The New Orleans Pelicans sat eight guys, and yet somehow those guys were almost as effective as the guys who took the floor. The Boston Celtics, without Jayson Tatum, pounced on the Pels early and buried them under an avalanche of three-pointers to win easily, 142-114 and clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Celtics managed to defy expectations in their “gap year,” not only because Jaylen Brown became an MVP candidate but also because Neemias Queta emerged as one of the team’s reliable starters.
After a gut-wrenching loss to the Knicks on Thursday, the Celtics turned Game #81 into a three-point exhibition, tying their own record for 29 triples in a game and beating the Pelicans 144-118.
Sam Hauser scored 24 points and knocked down eight 3-pointers as the Celtics defeated the Pelicans 144-118, clinching the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
NBA history is full of players who were perfectly of their era, possessing the right skills and attributes to thrive during their time. There are also plenty of guys whose careers might have played out differently had they been born years later.
Two teams in NBA history had ever made 29 three-pointers in a game before this week. Friday night, the Boston Celtics became the second team in five nights to tie the single-game record for threes.
The Boston Celtics tied an NBA record by making 29 3-point field goals and secured the No. 2 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 144-118 Friday night.
The Celtics blasted the Pelicans on Friday night, 144-118, in which they tied the single game three point record. It was the 2nd season in a row that Boston had a chance to break the three point record but were unable to do so.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
Former NBA champion with the Celtics and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins was on Friday's edition of "First Take" and made it clear he is still not a believer in the Knicks overtaking the Celtics in the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Celtics are at home on Friday night as they host the New Orleans Pelicans in an interconference matchup. Boston enters Friday’s game with a 54-26 record after losing on the road to the New York Knicks on Thursday night.
Jayson Tatum made his long-awaited return to Madison Square Garden on Thursday. It marked his first appearance there since suffering a torn Achilles tendon during Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
BOSTON — The Celtics will be without several key players when they face the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Jayson Tatum (right Achilles injury management) is sidelined on the second night of a back-to-back, while Jaylen Brown (left Achilles tendinitis) is questionable.
Paul Pierce has never been one to shy away from bold takes, but his latest comments are quite strong even by his standards. As the NBA continues to tackle its tanking issues, Pierce has accused the league of rigging the NBA Draft Lottery.
The Boston Celtics will have another chance to secure the No. 2 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Trying to make a late-season push, tensions were already on a high note at Madison Square Garden, but a controversial first-quarter sequence added fuel to an already intense Celtics-Knicks clash.
The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown but they still had a chance late in the game to beat the Knicks and cinch the second seed, but their earlier shooting struggles were too much to overcome.
There isn’t much new for Jayson Tatum in basketball anymore. He’s been around long enough to have seen just about everything by now. But Thursday night in New York was different. Tatum was nervous. “This was a big moment, big hurdle for me,” Tatum said after the Boston Celtics loss to the Knicks.
The Boston Celtics will be without star guard Jaylen Brown on Thursday as they vie to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference against the host New York Knicks.
It’s been quite a season for the Boston Celtics. They are the second-best team in the East at 54-25, and Derrick White has been their defensive anchor.
Earning consistent playing time under Joe Mazzulla is not easy. In his first few seasons as head coach of the Boston Celtics, he maintained strict rotations.
By no means is it time to celebrate. Nobody’s looking, though, so let’s celebrate just a little. The Boston Celtics are headed to the playoffs. To be clear, making it to the playoffs in and of itself is nothing to write home about — especially in this city.
It seems like Brad Stevens is constantly mentioned as a potential candidate for the top coaching jobs in college hoops, and yet, he continues to run basketball operations for the Boston Celtics.