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Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images After getting bullied on the glass against Atlanta, Boston got back to winning ways against the Nets. After a humbling defeat against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, the Boston Celtics (10-3) rebounded against the Brooklyn Nets (5-7) with a 139-114 win. On Tuesday, the Celtics were dominated on the offensive glass 20-6. On Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Celtics rebound in Brooklyn, win 139-114

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Hand up, “our bad,” said the Celtics (probably). Just 24 hours after being outworked by the Atlanta Hawks in their NBA Cup opener, the Boston Celtics walked the walk against the Brooklyn Nets. They talked the talk Tuesday night, saying that they needed to be better and play harder and did just that in Brooklyn on the back end of a … [Read more...] about Celtics walk the walk, apologize for NBA Cup flop with 25-point win over Nets

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Celtics started slow but came back strong with a special all-around performance from Jayson Tatum, along with the complimentary scoring of Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard. 1. Bouncing back. A quick glance at the final score would tell you the Celtics dominated this game. Eventually, that was the case, but they got off to another … [Read more...] about Ten takeaways from the Celtics bounce back win over the Nets

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Through 13 games this season, Jayson Tatum has been on a mission to start games strong. He leads the NBA in first-quarter scoring at 11.5 points. After the embarrassing loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, I was looking for Boston’s stars to step up, mostly Jayson Tatum after he had a quiet game by his high standards. When … [Read more...] about Tatum’s strong start pivotal against Brooklyn

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images Payton Pritchard is providing the Celtics with a powerful punch off the bench. Payton Pritchard is having a career year. We are only 13 games into the season, but it’s hard not to be blown away by the performance of Pritchard to start the year, who may have turned in his best performance of the season against the Brooklyn … [Read more...] about Payton Pritchard, lethal weapon

Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images The Boston big man has yet to play this season as he recovers from an offseason leg surgery. However, he is as engaged on the sidelines as anyone. BROOKLYN — Kristaps Porzingis looked ready to check in. During nearly every timeout of Wednesday night’s game between the Celtics and the Nets, the 7’2 center gravitated toward the nearest … [Read more...] about Kristaps Porzingis is finding ways to impact the Celtics as he works to return from injury

Jaylen Brown vs Nets 11/13/24 | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Joe Mazzulla has on-brand reaction to appearance in ‘Jeopardy’ clue After familiar slow start, Celtics flip script on Nets in blowout win ‘Very disappointed’ Payton Pritchard was major ‘problem’ for Nets in Celtics rout Kristaps Porzingis … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/14/24

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images And the court is green We’re halfway through the Boston Celtics’ NBA Cup opener against the Atlanta Hawks. To be honest, I’ve seen prettier halves of hoops, but the Cs are ahead in this one, nonetheless. Now, get ready for some Halftime Hot Takes, buddy. Photo by Streeter … [Read more...] about Halftime Hot Takes: Real hoops (NBA Cup) is back

David Butler II-Imagn Images Atlanta beat Boston on the road in game 1 of the NBA Cup. The 9-2 Boston Celtics opened up their NBA Cup, aiming for a three-game winning streak on Tuesday November 12th, when they face the visiting 4-7 Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks start the NBA Cup without leading scorer Trae Young due to right Achilles tendinitis, adding to an already … [Read more...] about Young Hawks surprise, defeat Celtics 117-116