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But here's the thing, as New England prepares to go to Denver and the Patriots' personal house of horrors, Empower Field at Mile High, to play the AFC Championship Game at 3 p.m. Sunday, all that stuff about the Patriots being underrated and how they haven't gotten the respect they deserve, all of that is over. At least for this week. … [Read more...] about Bedard: After dispatching the Texans, Patriots head to AFC title game in new position – prohibitive favorite

Anfernee Simons had his best game of the season for the Celtics on Thursday night in a 119-114 win over the Heat, writes Jay King for The Athletic. He scored 18 points in the fourth quarter and ended the game with 39 points while hitting seven threes, all while coming off the bench. “I think he definitely was in that mode tonight where, let’s get him the ball and get out of the … [Read more...] about Atlantic Notes: Simons, Barrett, Bridges, McCain

Before the Celtics' 132-106 win over the Hawks, Joe Mazzulla drilled to the heart of why and how Luka Garza is overcoming the concerns about his game. … [Read more...] about Celtics are learning what Wolves wish they knew about Luka Garza

So, with a little help from CJ Stroud - or a lot, depending on how you want to view the picture - Vrabel's defense, coordinated by Zak Kuhr, made life miserable for Houston. They turned the Texans over five times... … [Read more...] about Giardi: Patriots’ defense embracing new identity, backbones Divisional Round win over the Texans

The Boston Bruins are reportedly one of the front runners for Calgary Flames top-4 defenseman Rasmus Andersson as the right-handed defenseman appears to be on the verge of getting dealt ahead of the Olympic break in the NHL regular season schedule.It appears to be one of those seasons where a lot of the league’s trade business is going to get done ahead of the February Olympic … [Read more...] about NHL Notes: Andersson right fit for the B’s back end

As the Celtics rained threes, the Hawks continued to play a very specific style of defense. The plan did not pay off. Meanwhile, Boston's defensive choices went perfectly according to plan. … [Read more...] about Celtics shooting clinic vs. Hawks was secretly a story of defensive differences

Hauser became the first player in NBA history to attempt 20 or more threes without taking a shot inside the arc. The post Jaylen Brown scores 41, Sam Hauser hits 10 threes in Celtics win over Hawks appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown scores 41, Sam Hauser hits 10 threes in Celtics win over Hawks

Brown scored 41 points in Boston's win. The post Jaylen Brown dominates in homecoming as Celtics demolish Hawks: 6 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com. … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown dominates in homecoming as Celtics demolish Hawks: 6 takeaways

The Celtics have their first meeting of the season with the Hawks tonight, but they won’t be facing former teammate Kristaps Porzingis, writes Brian Robb of MassLive. Porzingis, who was sent to Atlanta in a three-team trade last summer, is sidelined with left Achilles tendinitis and will miss his fourth straight game. He battled an illness earlier in the season and has only … [Read more...] about Celtics Notes: Porzingis, Simons, Gafford, JJJ, Tatum