When Jayson Tatum went down with a torn Achilles in the Celtics’ eventual Eastern Conference semifinal loss to the Knicks last May, it seemed like a blow that would not only ensure Boston’s playoff demise then, but steal any chance they had of contending this year, too.
The Boston Celtics are looking at a possible championship run this year. And so far, the form they were in looked like things were going great. That was until they lost 89-118 to the Charlotte Hornets.
Coming off a blowout win against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, the Celtics got a taste of their own medicine against the Charlotte Hornets, getting crushed 118-89.
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.
Jaylen Brown said he’ll take the blame for the Boston Celtics’ humiliating 118-89 home loss against the red-hot Charlotte Hornets after he put up 20 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists on 7-for-19 shooting from the field in 34 minutes.
BOSTON — The Celtics night was summed up perfectly at the end of the third quarter of their loss to the Charlotte Hornets. With about three minutes to go, they pieced together an 8-3 spurt that was giving them a little life.
Derrick White said Jayson Tatum is moving well and making progress in his recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon, offering an encouraging update Wednesday even as the Celtics lost 118-89 to the Charlotte Hornets — their worst defeat of the season.
The Charlotte Hornets walked into TD Garden on Wednesday night and handed the Boston Celtics their worst loss of the season, a 118-89 rout that was never close.
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.
BOSTON — The Celtics never really had it on Wednesday night. They couldn't shoot, they couldn't defend, and they couldn't rebound. That's a losing trifecta if there ever was one.
BOSTON — The anticipation for Jayson Tatum’s return is building in Boston. The circumstantial evidence is piling up to suggest it’s going to happen any
Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown has led his team toone of the best records in the NBA this season without Jayson Tatum, which, for JR Smith, means it’s no longer Tatum’s team.
Fans have been asking to see Jamie Reagan (Will Estes), Eddie Janko (Vanessa Ray), and their baby on Boston Blue ever since the Blue Bloods spinoff revealed that never-before-seen Reagans would appear in the series.
Paul Pierce reminisces with Marc D'Amico on two of The Truth's most iconic moments for today's throwback, scoring his 20,000th point and eventually passing Larry Bird on the team's all-time scoring list.
The Boston Celtics will enter their matchup on Wednesday night against the visiting Charlotte Hornets having won 12 of their past 14 games. Boston has been getting the job done with defense and depth.
BOSTON — Boston Celtics sit second in the Eastern Conference with a 41-20 record. Their third straight win leaves them five games behind Detroit. February treated Boston well, and one star earned recognition for it.
Derrick White and the Boston Celtics have been on a torrid pace this last month of basketball. In February, the Celtics posted a 9-2 record, good enough for the second-best mark in the NBA for the month, only behind Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
Ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Boston Celtics were written off as Eastern Conference contenders and for good reasons. Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury was already a big setback.
The Celtics are thinking long term, even while stacking wins. Boston is focused on internal improvement and integrating trade-deadline addition Nikola Vucevic as it prepares for another postseason run.
The Celtics have brought back John Tonje on a two-way contract, the team announced (via Twitter). Tonje was acquired from Utah ahead of the last month’s trade deadline.