A narrative writes itself after every playoff game. Defense was the story in Game 1. Game 2 was the Kyrie Game. After the Celtics 104-96 win against the Pacers, the story for Game 3 was Boston’s balanced attack and putting Indiana at the brink of elimination with the combination of Kyrie Irving and Al Horford. […]
Here’s the Celtics-Pacers series schedule
The fourth-seeded Celtics will play the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which are scheduled to begin Saturday. “This is going to be a battle,” coach Brad Stevens said after practice Wednesday afternoon. “These guys are tough, and our guys know that.” Below is the schedule for the Celtics-Pacers series: […]
Things Get UGLY FOR BOSTON CELTICS In The PLAYOFFS
Celtics vs Pacers is officially the first playoffs matchup and it’s closer to call than you think. At first sight, without Victor Oladipo Indiana is no match for Boston and a lot of people are quick to write them off. But in my opinion it’s definitely not that simple. The Celtics could face some difficulties, […]
The Wait is Over: Playoff Kyrie Will Finally Debut with Celtics
Kyrie Irving will finally be able to represent the Boston Celtics in the NBA Playoffs this weekend. So many people who bleed green and white have been waiting for this moment for nearly 20 months, but none more so than Irving himself. Irving required surgery on his left knee last March that forced him out […]
Every retired number for the Celtics, and who wore it
The Celtics are one of the NBA’s original franchises. They have won more championships than any other NBA franchise and, befitting the collection of legends who helped them win those 17 titles, the team has an NBA-leading 23 retired jersey numbers. Here is every jersey number the Celtics have retired, who wore it, and when […]
Sports Final: What Is Wrong With The Celtics?
Marcus Morris called out his Celtics teammates after they blew a 28-point lead against the Los Angeles Clippers. Celtics radio analyst Cedric Maxwell joined Steve Burton on WBZ-TV’s Sports Final to discuss Morris’ message, and who it was directed to.
Three crazy days put Celtics’ woes in focus
Three NBA games, two involving the Celtics, in three days brought this foggy season and the future of the Celtics into clearer focus. In those crazy three days, the Celtics blew leads of 18 and 28 points. In between those collapses, Pelicans superstar center Anthony Davis was benched for the fourth quarter of a game […]
Boston Celtics ranked fifth-most valuable franchise by Forbes
Forbes recently released their NBA team evaluations, a yearly look at what each franchise is worth. For the third straight year, the Boston Celtics clock in as the fifth-most valuable team at $2.8 billion. Forbes picked an interesting time to release their yearly NBA team evaluations, just mere days before the February 7th trade deadline. […]
That time the Boston Celtics almost moved to Long Island
The Long Island Celtics. How does that sound? Believe it or not, it could have happened. Nearly five decades ago, the owner of the Celtics wanted to move one of the most storied franchises in sports history to Long Island. It was 1970, and the new owner of Boston’s NBA team was a New Yorker […]
Watch Celtics’ Robert Williams reach 12 feet in the air to block a shot
Robert Williams has a 40-inch vertical leap. Even written without context, without a visual, that comes across as impressive. The Patriots going for it on 4th-and-40 inches would make you sweat. A runner out at the plate by 40 inches is really out. A 40-inch snowstorm would make the Blizzard of ’78 look like a […]