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There has been plenty of debate on whether Jaylen Brown or Jayson Tatum have been the most important player for the Boston Celtics this season. But no player improves their ceiling more than star big man Kristaps Porzingis so far this season. He may be a recent arrival, but the Latvian center has been helping the Celtics steamroll opponents like he has been with the ball club … [Read more...] about Why Kristaps Porzingis will carry the Boston Celtics into the postseason

For a contest that has been part of the NBA All-Star Week goings-on for nearly 30 years, you’d think there would have been more Boston Celtics participants than four by 2024, and with Jaylen Brown entering this year’s, there will soon be five. But it has been one aspect of the official All-Star events where the Celtics have been chronically under-represented. But despite the … [Read more...] about How each of the Boston Celtics’ 4 historical Dunk Contest participants fared

In the spirit of the 2024 NBA All-Star Week festivities currently underway in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, we lean on an account by our sister site HoopsHype of which team’s players have won the most All-Star Week contests over the years. The Dunk Contest, Skills Challenge, and 3-Point Contest may not be the focal point of the annual gathering of NBA stars and rising … [Read more...] about All the Boston Celtics’ All-Star Week contest wins in NBA history

Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown will soon be competing in the NBA’s 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. The Celtics forward will do so along with three other competitors, including the Miami Heat’s Jaime Jaquez, Jr., the New York Knicks’ Jacob Toppin, and the defending champ, the Osceola Magic’s Mac McClung. The final of the night’s three All-Star Week contests, the Dunk … [Read more...] about How to watch Celtics forward Jaylen Brown in the NBA’s 2024 Dunk Contest

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is gearing up for his fifth All-Star Game this weekend in Indianapolis, but he and his club have bigger ambitions for this season. Winning a title is the ultimate goal for these Celtics, such that individual accolades are meant to take a back seat. That said, Tatum openly admitted this weekend that being in the mix for things like the NBA … [Read more...] about Jayson Tatum on current MVP race: ‘I guess I’ve got some ground to make up’

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Is Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla the right coach to lead the Celtics to a title? The second-year head coach has shown he is more than just a barrage of endless 3-point shots in terms of strategy, and seems to have the locker room believing in his system on both ends of the floor. So far, it has given the Celtics a top-five ranking on both offense and defense and the … [Read more...] about Is Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla the right coach to lead the Celtics to a title?

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics veteran guard Sam Cassell was traded to the Sacramento Kings in 2009. Cassell was traded to the Kings for a conditional second-round draft pick halfway through the 2008-09 season after winning a championship with Boston, and never actually played for Sacramento. Instead, the Florida State product served as something of an … [Read more...] about On this day: Sam Cassell traded to Kings; Phil Pressey born