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Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/19/26

Herald As Celtics playoffs begin, can Boston go from ‘gap year’ to banner year? Six bold predictions for Celtics-76ers playoff series Celtics notebook: Jayson Tatum makes admission ahead of playoff opener Globe With Joel Embiid out, these Celtics better pummel the 76ers on the glass After his career was ‘dead in the water’, Jordan Walsh […]

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 4/19/26

Herald As Celtics playoffs begin, can Boston go from ‘gap year’ to banner year? Six bold predictions for Celtics-76ers playoff series Celtics notebook: Jayson Tatum makes admission ahead of playoff opener Globe With Joel Embiid out, these Celtics better pummel the 76ers on the glass After his career was 'dead in the water', Jordan Walsh is ready for a shot at playoff redemption Joe Mazzulla explained why he deflected praise during Coach of the Year conversation Game 1 preview: In p...

Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) at Boston Celtics (0-0) Round 1 Game 1 4/19/26

Philadelphia 76ers (0-0) at Boston Celtics (0-0)Sunday, April 19, 20261:00 PM ETFirst Round Game #1 Home Game #1TV: ABCRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 97.5 Fanatic, Sirius XMTD GardenOfficials: Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, Tre Maddox The Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers meet in the playoffs for the 23rd time, which includes Philly’s time as the Syracuse […]

Sixers begin playoffs in Boston with Sunday matinee

After a roller coaster regular season, the Philadelphia 76ers handled business in the Play-In Tournament against Orlando, earning the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round matchup against the rival Boston Celtics. In Game 1 this afternoon in Boston, the Celtics are 13-point favorites to take a 1-0 lead in the series, and […]

CelticsBlog predictions: How does this season end?

At a certain point, you have to stop circling possibilities and just make a call. Nobody enjoys that part, because it means putting something on record and living with it for the next two months. The Celtics enter the playoffs as one of the most difficult teams in the league to pin down. They’ve shown […]

Maxey-mum effort will be needed to contains 76ers point guard

Tyrese Maxey may not be on the level of a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, or even Jalen Brunson, but in a first round series against Philadelphia, the Celtics will get an opportunity to test their top-5 defense. When going up against a great player, there are two schools of thought: let them get theirs and shut […]

The Sixers’ history against the Celtics in the playoffs

Could the Sixers upset the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs? It feels highly unlikely, but it would be revenge over four decades in the making. This spring will be the NBA-record 23rd time the two franchises have met in the postseason. It’s a rivalry that favors Boston historically, and, really, in 2026 […]

For Jordan Walsh, this moment was a long time coming

BOSTON — This could be Jordan Walsh’s moment, the moment that Brad Stevens envisioned when he drafted a 19-year-old propspet out of Arkansas in 2023. Back then, Walsh was long, athletic defender that the Celtics hoped could eventually mold into someone who could lock down some of the NBA’s best offensive talents. Walsh never really […]

From Rutgers Roots to the NBA Playoffs — The Harper Legacy Grows

A Scarlet Knight in Boston’s Rotation For Ron Harper Jr., the journey has been about patience, growth, and finding his role on a championship-caliber roster. After grinding his way into the league, Harper has carved out a role with the Celtics as a versatile wing—someone who can defend multiple positions, space the floor, and provide […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/18/26

Herald Six bold predictions for Celtics-76ers playoff series Globe 76ers star Joel Embiid out for Game 1 vs. Celtics Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum have been teammates for nine years, and the Celtics’ duo think they are still getting better The Celtics enter the postseason set up for one of their most impressive playoff runs in […]

Minimizing Maxey, protecting the rim, and hitting the boards: three things Boston can carry over vs. Philly

The Boston Celtics will enter the playoffs facing a highly familiar opponent.  Their upcoming series will mark the 23rd postseason meeting between the Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers, underscoring one of the league’s most enduring rivalries. The two teams also met four times during the regular season. While Jayson Tatum did not appear in any of those matchups, […]

What is the ideal role for Boston’s bench players against the 76ers?

