Tag: Boston Celtics
(Jae) Crowder does not consider himself blindly optimistic when he suggests the Celtics have shown encouraging progress lately. But you can tell he’s tired of trying to explain Boston’s inability to win games against quality opponents. So given the opportunity to accentuate the positive, Crowder was brutally honest in his postgame assessment of this Celtics […]
It’s been an epic year for superstars, but that means some really good players won’t make the All-Star team.
With intriguing prospects and draft picks, the Celtics look just like they did before trading for Kevin Garnett.
The Celtics landed safely in Oklahoma City on Saturday evening, and a bomb threat involving the team’s chartered plane appears to have been a hoax. A team spokesman said the Celtics became aware of the threat while in the air, but only a handful of staffers on board the private flight were alerted. The Celtics […]
Isaiah: "I'm shooting for Wednesday (vs Spurs). I think that's more realistic." — Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) December 9, 2016 Source: Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe
Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas received a platelet-rich plasma injection Wednesday for a groin strain and said he will miss his second straight game on Friday against the Toronto Raptors. “I’m going to do whatever I can to get back out there on the court. It’s eating me alive to not be able […]
Terry Rozier is stepping up for the Boston Celtics and strengthening their second unit.
For the second time in two nights, (Isaiah) Thomas was inserted early in the fourth quarter Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers. He celebrated by scoring 13 of his game-high 37 points in the final frame to help the Celtics escape the Wells Fargo Center with a 107-106 triumph. “He’s really good. He’s really, really good,” […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus breaks down and explains the NBA’s latest rule changes regarding trades.
And on the heels of Wednesday’s 121-114 loss to the Detroit Pistons, you could sense the frustration in (Jae) Crowder’s voice as he tried to pinpoint the reasons Boston couldn’t hose off a Detroit team that shot a blistering 55.2 percent at TD Garden. “I think we have to get a little more nastier on […]
