Tag: boston celtics

Jaylen Brown's early 3-point magic show precedes Celtics' winning matinee

BOSTON — Memorable moments in sports don’t necessarily arrive with fair warning. They don’t always come during crunch time with a game in...

Thompson: Draymond Green, others pay the price for being the NBA's old men on D

Grown-man strength, Draymond Green’s had it since he was knee-high to a grasshopper. Even as a chubby teen, he possessed the bone density...

Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum end Cavs' win streak with leveled-up physicality

BOSTON — The drama arrived late, but with enough intensity to fulfill the game’s immense promise.The matchup between the defending champion Boston Celtics...

Jayson Tatum's buzzer-beater lifts Celtics over Raptors, but paint problems persist

BOSTON — Looking to end the game in overtime Saturday night, Jayson Tatum didn’t even turn to face the rim, much less begin...

Celtics lose to short-handed Hawks who outshot them and dominated the glass

BOSTON — The final seven seconds packed everything that killed the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night.They gave up an offensive rebound. They committed...

Celtics shrug off slow start for road win over Bucks: 'We won't just give in'

MILWAUKEE — While walking toward the Celtics’ basket on the other side of the court, Jaylen Brown reached out to slap Giannis Antetokounmpo’s...