Jayson Tatum's 36 Points Lead Celtics Past Portland, 118-106
Jayson Tatum had 36 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat Portland 118-106 on Tuesday night.
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Jayson Tatum had 36 points, including a career-high eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat Portland 118-106 on Tuesday night.
What is Boston's plan for Kemba Walker and his balky knee going forward? Caution.
A sore left knee will keep Kemba Walker out of Tuesday night's tilt with the Portland Trail Blazers. This will be the third straight game that the Celtics point guard sits out with the issue.
Jayson Tatum is a star. Not a rising star, or a star-in the-making. The kid is already a star.
The Boston Celtics will not fly to Portland until late Monday afternoon, giving players a chance to attend the Kobe Bryant memorial that will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles split its season series with the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 victory Sunday.
Gordon Hayward scored 29 points, Daniel Theis had career highs with 25 points and 16 rebounds and the Boston Celtics stayed strong out of the All-Star break, holding off the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-117 on Friday night.
Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker were opponents Sunday night in the NBA All-Star Game.
Jayson Tatum had 39 points and the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Los Angeles Clippers in the second overtime to win 141-133 on Thursday night.
The Boston Celtics will retire Kevin Garnett's number 5 in a ceremony during the 2020-21 season
When Isaiah Thomas was traded last week, and subsequently cut by the L.A. Clippers, some Celtics fans started to dream of an IT reunion in Boston. But Danny Ainge threw a bucket of cold water on those fantasies Thursday morning.
When Jaylen Brown signed a four-year, $115 million contract extension with the Celtics in October, he knew what was coming. The fourth-year guard knew the expectations would go through the roof, and his doubters would get even louder than before.
Kendrick Perkins made it very, very clear that he does not care for Kyrie Irving.
While Boston players acknowledged the team's lack of physicality against the Rockets, they also weren't too happy with all the free throws awarded to Houston's star players.
James Harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 78 points as Houston snapped Boston's seven-game win streak with a 116-105 victory.
Playing basketball on a bad ankle is hard enough. Now imagine having to play on two bad ankles.
Jayson Tatum nearly averaged 30 points per game and helped lead the Celtics to a 4-0 record last week. Those numbers have earned him Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors.
The Boston Celtics are well-represented on the preliminary roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. All five of Boston's best players made the cut.
The Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-111 on Sunday for their seventh straight victory.
Jayson Tatum had seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Atlanta Hawks 112-107 on Friday night.
TD Garden president Amy Latimer announced that the seats in the balcony will be replaced in the upcoming offseason.
Isaiah Thomas was on the move again ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. NBA trade deadline. But after the deadline hit, Thomas was once again left looking for a new team.
The Celtics had another quiet deadline day. Their competition in the Eastern Conference, however, did not.
The Washington Wizards have said they want to keep sharpshooting big man Davis Bertans. But with the NBA trade deadeline now less than an hour away, they may have changed their minds.
It's expected to be another quiet trade deadline day for the Boston Celtics. The same cannot be said for their competition in the East.
