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If there really are basketball gods, they definitely smiled on us the day Al Horford decided to wear green. The Celtics beat the Knicks in New York, 119-107, to improve their preseason record to 4-1, but that was almost secondary to the display put on by our favorite free agent acquisition. Al played 15 minutes, [...]

Boston cruised to an easy victory over Charlotte in a ‘home’ game played at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut (who has two thumbs and is old enough to remember Boston playing home games in Hartford during the Larry Bird era? This guy). Brad started the second unit plus Jae Crowder for this afternoon matinee [...]

The first win of the Al Horford era is in the books, as the Celtics used a strong second half to beat Charlotte, 107-92, in a preseason game. Horford had 13 points, eight rebounds and one monster slam; Isaiah Thomas scored 15 points; Terry Rozier and Avery Bradley had 14 apiece; and Jaylen Brown had [...]

The Celtics kicked off the 2016-2017 preseason with a 92-89 loss to the 76ers. Despite the loss, I’m all aboard the hype train because the Celtics (starters) looked good. The pace was fast, the passing was crisp and the defense was fierce as Boston raced out to a 25-9 lead. Al Horford (8 points, 4-8 [...]

We often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about (ex) Celtics. Here’s a look at some enemy chatter from New York. His teams were annoyingly 40–20 against the Knicks in games he was active, and it seemed like the hit the game-winning shot in approximately 39 of them. He pranced [...]

The Boston Celtics didn’t have a great summer league, but Terry Rozier was great, Jaylen Brown showed off his potential and Guerschon Yabusele left a good first impression on fans. Today, Jay and I have a little fun handing out superlatives to everyone on the roster with at least a somewhat realistic chance of making the [...]

The Celtics’ wild weekend is over, but Brad Stevens is not forgetting the relentless efforts of one Isaiah Thomas, who has become the face of the franchise. Here’s a quote from Brad today: Brad Stevens on the summer of Isaiah Thomas and his All-Star recruiting efforts. pic.twitter.com/8fFOxOBYZ7 — Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) July 5, 2016 There [...]

Boston won it’s first game of the 2016 NBA Summer League by beating the Sixers 102-94. We’re all pretty spent here after the drama of the past few days, but here’s a quick recap: Jaylen Brown struggled from the field (2 of 7) in his first NBA game, but did put in 16 points. Most [...]

Thank god that’s over. I love a grit and balls playoff dogfight but this team was borderline unwatchable in the playoffs. Even the victories were brutal. The Hawks choked out the Celtics, 104-92, to win this series in 6 games. Atlanta’s recipe for victory was the same: swarm Isaiah Thomas and dare the others to [...]

We often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics. Here’s a look at some enemy chatter from Atlanta. Trapping Thomas The Hawks did make a defense adjustment in Game 5. They employed a trap when the Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas had the ball and forced him to pass. Following [...]