(Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)   Kyrie Irving will be returning to Boston this week and he will likely get an earful from the fans. Irving will be in Boston as part of the NBA Finals, playing with his Dallas Mavericks against the Celtics. But because of his history with the Celtics, there is a good chance that he won’t be well-received. Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla was told that Irving would likely be seen as a villain by some people in Boston and he had quite an interesting and deep response. “Aren’t we all in someone’s eyes?” Mazzulla asked, according to Jay King. Joe Mazzulla was ..read more

(Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images for The Match)   The Dallas Mavericks made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, taking them down in just five games. They will now face off against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals, a matchup that many people are looking forward to seeing. While their roads to get there were vastly different, it is clear that both teams belong here. Charles Barkley believes that the Mavericks are a great team, but after watching what the Celtics have done all season, he ultimately decided to pick them to win the series. As he o ..read more

(Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for The Volume )   This year’s NBA Finals matchup is officially set. The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics will be facing off in a seven-game series to determine who will win the whole thing. Many predicted the Celtics to represent the Eastern Conference in the Finals, but the Western Conference was viewed as a toss-up throughout the playoffs. The Mavericks ultimately prevailed, and in a sense, are playing with house money. Because not many people projected they would be in this position, the Mavericks don’t have a lot to prove, unlike the Celtics. Co ..read more

(Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images)   The Boston Celtics have a formula that has rarely failed in NBA history. No one can win on his own, but they have two legitimate All-Star and All-NBA kind of players. Of course, the Celtics are Jayson Tatum’s team, and he’s clearly one tier above Jaylen Brown in terms of talent and skill, but that doesn’t mean Brown isn’t a great player as well. With that in mind, former NBA player Evan Turner claimed that it was about time Brown got his flowers by winning that Eastern Conference Finals MVP award, as he often gets undercut and overlooked despite be ..read more

(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)   The Boston Celtics are the most battle-tested team still left in contention in the playoffs. Despite their youth, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have been through a lot together, especially in the postseason. And while there have always been reports about whether they can coexist and win together, it seems like they genuinely like each other. As a matter of fact, Tatum wanted Brown to get some well-deserved flowers and attention when everybody else was trying to steal the show. According to NBA insider — and diehard Celtics fan — Bill Simmons, Tatum r ..read more

(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)   The Boston Celtics have officially made it to the NBA Finals after a 4-0 series sweep of the Indiana Pacers. They await the winner of the Western Conference Finals and will face off against either the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Dallas Mavericks. While making it to the NBA Finals is certainly an accomplishment, that doesn’t seem to be enough for this Celtics team. They’ve made it to the Eastern Conference Finals in four of the last five years, and the NBA Finals in two of the past three years. The Celtics, in a sense, were expected to be in this position g ..read more

(Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)   The Boston Celtics headed into the NBA playoffs this year as the top seed in the Eastern Conference after having the franchise’s best season in recent memory, finishing the regular season with a league-best 64 wins. Along with dominating the competition during the regular season, the Celtics had the distinction of being the team to beat in the East, and they were able to live up to expectations, with Jayson Tatum and company cruising to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years with relative ease. Even though the Celtics were able to wipe the ..read more

(Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)   The Boston Celtics are tied for the most championships in NBA history. However, they’ve only won two rings since 1986, which is crazy to think for a franchise of that caliber. Moreover, it’s been 16 years since the last time they hung a banner in the rafters, and the clock is starting to tick on their young stars. That’s why NBA analyst Alan Hahn believes the only way Jayson Tatum will be able to shut down all the noise and cement his legacy will be to win a ring in Boston. Talking on ESPN’s “Get Up,” he claimed that once a player wins a title for th ..read more

(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)   The Boston Celtics are walking on clouds right now. They have already secured a spot in the NBA Finals, and they will have plenty of time to rest, heal, and get ready for the big stage. That means they have a strong chance to be at full strength for when it matters the most. According to coach Joe Mazzulla, Kristaps Porzingis has been ramping things up on the court over the past couple of days. And while he didn’t want to make any promises, it seems like he could be on the floor for Game 1 of the Finals (via Celtics on NBC Sports Boston). Joe Mazzulla tells ..read more

(Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences )   The NBA has been around for almost eight decades. Needless to say, the game has seen countless eras, with multiple coaches developing their systems accordingly. Some coaches are more foundational in the sense that they’re elite game planners, while others make their money with their in-game or in-series adjustments. Some are player-oriented coaches, while others run a tighter ship, and obviously, they all have different personalities. With that in mind, Kevin Garnett, Matt Barnes, Trevor Ariza ..read more