Celtics

Big 3 Podcast: What’s next for Celtics after unexpected postseason run?

Michael Pina and I reflect on missed opportunities in Game 7 and what could have been in the NBA Finals for the Celtics. We also turn our attention to offseason...

Which teams are legitimate threats to sign Marcus Smart away from the Celtics?

The biggest storyline of this Celtics’ offseason will be looming free agency of Marcus Smart. The point guard and Boston’s front office failed to come to an extension in October...

Smart wants to stay, Ainge open to standing pat and other takeaways from Celtics exit interviews

The Celtics gathered at their practice facility less than 12 hours after dropping a heartbreaking Game 7 to the Cavaliers in their worst offensive performance of the postseason. Each player...

Bedard: Celtics’ season was an unexpected joy – but they still blew it

This team and this season gave us an unexpected run to the brink of The Finals. It was a blast and, for some of us, it brought us back full-force...

Robb: Misfiring Celtics didn’t look to Jayson Tatum enough in Game 7

For most of this improbable playoff run, that inflated confidence worked in their favor and allowed them to will their way past a pair of teams that were more talented...

LeBron anoints Jayson Tatum: ‘I just know he’s just built for stardom’

It was a sequence that, had the Celtics gone on to win Game 7 and advance to the NBA Finals, would have been etched in NBA postseason lore — not...

BSJ Game Report: Cavs 87, Celtics 79 — Disastrous shooting night foils NBA Finals trip

Everything you need to know about the Cavs’ 87-79 win over the Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Box Score HEADLINES Celtics backcourt loses its shooting touch at...

Video: LeBron James – ‘Jayson … I just love everything about the kid … I just know he’s built for stardom’

Video: Marcus Morris – ‘I wouldn’t use the word tight, we just missed’

Video: Marcus Smart – ‘We had a lot of open shots that just didn’t fall for us’

Video: Brad Stevens – ‘We just had one of those nights’

Video: Al Horford – ‘We put ourselves in position … it just wasn’t enough’

Video: Jaylen Brown – ‘No nerves, we just have to do what we have to do … we lost’

Video: Terry Rozier – ‘It was just one of those nights, for sure’

Final: Cavs 87, Celtics 79 – Cold shooting, LeBron (35 points) end C’s unexpected season

A trip for the NBA Finals was there for the taking on Sunday night, but the Celtics could not put the finishing touches on an improbable run. Instead, a horrific...

The Jeff Green factor and other keys to Game 7 of Celtics-Cavs

Breaking down the keys for the Celtics heading into a Game 7 showdown with the Cavs at the TD Garden on Sunday night.

NBA Notebook: Status of Chris Paul looms over Game 7 and Rockets’ future

Chris Paul battled through a hamstring injury in a memorable Game 7 four years ago to help the Clippers defeat the Spurs (who were the defending champions) in one of...

The fallout from Kevin Love (concussion) being declared out for Game 7

Kevin Love will not play in Game 7 on Sunday night after entering the league’s concussion protocol. The Cavs ruled him out on Saturday afternoon in the wake of a...

Robb: An old Achilles’ heel doomed the Celtics in Game 6

There weren’t a lot of surprises over the course of Game 6 at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday night. LeBron James delivered his usual masterpiece performance with his season on...