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Celtics' Williams' Foul on Tatum Sparks Debate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Celtics' Williams' Foul on Tatum Sparks Debate

Associated Press  

Grant Williams was ejected from the Boston Celtics-Charlotte Hornets game in the fourth quarter after colliding with Jayson Tatum. Williams was deemed to have made significant contact with Tatum, leading to a flagrant foul. Tatum appeared upset and declined to speak to the media. The Celtics won the game 124-109.

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Inside Celtics’ roller-coaster season: Mazzulla’s learning curve, Wyc’s challenge and a wild ending
1 year, 6 months ago

Inside Celtics’ roller-coaster season: Mazzulla’s learning curve, Wyc’s challenge and a wild ending

New York Times  

When the Celtics fell into an 0-3 hole in the Eastern Conference finals, everyone was at a loss for words postgame. Moments after falling to the Warriors in the Finals last season, then-coach Ime Udoka delivered an inspirational message to the players: “This is just the start.” Three months later, Udoka’s suspension, which later turned into a dismissal, left the …

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White lightning gives Celtics shot at history
1 year, 6 months ago

White lightning gives Celtics shot at history

China Daily  

Jayson Tatum blocks a Jimmy Butler shot during Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals in Miami on Saturday. White scored on a putback as time expired and the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of the greatest comeback in NBA playoffs history, holding off the Miami Heat 104-103 on Saturday night to force a Game 7 in the …

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How Celtics’ adjustments brought them back from brink: Anatomy of a comeback
1 year, 6 months ago

How Celtics’ adjustments brought them back from brink: Anatomy of a comeback

New York Times  

MIAMI — The Boston Celtics are on the precipice of pulling off the impossible. Defending Miami’s stars Three games into this series, the biggest question about Boston’s scheme was why the Celtics were just leaving defenders completely on an island against Miami’s best player. After Game 3, The Athletic broke down how the Celtics’ low-energy defense was wasting coach Joe …

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NBA: Derrick White's putback lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals
1 year, 6 months ago

NBA: Derrick White's putback lifts Celtics past Heat, forces Game 7 in East finals

Firstpost  

Game 7 is on the Celtics’ floor, a matchup that’ll decide who meets the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets in the title series The Boston Celtics were a tenth of a second away from elimination. White became the second player in NBA history to hit a buzzer-beater with his team trailing and facing elimination — Michael Jordan’s “The Shot” for …

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The Celtics could blowtorch their roster and bench — or choose a harder path: staying the course
1 year, 7 months ago

The Celtics could blowtorch their roster and bench — or choose a harder path: staying the course

New York Times  

Is it like this in Hollywood? Just like everyone knew exactly why Doc Rivers was a coaching moron as the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t close out Tatum and Boston in the conference semis, and why Mike Budenholzer should give his 2021 championship ring back after losing a 1-8 first-round matchup to the Miami Heat, and why Monty Williams should never coach …

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Celtics face elimination because defense goes missing in Miami: ‘It was just embarrassing’
1 year, 7 months ago

Celtics face elimination because defense goes missing in Miami: ‘It was just embarrassing’

New York Times  

MIAMI – From his back, Marcus Smart bellowed. New career high to lead us to 3-0. pic.twitter.com/ig8AMBak0a — Miami HEAT May 22, 2023 “I don’t even know where to start,” said Jaylen Brown. The league’s best defensive frontcourt last season, Williams and Al Horford, played just 332 minutes together during the regular season even though Boston’s defense returned to suffocating …

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After Miami blowout pushes Celtics’ season to brink, everyone is taking blame
1 year, 7 months ago

After Miami blowout pushes Celtics’ season to brink, everyone is taking blame

New York Times  

MIAMI — Coming into Game 3, the Boston Celtics had a plan and a purpose. Mazzulla was asked, “I don’t want to say you lost this team, but is there a disconnect between you and the players at this point?” “Yeah, that’s where I have to be better,” Mazzulla answered. That’s my job.” Miami has pushed Boston to reevaluate its …

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Grant Williams got his shot vs. Jimmy Butler, so why did Celtics hang him out to dry?
1 year, 7 months ago

Grant Williams got his shot vs. Jimmy Butler, so why did Celtics hang him out to dry?

New York Times  

MIAMI — Why can’t the Celtics stop Jimmy Butler? In crunch time, the Celtics’ game plan was to stay home on shooters and not dig in on Butler when he went to his isolations. When Mazzulla put Grant Williams on Butler for crunch time, you figured the Celtics wanted to avoid sending strong doubles, have Williams bang with Butler to …

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NBA: Jimmy Butler brilliance sees Heat stun Celtics, take 2-0 lead
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: Jimmy Butler brilliance sees Heat stun Celtics, take 2-0 lead

Firstpost  

Jimmy Butler finished with 27 points as the eighth seeds Heat grabbed a second straight victory at Boston’s TD Garden to leave the Celtics with a mountain to climb Jimmy Butler led a fourth-quarter fightback as the Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-105 to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Friday. Miami talisman …

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Buckley: Celtics play intimidation game, which is fine, but not when it evokes laughter
1 year, 7 months ago

Buckley: Celtics play intimidation game, which is fine, but not when it evokes laughter

New York Times  

BOSTON — If you were to take all 96 minutes of the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals — Celtics vs. Heat — and boil it down to one three-second video clip, you know what you’d get? Now to be clear, the Celtics’ 111-105 loss to the Heat wasn’t the result of Williams devoting a good deal of …

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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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Inside Joe Mazzulla’s adjustments to shut down James Harden, Joel Embiid
1 year, 7 months ago

Inside Joe Mazzulla’s adjustments to shut down James Harden, Joel Embiid

New York Times  

PHILADELPHIA — Joe Mazzulla is always hard to read, until one specific moment. “When you have the effort, the detail, the physicality, that’s the first adjustment, and then, after that, it just depends on how the flow of the game is going,” Mazzulla said. “How we’re defending, how both Embiid and impact they’re having on the game, and we just …

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Celtics lose 28-point lead to Nets: ‘We have to be able to learn from it’
1 year, 9 months ago

Celtics lose 28-point lead to Nets: ‘We have to be able to learn from it’

New York Times  

BOSTON — Derrick White looked around, seemingly baffled by his team’s defensive breakdown. “I didn’t really see it.” Before walking into the locker room, Jaylen Brown threw his arms up as if to ask what the heck his team was doing. You don’t end a half well, you give a team life.” The Celtics gave Brooklyn life by messing around …

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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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With starters injured, have Celtics’ bench players proven their playoff value?
1 year, 10 months ago

With starters injured, have Celtics’ bench players proven their playoff value?

New York Times  

Tuesday will serve as a temperature check for the top of the East, where the Celtics and Bucks have jostled for an unobstructed view on their shared tier atop the conference. This first play shows how Hauser has the ability to stay in front of some players, but then can’t explode enough off the ground when it’s time to defend …

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How Celtics’ role players are reinforcing Joe Mazzulla’s spacing system
2 years ago

How Celtics’ role players are reinforcing Joe Mazzulla’s spacing system

New York Times  

Joe Mazzulla’s core values have been taking shape over the first month-plus of the season, with the topic of spacing coming up on a nightly basis. It’s a sign Williams is turning into an actual wing, because the scheme is betting he can get deep into the defense and still make rim reads. He draws hard at the rim, even …

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