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Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. helps Marcus Smart win his first game back in Boston as the Celtics ran out of gas late. After beating the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, the Celtics are back in action to welcome back old friend Marcus Smart and the Memphis Grizzlies. Last year Smart was injured and didn’t get to play in his … [Read more...] about Marcus Smart wins revenge game, Celtics lose to Grizzlies 127-121

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Is every team just going to treat Holiday like he’s Ben Simmons now? Prior to Saturday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Jrue Holiday had never attempted more than 18 shots as a member of the Boston Celtics. Holiday shattered that record when he took a team-high 26 attempts against Memphis … [Read more...] about Jrue Holiday, Celtics not worried after ‘bold’ strategy pays off for Grizzlies

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images The Celtics faced the blazing-fast Grizzlies in a high-octane showdown full of tactical gambles, where Jrue Holiday and Marcus Smart found themselves on opposite ends of similar defensive strategies. Here’s what we learned from the matchup. 1# - Losing bias In the chapter Winning Bias, Ben Taylor writes in his … [Read more...] about 10 takeaways from tactical fight against fast-paced Grizzlies

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images After a stretch of five games in seven nights (and six in nine), it’s not surprising that the Memphis Grizzlies outscored the Celtics 22-4 in transition points en route to a 127-121 win at TD Garden on Saturday night. Boston had actually turned a 14-point deficit in the third into a 4-point lead to start the final frame, but in the end, … [Read more...] about Despite tough loss to Grizzlies, Celtics complete tough stretch in good shape

Jayson Tatum vs Grizzlies 12/7/24 | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Marcus Smart at peace with Celtics legacy in first game back at TD Garden Six takeaways from Celtics’ 127-121 loss to Grizzlies as comeback falls short Why Celtics hope other opponents try Grizzlies’ ‘bold’ Jrue Holiday … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 12/8/24

“I would have been just sitting in my crib doing nothing,” Walsh said after a 20-point G League performance on Sunday. “This is a way better alternative.” PORTLAND, MAINE — After the Celtics fell to the Grizzlies on Saturday night — their fifth game in seven nights — the players all looked forward to a highly-anticipated day off. But, Jordan Walsh, who saw limited on-court … [Read more...] about Why Jordan Walsh asked to spend his day off with the Maine Celtics

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Jrue Holiday hit the dagger on his former team as the Celtics sweep the season series vs the Bucks for the first time since 2012 After a win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the Celtics continue their 4 game home stand tonight in a primetime matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. This is the third and final game of the … [Read more...] about Boston sweeps season series over Milwaukee, Celtics win 111-105 vs. Bucks

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown boxes out Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks. | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Or is it beef? We all got to witness a new installment of the Jaylen Brown/Giannis Antetokoumpo rivalry on Friday night. Early in the second half of the Boston Celtics’ 111-105 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Brown took Antetokounmpo … [Read more...] about The newest chapter in Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jaylen Brown ‘rivalry’

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Jayson Tatum’s MVP-level playmaking, Al Horford’s lockdown defense on Giannis, and the Celtics’ creative counters to Milwaukee’s schemes defined a commanding performance against their East rivals. #1 - Jayson Tatum’s playmaking The more I watch Jayson Tatum this year, the more I’m convinced he might have taken the final step … [Read more...] about 10 takeaways from the Celtics sweeping the Bucks