Tag: Boston Celtics
User Note: This page is updated as of Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The Charlotte Hornets have been on a highway to nowhere for quite some time now, failing to make it out of the first round of the playoffs since 2002. Now, they have enlisted the highly-touted assistant coach from the world-champion Boston Celtics, Charles […]
The Boston Celtics became the 2024 NBA Champions on June 17th , 2024. While the main storylines were Jayson Tatum receiving his first ring and Jaylen Brown winning the Finals MVP, one player many Celtics players were happy for was the veteran, Al Horford. Many questioned whether this would be the 38-year old’s swan song, […]
Coming off winning his first NBA championship, Jayson Tatum is expected to receive the richest contract offer in NBA history. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Celtics are prepared to offer Jayson Tatum a $315 million supermax extension. This would make him the highest paid player on Boston’s roster. This would come just a year […]
Key Highlights Jayson Tatum dropped 31 points, 11 assists (two turnovers), eight rebounds and two steals in Game 5 to power the Boston Celtics past the Dallas Mavericks and win the 2023-24 NBA Finals Despite shooting 1-of-7 from beyond the arc, Tatum was 10-of-17 on two-pointers, including 8-of-11 at the rim Jayson Tatum’s Game 5 […]
Key Highlights The Dallas Mavericks‘ 133.3 offensive rating in Game 4 was their highest of the playoffs They posted a 38.9 percent offensive rebounding rate, which was their second-best mark of the playoffs The Boston Celtics‘ 85.7 offensive rating was their second-lowest number of the year, including the regular season and playoffs Standing toe-to-toe with […]
Key Highlights Despite the absence of Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics posted their best half-court offensive rating of the series in Game 3 (108.9) Jaylen Brown starred again with 30 points, including 10-of-13 shooting inside the arc Behind 31 points, Jayson Tatum broke out of his shooting slump, while adding six rebounds, five assists and […]
Key Highlights: Holiday is currently the favorite to win the 2024 NBA Finals MVP award (according to NBA.com). Holiday has long been a player who has been underestimated by mainstream media and fans. Based on his statistical profile, one could argue that Holiday should have three more All-Star nominations than he currently does now. With […]
Key Highlights Jaylen Brown dropped 22 points, six rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists in the Boston Celtics‘ Game 1 rout of the Dallas Mavericks Brown served as Luka Doncic‘s primary defender and forced two turnovers against him The Celtics outscored Dallas by 12 points during Brown’s 37 minutes Game 1 required mere […]
Key Highlights: The people who think Tatum is getting “carried” are focusing on the wrong parts of the box score. Tatum’s size and strength are a big reason why the Celtics’ defensive scheme against the Mavericks is working. Tatum may be going through a shooting slump, but he has shown some serious growth as a […]
One of the biggest storylines coming into this year’s NBA Finals is Kristaps Porzingis playing his former team, the Dallas Mavericks. However, the star big man holds no ill will toward the organization that used to employ him. “Not all of it was like not good,” Porzingis said. “We had some good moments. We had […]
