David Butler II-Imagn Images Basketball has a cruel way of punishing you for the mess you make. Boston found out what that means on the last two possessions against the Hawks. The NBA has a poetic way of rewarding you for your strengths and making you pay for your shortcomings. For the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks last night, fate played the hits in the biggest … [Read more...] about How the Celtics became their failures against the Hawks
Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/13/24
All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Should league adopt Joe Mazzulla’s idea to improve NBA Cup? Celtics outplayed in ‘every facet’ in upset NBA Cup loss to Hawks Joe Mazzulla pinpoints one area Celtics ‘absolutely’ must imporve Globe Joe Mazzulla’s love of ‘The Town’ lands him on ‘Jeopardy!’ Takeaways: Celtics’ 20 turnovers lead to loss vs. … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/13/24
Boston Celtics (9-3) at Brooklyn Nets (5-6) Game #13 11/13/24
Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Celtics look to bounce back from a 1 point loss to the Hawks as they take on the Nets in Brooklyn. … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics (9-3) at Brooklyn Nets (5-6) Game #13 11/13/24
Do the Celtics have a rebounding problem?
Yes. The Boston Celtics’ early season has gone more or less as we all expected: long stretches of casual dominance marred by a couple of slip-ups. But if there’s one bugaboo that’s consistently reared its ugly head, it’s rebounding problems on both sides of the floor. The Celtics currently rank 17th in defensive rebounding and 20th in offensive rebounding after being just … [Read more...] about Do the Celtics have a rebounding problem?
What you need to know before the Celtics quest for the NBA Cup starts tonight
The NBA Cup | Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Get ready to learn Banner 18.5, buddy. Tonight, the Boston Celtics will host the Atlanta Hawks to open up the Emirates NBA Cup group stage. This will be the second season of the competition, so I’m sure there’s plenty of you out there who have either forgotten or never really understood the rules. So, here’s … [Read more...] about What you need to know before the Celtics quest for the NBA Cup starts tonight
Parquet plays: deer hunting in Milwaukee
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Down the stretch in the fourth quarter, the Celtics targeted Damian Lillard. We haven’t seen it as much this season, but in a slowed down, drag out playoff-like atmosphere against the Bucks on Sunday afternoon, the Celtics flexed their mismatch-hunting muscle in Milwaukee. As CelticsBlog’s Oliver Fox pointed out yesterday, what really … [Read more...] about Parquet plays: deer hunting in Milwaukee
Re-assessing the NBA landscape
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images How do the Celtics stack up now that we’ve had a decent look at the league? We’re now just about three weeks into this young NBA season, and we already have some surprises. There have been some slight over-performers, some big under-performers, and some teams right where we expected them. There’s also been a whole slew of significant … [Read more...] about Re-assessing the NBA landscape
Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/12/24
All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Jayson Tatum added to Celtics injury report; two starters questionable vs. Hawks 2024 NBA Cup: Everything to know about Celtics’ schedule, court, format Globe Celtics install new court at TD Garden ahead of 2024 NBA Cup What we know about ‘Celtics City,’ HBO’s upcoming documentary Joel Embiid in line to make … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics Daily Links 11/12/24
Atlanta Hawks (4-7) at Boston Celtics (9-2) Game #12 11/12/24
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Celtics host the Atlanta Hawks for the first NBA Emirates Cup game in East Group C. After a come from behind win at Milwaukee on Sunday, the Celtics return home for the 2nd of 3 games against the Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics easily won their first meeting 123-93 in Atlanta on November 4. They will meet one more time in Boston on … [Read more...] about Atlanta Hawks (4-7) at Boston Celtics (9-2) Game #12 11/12/24