The Boston Celtics are 30-13 as things currently stand in the basketball world which is good for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference. Coming off of a 125-8
LOS ANGELES — Celtics guard Jrue Holiday’s home in Ventura County has not been damaged by the Los Angeles wildfires, but returning here this week he has been met with startling reminders of how severely life has changed for so many.
Coach Joe Mazzulla said the shift was sparked by the fact that Boston is finally fully healthy, giving him more potential combinations.
For the sixth consecutive season, Jayson Tatum is headed to the NBA All-Star Game. The Boston Celtics superstar was announced Thursday as one of five Eastern Conference starters, joining Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.
The Boston Celtics are 15-11 in their last 26 games. They've been a .500 team for half of the season thus far, and are yet to reach the level of basketball we saw from them last season. Kristaps Porzignis missed the opening 6 weeks of the season due to injury.
Also, after not losing a single game by double digits from the start of the season through the end of December, the Celtics have since suffered defeats of 13, 13, 17 and 21 points, all in their last 10 games. Those also were the only games this season in which Boston failed to score 100 points.
The Celtics' roster has failed to meet expectations in the past month and Thursday’s performance against the Lakers was an example of a team that’s sputtering despite its depth.
Boston has been inconsistent for weeks — a stark difference from last season’s joyride — but is still among the best defending NBA champions of this century.
After another maddening Celtics loss, Chris Forsberg wonders if action soon must be taken to snap Boston out of its month-long funk.
The Celtics have lost six of their 11 home games during the stretch, after losing four at home all of last season. That includes a fourth-quarter collapse against the Bulls, a blowout loss to the lowly 76ers on Christmas Day, and another blown lead leading overtime loss to the Hawks.