Miami sets a franchise playoff record with 23 3-pointers and evens the first-round series at 1-1.
Jayson Tatum records a triple-double, and Boston rolls to a 114-94 win over Miami in Game 1 of the first-round series.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/21/celtics-start-fast-trounce-heat-in-playoff-opener/
Boston posted the league's best record by a wide margin, but many other teams have reason to believe they can make a title run.
Boston has made several deep playoff runs in recent years but hasn’t been able to add to its 17 titles since 2008.
With Boston's top six players resting again, Peyton Pritchard scores a career-high 38 points and falls one rebound short of a triple-double in a 132-122 win.
Peyton Pritchard scores a career-high 31 points and adds 11 assists in a 131-98 victory.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/12/celtics-rest-regulars-but-still-smash-hornets/
With the No. 1 playoff seed clinched, Boston falls flat for the second game in a row against a potential postseason opponent.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/11/knicks-thrash-celtics-avoid-season-sweep/
Jrue Holiday and the Celtics agree on a four-year, $135 million extension, according to reports.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/10/holiday-signs-contract-extension-with-celtics-through-2028/
Brown became the 15th player in franchise history to reach the milestone in Boston's win Sunday night.
Jaylen Brown helps Boston extend its home winning streak to 13 with a 124-107 victory.
With reserves playing almost the entire fourth quarter, Boston blows a 19-point lead but escapes on a late basket by Xavier Tillman.
Kristaps Porzingis is getting healthy and figures to be a huge factor for Boston as the playoffs approach.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/04/porzingis-admission-should-be-welcome-news-for-celtics/
Kristaps Porzingis scores 27 points as Boston wins its 11th consecutive home game.
Rondo was the last player from Boston's 2008 NBA championship team to step away from the game.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/02/rajon-rondo-says-he-is-officially-retiring-from-nba/
Sam Hauser and Jayson Tatum combine for 50 as Boston gets its 11th win in the past 13 games.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/04/02/hauser-tatum-score-25-each-as-celtics-top-hornets-118-104/
Boston loses to Atlanta for the second time in four days.
Short-handed Atlanta storms back in the second half for a 120-118 win over Boston.
Boston again plays without three starters but wins for the fifth time in seven nights, and is one victory away from clinching the No. 1 playoff seed in the East.
Jaylen Brown scores 33 points and Boston beats short-handed Detroit.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/22/celtics-rout-pistons-for-eighth-straight-victory/
Whether Payton Pritchard is playing with the team’s All-Stars or keeping inexperienced players organized on the floor with the bench unit, he’s maintained a steady presence all year long.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/19/pritchard-motivated-by-doubters-of-celtics-bench-depth/
Hauser makes 10 3-pointers and Jayson Tatum also scores 30 points in a 130-104 win at Washington.
Al Horford matches a career high with six 3-pointers, and Boston makes 25 of 50 from behind the arc as it beats Phoenix for the second time in five days, 127-112.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/14/celtics-ride-hot-shooting-to-another-win-over-suns/
White continued his all-around excellence with 24 points and three blocks in a 123-107 win Tuesday night at Utah.
The Celtics finished their five-game road trip strong with three straight wins.
The Celtics, the first team this season to reach 50 wins, have already clinched a playoff spot with 18 games remaining.
Boston's strength is its starting five, but Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard and Luke Kornet have made an impact all season.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/10/celtics-bench-plays-key-role-in-win-over-suns/
Jayson Tatum gets 29 points and 10 rebounds despite a rough shooting night, Jaylen Brown adds 27 points, and Boston improves to 1-2 on its five-game road trip.
Boston's Kristaps Porzingis admits Jokic is 'just an incredible basketball player,' after the Nuggets beat the Celtics, 115-109.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/08/celtics-unable-to-find-answers-for-dominant-nikola-jokic/
Commentary: End-of-game execution is a problem, and the Celtics didn’t look so invincible in a late collapse their winning streak at 11.
Boston, who lost to Golden State in the 2022 NBA Finals, made an impression on the Warriors in a 140-88 win Sunday.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/04/celtics-notebook-warriors-give-celtics-stamp-of-approval/
Boston builds a 44-point halftime lead en route to the third most lopsided win in franchise history.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/03/celtics-crush-warriors-for-11th-straight-win-140-88/
Jayson Tatum scores 32 points and Boston wins despite Luka Doncic recording his second straight triple-double.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/03/01/celtics-rout-mavericks-for-10th-straight-win/
Boston is well on its way to securing home-court advantage in the playoffs, but is focused on improving, not the standings.
Jaylen Brown scores 30 points as Boston wins in New York, 116-102.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/24/celtics-cruise-past-knicks-for-eighth-straight-win/
Boston surges in the second half to beat Chicago, 129-112, as Derrick White pours in 28 and Jayson Tatum adds 25.
Payton Pritchard scores 28 as Boston heads into the All-Star break with a league-best 43-12 record.
Tatum adds 14 rebound and Boston earns its fifth straight win, 118-110.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/13/jayson-tatum-scores-41-points-as-celtics-beats-nets/
A gift to Tatum's foundation will establish a fund which to help homebuyers in his hometown to help with a down payment.
Jayson Tatum just misses a triple-double, and Boston improves to 3-0 against Miami, which played without Jimmy Butler.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/11/celtics-hold-off-shorthanded-heat-110-106/
Kristaps Porzingis scores 31 points while Derrick White pours in 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to lift Boston past Atlanta.
Boston gives up two second-round draft picks and Lamar Stevens to acquire Xavier Tillman, a 6-foot-7, 245-pound forward.
While Marcus Smart sits out his return to Boston along with several injured Memphis teammates, the Celtics regain their winning form at TD Garden.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/04/celtics-clobber-short-handed-grizzlies-131-91/
Commentary: Boston should have given its bench more playing time on a night when the starters struggled against a short-handed opponent.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/02/02/celtics-miss-key-opportunity-in-loss-to-lakers/
Boston was 11-5 against tough opponents in January, and in its next eight games plays just one team with a record over .500.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as Boston recovers after losing a 20-point lead for a win over Indiana.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/01/30/celtics-blow-big-lead-hang-onto-beat-pacers-129-124/
Jayson Tatum scores 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Boston rallies to the win over New Orleans.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/01/30/fourth-quarter-surge-powers-celtics-past-pelicans-118-112/
The Celtics improve to 35-10 overall and are 2-0 this season against the team that beat them in last season’s Eastern Conference finals.
Kristaps Porzingis scores 32 points, including six 3-pointers, and blocks five shots in a 116-107 road victory.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/01/21/porzingis-fuels-celtics-win-over-rockets/
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic lift Denver to a 102-100 win, ending Boston's run of 20 straight wins at home.
https://www.centralmaine.com/2024/01/19/nuggets-send-celtics-to-first-loss-at-home-this-season/
Rookie Jordan Walsh, just 19, 'was definitely excited' for his first appearance in the NBA with the Boston Celtics.