Of the last 20 games of Boston’s regular season, 13 featured a starting lineup of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Sam Hauser and Neemias Queta.  Despite Tatum’s late entry into the lineup, that 5-man combo is third in total minutes together this year, sporting a +7 net scoring advantage (per 100 possessions). It’s a […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/17/26

Herald Celtics notebook: Jayson Tatum makes admission ahead of playoff opener Globe The rest of us had doubts, but it seems these Celtics knew how good they could be all along Younger fans may not know, but there’s real history in a Celtics-Sixers playoff series, and other thoughts How are Jaylen Brown’s numbers looking since […]

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 4/17/26

Herald Celtics notebook: Jayson Tatum makes admission ahead of playoff opener Globe The rest of us had doubts, but it seems these Celtics knew how good they could be all along Younger fans may not know, but there’s real history in a Celtics-Sixers playoff series, and other thoughts How are Jaylen Brown’s numbers looking since Jayson Tatum returned for the Celtics? Ex-NBA player Damon Jones is expected to become first person to plead guilty in gambling sweep CelticsBlog Jaylen Brown a...

How does Boston view this series? We asked CelticsBlog

For approximately the billionth time in franchise history, the Sixers will be taking on the Boston Celtics in a playoff series. Philadelphia has the chance to beat their rival in the postseason for the first time since 1983. They’re 0-for-3 in the Joel Embiid era. It’s safe to say the deck is stacked against them […]

Jayson Tatum is ready for the playoffs

Jayson Tatum wasn’t sure he was going to be here. “I get the opportunity to be a part of this team and play in the playoffs — I couldn’t be more grateful,” Tatum said at his media session on Friday. “I think there’s just more of a sense of gratitude than ever. Not that I […]

Looking back at the Sixers’ regular season meetings against Boston

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to begin their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics on Sunday. The Celtics are the odds-on favorite to reach the NBA Finals, so the Sixers are understandably huge underdogs to extend their season beyond the next four-to-seven games. If there is any silver lining in this particular matchup, Philadelphia […]

Boston faces a tricky equation against Philadelphia’s speed

The Boston Celtics will face the Philadelphia Sixers in the first round of the playoffs, and it is safe to say that they are the clear favorites. The Sixers have the 18th-best net rating (-0.3 per Cleaning The Glass) and will have to play without their best player, Joël Embiid. In the meantime, the Celtics […]

Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday are teaming up one more time

BOSTON — Jrue Holiday’s two-year tenure in Boston technically ended in May. After he was traded from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers, Jrue and his wife, Lauren, packed up their family and moved to Portland, where the two-time NBA champion would join a younger, up-and-coming squad hoping to punch their first ticket to the […]

It’s time for Jaylen Brown to claim his spot in the NBA pantheon

Jaylen Brown just put together the best season of his career and it wasn’t particularly close. Averaging 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, Brown showed that not only can he be the number one option on a playoff team, but he can be the number one on a really good playoff team. […]

CelticsBlog predictions: hot takes edition

The playoffs bring out something different in us. Suddenly, media and fans alike have takes they need to get on record — not because it’s right, necessarily, but because there’s a chance it might be. And if it is, well, you’ll be hearing about it for the next six months. The other 480 takes that […]

Boston Celtics Daily Links 4/16/26

Herald Four things to know about 76ers entering Celtics playoff matchup Celtics’ first-round opponent finalized after 76ers-Magic play-in game Globe 5 things to know about the Celtics’ first-round playoff opponent Philadelphia fans chant ‘We want Boston’ ahead of playoff series vs. Celtics Celtics to face Philadelphia 76ers in first round of NBA playoffs With Tyrese […]

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Celtics Daily Links 4/16/26

Herald Four things to know about 76ers entering Celtics playoff matchup Celtics’ first-round opponent finalized after 76ers-Magic play-in game Globe 5 things to know about the Celtics' first-round playoff opponent Philadelphia fans chant 'We want Boston' ahead of playoff series vs. Celtics Celtics to face Philadelphia 76ers in first round of NBA playoffs With Tyrese Maxey, 76ers can make this a challenging series for Celtics The 76ers and Celtics took different paths to the playoff...