Celtics’ Depth Keeps Producing In Final Regular Season Stretch
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by Tim Crowley
1d ago
Sign In The Boston Celtics are in the final stretch with 11 games remaining in the regular season, closing the distance to the No. 1 seed in the NBA. In the midst of a six-game road trip, Boston looks to keep piling up wins despite playing without their normal starting five. The latest test of depth came against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night with Jayson Tatum and Derrick White as the only regular starters. Boston once again did not skip a beat with a 124-113 victory. Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Al Horford, Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman all stepped up to produce behind Tatum’s team-hig ..read more
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What Joe Mazzulla Told Celtics Great About Championship Drive
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by Tim Crowley
1d ago
Sign In Joe Mazzulla has the Boston Celtics in prime position to make a deep playoff run in search of the franchise’s first NBA championship since 2008. During the era led by the tandem of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics have made the NBA Finals once and reached four conference finals. Boston still looks to get over the hump with a passion that is burning throughout the roster and coaching staff. 1981 NBA Finals MVP and Celtics radio commentator Cedric Maxwell recently shared a conversation he had with Mazzulla at TD Garden while looking up at the championship banners of Boston’s pa ..read more
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Celtics Tie Rare NBA Record In Dominant Win Over Pistons
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by Jason Ounpraseuth
1d ago
Sign In The Celtics earned their eighth-straight win after handling the Pistons with ease at Little Caesars Arena on Friday night, and they made history while doing so. Boston was without Jrue Holiday, Jayson Tatum and Al Horford, but it still beat Detroit 129-102. Jaylen Brown led the team with 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting. Payton Pritchard also , scoring 20 points and dishing out nine assists. The 27-point win was the Celtics’ 15th win over 25 or more points. That ties the NBA record for most in a season, and they’re the fourth team in league history to accomplish the feat along with the 1 ..read more
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Payton Pritchard Appreciates ‘Intensity’ Of Celtics’ Depth
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by Tim Crowley
1d ago
Sign In Payton Pritchard is having quite the week as an important contributor for the Boston Celtics. The chase to lock up the No. 1 seed while missing starters pushed Pritchard into a more prominent role. That started with 19 points in a fiery effort while defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 122-119 at TD Garden on Wednesday. Pritchard performed well again on Friday in Detroit against the Pistons to start a six-game road trip. The Oregon product tallied 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field in a 129-102 win. Even with three starters out, the Celtics found enough talent to cruise to another v ..read more
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Jrue Holiday Hoping For Quick Return To Celtics After Shoulder Injury
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by Tim Crowley
4d ago
Sign In The Boston Celtics play the final stretch of the regular season with two goals to fulfill: lock up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and stay healthy. Boston will need its defensive star, guard Jrue Holiday, back to get the Celtics to full power entering the postseason. Holiday has missed the last two games and three of his last six with a sprained shoulder. “I’m feeling something, for sure,” Holiday told The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach. Holiday added that he is working through a “dead arm” but hopes to be back with the Celtics sooner rather than later. The Celtics’ record i ..read more
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Kendrick Perkins Claims This Celtic ‘Put World On Notice’ In Bucks Matchup
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by Jason Ounpraseuth
4d ago
Sign In The Celtics have been careful with their key players and managed their loads in the final stretch of the regular season, and Payton Pritchard stepped up when he got those extended minutes. Jrue Holiday did not play in Boston’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden on Wednesday due to a right AC joint sprain. The C’s withstood a fourth-quarter comeback thanks to key plays from Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard, who scored 19 points in 31 minutes off the bench. This season was pivotal for Pritchard following two seasons of trade rumors and reported complaints about a lack of p ..read more
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Payton Pritchard Reaping Reward Of Patience Off Celtics Bench
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by Gio Rivera
4d ago
Sign In Payton Pritchard was a key component of Wednesday night’s 122-119 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, which exemplified the major transition made in less than a calendar year’s time with the Boston Celtics. Last season, the Celtics ran a roster featuring three guards — Marcus Smart, Derrick White and Malcolm Brogdon — who ranked ahead of Pritchard in Boston’s depth chart. Pritchard quickly became the odd man out, logging a career-low 13.4 minutes in 48 rummaged appearances. Seeing no way of escaping that divot, Pritchard requested the front office explore a trade before the deadline to help ..read more
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Celtics Exposed Still-Glaring Flaw In Tight Finish Win Over Bucks
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by Gio Rivera
4d ago
Sign In The Milwaukee Bucks might feel reassured by turning a 21-point Boston Celtics lead into a one-possession difference at the final buzzer in Wednesday night’s 122-119 final, but that’d be disingenuous. Sure, the Bucks went up against the Celtics without two-time league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo by their side, meaning Milwaukee was far from at full strength. Then again, Boston didn’t have Jrue Holiday, the team’s defensive captain, and Sam Hauser, fresh off draining a career-best 10 threes just 48 hours prior. So the much-anticipated implications of a potential Eastern Conference finals p ..read more
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Colin Cowherd Worries About Celtics’ Playoff Future After Tight Win
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by Tim Crowley
4d ago
Sign In The Boston Celtics moved to 23-0 in home games against the Eastern Conference on Wednesday night after a 122-119 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics cruised through the first three quarters, scoring early and often as Milwaukee played without star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. In the fourth quarter, however, the tides turned against the Celtics. Milwaukee went on a 21-9 run to open the final quarter as Boston struggled to keep the offense going. Ultimately, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown put the game on ice from the free-throw line. Boston earned the win, though FS1’s Colin C ..read more
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Moral Victory? Damian Lillard Weighs In After Bucks’ Loss To Celtics
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by Adam London
5d ago
Sign In The odds were stacked against the Bucks on Wednesday night, but they made the Celtics earn every bit of their latest win. Boston is a brutal matchup for the majority of the NBA, but even more so when the opposition’s best player isn’t available. That’s the situation Milwaukee found itself in at TD Garden, where Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t suit up against the Eastern Conference’s runaway best team. The Bucks still brought it to the Celtics, clawing all the way back from a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit to make it a one-possession game late in the frame. Boston ultimately earned a 122 ..read more
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