Celtics can't rely on last year's success heading into Game 6
The Celtics find themselves in a 3-2 series hole to the 76ers after their no-show in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, this is nothing new for these Celtics.
It's put up or shut up time for the Celtics
The Celtics have been doing a lot of talking about learning lessons from last postseason. But now that the team is in a 3-2 series hole to the 76ers, it's clear that talk has been just talk.
Which Celtics team will show up for Game 5?
After spending a day dwelling on how the Celtics lost Game 4 in Philadelphia, it's time to move on and focus on Tuesday night's Game 5. For the Celtics, they need to approach it as a must-win game.
Mazzulla admits that he should have called a timeout
Joe Mazzulla was pretty bullish about his late-game decisions during Sunday afternoon's Game 4 overtime loss to the 76ers. He changed his time-out tune a bit by Monday.
Mazzulla tries to explain why he didn't call timeouts at end of Game 4
The Celtics had their chances to go up 3-1 on the 76ers on Sunday. Instead, they'll be coming home tied 2-2 after a head-scratching finish to their Game 4 overtime loss in Philadelphia.
Everything the angry, frustrated Celtics did right in Game 2
The Celtics made all the necessary adjustments to bounce back from their embarrassing Game 1 loss and blow out the 76ers in Game 2.
Celtics blow out 76ers in Game 2 to even series
The Celtics got back to playing defense and it led to easy looks on offense -- and a blowout win over the 76ers in Game 2.
Poor defensive effort sinks Celtics in Game 1
The Celtics had an incredible night on offense, but their defense completely let them down and allowed the Joel Embiid-less 76ers to steal Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Hopefully a tougher-than-expected battle with Hawks sharpened C's mettle
The Celtics are off to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after a frustrating first-round series against the Hawks in the first round. As they did several times last postseason, the Celtics made things a lot harder on themselves than they had to.
Plenty of blame to go around in Celtics' Game 5 collapse
There's plenty of blame to go around for another frustrating postseason loss by the Celtics that shouldn't have happened.
No lesson learned: Celtics collapse at end of Game 5
Closing time is still an issue for the Boston Celtics. And now they have to go play a Game 6 in Atlanta on Thursday night.
No relaxing: Celtics focused on closing out Hawks in Game 5
The Celtics learned an important lesson last postseason when they ran out of gas before the finish line: Never relax in the NBA playoffs.
Storylines to follow in Celtics-Hawks playoff series
What we'll be watching for when the Celtics and the Hawks tip off their first-round playoff series on Saturday.
Who do you want: Hawks or Heat as Celtics' first-round opponent?
The Celtics will find out Tuesday night if they'll be squaring off against the Miami Heat or the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs. No one on the team will say which opponent they'd rather face, but the answer is an easy one.
Which Celtics players can expect a regular season award?
It's championship or bust for the Celtics, but a handful of players could bring home individual awards after an incredible regular season.