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The Celtics began trade deadline week by sending Anfernee Simons to the Bulls in exchange for Nikola Vučević in a significant move for the short term and potentially setting up long-term flexibility for the franchise as they attempt to return to contention. The move, or any others that happen ahead of 3 p.m. on Thursday, will all face an […]
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It has already been an eventful few days leading up to the NBA trade deadline. Will the Boston Celtics be making any additional moves today? What other moves will reshape the landscape across the NBA? This is an open thread to share your ideas, pass along rumors, and most importantly to react to the news […]
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The Celtics entered the season with a lot of question marks at the center position. In fact, that was one of the main reasons many people picked the Celtics for the lottery. Fast forward to today and Neemias Queta has had himself a breakout season, Luka Garza has established himself as a rotation big, and […]
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1. Incredible Defensive Effort In a game where both Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser were out on the second night of a back-to-back, the Hospital Celtics stepped up big time and handed the Houston Rockets their largest margin of defeat this season, winning 114-93. Boston held Houston to to their second lowest scoring game of […]
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During a season where nothing’s guaranteed and rotations are a revolving door, Boston Celtics center Neemias Queta found a way to strengthen his bid at remaining in the team’s starting lineup. “Neemy was the best version of himself,” Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters, per CLNS Media. “Even though he was only 3-for-4, you […]
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HOUSTON — At the Celtics’ team meeting on Wednesday morning, two-way player Ron Harper Jr. saw his name on the whiteboard. It quickly dawned on him: for the first time in his four-year NBA career, he was going to start in an NBA basketball game. “I knew I was getting a start,” Harper Jr. said, […]
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Way back in November, the Rockets delivered a bit of a wakeup call to Boston. After the Celtics started 0-3, they won three straight against New Orleans, Cleveland, and Philadelphia and had started to figure out what their identity was going to be. Houston had other ideas and beat down Boston in a 28-point blowout […]
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HOUSTON — The Celtics will start a brand-new starting five in the wake of multiple absences against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Alongside regular starters Derrick White and Neemias Queta, Baylor Scheierman, Ron Harper Jr, and Luka Garza will take the floor for tip-off. Payton Pritchard, fresh off a 26-point outing, will come off the […]
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Boston Celtics (32-18) at Houston Rockets (31-17)Wednesday, February 4, 20268:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #51, Road Game #27TV: NBCSB, Space City Home Network, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 790 AM, Sirius XMToyota Center The Celtics visit the Houston Rockets for the 2nd and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Rockets won the first […]
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Herald Four thoughts on Celtics’ reported Anfernee Simons-Nikola Vucevic trade Cooper Flagg scores 36 points, but Celtics top Mavericks Celtics reportedly trading Anfernee Simons to Bulls for veteran center Globe Payton Pritchard thrives in return to bench as Celtics roll over Mavericks: 6 takeaways Celtics reportedly trade Anfernee Simons to Bulls, acquire Nikola Vučević After […]
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HOUSTON — The Celtics will be severely short-handed when they face the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night on the second night of a back-to-back. Boston will be without Anfernee Simons, who was reportedly traded to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, and without Sam Hauser, who is dealing with a right thumb sprain. In addition to […]
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#1 – A court geometry lesson from Joe Mazzulla The Celtics coaching staff’s ability to optimize court-mapping is one of the reasons the team has been so successful this season, despite the loss of scoring talent. The Celtics’ goal was to find a way to punish Daniel Gafford as a roamer. The Mavericks are using […]
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Yesterday’s big trade finally solved the glaring issue of needing more center depth (with all due respect to Queta and Garza). It cost the Celtics some guard depth though. So will the team make another move to add a backup guard or go with what they have? In theory Jayson Tatum coming back gives the […]
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The frenzied final 48 hours before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline posed a challenge for the Celtics as they arrived in Dallas to face Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks. Hours before tip-off, the Celtics reportedly traded guard Anfernee Simons to the Bulls for center Nikola Vučević. Simons was immediately downgraded from available to […]
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DALLAS — Every single time the Celtics boarded the team plane to embark on a roadtrip this season, Anfernee Simons has sat right next to Baylor Scheierman. But when the Celtics boarded their flight from Dallas to Houston late Tuesday night, Scheierman’s seatmate was nowhere to be found. That’s because, as the Celtics prepare to […]
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The Celtics got their third straight win on Tuesday night, beating the Mavericks 110-100. Jaylen Brown’s 33 points led the way with Payton Pritchard’s 26 points and Luka Garza’s 16 points off of the bench. The Celtics were without Jayson Tatum, Chris Boucher and (technically) Anfernee Simons — the trade with Chicago has yet to […]
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The brief but captivating Anfernee Simons era in Boston has reportedly come to an end. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Celtics are trading Simons and a second-round pick to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for veteran big man Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick. At its core, this move is more so about roster […]
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DALLAS — Payton Pritchard will come off the bench for the first time this season when the Celtics face the Mavericks. Baylor Scheierman will take his place in the starting lineup. Alongside Scheierman, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, and Neemias Queta will start against the Mavericks. The move comes just hours after Anfernee Simons […]
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Boston Celtics (31-18) at Dallas Mavericks (19-30)Tuesday, February 3, 20268:00 PM ESTRegular Season Game #50 Road Game #26TV: Peacock/NBC, NBCSB, Mavs TVRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 97.1 FM, Sirius XMAmerican Airlines Center The Celtics begin a 2 game back to back road trip with a stop in Dallas to take on the Mavericks. This is the […]
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DALLAS — The Celtics have traded Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick, ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported on Tuesday afternoon. The move sheds nearly $5 million in salary for the Celtics, while bolstering a frontcourt that has almost exclusively relied on Neemias […]
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Herald What’s surprised Al Horford most about Celtics’ ‘impressive’ season Globe Celtics at Mavericks preview: Boston opens two-game Texas swing in Dallas Jaylen Brown appreciates the role of legacy in NBA and with Celtics CelticsBlog Where do you think Giannis Antetokounmpo will land? (daily topic) Jaylen Brown is building a Celtics legacy that has nothing […]
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DALLAS — Jaylen Brown has won Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of January, winning the honor for the first time in his career, the NBA announced on Tuesday. Brown averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game, headlined by a 50-point outing against the Los Angeles Clippers on January […]
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I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s a possibility that Giannis Antetokounmpo could be traded from the Milwaukee Bucks. Of course you’ve heard about it because it is all anyone has talked about for the last 3 months and off and on for the last several years. Insert your own dating/breakup analogy here because […]
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ROXBURY — Hundreds of middle and high schoolers (and their parents) inundated the Yawkeye Boys and Girls Club on a freezing-cold Saturday in Roxbury. On one floor, representatives from dozens of higher education institutions provided pamphlets regarding the educational opportunities available to neighborhood boys and girls. On another, kids played chess, explored a blow-up mini-planetarium […]
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The record doesn’t exactly show it, but Boston has been improving all year. After starting 11-9 through October and November, they steamrolled through December at 9-3, and slogged through a road-heavy January 10-6. Despite the travel, last month was supposed to be the soft part of the schedule with nine games against teams under .500. […]
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