Boston Celtics Game Day Recap

The Celtics destroy the Wizards 130-121 in this game without Jayson Tatum. Some people will ask, why are you saying we destroyed them if we only won by 9? The Celtics led this game by as many as 26 and we had garbage minutes in the third quarter of this one. Although the all bench lineup did get crushed in this one forcing Mazzulla to put his starters back in, it did allow them to get some much ne...

The Celtics come away with a big 122-104 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Celtics came out firing in this one with a great first quarter that ended with them having a 36-22 lead. In that first quarter, the Celtics were moving the ball well assisting on 10 of their 13 fgm and shooting 5-10 from 3 as well as defending at a high level. In the second quarter, everything changed. The energy seemed to...

The Celtics beat the Mavs 125-112 in this MVP battle between Luka and Tatum and the Celtics prevailed. Luka certainly got his but the Celtics led by double digits for 80% of this game. Jayson Tatum got back to his MVP type season this one with 37pts 13reb and 5ast along with 13-15 from the FT line. This was a great Jayson Tatum game but his running mate Jaylen Brown wasn't far behind with a 31pt 4...

The Bulls beat the Celtics 121-107 and snap our 9 game win streak. The Celtics came out of the gate shooting 1-7 from the field with zero energy whatsoever and that continued throughout the game. Every time we cut the lead to 5, the Bulls seemed to push it to ten; if we cut it to 8, the Bulls would push it to 15 and it really continued that way for 48 minutes. Throughout our 17 games this season,...

Celtics cruise to another win making that 9 straight! This win comes against the Pelicans 117-109 in another 20 made 3pt fg night but more importantly another huge Derrick White game. He has been a revelation this year. His 3pt shooting is so improved from last year and it was highlighted in his 6-8 from 3 night tonight. He ended the game with 26pts 2stl and 2blk. He continues to be a pest defensi...

The Celtics destroy the Hawks 126-101 and extend their win streak to 8 games! Tatum had his 8ast and JB led the team in scoring with 22 but don't mistake that for who won this game. This was a game won by role players. Derrick White got the starting nod today in Marcus Smart's absence and went off for 16pts 10ast 5 reb in his most complete game of the year. Grant Williams started again today with...

The Celtics comeback from a 15pt deficit to beat the Thunder 126-122!!! Marcus Smart was as good as it gets in this one racking up 22pts 5reb and 8ast and was a perfect 4-4 from the field with 4st in the 4th quarter contributing to 19 of Boston's 37pts. While Smart was incredible in this one, it is hard to talk about this game without mentioning Derrick White and Payton Pritchard as well. Pritchar...

No Jaylen Brown, no Malcolm Brogdon, no Al Horford, NO PROBLEM! The Celtics beat the Pistons 117-108 tonight on a Jayson Tatum Masterclass. Tatum continues his MVP like season with a 43pt 10reb performance. Every year Tatum seems to have a slow start but Tatum has come out swinging and it seems like there is absolutely nothing that can stand in his way or slow him down. We saw another great perfor...

The Celtics blow out the Nuggets 131-112 in a very balanced attack. This was arguably the best our offense has looked all season long and it started off with JB coming out on a mission. He had 12pts and 3ast in the first 6 minutes and he stayed on the attack in this one throughout ending the game with 24pts while also leading the team with 8ast. Tatum also continued his MVP caliber season with ano...

The Celtics blow out the Piston 128-112 in a game where the Celtics led by double digits the entire second half. The Jays both had 30+ today but it was Sam Hauser that stood out the most for me. He ended the night with 24pts on 6-12 from 3 but we also saw him get 2 easy baskets on back door cuts and throw an up fake with a nice floater in the lane so he is reading the game at a high level on the o...

The Celtics beat the Grizzlies 109-106 in another Marcus Smart masterclass. Smart scored or assisted on all 16 of the pts to start today's game and that mentality kept strong throughout. He ended the night with 15pts 12ast and 6reb with 55% shooting from the field. This is two straight games of being the Marcus Smart that everyone can get behind. Jayson Tatum was also fantastic tonight getting to...

The Celtics beat up the Knicks 133-118 and set a new franchise record with 27 made 3pt fgs. They made these the right way meaning there weren't a ton of pullup 3s, in fact the Celtics assisted on 21 of their 27 made 3s! I know people tend to think the Celtics are too trigger happy from 3 and I tend to agree but right now the Celtics are leading the league in PPG with 118.8. They are leading the le...

