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Photo by Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images The Boston offense looked aloof in Toronto on Wednesday night Returning to Eastern Conference play after going 4-2 across a tough stretch of Western Conference matchups, the Boston Celtics found tougher sledding than they might have expected on Wednesday evening against the Toronto Raptors. The Celtics struggled out of the … [Read more...] about Boston offense absent against Toronto Raptors, Celtics lose 110-97

Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images Breaking down how Boston loses games, and whether they can do anything about it (or already have). Regular season losses don’t mean all that much, until you start getting a lot of them. Then it’s bad, but after a lot more, it starts to become good again. The NBA is strange. For the Cs’ purposes, though, losing is disappointing, but … [Read more...] about The anatomy of a Celtics loss

Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images With Porzingis back, it hasn’t been smooth sailing reintegrating the Boston big man—but the numbers show that better days are on the horizon. The Celtics aren’t playing great basketball. Coincidence or not, this stretch has coincided with the return and reintegration of Kristaps Porzingis. In 23 games without the big man, … [Read more...] about Patience over panic: Kristaps Porzingis and the Celtics struggles

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images The Celtics’ starting lineup played only its ninth game together on Sunday, and as they hope for more time to gel, the first half showed nothing’s promised on the path to repeating. BOSTON — After a strong showing out west, the Celtics had a chance to get right at home. Two letdowns later, there might be more questions than answers for the … [Read more...] about The challenge of repeating as champions

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images Jayson Tatum’s 38 points lifted the Celtics to a 120-119 victory over the Pelicans. But, no one was overly celebratory about a near-loss to the Pelicans. BOSTON — The Celtics escaped with a 120-119 win over the Pelicans, and when the final buzzer sounded, there was a strong sense of relief in the building. A near-disastrous loss against one … [Read more...] about Celtics-Pelicans Notebook: A ‘morgue’-like postgame presser, everybody loves Al Horford, 5-second violations

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Celtics turned the game around with a dominant fourth quarter, relying on rim pressure and rebounding. Jaylen Brown’s playmaking and Tatum’s isolation skills were key, while Boston exploited Zion Williamson’s defensive weaknesses and neutralized the Pelicans’ shooting threats. #1 - Rim frequency Against the New Orleans … [Read more...] about 10 takeaways from the Celtics’ gritty win over the Pelicans

David Butler II-Imagn Images Friday’s loss the Kings is the latest in a deeply-concerning three weeks of Celtics basketball. Does Boston actually understand what’s at stake? What do these Boston Celtics, this specific group of players, want to be remembered as? The “Most Successful Celtics Team Since 2007-2011?” The “Team that Won the 2024 Championship Amidst Four … [Read more...] about Do the Celtics want to be better than this?

Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images The Celtics face their 6th Western Conference team in a row as they host the New Orleans Pelicans. This is the first of 2 meetings between these two teams this season. They will meet once again in Boston on January 31. The Celtics have won their last 6 games against the Pelicans. The Celtics are 26-21 overall all time … [Read more...] about New Orleans Pelicans (8-31) at Boston Celtics (27-11) Game #39 1/12/25

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Jayson Tatum fueled the Celtics to victory with 38 points and 11 rebounds. The Boston Celtics hosted the 8-31 New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson Sunday night. The final score at TD Garden was 120-119 as Boston overcame a slow start and a hot shooting New Orleans Pelicans team who kept it close all night long. Jayson … [Read more...] about Celtics outlast feisty Pelicans effort, win 120-119