Sign In The Boston Celtics committed 18 turnovers in their 122-112 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. While each of the Celtics five starters committed at least one turnover, Derrick White was guilty of five. “We had a lot of turnovers, which makes them play faster,” White told reporters, per the team. “I thought I was horrible in the second half and that led to them getting a lot of easy looks offensively.” White added: “I gotta be better in that aspect. I just turned it over way too many times. I just got to be better.” Although White led the Celtics in turnovers, the guard scored 1 ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics led the Pacers 55-48 at the half but were outscored 37-23 in the third quarter before being knocked out of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament by Indiana on Monday night. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla pointed to one specific area that led to Boston’s third-quarter collapse. “Our turnovers,” Mazzulla said on NBC Sports Boston’s postgame coverage. “It’s hard to withstand 18 turnovers to six (Indiana) turnovers and when you turn the ball over, you just let them get out in transition.” Mazzulla added: “We lost our offensive purpose and just didn’t take care of the ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics had been right in the thick of the action in the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament. That run came to an end on Monday when the Indiana Pacers picked up the tempo to eliminate the Celtics in a 122-112 win in the first knockout round. Boston had previously advanced to the quarterfinals after a 27-point victory over the Chicago Bulls, where a favorable point differential pushed the Celtics forward. As players, coaches and fans get acclimated with the new competition, figures such as former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers have enjoyed the rise in competition as a result ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics are set to play in the first-ever knockout round of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. As the competition moves closer to the championship stage, one former NBA star has his mind made up on who will be hoisting the trophy. Chuck: “The Boston Celtics are going to win the championship… GUARANTEED!” ?️ pic.twitter.com/cdzcbxfR8p — NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) December 5, 2023 “The Celtics are going to win the championship,” Charles Barkley said on “NBA on TNT” on Monday night. “The Boston Celtics are the best team in the NBA. The Boston Celtics are going to win the ch ..read more

Sign In The Boston Celtics are set to face the Indiana Pacers in the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday night. While the tournament is not quite the same as the NBA postseason, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla acknowledged the games have had a similar feel. “It’s not Game 7, but you can’t ignore the fact that it feels a little bit different,” Mazzulla said, per the team. “But at the same time, you got to understand what leads to winning. It does give us an opportunity to play a playoff game mindset from the standpoint of like, and so that is go ..read more

Sign In The Celtics and Timberwolves are at the top of the NBA with 15-4 records to start the season, but one of the things Boston has over Minnesota is Jayson Tatum. Knocking down 27.7 points per game has earned the Celtics forward Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors for October and November. the best of the best ☘️ congrats, @jaytatum0 pic.twitter.com/gU6qUoLFNf — Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 4, 2023 The four-time All-Star generated 8.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game during the Celtics 14-4 run in the season’s first two months. Live Odds Final Score Updated Mon 12/4, 9 ..read more

Sign In Jayson Tatum was tossed from a game for just the second time in his seven-year NBA career when the Celtics hosted the 76ers on Friday night. Already struggling to shake off a gritty, dirt dog-like effort from an undermanned Philadelphia team, Tatum made matters worse for Boston. In the final seconds of the third quarter, Tatum was charged with a loose ball foul on 76ers forward Robert Covington — which was later upgraded to a flagrant 1. In response, Tatum got chirpy with the officials, resulting in the 25-year-old racking up his second technical foul of the night and an ejection. Bost ..read more

Sign In The Celtics survived a scare against the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on Friday following Jayson Tatum’s third-quarter ejection, but the Boston star wanted to set the record straight about his off-character night. Tatum was called for a flagrant one after catching Robert Covington with an inadvertent elbow. The All-NBA forward wasn’t happy with the call, and the referees also weren’t pleased with Tatum’s actions and issued him his second technical foul, which ejected him from the game. The pool report after the game indicated it was Tatum’s continued arguing and not goin ..read more

Sign In BOSTON — The Celtics had an inadvertent advantage handed to them on a silver platter right before tip-off Friday night against the 76ers. Philadelphia had no reigning league MVP in Joel Embiid, no Tyrese Maxey, plus no Kelly Oubre, Danuel House or Nicholas Batum. That meant that 76ers head coach Nick Nurse needed to work around not having Philadelphia’s No. 1 and No. 2 options and a portion of its depth heading into a much-anticipated matchup — the third so far this season — against the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics. And the 76ers did just that. Sure, the Celtics ultimately escape ..read more

Sign In Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla sure would have liked to have had Jayson Tatum at his disposal for the fourth quarter Friday night in a tight game against the Philadelphia 76ers. But Tatum was forced to watch the final 12 minutes of the contest from the locker room after getting ejected with 2.1 seconds left in the third quarter for arguing a loose ball foul. Mazzulla didn’t scold Tatum for his actions, though. Actually, it was quite the opposite with Mazzulla applauding the Celtics star for what ended up being a fiery display — Tatum had to be held back by assistant coach Charl ..read more