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Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla spoke at length after Sunday’s 109-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, emphasizing both defensive execution and individual contributions. “I don’t think we limited their shooting. I thought they missed open shots,” Mazzulla said, noting that the team’s transition defense and keeping opponents off the free throw line were key […] The post Joe Mazzulla breaks down Celtics’ win over Cavaliers appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson analyzed Sunday’s 109-98 defeat to the Boston Celtics, focusing on offensive inefficiency in the first half. “We were two of 22 from beyond the arc… we got a little overzealous. We weren’t getting offensive rebounds… our energy and force was below average in the first half,” Atkinson said. Atkinson […] The post Kenny Atkinson addresses Cavaliers’ offensive struggles in loss to Celtics appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Kenny Atkinson just said before Celtics-Cavs he thinks Derrick White is a top-five player in the NBA.

On the 31st of January in 2025, Dejounte Murray’s first season with the New Orleans Pelicans came to a premature end after he ruptured his Achilles in an eventual loss to the Boston Celtics. A torn Achilles typically entails an absence of nearly or over a year, and for the Pelicans guard, he definitely took […] The post Pelicans’ Dejounte Murray draws strong statement from Ryan Clark after Wizards win appeared first on ClutchPoints .

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 in his second game back from a torn right Achilles, lifting Boston to a win over Cleveland in a battle of Eastern Conference contenders. Brown also had nine rebounds and eight assists as the Celtics built an 81-55 lead in the third quarter, sweeping their three-game season series with Cleveland. Tatum scored six points in the fourth, finishing 6 of 16 from the field in 27 minutes. Payton Pritchard added 18 points and Baylo...

The Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the Boston Celtics for a Sunday afternoon primetime matchup in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics controlled the game from start to finish, really, outside of an early 8-point lead by the Cavaliers. The Celtics would storm back quickly and end up taking a 26-point lead in the third quarter. Jaylen Brown, […] The post Jayson Tatum’s dagger vs. Cavs is a Celtics championship message to rest of NBA appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Baylor Scheierman recorded his fourth-career double-double in Boston’s win over the Cavaliers on Sunday.

A look at 2026 NBA free agency, with players who will be and could soon be available by team: Atlanta Hawks Caleb Houstan Jock Landale CJ McCollum Gabe Vincent Keaton Wallace (RFA) Jonathan Kuminga ($24,300,000 team option) Mouhamed Gueye ($2,406,205 team option) Christian Koloko (two-way) Boston Celtics Nikola Vucevic Neemias Queta ($2,667,944 team option) Jordan Walsh ($2,406,205 team option) Amari Williams ($2,150,917 […] The post 2026 NBA free agents by team appeared first on Hoops Wire .

The Boston Celtics have their superstar back in the lineup. Jayson Tatum was out of action for 10 months following his Achilles tear, but a massive effort to rehab from the injury has allowed the Boston All-Star to return to the lineup. With today being International Women’s Day, Jayson Tatum was asked about his mom’s […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum shouts out his ‘crying’ mom on International Women’s Day appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Mitchell led the Cavs in scoring with 30 points.

After the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference clash, Jayson Tatum received his props from Donovan Mitchell and James Harden for being back on the floor after returning from a torn Achilles and making a huge impact on the game right away. “He looks good,” Mitchell said in his postgame interview […] The post Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, James Harden in lockstep on Jayson Tatum’s triumphant Celtics return appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Tatum managed 20 points despite a cold shooting streak in another encouraging performance that should put the rest of the league on notice.

The Sunday, March 8, 2026, engagement between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers represents a pivotal moment in the final quarter of the 80th anniversary NBA regular season. Entering the game with an impressive 41-23 record, the New York Knicks have solidified their position as the third seed in the Eastern Conference, trailing the second-place Boston Celtics by only 1.5 games while simultaneously guarding against a surging Cleveland Cavaliers roster. This campaign has been a land...

CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 109-98 home loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. 1. It’s hard to win at basketball when you can’t pull the ball through that little orange sphere. And for the entire second quarter, that was the Cavs. 2. They went on a stretch where they missed 17 of […] The post Dribbles: Cavs fall to Celtics after second quarter goes clankity clank clank appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Jayson Tatum returned early from his Achilles tear last night. The Celtics bounced back from a brutal loss to the Hornets to defeat the Mavericks by 20 points in Jayson's return. Here are his highlights, post game interviews, and reactions to his season debut:

The Cavs 10-point second quarter cost them.

A lot to digest including a tough week for the Celtics, and a very easy week for the Pistons

Kristaps Porzingis, playing in just his second game for the Warriors after recovering from another bout of illness, says he feels he's feeling healthy and ready to play consistently again.

The Cavaliers get another chance at taking down the conference leaders.

The Celtics visit the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 3rd, and final, game between them this season.