The 2023-24 Celtics were a methodical buzz saw; the 2024-25 version might be a buzz saw or a rusty pair of scissors, depending on the night. Welcome to the dreaded championship hangover.

The Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA championship on the back of a team-first mentality. Sacrifice was a buzzword in almost every news conference or interview. The team consistently hunted the best ...

The advanced metrics such as offensive and defensive rating for their starting five have surged in recent games, into the range of where they were in their championship season. And the Celtics ...

A couple of developments that will have to go the Celtics way if they are to successfully defend that championship are obvious enough that we probably could categorize them in the Goes Without ...

They squeezed out one more title in 2022, when they beat the Celtics in the Finals. Championship windows feel like blips. The era of long championship runways like the Celtics and Lakers had in ...

The Boston Celtics entered Friday with the shortest odds on the board (+200) to win the NBA championship at ESPN BET. But should the Celtics really be the favorite? Although the Celtics have ...

But the Celtics blew them away in a 132-109 romp on opening night after raising their championship banner and New York's largest lead against Boston this season is one point.

The Celtics might be in the dog days of their run to defend their title. After a sharp, 16-3, start to the season, Boston has hit some bumps since the beginning of December. It’s gone 10-9 in ...