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The Boston Celtics will face off with the team that sent them home from the 2022 NBA Finals for the second and final time this season at TD Garden on Sunday afternoon. Whether Boston can finally exorcise some demons after losing to the Golden State Warriors in embarrassing fashion may ultimately matter little to the Celtics’ pursuit of a title. But the cloud of the ’22 Finals … [Read more...] about Celtics vs. Warriors: Prediction, preview, how to watch, stream, start

With the Boston Celtics having the Eastern Conference’s top spot all but locked up with an eight-game lead over the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers at the three-quarters mark of the 2023-2 NBA season, you might think Wyc Grousbeck would be more relaxed. But the Celtics co-owner has been anything but as Boston looks poised to hang its first banner since the 2008 team taught us … [Read more...] about Wyc Grousbeck on the Boston Celtics dominating: ‘Every win seems super important’

Two hot teams hit the court when the Boston Celtics (47-12) host the Golden State Warriors (32-27) on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET. The Warriors are 11.5-point underdogs and will try to keep their 10-game win streak intact against the Celtics, winners of 10 straight. The matchup has an over/under of 231.5 points. On Friday, in its most recent game, Boston defeated the … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors odds, tips and betting trends | March 3

Star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum could be in the lead of the NBA’s 2024 Kia Most Valuable Player award race. But Tatum has elected to put his team first, transforming their play and record as a result, with Boston now clearly the best team in the league. Speaking to ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth after the Celtics’ 138-110 blowout victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the St. … [Read more...] about Jayson Tatum lauds the egalitarian Boston Celtics offense after Mavs win

Can Jayson Tatum really win the NBA’s 2024 Kia Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Boston Celtics? With a stacked roster around him, their excellence may be hurting his case. In a recent post-game discussion, CLNS Media reporter Bobby Manning and Celtics Blog beat writer Noa Dalzell explore whether Tatum can win the NBA MVP this season with such a good ball club, … [Read more...] about Can Jayson Tatum really win the NBA’s 2024 Kia Most Valuable Player award while playing for the Boston Celtics?

While it feels like everyone and their mother has an opinion on the finer grained details of the NBA’s race for the 2024 Kia Most Valuable Player award, for some, the field is so good that narrowing down a list of the top five players in it can be quite a tough job. You can count Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams in that camp, who made a point of stressing how high the … [Read more...] about Chicago’s Patrick Williams on where Jayson Tatum belongs in the NBA’s 2024 MVP race

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the very first All-Star game in the history of the NBA was held in the old Boston Garden in 1951. The game itself was the brainchild of NBA President Maurice Podoloff, NBA publicity director Haskell Cohen and Boston Celtics owner Walter A. Brown, who conceived of the event in a league meeting during the 1950-51 NBA season. Reeling from the … [Read more...] about On this day: 1st All-Star game at Boston Garden; Hazen, Jerebko born; Hermsen passes

The Dallas Mavericks opened up their road game with the Boston Celtics with a quick 3 point lead, but it was all downhill for Dallas after that. The Celtics held the Mavs to just 26.6% from 3 to get a 138-110 blowout win at TD Garden on Thursday night. Despite the fact that Dallas superstar Luka Doncic put up 37 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, the Celtics seemed almost … [Read more...] about Boston overwhelms Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks 138-110

Do Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown need to be friends for the Boston Celtics to win a championship? For whatever reason, this old battleaxe ends up making the rounds every season despite the presence of excellent on-court chemistry — perhaps never more than in the current season. But it is a good thought experiment just the same, given it seems pretty clear they are indeed … [Read more...] about Do Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown need to be friends for the Celtics to win a championship?