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For much of his career, Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown has faced underappreciation while sharing the floor with co-star Jayson Tatum. This season, however, that isn’t the case. Brown’s maturation in the driver’s seat has been Boston’s greatest gift this holiday season. He’s checked off all the boxes — particularly throughout December — leading the […]
Luka Garza recently tapped into an old routine he leaned on at the University of Iowa to persist through a six-game stretch of bad games in his sophomore year. He found himself riding highs-and-lows then, playing some of his best basketball then crashing into his worst. He began journaling through the following offseasons — and […]
1. Another Jaylen Brown 30-piece In Celtics history, when you start to enter conversations with Larry Bird as the only record holder above you, that means you are doing something special. For the 8th consecutive game, Jaylen Brown has scored 30+ points and is one game away from tying Larry Bird’s record of nine. Brown […]
Entering Friday night’s Celtics game in Indiana, Sam Hauser had not shot the ball well this season. Averaging 6.9 points per game this season, his lowest since 2023, Hauser was shooting 36% from threem a career low. It had been a tough start to the year for Hauser. However, against the Pacers, he finally had […]
The Boston Celtics traveled to Indiana Friday night to play the Pacers. Both teams squared off against each other on Monday with the Celtics prevailing 103-95 in a comeback victory. The second contest between these two teams resulted in a dominant Celtics win, 140-122. Payton Pritchard and Jaylen Brown had a combined 59 points in […]
Healthy and rested after a few nights off, the Celtics and Pacers meet again. Boston traveled to Indiana for the second matchup this week with an opportunity to extend their winning streak to four straight. Monday’s 103-95 victory was a tale of two halves with the Celtics outscored 61-43 in the first half, then responding […]
Boston Celtics (18-11) at Indiana Pacers (6-24)Friday, December 26, 20257:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #30, Road Game #15TV: NBCSB, FDSIN, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 The Sports Hub, 107.5 The Fan, Sirius XMGainbridge Fieldhouse The Celtics and Pacers complete a home and home set as the Celtics visit the Indiana Pacers at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. This is the […]
Globe One last look at 2025: Read our favorite stories of the year Court Sense: A Celtics-less Christmas Celtics at Pacers preview: Boston pays a visit to Indiana, loser of six straight Spurs beat Thunder for third win over defending NBA champions in two weeks CelticsBlog The Celtics didn’t play on Christmas Day – but […]
Over the next six games, the team heads west for a five-game road trip against sub-.500 teams (Pacers, Trail Blazers, Jazz, Kings, and Clippers) and come home to host the Bulls. The first place Pistons have a similar stretch (Jazz, Clippers, Lakers, Heat, and Cavaliers) and the Knicks take on some playoff contenders (Hawks twice, […]
BOSTON – For the first time since 2015, the Celtics didn’t get a Christmas Day game. In hindsight, that was an undeniable mistake – even without Jayson Tatum, they hold the Eastern Conference’s third-best record and the NBA’s sixth-best net rating, powered by an MVP-caliber season from Jaylen Brown. But the scheduling oversight didn’t prevent […]
We’re back! Welcome to the five highest-IQ plays of the week! Sure, we love the high-flying dunks and the deep, off-the-dribble step-back threes, but this is a place for the under-the-radar plays that might not get the credit they deserve. The plays that get the basketball sickos and nerds out of their chairs. The plays […]
I have a confession: I’m a casual fan. No, not of the Celtics, silly. I think 20 years of coverage qualifies me for “die-hard” status, but that’s just me. No, I’m a casual fan of the Bruins, Red Sox, and Patriots. It has been decades since I watched a Bruins game all the way through. […]
CelticsBlog Unwrapping a gift from each member of the Celtics ESPN NBA Christmas Day matchups that lived up to the hype 2025-26 NBA championship odds: Thunder remain big favorites; Nuggets, Rockets, Lakers, Knicks next CLNS Media Why Joe Mazzulla Deserves NBA Coach of the Year for Celtics’ Success NBC Sports Boston The Celtics’ biggest holiday […]
