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Jaylen Brown, All-NBA? Maybe not, but Celtics lucky he’s better than ever
7 months ago

Jaylen Brown, All-NBA? Maybe not, but Celtics lucky he’s better than ever

New York Times  

BOSTON — The additional accolades for rounding out his game this season haven’t come. “I don’t know what they missed, but Jaylen Brown is one of the 15 best players in this game,” White said. “So honestly, I don’t have the time to give a f—.” GO DEEPER Buckley: Celtics, Jaylen Brown locked in on 'most important thing' — winning …

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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 1-on-1: On his surprise benching and what’s next with the Celtics
1 year, 9 months ago

Grant Williams 1-on-1: On his surprise benching and what’s next with the Celtics

New York Times  

BOSTON — As Grant Williams fired up outside shots at Celtics shootaround Friday morning, dripping with sweat from the pace of his workout, Payton Pritchard walked by with a message for his teammate. Though he didn’t expand on the details, Williams said he “somewhat” had a chat with Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla about the decision. And that’s kind of how …

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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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Nets passing on Ime Udoka means he’s still Celtics’ problem: King
2 years, 1 month ago

Nets passing on Ime Udoka means he’s still Celtics’ problem: King

New York Times  

BOSTON — The Celtics needed to digest another surprise Wednesday when the Brooklyn Nets hired someone other than Ime Udoka to replace Steve Nash as head coach. But from Boston’s perspective, he might as well be called “not Ime Udoka.” Before settling on Vaughn, the Nets were expected to hire Udoka as Nash’s successor. After rolling Detroit on Wednesday night, …

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NBA: Boston Celtics Beat Philadelphia 76ers 126-117
2 years, 2 months ago

NBA: Boston Celtics Beat Philadelphia 76ers 126-117

News 18  

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. James Harden scored …

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