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Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 115-101 on Sunday. Neemias Queta had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Payton Pritchard scored 17 points for the Celtics, who won their third straight to move closer to clinching second place in the Eastern Conference. Ja’Kobe Walter led Toronto with 16 points, and Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett each had 15.

Jaylen Brown points to injury as the reason he struggled to dribble with his left hand.

The Celtics will sign Ron Harper Jr. to a two-year contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (Twitter link). Harper, who is currently on a two-way deal, has played 26 games for the Celtics this season, after spending the previous three years with the Raptors and Pistons. The 6’5″ forward is averaging 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA Most Valuable Player straw poll with 88 first place votes ahead of Victor Wembanyama who has moved up into second place. Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Jaylen Brown round out the top-5 in that order. Wembanyama, who has been openly lobbying to win the award, had 63 second place votes and eight first place votes while appearing on every ballot. Jokic received only three first place votes while Doncic received none in the poll. Ten players receiv...

Celtics star Jaylen Brown sat down with Brian Scalabrine to discuss leveling up as a playmaker, putting the left hand narrative to bed and much more.

Derrick White only tallied 6 points in Wednesday’s Celtics win over the Heat. But an improbable hustle play at the end of the first half perfectly captured why he’s one of the most impactful players in basketball.

It looks like the MVP race is winding down to another tight finish. Many believe that it has become a five-man battle between Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, and Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown. Each star has […] The post Michael Malone tabs Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as MVP over Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Boston Celtics had a first quarter like none other in their storied history Wednesday night, scoring 53 points in the opening 12 minutes of a 147-129 victory over the Miami Heat.

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 32 points, Jalen Johnson added 18 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks routed the Orlando Magic 130-101 on Wednesday night for their 17th victory in their last 19 games. Dyson Daniels had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who shot 51% for the game and had a 52-36 rebound advantage. Johnson came two assists short of his 14th triple-double of the season.

Boston boasts the best wing duo in the league with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Their bench bullpen ain’t bad either.

After the Boston Celtics clinched a playoff berth with a 114-99 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, Jaylen Brown posted a simple message on social media in response to those who wrote off their chances of accomplishing anything this season amid injury and roster turnover. "50 wins in a gap year," Brown wrote. The remark was a direct callback to preseason skepticism that followed Jayson Tatum's torn Achilles and the offseason trades of Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. The Celtics...

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The Celtics tried to hang on against the Hawks but their shooting and production on the defensive end proved to be too much in a 112-102 loss.

Milano continues to prioritize re-signing Zach LeDay, but if Josh Nebo departs, the Italian club could target a more physical forward L'articolo Olimpia Milano Monitoring Jaylen Hoard for Next Season proviene da Sportando .

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Neemias Queta, and Derrick White are all questionable to play in Sunday’s Celtics game vs the Hornets.

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard remained in a reserve role Friday night, even though Jaylen Brown was out of the lineup with Achilles tendinitis, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe writes in a subscriber-only story. Pritchard, who has gotten comfortable coming off the bench since coach Joe Mazzulla restructured his starting lineup in early February, helped […]

Tennessee used a dominant effort on the glass and a strong second half to put away second-seeded Iowa State 76-62 and earn its third straight trip to the Elite Eight.