NBA Notes: Heat, Klay Thompson, Magic, Anthony Black, Celtics
Heat
Klay Thompson hasn’t had the smoothest start in Miami. But when he gets going, well, we’ve seen what that looks like.
Thompson hit five threes...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Ja Morant, Timberwolves, Cody Williams, Celtics
Trail Blazers
Ja Morant’s promising start in Portland has hit a familiar obstacle. He’s headed for another extended injury absence.
Morant has a Grade 2 left...
Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla using AI to question his own coaching habits
Joe Mazzulla has found another way to review his work. Basically, he’s asking artificial intelligence whether he spent practice doing what he said the...
Jaylen Brown pushes back on Brian Scalabrine: ‘None of that is true’
Jaylen Brown is trying to get started with the Sixers. He keeps having to explain how things ended with the Celtics.
This time, Brown addressed...
Celtics’ Jayson Tatum starting to feel like himself: ‘Something in my mind clicks’
Everybody saw Jayson Tatum’s game-winner against the Nets. Some of the moments that meant the most to him were considerably less obvious.
A cut. An...
Celtics’ Paul George on Jayson Tatum game-winner: ‘We got the ball to the MVP’
Jayson Tatum has made plenty of big shots. This one carried a little more meaning than simply rescuing the Celtics from a game they...
Jaylen Brown’s camp calls Celtics trade-demand claim ‘10000% a lie’
Jaylen Brown is playing for the Sixers. How he wound up leaving the Celtics is still generating almost as much discussion as anything he’s...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Joe Mazzulla, Pelicans, Suns, Jalen Green
The Celtics had more than enough opportunities to prevent their opening-night collapse. Too often, they helped the Pistons along.
That’s the assessment of John Karalis...
Paul George dismisses record Celtics debut: ‘It means nothing’
Paul George delivered the highest-scoring debut in Celtics history. He wasn’t interested in celebrating it.
“I’m not a moral victory guy,” George said, via The...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Jayson Tatum, Pistons, Kings
The Celtics got 38 points from Paul George in his debut. They’ll need considerably better shooting from Jayson Tatum to make that combination work.
Tatum...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Jarrett Allen, Celtics, Paul George, Wizards
Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen believes the Cavaliers can take another step by getting their best players more time on the court together.
Entering his 10th NBA season,...
Celtics waive four players
The Celtics have waived Hayden Gray, Milos Uzan, Gabe McGlothan and Tucker DeVries, according to NBA.com’s transaction log.
All four were on Exhibit 10 contracts...
Celtics sign Devin Carter to two-way contract
Devin Carter’s opportunity with the Celtics will extend beyond training camp.
Boston is converting the guard’s Exhibit 10 contract to a two-way deal, according to...
Celtics, Payton Pritchard agree to two-year extension
Payton Pritchard took on a bigger job last season. The Celtics are giving him a bigger payday to go with it.
Boston and Pritchard have...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Paul George, Heat, backup point guard, Thunder
Celtics
It’s safe to say Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla is pleased with what he’s seen from Paul George early.
“He’s got great instincts. Great instincts, great...
Joe Mazzulla: Celtics won’t set 82-game standard for players
Joe Mazzulla still wants his players available as often as possible.
He just isn’t going to pretend every body handles an NBA season the same...
