The Boston Celtics are in search of consistency as they begin a four-game road trip against the suddenly hot Indiana Pacers on Monday in Indianapolis. Boston has dropped two of three, most recently matching a season low in scoring in its 100-95 home loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.
The Celtics are not the first team to guard San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama small, yet the mere concept is an experiment in star-stopping that is equal
The Boston Celtics have remained one of the NBA’s strongest teams as the season reaches its midway point, firmly positioned in the playoff picture while awaiting the possible return of Jayson Tatum.
Part of what makes the NBA, or any pro sports league, so compelling to watch is the narratives, especially those centered on rivalries. Throughout the decades, the NBA has fostered a number of rivalries, some long-lasting and others short but sweet.
The Boston Celtics are presently ranked second in the Eastern Conference, and their performance has been so strong that it has caused a shift in the expectations set for them before the season.
BOSTON — Baylor Scheierman only knows one way: to play with an edge. To blow kisses after made baskets. To talk trash. He just hasn’t always had the opportunity to show it.
Let’s get the referee topic out of the way before we dig in. The Celtics’ low number of free throws last night, and overall this season, isn’t caused by a conspiracy against Boston.
BOSTON — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was a 7-foot-4 problem the Boston Celtics couldn’t solve, no matter the adjustment. “He’s really good at what he does,” Derrick White admitted after Boston’s 100-95 loss.
The most recent Kia NBA MVP Ladder was released on Friday, January 9th. A new face has broken into the top five spots, jumping from number seven all the way into the top three.
Frustration boiled over for Jaylen Brown after Boston’s 100-95 home loss to the Spurs on Saturday night. The Celtics attempted just four free throws in the game, prompting Brown to unload on the officiating crew afterward and even single out crew chief Curtis Blair by name.
The Cavaliers thought they had finally solved their long-running small forward issue when they acquired De’Andre Hunter at last year’s trade deadline. Instead, the fit has remained uneven, especially when Hunter is asked to start.
https://www.nba.com/game/tor-vs-bos-0022500532 The Celtics bounced back against the Raptors with an absurdly efficient night offensively. Payton Pritchard
Payton Pritchard has emerged from a fringe player to one of the Boston Celtics’ most reliable starters this season. The former NBA Sixth Man of the Year is enjoying a career 2025-26 season, averaging 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.3 assists on 45.2 percent shooting from the field across 37 starts.
Coming into tonight’s critical showdown, just one game separated the Celtics and Raptors in the Eastern Conference standings. That set the stage for a proper shootout in Boston tonight, where the Celtics came out on top (125-117) to move to 3-0 on the season series.
Payton Pritchard had a game-high 27 points along with five rebounds and eight assists to help the host Boston Celtics defeat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 125-117 on Friday night.
Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has earned enough trust to be able to deal away valuable role players at the trade deadline to reduce the luxury tax bill and effectively replace them with low-cost options.
The Boston Celtics may have a quiet trade deadline by all accounts. As the team continues to defy the odds and contend in the Eastern Conference, they're going to be connected to many different names, however.
Jaylen Brown has been incredible so far this season without Jayson Tatum. He’s averaging a career high in points per game and leading the Boston Celtics to the second-best record in the East.
HoopsHype: Among the notable teams to express interest in trading for Zubac were the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics, HoopsHype has learned. Dating back from last season through Monday, Zubac is having the best stretch of his career, averaging 16.3 points on 62.2 percent shooting from the field, 12.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks.
Boston Celtics guard Derrick White had one of the best games of his career in Tuesday night's win over the Utah Jazz, and he made NBA history in the process.