Marcus Smart Provides Celtics Starting 5 With Instant Energy
Inserted into the starting five on Monday night, Boston's feisty guard gave the team the injection of energy they've needed from tip-off.
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Inserted into the starting five on Monday night, Boston's feisty guard gave the team the injection of energy they've needed from tip-off.
With the Celtics struggling their way to a 7-6 start to the season, many have wondered if Brad Stevens would shake things up in his starting five.
NBA writers and fellow head coaches didn't show Brad Stevens much love last season. NBA GMs are making up for it ahead of the new season.
"I thought we looked like a sieve defensively."
Brad Stevens has made it clear there is one player he wants to see plenty of off the Boston bench: Terry Rozier.
The Celtics tipped off training camp on Wednesday, and their first day of practice ended with a highlight that Boston fans hope to see a lot when the season rolls around.
"We can't talk about being a playoff team. We have to go back and earn all that."
The Celtics head into the 2018-19 season in an extremely enviable position. But it will also bring some tough decisions for their head coach.
Kobe Bryant is enjoying a busy retirement, but he still apparently has time to share his love for Brad Stevens -- in jingle form.
Scott Sullivan says the panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who voted for Dwane Casey over Brad Stevens as the NBA Coach of the Year got it wrong.
As expected, the Boston Celtics didn't get any love at this year's NBA Awards.
The wounds from that frustrating Game 7 loss are starting to scab over, so it's time to shift focus to the Celtics' offseason.
Coming up one win short of the NBA Finals has left a sour taste for the Celtics, and will provide with plenty of motivation this offseason.
Celtics rookie Semi Ojeleye played a part of Boston's Game 5 victory on Wednesday night without even stepping on the floor.
Brad Stevens is having some fun playing mind games during the Eastern Conference finals.
Brad Stevens is just as confused as everybody else by the Celtics' struggles on the road.
Those silly guys at Barstool are always up to something.
After an extraordinary regular season, a pair of Celtics are up for year-end awards.
Brad Stevens is getting a lot of love from everywhere these days, but all of that praise is making the Celtics coach a little uncomfortable.
The question now is whether or not this time will be any different than the Celtics' most recent chances at knocking off LeBron (and the Cavs).
The Celtics weren't supposed to do a lot of things during the 2017-18 NBA season, yet here they are, back in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Whatttttttttt?
"In Brad We Trust."
Walter McCarty is leaving the Boston Celtics' bench for his first head coaching job.
This is the time of the year when teams round into playoff form, but the Celtics are doing the opposite. They're looking for ways to change that when they return from the All-Star break.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
Alex Cora, who was fired by the Red Sox in a surprising move over the weekend, took to social media on Tuesday to issue a farewell message to Boston and the team's fans.
A huge fire tore through an abandoned mill in Haverhill early Tuesday. It's the second fire there in more than 10 years.
Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton, Massachusetts police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore, wants to be released on bail before his trial.
Mark Toothaker laughed so hard at a missed NFL kick, it triggered a seizure. A CT scan revealed a tennis-ball-sized tumor on the left side of his brain.
A huge fire tore through an abandoned mill in Haverhill early Tuesday. It's the second fire there in more than 10 years.
Alex Cora, who was fired by the Red Sox in a surprising move over the weekend, took to social media on Tuesday to issue a farewell message to Boston and the team's fans.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore, wants to be released on bail before his trial.
The owner of a cafe in Cambridge said construction outside his shop has been going on for more than three years now and it could put him out of business.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Another movie theater in Massachusetts is closing its doors. The Route One Cinema Pub in North Attleboro will shut down in May.
The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
Alex Cora, who was fired by the Red Sox in a surprising move over the weekend, took to social media on Tuesday to issue a farewell message to Boston and the team's fans.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Monday night, their third straight win and second in a row under interim manager Chad Tracy.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was absent during the third day of the NFL Draft as he sought counseling.
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics crushed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
The Bruins fell behind 4-0 in the first period at TD Garden, and the Sabres cruised to a Game 4 win.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.