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Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Fresh off winning the Sixth Man of the Year award, PP showed out again in Game 2. Wednesday night’s Game 2 win will be remembered by one image: "I like watching him bleed on the court."Joe Mazzulla appreciates the blood, sweat and tears from Kristaps Porziņģis (via @zm_cox) pic.twitter.com/MQN4llVsZ7— Bleacher Report … [Read more...] about Parquet plays: Celtics Pride is Payton Pritchard and Payton Pritchard is Celtics Pride

Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images The Celtics are already off to a better campaign than last postseason. The 2024-25 NBA Playoffs are already off to a better start for the Boston Celtics than last year after the Celtics won both of their opening games of Round 1. As the two-seed, they earned the right to have home court advantage until … [Read more...] about Celtics protects home court against Magic, already an improvement from last year

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Jayson Tatum (right wrist), Jrue Holiday (right hamstring) and Jaylen Brown (right knee posterior impingement) could all miss the Celtics’ playoff game against the Magic on Friday. ORLANDO — The Celtics could be without three starters ahead of Game 3 against the Orlando Magic. Jayson Tatum (right distal radius bone … [Read more...] about Three Celtics starters could miss Game 3 against Orlando Magic after updated injury report

Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images Jrue Holiday picked his spots, took on more responsibility, and attacked the paint with purpose. His shift in mindset gave Boston a new offensive dimension and helped fill the void left by Jayson Tatum. Yes, it has been only two games, but there is a clear shift in Jrue Holiday’s approach and … [Read more...] about Boston needs a lift, Holiday brings the drive

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Celtics look to go up 3-0 on the Magic as the series shifts to Orlando for Game 3. The series now moves to Orlando for Game 3. The Celtics won Game 1 103-86 in Boston on Sunday with a full roster. They won Game 2 109-100 on Wednesday, also in Boston, but without Jayson Tatum. In both games, the Magic kept it close in the first … [Read more...] about Boston Celtics (2-0) at Orlando Magic (0-2) Round 1 Game 3 4/25/25

Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images Jayson Tatum (right wrist bone bruise) and Jaylen Brown (right knee posterior impingement) are both available to play, while Jrue Holiday (right hamstring) will miss the Celtics’ playoff game against the Magic on Friday. ORLANDO — The Celtics will be without Jrue Holiday for Friday’s Game 3 matchup against the Orlando Magic. … [Read more...] about Celtics announce who’s in, who’s out in final Game 3 injury report

Mike Watters-Imagn Images The Celtics squandered a 10-point halftime lead into the third quarter where Boston hit its offensive low in the Joe Mazzulla era. ORLANDO — It took six plays for Jayson Tatum and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope to meet in the former’s return. Tatum fell to floor after the Celtics knocked the ball away from Cory Joseph and ripped it from … [Read more...] about Magic hold on for Game 3 win shutting down Celtics offense 95-93

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Brown said he thinks a fight could break out between the Celtics and the Orlando Magic if officiating doesn’t change. ORLANDO — Jaylen Brown smirked when asked about Orlando’s physicality as he sat down at the postgame podium after the Celtics’ 95-93 loss to the Magic. “They got away with a lot,” he said. “If you can get away with … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown sounds off on Magic’s physicality: “The flagrant fouls is piling up.”