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The Celtics expected to be down two rotation players in their Monday night matchup with the Rockets. Minutes before tipoff at TD Garden, they learned they’d actually be missing three. Despite being upgraded from questionable to available earlier in the evening and dressing for the game, veteran big man Al Horford did not leave the…
The 2023-24 Celtics were a juggernaut, facing little real resistance on their march to an NBA title. That has not been true for Boston’s current team. Thanks to an increase in injuries, effort lapses and opponent intensity, the Celtics are just a shade over .500 since the middle of December. Overall, they’re 32-14 following Saturday’s…
Two weeks after losing by 54 points in Boston, the Toronto Raptors handed the Celtics their most humbling loss of the season Wednesday night. Toronto led for nearly the entire second half and held Boston to 15 fourth-quarter points in a 110-97 victory at Scotiabank Arena. Despite facing two of the NBA’s worst teams in…
During his pregame news conference Tuesday, Joe Mazzulla was asked by CLNS Media’s Noa Dalzell about how defensive struggles in basketball often are blamed on laziness or lack of effort, while a cold stretch on offense is more likely to be waved off as a shooting slump. Mazzulla called that “the most profound statement in…
After steamrolling the Indiana Pacers by 37 points on Friday, the Celtics were handled by the same team on the same court Sunday, losing 123-114. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: December 29, 2024 at 8:30 PM EST
Last Wednesday, the shorthanded Celtics needed to buckle down in the final minutes to secure a competitive victory over the pesky Detroit Pistons. Boston faced the same scenario eight days later: home game against Detroit without the services of Jayson Tatum, who sat out with a knee injury. This time around, there was no need…
