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The first two weeks of May 1984 saw the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics face off seven times in the second round of the playoffs.The Celtics were the league's best team that year, winning 62 games, the fourth season in five they won 60+, a feat they'd repeat the next two.Larry Bird was in year one of what would be an MVP three-peat, joining Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA players to do so.

Celtics "Oh, make no mistake.The Nuggets would have throttled them."A 3-point heave's worth of thoughts on the Celtics ...



▪ Two weeks after their season ended with a Game 7 no-show, it remains a bummer that the Celtics couldn't overcome the Heat - but mostly themselves - to reach the NBA Finals.

After a disappointing finish to the season, the Boston Celtics are looking to retool this offseason.While one potential way to shake up the roster would be to trade All-NBA Second Team member Jaylen Brown, a much easier trade to make would be trading away Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon.Brogdon was acquired last offseason and is set to make $22.5 million this coming season.

The Boston Celtics season is over, but Joe Mazzulla is not your fall guy.Yes, the season is definitely over, and not in the fun way where we all get to order expensive prints of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown holding the Larry O'Brien Trophy and display them prominently next to our children and family pets above the fireplace.

The Boston Celtics have some tough decisions to make with not much time to make them.With Jaylen Brown making the All-NBA 2nd Team, he is now eligible for a Supermax extension.However, after a disappointing eastern conference final series, many Celtics fans are making the case to trade the star player, claiming he's not worth the massive extension and should have great value despite having 1 year left on his contract.

Celtics "He's a big part of us and we believe in him and I'm thankful for him"



If Brad Stevens gets his way, Jaylen Brown will remain a Boston Celtic for the foreseeable future.Amid speculation that the Celtics could trade Brown before his contract expires next summer, Stevens reiterated his desire to keep the all-star forward in Boston.

Celtics "We'll see how everything shakes itself out with what the staff looks like."One of the first dominos of the Celtics' offseason fell on Thursday afternoon when Brad Stevens confirmed that Joe Mazzulla will return as Boston's head coach for the 2023-24 season.Now, the onus falls on Stevens and Boston's management to give the 34-year-old coach some reinforcements on the bench.

Celtics "It's time to break Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum up."The Celtics will have plenty of questions to address this summer.Beyond Joe Mazzulla's status and the potential tinkering of the roster, Brad Stevens and Boston's front office might need to confront some hard truths over whether or not this current core can win a title together.

From down 0-3 to heading back to Boston for Game 7, Joe Mazzulla has fought off critics all week as he leads his Boston Celtics to potentially the greatest comeback in NBA history.If there were to be any coach to lead a team from down 0-3 in a postseason series, Joe Mazzulla would be it.The way he dealt with the beginning few weeks as Boston Celtics head coach set the standard as someone who knows what it is like to be thrown in the fire.

The Boston Celtics have many difficult decisions to make if/when they are eliminated from the Eastern Conference postseason - mainly pertaining to figuring out which core members are expendable in a potential trade during the offseason.Boston only has Grant Williams' impending restricted free agency to sort out on the free agent side of the transactional equation considering the lack of usable cap space, so finding a trade is the only way for the team to meaningfully move the needle forward.

Celtics "When you are looking at making a $600 million investment in a duo, it is not necessarily a rubber stamp at this point."The odds aren't exactly on the Boston Celtics' side at this point in the Eastern Conference Finals.Boston currently trails the Miami Heat 0-3 in the best-of-seven series.

Celtics One of the many reasons why the Celtics are down 3-0 to the Heat: Their players, as shown through their recent words and pathetic actions, clearly do not believe their coach gives them a fighting chance.It's not fair.It's not fair at all.But it is the reality, the harsh truth, and the only hope of salvaging this era of Celtics basketball.

Patriots Micah Parsons and Bill Belichick were both in attendance for Game 1 between the Celtics and Heat at TD Garden.Micah Parsons knew it was coming.The Cowboys star linebacker was spotted courtside at TD Garden for the Celtics' Game 1 matchup against Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.His wardrobe choice raised a few eyebrows, especially with Bill Belichick in attendance.

For reasons unbeknownst to just about anyone else on the planet, FS1 host Colin Cowherd concocted a mock trade proposal - with mock never being more apt than in this scenario - which would see the Boston Celtics send Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon to the Warriors for Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins.

Heavy's Adam Taylor had a brutal message regarding the coaching job Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has done during the 2023 postseason - rattling off a laundry list of things he has done or has failed to do during his first playoffs.Mazzulla's offensive plan has sucked throughout the post-season.

The Boston Celtics would never consider the trade proposal NBA Analysis Network came up with, sending Jaylen Brown to the Kings for a package of Kevin Huerter, two future first-round picks, Davion Mitchell, and Richaun Holmes.While Huerter in a nutshell would be the perfect complementary piece to the current Celtics lineup, he's far from the type of headliner Sacramento would have to offer in a trade package for a top-10 scorer who's likely to be named to an All-NBA team.