The Celtics made it back on track in a very impressive 123-119 win over the Chicago Bulls. When the Celtics lost to the Bulls last week, we were outrebounded 60-45. The Celtics outrebounded the Bulls 39-37 tonight. Same thing happened against the Cavs where we flipped the rebounding script a bit. After a brutal start to the year, the Celtics have made a clear effort to rebound better as a team the...

Here we are with another maddening loss to the Cavaliers in OT. Celtics fall 114-113 tonight but today didn't look as bad as our first loss against them. Last game the Celtics got killed on the boards and let Levert and Mitchell go God mode on us and we gave up a ridiculous 132pts and got killed in that OT. Today, I thought we were much better defensively while there were certainly some lapses. Of...

Celtics rolled the Wizards in one of their more complete games of the season. The offense was buzzing through this one and while JB (24pts) and Tatum (23pts) played really well and got the Celtics off to an amazing start, the rest of the team held their own and then some. Brogdon was exceptional in this one scoring 23pts along with 4ast. The Celtics came out firing and had a 34-15 lead after the f...

The Celtics fall to the Cavs 132-123 in OT and fall to 3-2 on the season after a 3-0 start. This was another game where the Celtics defense looked less than stellar as they allowed Caris Levert (known Celtics killer) and Donovan Mitchell to score 41pts a piece. While the Celtics duo, JB and Tatum, both scored 32pts tonight, there were plenty of lapses in their games. Tatum had 30pts at the end of...

In a game that started off as promising as it gets, this game got away from the Celtics quickly. The Celtics started the game on a 9-0 run and saw that lead get all the way up to 19 midway through the first. That massive lead was built on 8-10 from 3 but several guys making beautiful backdoor cuts for easy buckets. This game looked over 7 minutes into the game and that is exactly when the game rea...

Celtics beat the Magic 126-120 tonight after an impressive performance from both Jayson Tatum and Derrick White. While Tatum was the high scorer with 40pts continuing his incredible start to the season, it was Derrick White that shined the most to me. White chipped in with 27pts 4reb 4ast a steal and a huge charge drawn late in the game. He also shot 5-9 from 3 which is a revelation this year. He...

We're only two games into the season and the Raining Jays are putting the league on notice. After combing for 70pts in the first game against Philly, JB and Tatum combine for 57pts in another super impressive game. The Celtics beat the Heat 111-104 tonight and this was a fun one through and through. The Celtics did turn the ball over 19 times, we saw Malcolm Brogdon go ice cold (2-9 from the field...

The Celtics start their season 1-0 with a 126-117 win over Philly after a Raining Jays Masterclass. The Jays combined for 70pts total on 35pts each. As impressive of a night as it was from them, we saw everyone contribute in a major way. Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon showed that they can 100% coexist and Derrick White, although his scoring dropped off, looked phenomenal defensively as well. We...

The Celtics wrap up their final preseason bout with an OT loss to Toronto. Like I've been saying all preseason long, you shouldn't focus on the final score but how the team played as a whole. Tonight, we saw a lot of positives but also a lot of areas of improvement for the team. JB came out firing once again and Derrick White has continued to prove that he can play a massive role for this team. Ou...

Celtics came out today with no Tatum, Smart, Horford, or Brogdon along with Timelord and Kornet who were out due to injury still and still managed to pull off an impressive win 112-103 over the Charlotte Hornets. JB and Derrick White both showed out tonight but it was Derrick White who looked most impressive. This whole preseason he has looked great but he ran this offense at a very high level tod...

Celtics lost to the Raptors tonight 125-119 in OT but as I said after last game, the final score of a preseason game doesn't matter. What matters is how everyone plays and the fluidity that we see from our guys. Tonight, we saw a lot of great things. Sam Hauser was by far the most impressive as he ended the game with 22pts on 5-8 from 3 and a couple of impressive drives and stepbacks. JB came out...

CELTICS BASKETBALL IS BACK!!! There is nothing sweeter than heading into our first preseason game and seeing them blow out a team. I have said it several times but you shouldn't focus on the score and who wins or loses a preseason game. You need to focus on how they are playing the game and they played pretty damn well today. It wasn't all perfect as they still struggled with 23 Turnovers but over...

I got married this past weekend which explains my hiatus from the podcasting world BUT I am back and ready to attack this new season so here we go! We had a very busy offseason highlighted by the acquisition of both Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari! These acquisitions shot the Celtics to the top of the NBA Power Rankings and made them the odds on NBA Finals Champions. THEN Gallinari tears his...