Hang out around the Celtics long enough, you’re sure to hear some version of the refrain: This team is different than last year. It has come up a lot this season and, in some way or another, during their first-round series against the Heat.
The Boston Celtics have fallen victim to numerous unlikely heroes while playing the Miami Heat in the postseason. However, during a 102-88 victory on Monday night, the C’s gave the Heat a taste of their own medicine thanks to a career-best performance from guard Derrick White.
Can Joe Mazzulla excel when making in-game adjustments? Joe Mazzulla inherited a Boston Celtics roster fresh off a trip to the NBA Finals. He spent his first season learning the ropes as a head coach and working with a coaching staff who likely saw him as a peer rather than the team’s new leader.
The Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics 111-101 in Game 2. Given their history, there are several adjustments to be made for Game 3. Game 2 sent shockwaves across the basketball world after the Heat stunned the Celtics to tie the series 1-1.
The Celtics will be facing a team that’s missing four members of its rotation. The Boston Celtics will face the Miami Heat in Game 3 of their opening playoff series later tonight.
The Celtics have no excuse for falling at the first hurdle.
The Celtics fell to a shock loss against the Miami Heat in Game 2. The Boston Celtics dared the Miami Heat to shoot the ball. They sagged off the perimeter, giving Caleb Martin and Haywood Highsmith additional space.
Teams around the league will likely be watching Boston's games and looking for ways to counter their balanced offense.
No Boston Celtics player (or coach) is found on any of the NBA’s shortlists of finalists for its most coveted individual awards this season, which their fans called out on social media.
The Boston Celtics dominated the league this regular season, yet they’ll have no NBA accolades to show for it. The NBA announced the finalists for its most prestigious awards on Sunday night and no Celtic could be found on any of the shortlists.
There’s no doubt head coach Joe Mazzulla has done a tremendous job guiding the Boston Celtics to the top of the league and a first-seed finish to the regular season.
The Boston Celtics entered the 2024 NBA Playoffs with the best record in the league — and it’s not even close. They collected a total of 64 wins to easily top the Eastern Conference standings by 14 games.
The Celtics easily took Game 1 of their first-round playoff series over the Heat on Sunday, winning 114-94. However, the victory didn't come without a bit of controversy.
As you may have expected, Sunday’s Game 1 clash between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat did not end without incident. Ultimately, it was Boston who secured a 114-94 victory to take a 1-0 series lead, but unsurprisingly, Miami did not go down without a fight.
The Boston Celtics will open their playoff series against the Heat on Sunday. The Boston Celtics’ path to the NBA Finals begins today. A repeat of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals sees Joe Mazzulla’s team facing off against the Miami Heat.
Heading into the postseason, Boston is focused on accepting anything that comes their way. The word “expectations” means different things for different people.
The Celtics coach was more than deserving of the award.
The 2023-24 Boston Celtics experienced a huge shakeup before the regular season started, with new faces coming in and franchise cornerstones getting shipped out.
The Boston Celtics are on course for a dominant No. 1 seed finish to the regular season, having secured the top seed in the East a month ago. They've stumbled
Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Michael Cooper has changed his tone about this year’s Boston Celtics after seeing them dominate this regular season. With a 62-17 record, the Boston Celtics have clinched the best overall record in the league with three games to spare.
One way or another, Joe Mazzulla tends to find a teachable moment for his team in most games. Even if he has to manufacture them. The Celtics came into the fourth quarter up 12 on the Sacramento Kings.
Joe Mazzulla has said over and over again that a priority for his team is diagnosing in real time why the other team is making a run, stopping it, and
Boston, which has clinched the top spot in the Eastern Conference, finished 12-4 last month. Houston, which is battling for a play-in tournament berth in the West, posted a 13-2 record in March.
The fun is over for Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla.
On Thursday night at Fiserv Forum, the Boston Celtics suffered their most lopsided defeat this season. Their 135-102 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks represents the first time in 182 games they haven't held a lead at any point in a matchup.
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