Tag: Marcus Smart
Atlantic Notes: Nets, Ben Simmons, Celtics, Payton Pritchard, Raptors
Nets
Center Nic Claxton indicated the Nets were just waiting to get healthy to leave their somewhat dramatic early season in the dust. Entering Monday,...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Warriors, Finals Rematch, Wolves, Anthony Edwards
Celtics
If the Celtics truly are the best team in the NBA, there's no time like now to prove it -- as they visit the...
Jeff Phelps: Examining the East’s Contenders, and Pretenders
It’s December 9, we’re almost a third of the way through the NBA season, and the top 12 teams in the Eastern Conference are...
East Notes: Nets, Kevin Durant, Knicks, Celtics
Nets
The Nets have won back-to-back games following the suspension of point guard Kyrie Irving, and forward Kevin Durant said that teamwork has been the...
East Notes: Bulls, Zach LaVine, Raptors, Celtics
Bulls
Shooting guard Zach LaVine will miss the season opener with a lingering left knee issue, the Bulls announced in a...
Celtics’ Marcus Smart ‘Didn’t Pay Too Much Mind’ To Kevin Durant Rumors
Not long after the Celtics made a run to the Finals, the whole world started talking about them possibly landing Nets superstar Kevin Durant...
Jeff Phelps: Ranking The Big Combos Of The East
Teams in the Eastern Conference have apparently decided the time for building, or rebuilding, is over. The time to go for it has arrived.
Atlanta...
Celtics To Host 76ers To Tip Off 2022-23 Season
The reigning Eastern Conference champion Celtics will face the 76ers in Boston on Oct. 18 to tip off the 2022-23 NBA season, as relayed...
NBA Notes: Warriors, Celtics, Draft
After two years of missing the playoffs, we hadn't heard much from Warriors owner Joe Lacob lately. But he was back on center stage...
East Notes: Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Cavs, Bucks
Celtics
The Celtics are looking to do something no team has done this postseason -- beat the Warriors two games in a row.
Given that the...
NBA Finals: Celtics Aim To Be More Physical, ‘Protect House’ In Game 3
Marcus Smart said the Celtics need to match the physicality of the Warriors, particularly Draymond Green, now that the series has shifted to Boston...
NBA Finals Poll: Celtics vs. Warriors
It's the Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart vs. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
Actually the Finals matchup between the Celtics and...
Multiple Celtics Staff Members Have Tested Positive For COVID In Last Few Days
Several Celtics staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, creating concern around the team for its Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Heat, per...
Celtics’ Marcus Smart First Guard To Win DPOY Since 1996
Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the 2021-22 season, the league announced in a statement.
Smart becomes...
