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On Monday night, the Boston Celtics faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans, managing to come away with their first win of the season. In what was a close game throughout the night, the Celtics managed to create plenty of separation in the fourth quarter, finishing the night on a 31-4 run. As part of […]
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Jaylen Brown improved to probable ahead of Celtics-Cavaliers with what the Celtics labeled left hamstring reconditioning since late last week. He entered the games in Detroit and New Orleans, a back-to-back, questionable before ultimately playing and thriving in both games. Brown, who scored 41 points on 12-for-25 shooting against the Pistons in his best showing […]
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It has been a bumpy start for Boston. With a talent drain and a reconstructed roster, it is naturally taking time for players to fall into their roles. They may be in the right chapter, but they’re not all on the same page. Still, even amid the early growing pains, flashes of promise are starting […]
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Herald Jaylen Brown asks Celtics fans for patience after first win: ‘We lost four All-Stars’ Two newcomers lead way as Celtics blow out Pelicans for first win Globe Jaylen Brown says fans should have patience with new-look Celtics Anfernee Simons, Celtics catch fire late, blow out Pelicans for first win: 8 takeaways Simons scores 25 […]
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The start to Anfernee Simons’ Celtics career hadn’t gotten off to a great start. According to PBP Stats, through three games, Boston’s net rating with Simons on the court was -15.5 in 82 minutes while they were a +6.2 in 62 minutes with Simons on the bench (net rating is a teams plus minus per […]
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#1 – The Celtics finally won the rebound battle It’s not sexy, but that’s how you win games when you’re lacking talent. Joe Mazzulla’s men went after the offensive boards way more than usual this season:▷ Against the 76ers: 26.5% Offensive Rebound Rate▷ At New York: 20.4% Offensive Rebound Rate▷ At Detroit: 30.9% Offensive Rebound […]
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NEW ORLEANS — Jaylen Brown grinned ear-to-ear as the final buzzer neared, the first Celtics win of the season just moments away. “It feels great to get the first one,” Brown said postgame, hardly supressing a smile. “Feels awesome, actually.” Brown is typically among the Celtics’ least expressive players postgame, regardless of the final score. […]
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Three times, the Celtics fought and fell short of their first win of the 2025-26 season, with each loss defined by the same problem: an inability to rebound. On Monday night against the Pelicans, they turned to fourth-year forward Josh Minott for his first career NBA start. That decision paid off tremendously. Minott joined Neemias […]
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Coming off a 119-113 loss to the Pistons on Sunday, the Celtics (1-3) finished off a road back-to-back with their first win of the season in a 122-90 final against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Celtics ran out a starting five of Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Jaylen Brown, Josh Minott and Neemias Queta. Earlier in […]
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Boston Celtics (0-3) at New Orleans Pelicans (0-2)Monday, October 27, 20258:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #4 Road Game #3TV: NBCSB, Gulf Coast Sports, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, WWL 870 AM, Sirius XMSmoothie King Center The winless Celtics take on the winless Pelicans in New Orleans. Boston is playing in the second of back to back […]
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Herald With Hugo Gonzalez starting, Celtics lose to Pistons for first 0-3 start since 2013 Globe Celtics fall to 0-3 on the season, lose to Pistons 119-113 Celtics at Pelicans preview: Two winless teams meet in New Orleans Celtics fail to rebound from early-season struggles and lose again, to the Jalen Duren-powered Pistons Celtics Green […]
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After watching the Celtics fall to 0-3 on the season, I tweeted what I thought was a straightforward and fairly innocuous post Sunday evening. “It’s not time to panic, but it is time to officially be concerned about the Celtics.” Pretty tame, right? Not quite. The responses were civil (a rarity on X these days), […]
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The Boston Celtics’ early-season struggles continued last night, as they dropped their third straight game in a 119–113 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Boston entered the matchup ranked 29th in the league in defensive rebounding percentage (61.5%) and left at the bottom of the standings after allowing 18 offensive boards. The lack of control on […]
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#1 – Jaylen Brown scoring performance 41 points on 65% True Shooting, 12 made shots, 12 made free throws — Jaylen Brown looked like himself offensively last night. As we’ve seen before, he didn’t hesitate to go after mismatches like Duncan Robinson in the first quarter. As we’ll look into in #4, the Celtics also […]
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Jaylen Brown gave the Celtics everything he had in search of their first win of the season over the Pistons on Sunday — well, mostly everything. Boston and Detroit squared off at Little Caesars Arena, with the Celtics chasing their first win after back-to-back losses defined by single-quarter defensive collapses. Brown took matters into his […]
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After a lackluster outing in New York, Boston was looking for a bounce back in the Motor City. Jaylen Brown impressed with 41 points (5-of-9 from 3, 12-of-15 from the line), six rebounds, and four assists, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard chipped in 15 and 21 each, but the Celtics lost to the Pistons 119-113. […]
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Herald Celtics struggling with predictable problem amid 0-2 start Globe From opening tip with ‘Roundball Rock’ on, NBA return to NBC off to a good start Game 3: Celtics-Pistons preview, injury report, notes Braintree’s Nicolas Timberlake taken by Maine Celtics in NBA G League Draft CelticsBlog Three big questions as Celtics look for their first […]
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Boston Celtics (0-2) at Detroit Pistons (1-1)Sunday, October 26, 20253:30 PM ETRegular Season Game #3, Road Game #2TV: NBCSB, FDSNDT, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, 97.1 The Ticket, SiriusXMLittle Caesars Arena After losses to the Knicks and 76ers, the Celtics look for their first win of the season as they visit the Detroit Pistons. This is […]
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1. How does Boston respond after an 0-2 start? Two games into the season, the Celtics are still looking for their first win. Granted, their two opponents — Philadelphia and New York — have high postseason ambitions, but that’s beside the point. Against the 76ers, Boston blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead. On Friday night against […]
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They give out a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, but to my knowledge, the award has never gone to a Celtics writer. Not sure why. Criticism isn’t inherently positive or negative, it’s just an analysis of the quality of things. And here in Boston, we have a long history of criticizing our team, and I personally […]
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Forty-eight minutes. That’s the regulation length of an NBA basketball game and if you ask head coach Joe Mazzulla, it’s the complete length of time that his team needs to play Celtics basketball to win games. Despite starting the season with two losses — a one-point heartbreaker at home to the 76ers and Friday’s thumping […]
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Herald Celtics struggling with predictable problem amid 0-2 start Hugo Gonzalez looks like savvy Celtics draft pick in ‘awesome’ NBA debut Celtics can’t complete comeback, lose to Knicks in playoff rematch Globe Celtics rookie Hugo Gonzalez makes NBA debut, shows promise in loss to Knicks Jaylen Brown, Celtics struggle early, can’t finish rally in loss […]
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#1 – Hugo Gonzalez brought life to the Celtics Looking at the box score, you wouldn’t think Hugo Gonzalez had that big of an impact: only six points, one assist, and two steals. Yet, you could also notice that the Celtics won by seven points in the 22 minutes he was on the floor. How? […]
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It doesn’t seem like Hugo Gonzalez will be making any trips to Maine anytime soon. Gonzalez, the lone Celtics first-rounder selected in this past summer’s 2025 NBA Draft, debuted against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, and didn’t disappoint. The 19-year-old logged 23 minutes and quickly proved that the preseason flashes which […]
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The Celtics fought really hard to get back into the game after losing the 2nd quarter by 28 points. However, they just were not able to overcome it as the Knicks beat them 105-95. Josh Hart returned to the Knicks lineup after missing their win on Wednesday against the Cavaliers. He did not start as […]
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