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Jayson Tatum vs Clippers 11/25/24 | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Everything Joe Mazzulla said about Kristaps Porzingis’ return for Celtics With Kristaps Porzingis back, Celtics obliterate Clippers in 32-point win Kristaps Porzingis opens up about road back to Celtics, plan after … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/26/24

Jaylen Brown rises up for one of his five 3-pointers in the opening four minutes Sunday. | Eric Canha-Imagn Images Brown scored 15 points in four minutes of action. Jaylen Brown wasted no time making his mark in Sunday’s Celtics-Timberwolves game. Brown buried a whopping five 3-pointers in a span of less than four minutes, scoring all of the Celtics’ first 15 points in … [Read more...] about Must Cs: Jaylen Brown buries TWolves with barrage of 3-pointers

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Porzingis returns to the lineup for the first time since the NBA Finals. Kristaps Porzingis will make his season debut tonight versus the Los Angeles Clippers, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Porzingis returns five months after undergoing foot surgery for the first time since helping the Celtics capture Banner 18 in the 2024 NBA … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis returning tonight against the Clippers

Eric Canha-Imagn Images The Celtics won, but didn’t slam the door in the final moments against Minnesota. Figuring out how to get better at that will be critical to defending their title In the pantheon of worthless desires for one’s basketball team, the worthlessest by far is my desire for the Celtics to make a game-clincher rather than their opponent miss a … [Read more...] about How the Celtics can improve in ultra-clutch time

Jayson Tatum called on his record against Anthony Edwards when asked about the latter’s trash talk in the Starting 5 documentary. BOSTON — The most interesting segment from the Netflix Starting 5 documentary featured the moments after an overtime thriller in Minnesota where Anthony Edwards and the Wolves stole a win from the Celtics early last year. Edwards, blowing up plays … [Read more...] about Jayson Tatum responds to Anthony Edwards trash talk in Celtics win over Twolves

Celtics vs Timberwolves 11/24/24 All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Jaylen Brown shines as Celtics hold off Timberwolves Celtics notebook: How Jayson Tatum responded to Anthony Edwards slight Kristaps Porzingis set to make Celtics season debut vs. Clippers Globe Celtics father-son duos dominated Sundays pregame fits Celtics extend home … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/25/24

Boston’s star guard knows how to turn it on when the lights are the brightest. Derrick White has been the ultimate utility guy since coming to Boston in 2022. He has the ability to fill in any gap, and calling him a “role player” somehow seems like the most apt descriptor of what he does for the Celtics, yet an insult to his ability. While he may not be a superstar, there’s … [Read more...] about Is Derrick White becoming Boston’s “King of the Fourth”?

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images The Celtics have become mastered as creating one of basketball’s most efficient shots: the catch-and-shoot 3. The Celtics are (in)famously shooting over fifty three-pointers a game. Critics and detractors have accused Boston of ruining the game, but nonetheless, their commitment to outside shooting has become one of the many weapons … [Read more...] about Parquet plays: generating good-to-great shots vs. Timberwolves

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Celtics and Clippers both put 5 game win streaks on the line as they clash at the TD Garden. The Celtics come off a 2 point win over the Minnesota Timberwolves and face the Los Angeles Clippers in the second of back to back games at home. The Clippers are also playing on the second night of back to back games. … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Clippers (11-7) at Boston Celtics (14-3) Game #18 11/25/24