Backup Boston Celtics big man Xavier Tillman Sr. recently spoke about how star Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis has looked at practice of late as he works his way back from a rare foot injury sustained earlier in the finals, telling the assembled media that was present that “He’s doing some stuff, but you can still tell he’s very uncomfortable.” CLNS Media reporter Bobby Manning and Celtics Blog heat writer Noa Dalzell reacted to this, discussing their observations of Porzingis at the Celtics practice this past Sunday (June 16) and what his condition might mean for the team’s strategy moving ..read more

The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are facing off in the NBA Finals, with a decisive Game 5 next to come. Below, we provide same-game parlay picks for you to consider for this matchup. Watch out-of-market NBA games on NBA League Pass! Winning the spread, total and Jayson Tatum over 27.5 PTS parlay for the Celtics-Mavericks game nets $59.68 on a $10 bet using the computer picks below. Want to know how each of those wagers stacks up? Keep scrolling to find out. NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:21 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODA ..read more

The Boston Celtics struggled to control the glass during their Game 4 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday (June 14). The Celtics were out-hustled for second-chance opportunities 31-52. As such, Dallas was able to control the tempo and flow of the game, leaving Boston trying to play catchup throughout the contest. Following Boston’s first loss of the NBA Finals, Joe Mazzulla addressed the Mavericks’ dominant rebounding performance during his postgame news conference. Mazzulla also called on his team to show improvement on the boards ahead of Game 5 in Boston on Monday (June 17), where h ..read more

The Celtics entered Game 4 of the NBA Finals Friday night looking to become just the 10th team to sweep a finals but instead, the seemingly disinterested team was embarrassed by the Mavericks, losing 122-84 in the third-biggest finals blowout in NBA history. Maybe the idea was to win their record 18th title at TD Garden, and that’s where Game 5 will be tomorrow night. Bettors looking to get in on the action can wager on Game 5, the series, series futures, build parlays and bet on specials while taking advantage of some great Celtics betting promos and bonuses from the top Massachusetts bettin ..read more

What can we take from the Boston Celtics blowing their chance to close out the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs? Instead of getting their offseason started off with the celebrations surrounding the hanging of Banner 18, the Celtics found themselves on the wrong end of a 122-84 blowout. For Boston forward Sam Hauser, the takeaway is that they can build off that mistake. “It’s a learning lesson, for sure,” he explained postgame. “We have got to show up and show out every night. They’re not going to roll over. They are down 3-1 now.” “(The Mavs) are desperate, so they’re not go ..read more

The reason the Boston Celtics did not close out Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals to win the series vs. the Dallas Mavericks? One team was desperate, the other a little presumptuous in how they played — it really may be that simple. And if you ask Boston’s Jrue Holiday, he will tell you much the same. “I think winning is hard. I think winning at any game is hard. But winning Game 4 of the NBA Finals is pretty damn hard,” said the veteran guard postgame. “I think they came out desperate, and I think they punched us in the mouth, and we couldn’t recover the way we wanted to.” The hosts of the CLNS M ..read more

The Boston Celtics suffered their first defeat of the NBA Finals on Friday (June 14). The Dallas Mavericks found ways to keep Joe Mazzulla’s team off their game and surged toward a big-time win, forcing a Game 5 back in Boston, where the Celtics could potentially win the championship in front of their hometown crowd. When speaking to the media as part of his postgame news conference, Jaylen Brown admitted that he and his teammates would bring a renewed sense of energy on Monday (June 17) as the Celtics look to close out the series and end the playoffs as NBA champions. “We learn from it,” Bro ..read more

Recently passed Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Bill Walton was a force on the basketball court, as anyone who saw him in his prime with the Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers can easily attest. But Walton was also a very outspoken man among friends and on the call during his post-playing career as a broadcaster and ambassador for the sport. Walton’s interviews and calls were the stuff of legend, and often hilarious to boot. The hosts of the CLNS Media “Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!” podcast took some time on a recent episode to tell their own tales of interacting with Walt ..read more

On this day, former Boston Celtics big man John Mahnken was born in 1922 in West New York, New Jersey. A 6-foot-8, 220 lb. alum of Georgetown University, Mahnken would be signed by the Rochester Royals (now known as the Sacramento Kings) of the National Basketball League (NBL — a competing league that would later be absorbed by the NBA) after returning from service in the second world war. The former Hoya signed with the Washington Capitals of the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league to the NBA) after the war in 1946, where he would see a face that would become quite fa ..read more

Ever wonder why the Boston Celtics decided to trade away a player as good as five-time All-Star point guard Paul Westphal? Picked up by the Celtics tenth overall in the 1972 NBA draft, Westphal would play three seasons with Boston before he would be dealt with a 1975 second round pick and a 1976 2nd round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Charlie Scott. He won a title with the Celtics in 1974, but his best play was to come with the Suns, so what caused the trade to begin with? On a recent episode of their eponymous show, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay ..read more