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Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Schadenfreude discussions in the Eastern Conference The Cleveland Cavaliers come to down boasting a perfect 15 win record. So that will (correctly) dominate the headlines today. However, if you take a moment to look a little further down the standings (ok, a LOT further down) you’ll find the Milwaukee Bucks and … [Read more...] about Topic Tuesday: Are the Bucks and Sixers cooked?

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images The team hasn’t seemed to start the season in nearly as dominant a fashion as they did last year. Last year’s Boston Celtics held more 30-point leads than they did 10-point deficits throughout the regular season and playoffs. They were far and away the most dominant team in the league, breaking records in what felt like almost every … [Read more...] about The Celtics are playing a lot of close games – is that an issue?

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Boston Celtics can halt the Cavaliers undefeated start to the season. The Boston Celtics will play their first big game of the season when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight. Kenny Atkinson has led last season’s Eastern Conference semifinalists to a 15-0 start. Joe Mazzulla’s team will be looking to end … [Read more...] about A deep dive scouting report on the Cleveland Cavaliers

Derrick White vs Hawks 11/4/24 | Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images Globe What Celtics are saying ahead of showdown with undefeated Cavs Why Payton Pritchard’s breakout season is so valuable for Celtics Stakes higher than usual for Celtics with undefeated Cavaliers in town Celtics-Cavaliers 11/19/2024 preview: Time, TV, odds, notes CelticsBlog The … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/19/24

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Celtics rank 27th in opponent points in the paint and 21st in field goal percentage allowed within five feet. The latter is down from third last year as Boston prepares to play the big Cavaliers frontcourt. BOSTON — Joe Mazzulla, taking the podium after a bloodbath in the paint against the Raptors that the Celtics narrowly escaped, … [Read more...] about Rim protection a problem for Celtics heading into Cavs game

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Celtics host the unbeaten Cavaliers in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Champion Celtics host the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers for an Emirates NBA Cup game. The Celtics are 0-1 in Cup games while the Cavs are 1-0. This is the first of 4 games between these two teams this season. They will play in … [Read more...] about Cleveland Cavaliers (15-0) at Boston Celtics (11-3) Game #15 11/19/24

Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images With the Celtics looking to repeat, they’re leaning into some familiar failsafes. Before Saturday night’s game against the Raptors, I dug into the previous thirteen box scores to see how the Celtics have been beating teams. and their 10-3 record had all of Boston’s hallmarks that raised Banner 18: threes and defense. Here’s a … [Read more...] about It’s the threes and defense, stupid

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Questions about Queta, KP, trades, and the Cleveland matchup I asked for questions and you guys attacked the task with championship level intensity. The least I can do is try to match that energy. Mailbag answers below! Celtics65 What is the big picture plan for this season? Attacking the championship is a given, but what is … [Read more...] about Attacking the championship level mailbag answers

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Boston’s big man sounds close to returning. It was known that Kristaps Porzingis was playing through injury during the NBA Finals and on June 27th 2024, he got offseason surgery to repair a torn retinaculum and dislocated posterior tibialis tendon. Porzingis has been listed out on the injury report for every game opening this season … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis has advanced to the next level of his rehab