The Boston Celtics are a legendary franchise that has had the luxury of having some of the best players in NBA history suit up in Celtics green and leave it all on the floor.Throughout its rich history, the city of Boston has seen some of the best teams and trios in history.From trios like Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish in the 80s and 90s to Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett in the late 2000s, the Celtics have seen the success of trios firsthand.

According to MassLive's Brian Robb, Payton Pritchard is an "obvious" offseason trade candidate for the Boston Celtics.Robb revealed as much in his latest Celtics Mailbag while answering a reader's question about what kind of player Boston should target with their MLE this offseason."For mid-level extension next year, I haven't taken a long look at upcoming free agents just yet but I would prioritize finding a serviceable wing off the bench to take some of the minutes' onus off Tatum/Brown in an 82-game grind," Robb prefaced before saying, "A trade could also certainly been in order with Payton Pritchard being an obvious candidate given his situation."

Celtics Woj explains why he thinks Brown is a taking a "realistic" approach to the situation.Jaylen Brown took a cautious, non-committal approach to questions about his future in Boston during an interview with the Ringer which was published this week.He didn't say that he's planning to stay long term.

The Boston Celtics were allegedly 'pissed' at the Bulls for releasing former All-Star point guard Goran Dragic, who is two seasons removed from averages of 13/4/3 on a 43/37/84 shooting split, and allowing him to sign with the Bucks."(The Celtics) are one of the teams pissed that the Bulls let Goran Dragic go because now, with Jae Crowder, the Bucks just have all this depth at every spot," an unnamed Eastern Conference executive told Heavy's Sean Deveney.

Celtics It may well mean ceding the No. 1 seed to the Bucks, but it is paramount for the Celtics to be as physically ready for the playoff grind as possible.Seven observations on the Celtics while chuckling at the realization that Al Horford made as many 3-pointers against the Knicks last week (six) as he made in the first six seasons of his NBA career.

Pursuing Danny Green would be pursuing someone who has what the Boston Celtics currently lack on their roster - a veteran player whose not only won championships at several stops, but has been featured heavily on those teams.Green, who was traded to Houston as part of the three-team trade that sent Luke Kennard to the Grizzlies, Eric Gordon back to the Clippers, and awkwardly landed John Wall back on the Rockets following recent criticisms of the franchise, could be bought out given the lack of a fit with his new rebuilding employer.

The Boston Celtics are getting major in-house contributions from many of their perimeter players right now, with Derrick White turning in an Eastern Conference Player of the Week stretch and Sam Hauser returning to his floor-stretching ways.That likely means the Cs are looking for someone not looking for a big role - they already have a talented Payton Pritchard yearning for one while stashed as a reserve - in their next addition via the buyout market or their G-League affiliate Maine Celtics.

Despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's 36-point display during a February 14 131-125 win over the Boston Celtics, the Cs showed once again why they are and have been a thorn in the former MVPs side.The players out there for the Celtics on Tuesday night in Milwaukee should be proud of the kind of display they managed to piece together.

Celtics COMMENTARYMazzulla has been everything the Celtics needed.The Celtics were never obligated to choose Joe Mazzulla.Not when Ime Udoka's personal life spilled into an improper relationship professionally.Not when the team started the season 4-3.Not when the Nets appeared to be on the verge of hiring Udoka, scratching the scab off of a sensitive topic early in the season for Celtics players who still had not received an explanation as to why Udoka was no longer their coach.

Since being drafted in 2020, Oregon guard Payton Pritchard has become a Boston Celtics fan favorite - but his time in Boston is without question coming to an end.How can anyone not root for a player like Pritchard?As the Celtics continue to get healthy, it becomes more apparent that Pritchard is on the way out the door soon.

Celtics Tatum fought through his shooting struggles and made a 3-pointer with a second left to give the Celtics the win.Jayson Tatum didn't make as many shots as he would've liked to on Saturday night, but he made the one that mattered the most - and he called it, too.After Joel Embiid hit a pair of free throws to tie Saturday's Celtics-76ers game up at 107-107, Boston called timeout with 10.1 seconds left to bring the ball to midcourt.

Celtics Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla will have some personnel decisions to make come playoff time.Call it a contender's conundrum.A pleasant problem, if there is such a thing.Or maybe a dilemma of depth.Not quite two full seasons into his tenure as Celtics president of basketball operations, Brad Stevens - who is off to an Auerbachian start when it comes to talent procurement in this savvier era, when no one is trading the rights to elite college prospects for Ice Capades dates - has assembled a roster with more than five players who deserve to be on the court when a game's outcome is at stake.

Celtics The Celtics won their third game in a row behind big nights by Jayson Tatum and Derrick White.The Celtics handled the Hornets with relative ease on Friday, claiming a 127-116 victory.Here are the takeaways.1. Derrick White has been excellent for several weeks now, but Friday was different - the kind of heater that makes all of the hard work worthwhile for a basketball player.

Recent losses may have loosened up analysts on the idea of the Boston Celtics making a trade after all - and if the Cs do decide to get aggressive in the leadup to the February 9 trade deadline, several rebuilding teams could be worth talking to.In particular, the Celtics need a bigger forward who could usurp Sam Hauser's role in the rotation given his struggles and a third big man who could serve as frontcourt insurance for Robert Williams III and Al Horford.

Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley has a strong opinion about the Boston Celtics pursuing Spurs sharpshooter Doug McDermott - claiming that the Cs are simply "doing this wrong" if they are not at least discussing a swap with San Antonio.Buckley believes Boston had already filled the void for a 3-point specialist on the wing with the signing of Danilo Gallinari over the offseason and the promotion of Sam Hauser into Gallo's role once the Italian forward went down with an ACL tear, but Hauser's shooting woes - going from a 40+% long-range gunner to one converting at a clip below league average - now have the Celtics looking for another similar player.

NBA Analysis Network came up with a trade proposal for Detroit Pistons forward Bojan Bogdanovic that would be a blatant overpay for the Boston Celtics.Though Bogdanovic is playing like someone who you'd give up several role players and a future draft pick for on the surface, context changes the urgency to do such a deal.

The Boston Celtics are eyeing a 2021 lottery pick who is on a team President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has already established a trade rapport with - that being Indiana Pacers guard Chris Duarte.Duarte was the driving force behind Oregon's 2021 March Madness run to the Sweet 16, but he has yet to catch on at the professional level.

The Boston Celtics' Wednesday, January 9 opponent, the New Orleans Pelicans, has a big man who Cs President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens and co.could have interest in leading up to the upcoming February 9 trade deadline.Jaxson Hayes, a former lottery pick from the 2019 draft, is an upcoming restricted free agent and could be available should the Pelicans falter without Zion Williamson in the lineup after his January 2 hamstring injury suffered during a matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Without interim head coach Joe Mazzulla, the Boston Celtics were able to get a stellar head coaching performance from the understudy to the understudy, Damon "Mighty Mouse" Stoudamire the past two games.Boston downed the Los Angeles Clippers by six points just two days after blowing out the Houston Rockets by 24.

The Boston Celtics' signing of Blake Griffin late in the 2022 offseason was a transaction meant to bridge the gap between the start of the 2022-23 season to the return of Robert Williams III to the lineup.Griffin has had effective spot starts, but his signing was always meant to be a temporary band-aid.

As it is just a few days following December 15, the NBA world begins to ponder thoughts on the trade deadline that is now just a few months away.On December 15, a total of 75 players around the league who signed free agent deals in the offseason are now available to be dealt elsewhere as every team around the association seeks to elevate their floor at a critical point in the season.

The Boston Celtics have raced ahead to the best record in the NBA as of this writing, and as a natural result, rival teams have an interest in the perceived gettable players the Cs have on their depth chart.The Miami Heat, perhaps Boston's greatest postseason rival in the 2020s, could have an interest in trading for Grant Williams - this at least according to Five Reasons Sports' Greg Sylvander during an appearance on the Five on the Floor podcast:

"There's some games in December that they can get.

The 22-23 Boston Celtics have been defined by a slew of unexpected contributors who have made this season worth the watch.Many will shine lights on the work Brad Stevens has done assembling this group, or how new coach, Joe Mazzulla has steered the ship to a seamless transition.The contributions from the Batman and Robin of the team, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, were seen from miles away.

As the Boston Celtics continue to roll at the top of the NBA, their counterpart, the Maine Celtics, is quietly making their mark in the G-League.It is nearly impossible to talk about Joe Mazzulla's team without uttering the word "unselfishness", but that goes beyond just the team at the professional level.

Celtics It's not just that these Celtics are really, really good.They're an absolute joy to watch.COMMENTARY


Elevating themselves like Blake Griffin bounding out of the time machine for a wait-he-can-still-do-that? tomahawk jam, your Boston Celtics haven't so much been playing basketball games lately as they have been putting on breathtaking clinics on how basketball games ought to be played.

While there isn't a pressing trade need for the Boston Celtics amidst their multiple win streaks from their first quarter of the season, there does appear to be a position that MassLive's Brian Robb believes could be an area of concern.Luke Kornet is doing everything in his power to ensure Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens doesn't feel that position is the center position - which was in the title of Robb's piece titled 'Luke Kornet taking pressure off Celtics trade needs with steady bench play.'

Celtics Brown scored 36 points and led the Celtics to a comfortable win over the Wizards with Jayson Tatum out.The Celtics got a huge performance by Jaylen Brown and cruised to a comfortable 130-121 victory over the Wizards on Sunday, improving to 16-4 and 9-1 at home.Here's what happened.The Big Picture
The Celtics and Wizards locked horns early, but the Celtics used a 12-2 run late in the first quarter to build a nine-point lead after the first quarter.

Hardwood Houdini doesn't see a trade that immediately makes sense for the Boston Celtics due to the results of essentially the entire 2022 calendar year on the court, but many outlets are floating their trade ideas out there in case anything drastically changes.ClutchPoints' Owen Crisafulli is in the boat of not foreseeing any transactions any time soon, but he did suggest a current option in their backcourt that could be moved in order to fix their frontcourt.