Gary Washburn: Mazzulla said the starters will play longer tonight than they have in the previous preseason games. Al Horford will play and Mazzulla said he continues to reinvent his game. #Celtics #Raptors. … [Read more...] about
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“Just having an understanding of what his job is: defend at a high level, defend multiple positions, rebound, and then make reads on the offensive end,” Mazzulla said. “He’s doing a great job. Just really proud of his growth. His player development team, the work they put in with him, he works hard at it, but starting to carve out a role and just a really good attitude towards … [Read more...] about
Josh Lewenberg: Immanuel Quickley (thumb) was cleared for contact and went through a full workout today. He won’t play vs Boston tonight and his status for Friday’s preseason finale in Brooklyn is TBD. They’re ramping him up and will depend on how he feels after practicing the next couple days. … [Read more...] about
In the 2023 negotiation, small-market owners extracted an important piece of flesh. The rules for the highest-spending owners became much harsher, to legislate away the financial advantage teams such as the Clippers and Warriors were lording over their lighter-spending counterparts. We’ve already seen much discussion about the impacts of the second apron — the payroll … [Read more...] about
Which Western Conference team will face the Celtics in the Finals? NBA executive #1: “The team to beat in the West is Phoenix, believe it or not. I think their top-end talent is just ready to make a move. KD [Kevin Durant] and Book [Devin Booker] are really, really good. They had an outlier year last year with trying to get everything working together. I think Mike Budenholzer … [Read more...] about
Celtics vs. Raptors: Start time, where to watch, what’s the latest
The Boston Celtics play against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena The Boston Celtics have not won any games while the Toronto Raptors have not won any games Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Tuesday October 15, 2024 Broadcast Info Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial National TV: N/A Home TV: N/A Away TV: NBC Sports … [Read more...] about Celtics vs. Raptors: Start time, where to watch, what’s the latest
How do you assess the rest of the Eastern Conference landscape? NBA executive #2: “I don’t know about Milwaukee. Middleton has to stay healthy. I think with Paul George, I would say Philly is at No. 2. New York, I don’t know. They’re pretty good. But top three I would say are Celtics, Philly and New York.” … [Read more...] about
Bobby Manning: The biggest hurdle by far to Walker making #Celtics is the $10M tax hit. Not sure there’s much he can do to overcome that. On BOS’ end, they’ll have to weigh how likely it is another team signs him & whether or not he’s the best option that’ll become available for the 15th spot. … [Read more...] about
Who’s your pick to win the NBA Finals? NBA executive #1: “I still think it’s very wide open. But you always have to give a healthy defending champ the nod. So to the extent that Boston remains healthy, they deserve to be the favorites. They were down their fourth-best player last season with [Kristaps] Porzingis. But I think they’ll be healthy. Also, nobody else has upgraded … [Read more...] about