BOSTON — It’s not the 1980s anymore, but the Detroit Pistons are still embracing their “Bad Boys” moniker. Yet, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown refused to utter that infamous nickname after the Green Team fell 112-105 to the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons on Monday night.
If you thought the Boston Celtics were going to just cruise through December, Monday night was a rude awakening. In a game that felt like a microcosm of “you win some, you lose some,” the Celtics fell to the Detroit Pistons, 112-105, right on their own parquet floor.
After three days off, the Boston Celtics returned to the court hosting the Detroit Pistons. Boston hadn’t played at home since the Los Angeles Lakers visited TD Garden on December 5th.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
What began as a routine matchup for the Boston Celtics against the Detroit Pistons quickly changed tone when Sam Hauser abruptly made his way to the locker room with 9:47 left in the second quarter.
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics (15-10) will look to bounce back from a Thursday night loss to the Milwaukee Bucks when they host the Detroit Pistons (20-5) on Monday.
Can the Celtics beat Detroit again? The Detroit Pistons (20-5) sit atop the Eastern Conference and have shown the consistency of a legitimate contender.
Coming into the season, if you told someone that Sam Hauser would be a fixture in the rotation, looked at to shoot 40% or better from three for the fifth season in a row while also providing underrated defense, they likely wouldn’t have been surprised.
One Boston Celtics legend showed love to fellow Massachusetts icon John Cena after he retired from WWE. This weekend, the world witnessed the end of John Cena’s iconic WWE career, after he lost his last match to Gunther in Washington, D.C.
Neemias Queta has quietly answered Boston’s biggest question in the middle, even if one part of his game continues to bother him. After the Celtics moved
Jayson Tatum posted several lengthy workout videos to Instagram this week, but that does not signal an imminent return, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe.
AP Photo/Aaron Gash https://www.wcvb.com/article/bucks-beat-celtics-dec-11-2025/69704441 The Celtics 5-game winning streak came to an unexpected end against a Giannis-less Bucks team.
Six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin knows what it’s like to be on top of the basketball world. He also understands how it feels to have injuries unjustly knock you off that apex when you least expect it.
The Boston Celtics are surging with a 15-9 record and sitting in 3rd place in the East. The Boston Celtics have won 5 games in a row and look poised to be a top-4 team in the Eastern Conference this season.
Jaylen Brown has patiently waited for his chance to be the No. 1 option. During his first season, Isaiah Thomas lit up the box score and hearts of NBA fans.
Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics has had a fantastic start to the 2025-26 NBA season. He is leading the Celtics to a top seed, despite not having their number one scoring option in Jayson Tatum.
The Celtics have climbed to third in the East behind five straight wins, and star forward Jayson Tatum is back doing one-on-one work as he rehabs from his torn Achilles.
BOSTON — Jordan Walsh has been a revelation for the Celtics this season. The 38th pick in the 2023 draft needed three years to carve out real footing, but the Celtics now trust him in a meaningful role.
A post-game autograph session at Scotiabank Arena quickly turned ugly Sunday night when security guards body-slammed a fan who had dodged the barrier rope.
Former Boston Celtics star Robert Parish is undoubtedly one of the greatest players to ever step foot on the NBA hardcourt. A four-time champion and nine-time All-Star, Parish is forever immortalized in Boston sporting lore, as his No.
This is starting to get a little silly. The Boston Celtics are now in third place in the Eastern Conference. Let that sink in a minute. The Celtics, the team playing without five-time All-NBA selection Jayson Tatum as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles, are in third place.
The Boston Celtics have taken the NBA by storm so far this season. The Boston Celtics were heavily overlooked coming into the 2025-26 NBA season because of Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury.
Anfernee Simons is a great scorer. He’s a player who averaged over 19 points per game in each of his last three seasons in Portland, but he does not fit the Celtics’ needs, especially as an expiring contract.
Image Credit December always feels like a turning point for the Celtics because it reveals who they truly are against deeper and smarter competition. The schedule tightens, the matchups sharpen, and every game carries emotional weight for fans and bettors. Boston steps into this month with expectations that match its talent.