Celtics Wire

When it comes to the NBA playoffs, the level of intensity in games is dialed up to 11, and that fact is not lost on Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla. Speaking after the Celtics sent the Cleveland Cavaliers fishing in Game 5 of their 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals series, Mazzulla opened up about how he sees postseason play as distinct from the regular season. “At the … [Read more...] about Playoff wins about doing things ‘you don’t want to do,’ says Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla

The Boston Celtics have done about as well as any team still left standing in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, and most of the resistance they have felt along the way has been at least in part of their own making.  But they have also been racking up the minutes on Al Horford’s aging legs, legs which, while very capable when playing about 25 minutes per game, tend to get shakier in a … [Read more...] about Do the Boston Celtics need Kristaps Porzingis to get back to the finals?

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics fired their head coach Chris Ford in 1995. Ford had been with the team first as a player and later as part of the coaching staff since 1978, when he was traded from the Detroit Pistons as a player for Earl Tatum. He would play for the Celtics for four seasons before retiring and returning to the franchise as an assistant coach … [Read more...] about On this day: Chris Ford fired; Todd Mundt, Dave Popson born

For the third straight season, the Boston Celtics are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals. They will face the winner of the New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers Eastern Conference semifinals series after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in their own East semis series. “We had a great opportunity at home to handle this, and I knew it was going to take a lot more than … [Read more...] about For the third straight season, the Boston Celtics are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals

Thanks to veteran Boston Celtics big man Al Horford and some more heroics from star Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum, Boston is headed to the NBA’s 2024 Eastern Conference finals to face the winner of the Eastern Conference semifinals series between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks. After punching their ticket to the East finals with a 113-89 Game 5 win over a banged … [Read more...] about Looking back at Boston’s Game 5 win vs. Cavaliers, Al Horford’s huge night

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Boston shooting guard Charles Bradley was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in 1959. Bradley played his college ball at the University of Wyoming and was selected with the 23rd pick of the 1981 NBA draft by the Celtics, picked ahead of teammate and future general manager of the team Danny Ainge. He played two seasons with Boston in … [Read more...] about On this day: Charles Bradley born; Bones McKinney passes; playoff wins over Magic, 76ers

Star forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have stepped up for the Boston Celtics vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in their 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals series so far, especially in Games 3 and 4 of the second round series. And that is what they are supposed to do as the twin stars of a contending team with the best regular season record for the 2023-24 season. But given the … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have stepped up for the Boston Celtics

Has Jayson Tatum not quite playing like the All-NBA star that he is early in the Boston Celtics’ run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs opened up the door to fellow star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown turning into the leader of the team? Brown has been playing some of the best basketball of his career, while Tatum has been solid if inefficient on offense, with occasional stretches of … [Read more...] about Are Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum sharing the load for the Boston Celtics better?

The Boston Celtics are one step closer to raising a coveted 18th banner after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. With the win Boston advances to the East Finals for the 23rd time in franchise history and the sixth time in eight seasons.The Celtics were a little flat to open the game, and the short-handed Cavaliers looked as if they … [Read more...] about Celtics advance to East Finals as Al Horford powers Boston past Cavs 113-98 in Game 5