by Sportz Nation - 5/4/2026 2026 Review The Celtics miraculous 2026 season has come to an end with a Game 7 loss to the 76ers after initially leading the series 3-2. To start the season being predicted to miss the playoffs, then become the #2 seed in the East and Favorite to win the Eastern Conference Finals, all before getting heartbroken in the First Round has been a roller coaster of a year for Boston. And yet, there is still a lot of hope for this team. Photo by Matt Ston

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 4/16/2026 After last night's play-in game, we now know that the Celtics will start the 2026 NBA Playoffs in a 7 game series against the 76ers, starting Sunday afternoon from TD Garden. Photo by Winslow Townson/ Imagn Images Celtics Roster The Celtics 56-35 record this season was good enough for the 2nd seed in the East and the team is the clear favorite to make it to the NBA Finals. The team has actually been 15-5 since the return of star forwa

by Joel Piton Sportz Nation - 3/13/26 Photo: David Richard/AP After a total of 298 days away from the court, NBA champion and All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum has finally returned to the game of basketball. During his absence, the Boston Celtics quietly proved they were far from a one-man show, climbing to a 43-22 record and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Role players stepped up, the offense found unexpected success, and Jaylen Brown shouldered the responsibility of le

Photo by Frank Dodson/LATimes The Boston Celtics weren’t supposed to be here. Ranked third, written off as a temporary placeholder in the East, and forced to navigate a long stretch without their franchise player: Boston has quietly flipped the script. At 23–12, the Celtics have done more than survive—they’ve competed at the toughest level, defended their identity, and won, leaning heavily into the best version of Jaylen Brown we’ve ever seen. On paper, this doesn’t look like

By Joel Piton · 10/17/25 · Sportz Nation Credit: Sarah Stier/GettyImages The Boston Celtics sent shockwaves through the NBA on Wednesday night, dismantling the former Eastern Conference top seed Cleveland Cavaliers in a 20-point blowout. For a team that stumbled out of the gate with three straight losses—and even sparked whispers of tanking this season—the victory felt like a much-needed jolt of hope. Was this a turning point, or just a one-night fluke? With Boston now sittin

By Joel Piton · 10/17/25 · Sportz Nation Credit: Sarah Stier/GettyImages - Celtics G Derrick White (#9) attacks the basket defended by Cleveland Cav's G Craig Porter Jr. (#9) With the NBA preseason officially in the rearview, the countdown is over—in just one day, regular season Celtics basketball returns. That also means the hunt for banner 19 begins in earnest. Yet, the journey won’t be straightforward. The franchise player is injured—fresh off last year’s postseason—and d

Just as everything has been turned upside-down this year, so too has Boston sports. The Red Sox were an absolute disaster, the Bruins and...