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Celtics take season’s worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure title
6 months, 1 week ago

Celtics take season’s worth of lessons into Game 5 of NBA Finals with latest chance to secure title

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season. They’re not going to roll over,” Celtics reserve Sam Hauser said. They’re desperate.. They’re not going to make it easy on us.” As humbling as Game 4’s loss was, history will be on the Celtics’ side for Game 5. “It’s a great opportunity …

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Celtics show unselfish, championship mindset to put Mavs on ropes: ‘The job is not done’
6 months, 1 week ago

Celtics show unselfish, championship mindset to put Mavs on ropes: ‘The job is not done’

New York Times  

DALLAS — On the final possession of the Boston Celtics’ mighty third quarter Wednesday night, Jaylen Brown dribbled in place on the midcourt logo and waited to start his move. “I’ve got to watch the film,” Jayson Tatum said, “but that was excellent basketball we played to start the third, especially on the offensive end.” With an opportunity to step …

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Celtics will win unprecedented 18th title if stars Tatum and Brown focus on details, not emotions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Celtics will win unprecedented 18th title if stars Tatum and Brown focus on details, not emotions

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t point to just one moment he believes helped his team get past the emotions of losing to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals two years ago. The guys are doing it.” And if this team ultimately emerges from this Finals matchup with the Dallas Mavericks with the franchise’s 18th championship, it …

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Derrick White scores 38, Celtics top Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 East playoff series lead
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Derrick White scores 38, Celtics top Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 East playoff series lead

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The good news for the Miami Heat is that the Boston Celtics might not be back in South Florida for a few months. Boston now has full control of this Eastern Conference series, with Derrick White scoring a career-high 38 points on Monday night and leading the top-seeded Celtics past the eighth-seeded Heat 102-88 to take a 3-1 …

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Murray scores career-high 44 points, makes game-winning shot in OT as Hawks outlast Celtics 123-122
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Murray scores career-high 44 points, makes game-winning shot in OT as Hawks outlast Celtics 123-122

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — After lapping the field in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics have the luxury of using the homestretch of the regular season to prepare for the playoffs. Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 44 points, including a go-ahead jumper in the final second of overtime to power the Hawks to a 123-122 victory over the Celtics on Thursday night. …

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Joe Mazzulla pulls Celtics’ starters in second half vs. Bucks: ‘Best for everybody’
11 months, 1 week ago

Joe Mazzulla pulls Celtics’ starters in second half vs. Bucks: ‘Best for everybody’

New York Times  

MILWAUKEE — The usual Boston Celtics starters occupied the last five seats on the bench as the second half began Thursday night. “I just thought it was in the best interest of our team,” Mazzulla said after Boston’s 135-102 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. “It was good to see people that I’d seen for a long time walking through these …

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Short-handed Celtics make most of second chances in 113-103 win over Hawks
1 year ago

Short-handed Celtics make most of second chances in 113-103 win over Hawks

New York Times  

BOSTON — Al Horford’s most impressive rebound Sunday night did not lead to a Boston Celtics basket. We have to continue to do that.” Mazzulla’s team answered his calls by setting a season high with 18 offensive rebounds. “I think it’s just like you try, especially in the first 25 games, to get great at a bunch of things,” Mazzulla …

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Celtics shake their shooting blues
1 year, 1 month ago

Celtics shake their shooting blues

China Daily  

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics were missing a lot of 3-point shots. "If I could come up with another shot besides a 3 or a layup, I'll do it," Mazzulla said after the Celtics snapped out of a shooting funk to beat the New York Knicks 114-98 on Monday night. After missing seven of his first eight 3-point attempts, he …

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Projecting the Celtics rotation: Where does Payton Pritchard fit in?
1 year, 5 months ago

Projecting the Celtics rotation: Where does Payton Pritchard fit in?

New York Times  

The Celtics aren’t entirely done filling out their roster. I’m not entirely sure the Celtics would have enough ball handling the way I set everything up, but Pritchard doesn’t actually run the offense very often anyway. The Celtics’ size could kill One major factor in my call to keep Pritchard out of the rotation: The acquisition of Porziņģis gives the …

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Celtics season over: What went wrong and what comes next?
1 year, 6 months ago

Celtics season over: What went wrong and what comes next?

New York Times  

Well, they almost made history. Maybe that’s even more frustrating, that the Celtics got to the precipice of doing something no team has done before, Jayson Tatum rolled his ankle, and the whole run came crashing down with him. That’s a long cry from the success the Celtics experienced throughout the regular season and even over the first two rounds …

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Grant Williams, Celtics repel 76ers late on Joel Embiid’s MVP night
1 year, 7 months ago

Grant Williams, Celtics repel 76ers late on Joel Embiid’s MVP night

New York Times  

PHILADELPHIA — Jaylen Brown has seen a lot of wild things in his day. “I said, ‘I’m good’ or some s— like that,” Williams said. “Then got the docs to check me out and I thought I was going right back in, so I ran and tapped on the ass and was like, ‘Yo’ and they were like, ‘Sit back!’ …

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Grant Williams’ DNP a surprise in otherwise impressive Celtics win
1 year, 9 months ago

Grant Williams’ DNP a surprise in otherwise impressive Celtics win

New York Times  

BOSTON — The sequence started with the Celtics recognizing a mismatch. The Celtics starters were all available during the first two games after the All-Star break, but Jaylen Brown missed Monday night’s loss to New York for personal reasons, breaking up the lineup again. “That’s where they were killing us at, second-chance points is where they were getting most of …

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Joe Mazzulla? Doc Rivers? Jacque Vaughn? Who leads the NBA Coach of the Year race?
1 year, 10 months ago

Joe Mazzulla? Doc Rivers? Jacque Vaughn? Who leads the NBA Coach of the Year race?

New York Times  

Selecting an NBA Coach of the Year is a subjective endeavor. To answer that question, we turned to three members of The Athletic’s NBA staff who voted for the award last year: Sam Amick, James L. Edwards III and Josh Robbins. Amick: This might be another outlier year on this front, and I’d be entirely comfortable with that being the …

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