BOSTON — As a reigning MVP who’s often labeled the “free-throw merchant” moniker, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gave credit to Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown’s frequent trips to the charity stripe.
In the Celtics 119-109 statement win over the Thunder, Joe Mazzulla went with a tight nine-man rotation. In what felt like a Finals preview, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown performed at a championship level against the defending champs after laying an egg on Sunday against the visiting Timberwolves.
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.
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 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.
The Boston Celtics returned to TD Garden on Wednesday night for what felt like more than just another regular season game. With the Oklahoma City Thunder
In the months following his graduation from Hamilton College in Kirkland, New York, all Hank Morgan wanted was a chance to play professional basketball.
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.
The Boston Celtics were expected to have a transition season with Jayson Tatum out due to a ruptured right Achilles tendon that he suffered back in May 2025.
The Boston Celtics have been good this season. They come into this Wednesday night matchup with the OKC Thunder just percentage points ahead of the New York Knicks in the standings and a slim one-game advantage in the loss column, but an advantage nonetheless.
Seventy-one games in, and with over three weeks until the start of the NBA Playoffs, the Boston Celtics have taught us a lot. For one, they’re no pushover destined for the Play-In — that’s obvious.
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).
I was standing by the Celtics bench during warmups before they took on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Fans next to me were screaming to get someone’s attention on the court, screaming “WE LOVE YOU!” They were talking to Deuce Tatum. Jayson Tatum has said that his son might be as famous as he is in Boston.
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.
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.