Tag: Celtics
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum joined LeBron James as the only NBA players since 1973-74 to lead a single playoff series in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. While with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, James led all other players with 208 points, 79 rebounds, 62 assists, […]
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell will likely miss Game 5 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals series, as he continues to recover from a calf strain injury. Mitchell is listed as doubtful on the injury report. Boston won 109-102 at Cleveland in Game 4 on Monday night to take a 3-1 series […]
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will miss several games after suffering a right soleus strain (calf injury) during Monday night’s 102-88 win over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Celtics said the 7-foot-2 big man has been ruled out for Wednesday’s Game 5 matchup in Boston because of the […]
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was named the 2023-24 NBA Executive of the Year on Tuesday. Stevens received 16 of the 30 first-place votes and was on 25 of the 30 ballots. The additions of Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday last offseason helped Boston win a league-best 64 games this season to […]
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum scored only four points in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s 111-101 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. Tatum started Game 2 off strong, scoring 14 points in the opening quarter. The five-time All-Star ended his outing with 28 points, eight rebounds, three […]
Boston Celtics reserve center Luke Kornet (right calf strain) remains out for Wednesday night’s Game 2 matchup with the Miami Heat of their first-round playoff series. Kornet, 28, was also ruled out hours ahead of Sunday’s Game 1 victory over Miami. The 7-foot-2 big man injured his calf in a recent practice. Celtics coach Joe […]
The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics have faced one another six times in the NBA playoffs since 2010, and the teams are now meeting for a seventh time. Each year they match up, the winner goes on to make the NBA Finals. In fact, a top-seeded team hasn’t advanced to the Finals since the […]
Jrue Holiday and the Boston Celtics agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract extension, agent Jason Glushon of Glushon Sports Management announced Wednesday. The two-time All-Star guard opted to decline his $37.3 million player option for 2024-25 to sign a multi-year deal that’ll take him through the 2027-28 season, per Glushon. Holiday’s current contract is […]
Jaylen Brown became the 15th Boston Celtics player to reach 10,000 career points, in Sunday night’s 124-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The milestone bucket came on a left-handed driving layup less than 30 seconds into the second half, and the feat was recognized with a congratulatory message on the Jumbotron at the next […]
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (left hand sprain) and guard Derrick White (low back contusion) have been downgraded to out for Friday night’s home game against the Sacramento Kings. This will be Brown’s 10 game missed overall and White’s seventh total game missed this season. Through 67 games (all starts), Brown has averaged 23.2 points, […]
