All eyes were on Payton Pritchard Saturday night. With Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis out, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown carrying heavy workloads the night before, the Celtics had room for ...
Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.
The Celtics moved away from Jayson Tatum playing entire first quarters over the last three games to get Jaylen Brown more time on the court.
Former Celtics big Blake Griffin recalls a time when he played Payton Pritchard, and revealed how he knew Pritchard would be good.
Yes, the Boston Celtics are slumping. But don’t worry— they will be fine. Over the first 26 games of the season, it looked like Boston was on track to be the team to beat again in the playoffs. The Celtics were 21-5,
Porzingis turned the ball over on the first possession and played an essentially perfect game for the Celtics the rest of the way.
Kristaps Porzingis starred in this win with 34 points and eight three-pointers. Jaylen Brown was not far behind with 28 points.
Porzingis scored 34 points as the Celtics led for the final 40:40. The center tied a career high with eight 3-pointers as he nears full health.
The Chicago Bulls, playing without star guard Zach LaVine, lost the opener of a three-game trip Wednesday night, falling to the Boston Celtics 122-100.
Kristaps Porzingis scores 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half for Boston, which is just 7-6 in its last 13 games.
The Celtics will begin a three-game road trip Friday night in New Orleans. The Pelicans own one of the NBA’s worst records but nearly pulled off a major upset Jan. 12 in Boston, losing 120-119 on a last-second missed layup.
The NBA rescinded a technical foul called on Porzingis following the incident vs. the Rockets. “Honestly, as I got the putback, I didn’t even see him,” he said.