A Boston Celtics Blog: 17 Banners and Counting
On a night where the Pistons came in winners of 13 in a row, they left TD Garden losers of 1 in a row. The Celtics were on fire from three throughout the game, going 20/43 from beyond the arc. The Garden was rocking all night as the Celtics got their best win of the […]
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Just 17 games into the season, first-year Celtics guard Anfernee Simons already finds himself in uncharted territory, more than two months before the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. Simons, acquired from the Trail Blazers just over four months ago, arrived in Boston as the organization’s marquee addition during a fire-sale offseason. The 26-year-old had just […]
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Detroit Pistons (15-2) at Boston Celtics (9-8)Wednesday, November 26, 20255:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #18, Home Game #10TV: ESPNRadio: 95.5 Sports Hub, 97.1 FM, Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics host the Detroit Pistons for the 2nd of 3 games between them this season. The Pistons won the first game 119-113 in Detroit on October 26. […]
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Herald Celtics rule out Neemias Queta, will need ‘group effort’ to replace center Globe Celtics will be without center Neemias Queta (ankle) Wednesday against the Pistons, who have won 13 straight Celtics vs. Pistons: Detroit going for franchise record win streak in Boston Celtics without Neemias Queta vs. streaking Pistons, and if he’s out for […]
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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 […]
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Anfernee Simons is a quality basketball player (as evidenced by his recent play). In particular, he’s exceptionally skilled at scoring the basketball (something a lot of teams have trouble with). In the right situation on the right team he could prove to be very valuable. That team might even be the Boston Celtics (thus 30 […]
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Globe Neemias Queta injury: How the Celtics feel about going small Jaylen Brown credits NBA Hall of Famer for convincing him to stay with Celtics Celtics fans caught in the middle of dispute between Fubo streaming service and NBC Chauncey Billups, Trail Blazers coach, pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case CelticsBlog The shot […]
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BOSTON —Neemias Queta went down with a left ankle sprain in the first quarter of Sunday’s Celtics game against the Orlando Magic, and the team later shared he was questionable to return. After the game, Joe Mazzulla did not have an update, sharing he had yet to speak with his starting center. At practice on […]
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BOSTON – No NBA player has had more success with the midrange shot than Jaylen Brown has this season. Perhaps relatedly, the Boston Celtics – without Jayson Tatum and four top rotation players from last year’s team – have somehow managed to have the league’s sixth-best offense. It’s still early, but Brown is in the […]
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Towards the end of last season, I tried to make “Baylor Schowmanship” a thing on Twitter. In every game, the rookie had a highlight play, whether it was a Rondoesque pass or a buzzer-beating 3, Baylor Scheierman had a flair for the dramatic. The nickname fit. In his sophomore year, he is a different man. […]
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Herald ‘That’s what we need him to be’: Anfernee Simons settling into new role with Celtics Celtics lose starter to injury, survive late comeback in win over Magic Celtics’ Neemias Queta leaves game vs. Magic with ankle injury Globe Game: Can you match these Boston athletes to their jersey numbers? Jaylen Brown, Celtics hold off […]
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In his postgame press conference Friday night, Jaylen Brown said he believed the Celtics “went through the motions” in a loss to the Nets. Sunday night against the Magic, the Celtics looked like a team that got the message. It got somewhat dicey at the end, as a 26-point lead suddenly shrunk to six, but […]
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Wearing a Celtics uniform has challenged Anfernee Simons in more ways than the 26-year-old could have imagined this past offseason. The transition from a cemented starter in Portland to a platoon contributor in Boston — coming off the bench but expected to deliver starter-level production — hasn’t been easy. Simons joined an understaffed Celtics team, […]
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After the Celtics’ disappointing loss on Friday night, Jaylen Brown was frustrated with the team’s performance. After the game, he said, “come ready to play, or don’t play at all. That’s my whole thing. We’ve gotta come ready to play. We just went through the motions today. Like, I don’t understand it.” On Sunday night, […]
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BOSTON — In the Celtics win over the Los Angeles Clippers last Sunday, Anfernee Simons suited up for just 12 minutes. Josh Minott played 11 minutes, and Sam Hauser tallied a season-low 7 minutes. But exactly one week later, the trio of bench players combined for 55 points on a scorching 74% shooting, contributing critical […]
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Coming off a 113-105 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA Cup on Friday, the Celtics (9-8) caught fire with 80 points in the first half and held off a late comeback on the way to a 138-129 win against the Orlando Magic (10-8) on Sunday night. It was the third matchup of the […]
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BOSTON — Neemias Queta hobbled to the locker room with an ankle sprain in the first quarter of the Boston Celtics’ game against the Orlando Magic. Queta had played well in the first six minutes of the game, tallying 6 points (on 3-3 shooting) and 2 rebounds, but came down limping after drawing his second […]
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The Maine Celtics are rolling after an 0-3 start to the season; the Celtics’ G-League affiliate posted a 129-119 win over the Delaware Blue Coats on Sunday afternoon to improve to 4-3 on the season. Ron Harper — the G League’s leading scorer who is fresh off a 46-point outing — led Maine with 26 […]
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Orlando Magic (10-7) at Boston Celtics (8-8) Sunday, November 23, 20256:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #17 Home Game #9TV: NBCSB, FDSNFL, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub , WYGM 96.9, Sirius XMTD Garden The Celtics host the Orlando Magic for the third of 4 meetings between these teams this season. They played twice in a row in […]
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Globe Magic at Celtics preview: Will Boston rebound from an embarrassing loss? Celtics’ lack of focus is getting most foul NESN Interesting Stat Shows How Much Celtics Are Missing Jayson Tatum Celtics Issue Message After Former Player’s Tragic Death Phil Pressey Details Developmental Focus Celtics’ Two-Way Trio Celtics’ G League Coach Gushes Over Rookie Hugo […]
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The stopper In this switching defense world, you’d think that having a A+ stopper on your team wouldn’t be too important. Opposing teams could just scrape your team’s best defender off with a screen. However, head coach Joe Mazzulla has employed one of his rangy wings against lead scorers throughout the first sixteen games of […]
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Herald Jaylen Brown calls out Celtics teammates after loss to lowly Nets Celtics can’t overcome Jaylen Brown’s foul trouble in uninspired loss to Nets ‘Everybody looked in the mirror’: Have Celtics solved biggest early-season problem? Globe ‘Come ready to play or don’t come at all’: Jaylen Brown doesn’t mince words after Celtics’ loss to Nets […]
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The Celtics had chances to take control in Brooklyn, but never found the consistency needed to steal the game from the Nets. Boston flashed moments of good process and stretches of tough defense, yet the middle quarters — and a late Michael Porter Jr. surge — proved too much to overcome. Still, there were plenty […]
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Jaylen Brown wasted no time holding the Celtics’ feet to the fire on Friday night. Boston and Brooklyn met for the second time in as many games, this time on TD Garden’s lucky green NBA Cup parquet. But luck wasn’t on the Celtics’ side. The Nets erupted in the second quarter, outscoring Boston 40-25, setting […]
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Celtics two-way player Ron Harper Jr. has been on a tear — and a Friday night game at the Portland Expo was no exception. Harper Jr. poured in a G-League career-high 46 points for the Maine Celtics in a 113-111 win over the Delaware Blue Coats, hitting 16 of 26 shots and 7 of 14 […]
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