As the 2026 NCAA March Madness Tournament tips off, the eyes of the basketball world shift from the professional grind to the single-elimination theater.
What is usually a highly-anticipated game between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors is going to look like something closer to Jayson Tatum’s early-recovery scrimmage against the G League Celtics. If it wasn’t for the tanking Washington Wizards making sure they lost, the Wizards would be limping into Boston on a huge losing streak.
The Celtics will face an extremely shorthanded Golden State Warriors team on Wednesday night at TD Garden. Nikola Vucevic will miss his sixth straight game as he recovers from a right fing finger fracture he suffered last month, but the rest of the Celtics are available.
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.
The Celtics and the Suns met last night, and beyond the game itself, it was a good snapshot of how both teams have evolved over the past year. Not long ago, neither team was particularly effective on the offensive glass.
On Monday evening, the Boston Celtics continued their winning ways with a narrow home win over the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics were led in this one by Jaylen Brown, who scored an efficient 41 points on the evening, while Jayson Tatum also continues to round into form amid his return from an Achilles tear.
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.
Slowly but surely, the synergy between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum is coming back. There hasn’t been a big highlight with an alley-oop yet, but some plays are showing that they can both be so impactful together.
BOSTON — In the final weeks of the regular season, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has emphasized a simple but effective message. “Give the game what it needs,” Mazzulla has preached.
Derrick White recorded one steal and one block against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night. That is not something eye-popping, for sure. But what makes it special is that the Boston Celtics guard has been doing it consistently.
Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics had a 120-112 statement win against the Phoenix Suns on Monday. The Suns are a tough team that consistently plays their best defense, so the victory was hard-earned.
The Boston Celtics, long before Jayson Tatum returned from a lengthy absence due to a ruptured Achilles, were already a fierce team to contend against, thanks to the consistent two-way excellence of both Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.
Jaylen Brown had 41 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-112 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
The 2023-24 Boston Celtics side looked like they were destined to win the title. In the playoffs, after steamrolling through the Heat, Cavaliers, and Pacers, they took on a scary Dallas Mavericks side led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
After years of speculation, the NBA is finally about to take its first step towards expanding. According to ESPN , the league will vote next week on whether
The season is coming to a close, with weeks left in the season, and with both teams being hot, bettors could win a lot of money with the Phoenix Suns taking on the Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics have been the surprise of the NBA this season and are legit NBA title contenders with Jayson Tatum back in the fold. Still, the Celtics made a pair of roster moves to comply with NBA rules.
The Celtics have officially promoted guard Max Shulga from a two-way deal to a standard contract, the team announced. The agreement runs through the end of next season, with the 2026-27 portion expected to be non-guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The Celtics completed a pair of signings on Sunday, adding center Charles Bassey on a 10-day deal and promoting Max Shulga from his two-way contract to the standard roster.
Things continue to trend in the right direction for Jayson Tatum as the Boston Celtics enter Monday night's home game against the Phoenix Suns. Tatum played a season-high 32 minutes Saturday night to help the Celtics end a two-game losing streak with a 111-100 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Celtics two-way player Max Shulga will be promoted to a standard contract that runs through the end of next season, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).
Neemias Queta scored a game-high 24 points and had 10 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Washington Wizards 111-100 on Saturday night.
The Boston Celtics dropped a pair of high-profile games this week. Their fans should be stoked. Okay, so losing sucks; but the ways in which the NBA’s most winningest franchise fell to the top two teams in the Western Conference should provide plenty of hope going forward.
The Oklahoma City Thunder possess the best record in the NBA and are primed to make another run at a second consecutive title this season, largely due to the consistent and historic play from guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.