As I watched the Celtics erase a 20-point deficit to outlast the Pacers 103-95 on Monday, I found myself constantly coming back to one central thought: Luka Garza sets one heck of a screen. I typically gravitate toward guards and find myself studying the tendencies of shooters rather than post players, but there’s something about […]
Herald 12 Celtics thoughts on Boston’s first idle Christmas since 2015 Globe Bill Chisholm’s first business venture was in journalism, and other anecdotes about the new Celtics owner CelticsBlog Trade ideas, Sam Hauser, and book recommendations (Mailbag answers) Jaylen Brown found the line without crossing it ESPN NBA Power Rankings: All 30 teams’ most exciting […]
I asked for mailbag questions and (as usual) you guys delivered! Here they are: TheJohnBagleyAllstars Can we get Rob back for both 2026 2nds? I wouldn’t mind bringing The Timelord back. He’s clearly a walking injury risk, but maybe that means he’d be less expensive to re-sign? He has an expiring $13M salary that we […]
Every season, Jaylen Brown can be counted on to add or enhance a piece of his game. As he’s stepped into the full-time No. 1 option role, getting to the free throw line has been a massive factor behind his elite production. Foul drawing is a skill. There is the arm-hooking, foul-baiting variety that draws […]
Herald Jaylen Brown having ‘favorite season’ of his career for overachieving Celtics Celtics’ bench sparks spirited comeback in win over Pacers Rookie Hugo Gonzalez isn’t playing like 19-year-old for Celtics Globe Former Celtics star Jrue Holiday’s Newton home sells for $6.7M Jaylen Brown, Celtics chip away and rally for impressive win over Pacers: 7 takeaways […]
BOSTON — On paper, Celtics forwards Baylor Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez don’t have a ton in common. Scheierman is a 25-year-old from Nebraska; Gonzalez is a 19-year-old from Madrid. But the Celtics’ two most recent first-round draft picks have quickly formed a great friendship apparent to anyone who steps foot into the Celtics locker room […]
1. Starters lump of coal turned to diamonds At the 9:22 mark and the Celtics down 20, Mazzulla pulled all of the starters off the floor out of a timeout, seemingly sending a message due to the lack of effort. The bench unit of Anfernee Simons-Hugo Gonzalez-Sam Hauser-Baylor Scheierman-Luka Garza would come in and immediately […]
BOSTON — It only took an Andrew Nembhard free throw in the third quarter to push the Celtics into a 20-point deficit against the Pacers on Monday night — a spot that didn’t faze head coach Joe Mazzulla the slightest. “Being down 12 in the third quarter, I’m pretty comfortable with that because you see […]
On a night when Jaylen Brown scored 31 points, it was Hugo Gonzalez who shined bright for the Celtics, playing nearly the entire second half. His energy was such a key in Boston’s comeback after they looked flat for the first half and the beginning of the 2nd half. Jordan Walsh joined Jayson Tatum on […]
Indiana Pacers (6-22) at Boston Celtics (17-11)Monday, December 22, 20257:30 PM ETRegular Season Game #29 Home Game #15TV: NBCSB, FDSN, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 107.5 The Fan, Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics host the Indiana Pacers for the first of 4 meetings this season. This is a rematch of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals that […]
Globe Pacers at Celtics preview: Boston hosts Indiana to open home-and-home Rookie Hugo González’s biggest game symbolic of Celtics’ complete team efforts up and down roster CelticsBlog Celtics get good injury news ahead of Indiana Pacers game NBC Sports Boston Hugo Gonzalez by the numbers: Inside the rookie’s early impact with Celtics NESN Celtics Make […]
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown will return from a one-game absence when the Celtics face the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Brown, who missed Friday’s win against the Toronto Raptors with a non-COVID illness, has been on a tear as of late, averaging 32.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 6.5 assists in his last 10 games. Brown […]