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.
The Boston Celtics have spent the season rotating much of their roster through a revolving door of opportunity. On Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz, guard Anfernee Simons had his turn — and didn’t let coach Joe Mazzulla down.
Derrick White produced 27 points, seven blocks, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 129-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
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 took a 114-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in the PNW because Jaylen Brown was the only Celtic who could create his own shot against an admittedly stingy group of Blazers wings.
Jrue Holiday was part of what seemed like a designed roster overhaul to tank this past offseason, but as it turned out, Boston Celtics PBO Brad Stevens was merely cutting ties with some of the bigger salaries on the books that were being spent on aging or injured players, while also not signing new ones.
The Boston Celtics are currently defying expectations. Here’s how the Celtics are rising in the Eastern Conference to secure an NBA Playoffs spot. Entering Tuesday’s game against the Utah Jazz, the Boston Celtics have a 19-12 record in hand, with a one-game losing skid.
It happened again. The late-game turnovers stole the headlines (pun intended) in the Celtics’ 114-108 loss in Portland, but big picture, it was just the sixth time in 31 games that Boston shot under 30% from behind the arc (13-of-34 for 29.5%).
Those watching the Boston Celtics closely over recent years are familiar with Jaylen Brown and his rise to stardom. He helped lead Boston to a finals appearance in 2022.
Derrick White praised one of his Boston Celtics teammates for consistently putting up great numbers for the team this season. The Boston Celtics have certainly struggled to play championship-caliber basketball this season, with the absence of Jayson Tatum impacting them.
BOSTON – The Celtics are 19–12 and sit third in the Eastern Conference. They dropped their Sunday night game to Portland despite Jaylen Brown’s 37 points.
The Boston Celtics have been good for over a decade now, making the postseason every single season since Isiah Thomas was acquired at the 2015 NBA trade deadline.
Through 30 starts in his sixth season in the NBA, Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard is putting up career-highs in three major categories: 17.2 points, team-leading 5.2 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Not having Jayson Tatum was supposed to make things extremely difficult for the Boston Celtics. But 30 games into the season, Boston has won 19 and stands in third place in the Eastern Conference.
If you turned off the TV in the first quarter of Friday night’s Celtics-Pacer’s game, nobody would blame you. Actually, scratch that we absolutely would blame you, because you missed one of the most bizarre, explosive, and downright entertaining turnarounds of the season.
The Boston Celtics had a rocky start to the 2025-26 regular season. But, two months in, the 2024 NBA champs are back in the Top 3 in the Eastern Conference.
https://www.celticsblog.com/celtics-scores-results/127719/celtics-outpace-pacers-win-140-122 The Celtics quickly fell behind by 15 in the first quarter but stormed back in the second quarter and never looked back, winning 140-122.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/sports/pacers-celtics-highlights-dec-22-2/4002217/ The Celtics defeated the Pacers 103-95 in a come-from-behind victory.