — missed […]
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The Boston Celtics returned home to TD Garden to face the second-placed New York Knickerbockers on Tuesday night. Both teams took turn throwing haymakers throughout the game, but it was the Celtics led by Jaylen Brown and Hugo Gonzalez who rallied the home team, as Boston won their 12th game of the year, 123-117. Derrick […]
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New York Knicks (13-6) at Boston Celtics (11-9)Tuesday, December 2, 20258:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #21 Home Game #11TV: NBC/PeacockRadio: Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics return home to take on division rival New York Knicks. This is the second of 4 games between these two teams this season. The Knicks beat the Celtics 105-95 in […]
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BOSTON — Karl-Anthony Towns shared a brief memory on Tuesday morning looking back at the Knicks’ stunning upset series win over the defending champion Celtics in May. “Being tired,” Towns said. “Really tired.” “But it was fun to see our team through all the adversity and everything being said about us and the series to […]
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Globe Knicks at Celtics: Boston hosts New York for primetime matchup Jordan Walsh is learning to do the dirty work for the Celtics CelticsBlog How Celtics reserve became one of team’s most important leaders — even through DNPs After 20 games, are the Celtics good? (staff roundtable) Celtics share great injury news ahead of Knicks […]
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The Celtics will be fully healthy (minus Jayson Tatum) when they face the New York Knicks on Tuesday night at TD Garden. Derrick White (right calf contusion) and Neemias Queta (left ankle sprain) both missed Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers and were listed as probable for Tuesday’s game. But on Tuesday morning, the Celtics […]
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The only thing Joe Mazzulla was missing at the podium Saturday night was Bill Belichick’s signature sleeveless hoodie as he channeled his inner NFL head coach in Minnesota. Once it became time to sit, glance over at the box score, and reassess everything that went wrong in Boston’s 119-115 defeat, Mazzulla carefully aired grievances with […]
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The Boston Celtics were able to bounce back from a tight loss in Minnesota vs the Timberwolves with an even tighter win in Cleveland vs the Cavaliers. In the absence of Derrick White, Payton Pritchard had a monster game putting up 42 points on 68% shooting from the field. Over the years, the Celtics […]
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Jordan Walsh played the best game of his young career against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Walsh has now started seven consecutive games for the Celtics and appears to be growing in confidence with each start. The 21-year-old rangy wing did it all on a night that the Celtics were supposed to be dead […]
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BOSTON — Xavier Tillman has never, ever been the quiet guy in a room. “For as long as I’ve been alive, I’ve been known as a talker,” Tillman said. “You ask my mom and my siblings, I’ve always been a talker. I’ve always felt comfortable enough to speak my opinion. Whether you take it or […]
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Let’s see if I understand Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Basically, everything is relative to the observer. For example, if you check the box score of the Celtics 117-115 nailbiter in Cleveland, the teams clocked in at a 96.5 pace, meaning that each team had 96 possessions over the 48 minutes of game time. That’s […]
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Mark Aboyoun The Celtics are a good team — not great, not bad, just solid. Their performances so far have reflected that. When everyone is locked in, they can compete with anyone in the league. But when they’re not, they tend to drop games they should be winning. 20 games in, 11 wins, it’s fair […]
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Herald Cavaliers player rips team after home loss to shorthanded Celtics Payton Pritchard’s monster game powers undermanned Celtics past Cavaliers Celtics add former Nets starter to G League team Globe Cavaliers’ Jaylon Tyson criticized teammates after loss vs. Celtics Payton Pritchard scores 42 as Celtics beat Cavaliers in a thriller: 7 takeaways Payton Pritchard bounces […]
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1. Next Man Up Mentality In a game where the Celtics were missing Neemias Queta and Derrick White on the second half of a back-to-back, Boston was able to go on the road in Cleveland and defeat one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics did a great job all around as […]
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Celtics leader Jaylen Brown went from scoring 41 points on Saturday to just 19 on Sunday, but it was the weekend-closing performance in Cleveland that reinforced what Boston already knew. Brown isn’t chasing personal accolades or league-wide praise. He’s using his amplified voice, his presence, and his example to steer a remodeled Celtics team through […]
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It had been a frustrating start of the season for Payton Pritchard, but in the Celtics 117-115 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night, he finally had his breakout game. payton needed a game like this — jack (@janderson22_) December 1, 2025 Pritchard only had five games of 20+ points and one 30-point game […]
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The Boston Celtics faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena Sunday night. Boston rebounded after a tough loss in Minny last night with a well-rounded team performance to record a nail-biting 117-115 win. Payton Pritchard was on fire from start to finish as he led Boston with 42 points on the night, Jaylen […]
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The Maine Celtics continue winning — and it’s seemingly a different player stepping up every night. The Celtics’ G League affiliate has won 6 straight games to improve to 6-3 on the season after an 0-3 start to the year. On Sunday, in a 122-95 win over the Westchester Knicks, it was Celtics guard Stefan […]
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Herald Celtics rule out two starters for road matchup with Cavaliers Anthony Edwards outduels Jaylen Brown as Celtics fall to Timberwolves Globe Joe Mazzulla makes comical football comparison to avoid negative comments about officiating Neemias Queta posts career highs in points and rebounds in Celtics loss to Timberwolves Celtics fall to Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves despite […]
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Boston Celtics (10-9) at Cleveland Cavaliers (12-8)Sunday, November 30, 20256:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #20 Road Game #10TV: NBCSB, FDSN, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WFAM/WMMSRocket Arena The Celtics visit the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2nd of 3 meetings between these two teams. The Celtics won the first game 125-105 at Boston on October 29. They […]
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#1 – Jaylen Brown generated 58 points out of 115 Another impressive offensive game from Jaylen Brown. While the other offensive creators struggled to get going, JB was on fire from the jump, and it kept the Celtics in the game. As Rudy Gobert was often in drop coverage, Brown’s ability to punish it with […]
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The Celtics will be without Neemias Queta and Derrick White when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Queta is out with left ankle sprain injury management after spraining his ankle last Sunday, while White is out with a right calf contusion. Jaylen Brown, who was on Saturday’s injury report with low back spasms, […]
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The Boston Celtics faced off against the Minnesota Timberwolves for the first time this season on Saturday night, Minnesota making a timely second-half push to grab the win. This was just the third time in eleven tries they defeated Boston since Anthony Edwards entered the league. This matchup was expected to be one of the […]
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With Boston back at full strength, the Celtics geared up for what was sure to be another close battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves and this matchup did not disappoint. In another hard fought game, the Celtics were not able to hold off the Timberwolves in this matchup as they lost 119-115. Jaylen Brown led the […]
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