A Boston Celtics Blog: 17 Banners and Counting
It’s just one game. However, against a fully healthy version of the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Celtics proved that they are ready for any challenge. Everyone played their roles in the Celtics 119-109 win on Wednesday night. Jaylen Brown was the engine of the offense, Jayson Tatum was great playing out of the […]
#1 – Jaylen at the wheel When you are on the road and the Thunder strikes, you need your driver at the wheel to get you through the storm. For the Boston Celtics, the man at the wheel has a name: Jaylen Brown. Despite the physical defense from the OKC Thunder, the 2024 Finals MVP […]
After missing an abundance of practice time and 63 games on the court, the connection between Jayson Tatum and Neemias Queta looks like it hasn’t been affected. Following his return from injury, Tatum offered insight into the conversations he and Queta shared. “Me and Neemi had a little talk during the game,” he said. “We were just like, ‘man, this is our first day […]
Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have been together for nine NBA seasons. They have played 610 regular season games, 121 playoff games, 11 NBA Finals games, and of course, won the 2024 NBA championship together in 2024. With all of this success, some people will still tell you with a straight face that they aren’t […]
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown baited a foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, using the reigning league MVP’s signature move to get to the line with under eight minutes in the fourth quarter. It worked — and Brown cracked a smile on his way to the stripe. He called it “payback.” “He got me last time we played […]
In the Celtics 119-109 statement win over the Thunder, Joe Mazzulla went with a tight nine-man rotation. In what felt like a Finals preview, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown performed at a championship level against the defending champs after laying an egg on Sunday against the visiting Timberwolves. The game was speckled with some questionable […]
BOSTON — Baylor Scheierman never doubted he could do this. Not when he fell out of the rotation early on this season, not when he had a tough shooting stretch last Summer League in Las Vegas. The 25-year-old Celtics forward always saw this kind of success coming. “I’m super confident in my abilities,” Scheierman said […]
The Boston Celtics returned to TD Garden on Wednesday night for what felt like more than just another regular season game. With the Oklahoma City Thunder riding a 12-game win streak and holding the top spot in the Western Conference, this had all the makings of a measuring stick matchup, the kind that quietly starts […]
In the months following his graduation from Hamilton College in Kirkland, New York, all Hank Morgan wanted was a chance to play professional basketball. After a four-year Division III career in which he averaged 17 points across 94 games, won a NESCAC title as a sophomore and earned conference player of the year honors as […]
Oklahoma City Thunder (56-15) at Boston Celtics (47-24)Wednesday, March 25, 20267:30 PM ETGame #72, Home Game #36TV: NBCSB, FDSN,, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WWLS/WKY, Sirius XM The Celtics continue their 3 game home stand as they host the Oklahoma City Thunder in what may be a Finals preview. This is the second, and final, regular […]
Herald Celtics retaining reserve big man on second 10-day contract Celtics rookie ‘super excited’ for playoffs as rare debut season winds down Celtics’ Brad Stevens reportedly not interested in North Carolina job How Jayson Tatum has ‘exceeded’ Celtics’ expectations since return Joe Mazzulla shares positive update on injured Celtics big man Globe In the midst […]
‘Make him say no,’ is always popular this time of year when discussing Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and every single major college coaching job that opens up. Gotta make Brad Stevens say no, which he will, but have to make him say no https://t.co/NEf4RODJBL — Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 25, 2026 This […]
The Boston Celtics will be signing Charles Bassey to a second 10-day contract according to a report by Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Bassey signed his first 10-day contract with the Celtics on March 14th, making today, March 25th, its expiration date. As such, Boston opted to bring him back to stay in compliance […]
Seventy-one games in, and with over three weeks until the start of the NBA Playoffs, the Boston Celtics have taught us a lot. For one, they’re no pushover destined for the Play-In — that’s obvious. They’re among the best two-way teams in the league, ranking in the top four in both offensive and defensive rating. […]
LAWRENCE, Mass. — Jordan Walsh knew that his Celtics team was going to be just fine. In the offseason, when many in the media and the public predicted the Celtics would end up a lottery team, Walsh could only laugh. “As soon as I started hearing people talking about losing and tanking and all that […]
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla and guard Derrick White spent the first of their two nights off at TD Garden — but not for basketball. Instead, the pair sat ringside for WWE’s Monday Night Raw. “I just like learning,” Mazzulla told reporters at Tuesday’s practice, per CLNS Media. “Anytime you can step into someone […]
When the Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder face off on Wednesday night, both teams will be at relative full-strength. Everyone is available for the Celtics, except for Nikola Vucevic, who first suffered a fractured right ring finger on March 6th and remains out. Jayson Tatum, meanwhile, will appear in his 9th game for the Celtics; […]
Only Jayson Tatum can truly know how close he is to being full speed, and even he might not know for sure. So I admit off the top that this is a silly topic. However, we’ve been given an 8 game sample size to work with and I thought I’d take a pulse of fans […]
Former #1 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft Markelle Fultz signed a 10-Day contract with the Toronto Raptors yesterday after spending time with their G-League affiliate this season. The last time Fultz played in the NBA was with the Sacramento Kings in the 2024-25 season where he averaged 2.9 points in 21 games. Although the […]
BOSTON — Hugo Gonzalez carries a game of Catan onto every team flight, as has frequently been chronicled on the Celtics’ social media accounts. But, don’t be fooled — the Celtics rookie is not a part of the team’s regular competitive Catan games. “I am the Catan hater,” Gonzalez said emphatically, sitting at his locker […]
Herald Jayson Tatum fighting through ‘frustrating’ shooting slump: ‘It’s been a long time’ Celtics crater late in home loss to shorthanded Timberwolves Celtics notebook: Big man’s breakout ‘awesome’ to former head coach Globe Bracket Championship: What is the best soundbite in Boston sports history? Tracy McGrady questions whether Celtics are ‘still on same the page’ […]
#1 – Surviving thanks to Jaylen At half-time, Jaylen Brown had scored or assisted on 50% of the Celtics’ points. As the Timberwolves have one of the best rim protections in the league, Brown’s ability to be somewhat efficient from the mid-range is what got the offense going. The problem the Wolves sometimes have is […]
BOSTON — Everyone has something to say about Jayson Tatum’s return to the court. That’s the reality of the world we live in, after all: basketball is consumed by millions of fans worldwide, and the media’s job is to discuss the most hot-button topics, sometimes ad nauseam. Tatum gets it worse than most: he plays […]
BOSTON — Riding a four-game winning streak and facing a Minnesota Timberwolves team without Anthony Edwards, the Boston Celtics had momentum on their side. But circumstances only meant so much in Sunday night’s 102-92 loss at TD Garden. In Edwards’ absence, the Celtics faced a challenge that Jaylen Brown admitted they failed to meet. “They […]
The Boston Celtics hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday night in a nationally televised match up. Minnesota had not won a game in Boston for 25 years, and they obliterated the Celtics in the fourth quarter. Boston missed 12 straight shots to start the fourth quarter as they recorded their 24th loss on the season, 102-92. […]