There's something satisfying about coming home from a hard day at work, knowing you did a really good job that day. That might not be as easy to quantify for some people as it is for, say, high-level professional athletes who keep score and have stats to back up their accomplishments.
The Boston Celtics delivered one of their most stellar performances of the season in their 119-109 victory over defending champions the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Wednesday night featured a potential NBA Finals preview between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics. The Thunder entered this game on a 12-game win streak but Boston didn’t show any signs of wavering en route to arguably their biggest win of the season.
It’s just one game. However, against a fully healthy version of the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the Celtics proved that they are ready for any challenge.
Jaylen Brown has been the driving force behind the Boston Celtics this season, carrying the load with Jayson Tatum being sidelined for much of the campaign.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
BOSTON — The fact that Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is less than a year removed from an Achilles rupture has loomed over every game he’s entered since returning to action this season on March 6.
After missing an abundance of practice time and 63 games on the court, the connection between Jayson Tatum and Neemias Queta looks like it hasn’t been affected. Following his return from injury, Tatum offered insight into the conversations he and Queta shared. “Me and Neemi had a little talk during the game,” he said.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
BOSTON — Baylor Scheierman never doubted he could do this. Not when he fell out of the rotation early on this season, not when he had a tough shooting stretch last Summer League in Las Vegas.
Jaylen Brown had 31 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Boston Celtics end the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder's 12-game winning streak with a 119-109 victory Wednesday in a game that featured the last two NBA champions.
BOSTON — The Celtics won a real heavyweight matchup on Wednesday night, beating the OKC Thunder by 10, 119-109 on a night both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown flirted with triple-doubles. Box Score The Thunder started the game on a 14-5 run, mostly because Sam Hauser started the game 1-5 from three on all great looks.
The Boston Celtics stood on business and snapped the 12-game winning streak of the Oklahoma City Thunder, 119-109, much to the adoration of the crowd at TD Garden on Wednesday.
It's a special time of year for college basketball. March Madness is in full swing, the coaching carousel is kicking off and everyone is wondering if their team could hire Brad Stevens as its next head coach.
The Celtics intend to re-sign big man Charles Bassey to a second 10-day contract on Wednesday, reports Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe (Twitter link).
Joe Mazzulla went viral Monday night when he playfully “attacked” Derrick White as they were shown on the jumbotron at the WWE’s Monday Night Raw event.
Derrick White has officially taken over for Kyrie Irving as the Boston Celtics’ resident conspiracy theorist. Years ago, Irving infamously claimed he believed the Earth was flat after conducting extensive research on Instagram, widely known as an infallible hub of information.
Jayson Tatum is back in action after returning from a torn Achilles, but that does not necessarily mean he is feeling like himself. Tatum admitted that he is trying to give himself grace as he gets himself back to full strength, but is clearly experiencing some frustration at not quite being at that level.
Nikola Vucevic will remain unavailable with a broken finger when the Boston Celtics face the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, but that doesn't mean Boston won't have a quality center.