CelticsBlog 1 hour ago
Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown Still Trying to Fit In (video)
Celtics Stuff Live wonder what it’s going to take for Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown to regain last year’s late season & playoff mojo. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum emerged as young stars ready to help lead the re-loaded Celtics to the top of the Eastern Conference. But the 2 young studs have had their struggled (Brown more so than Tatum) fitting in this season with the returns of Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving to the lineup. Celtics Stuff Live’s Justin Poulin & Jon Duke discuss what’s it’s going to take to get the two young bucks going. For Celtics Videos SUBSCRIBE to our CLNS...
ClutchPoints 11 hours ago
Boston Celtics: Why trading Gordon Hayward might make sense
Gordon Hayward came into the 2018-19 NBA season with high expectations after being forced to miss the entire 2017-18 NBA season due to a gruesome ankle injury that he suffered in the first game of the year. He worked hard all season and throughout the offseason to get back to full strength and many thought […] The post Boston Celtics: Why trading Gordon Hayward might make sense appeared first on ClutchPoints.
CelticsBlog 22 hours ago
Lineup changes weren’t enough to avoid another loss and 10 other takeaways from Celtics/Hornets
New lineup for Boston, same old late-game issues 1. Despite saying there were no lineup changes coming earlier in the day, Brad Stevens did switch things up by inserting Aron Baynes into the opening unit and bringing Gordon Hayward off the bench. It’s hard to get much of a read on how much this changed things, as Baynes only played 7:22 and Hayward played nearly 31 minutes, but this is a change Boston should stick with for at least a couple more games. 2. One benefit of starting Baynes is that it forced Charlotte to defend Al Horford with Marvin Williams instead of Cody Zeller. While...
CelticsBlog Nov 19, 2018
Celtics fall to Kemba Walker and the Hornets 117-112
Boston has now lost two in a row. The Boston Celtics fell to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night at Spectrum Center by a score of 117-112 Following the Celtics’ worst offensive performance of the season on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz, Brad Stevens decided it was time to make some changes to the starting lineup. Aron Baynes got the start in place of Gordon Hayward on Monday in Charlotte. Although the offensive production wasn’t stellar early on, it was clear that spacing and aggressiveness was much better, while their rotations on the defensive end were sharp and swift....
The Republican Nov 19, 2018
Boston Celtics news: Aron Baynes starts in place of Gordon Hayward vs. Charlotte Hornets
Boston Celtics news: Aron Baynes starts in place of Gordon Hayward vs. Charlotte Hornets
CelticsBlog Nov 19, 2018
Brad Stevens shakes up starting lineup, Aron Baynes will start in place of Gordon Hayward
Looks like Brad Stevens decided to change the starting lineup after all. In a change of direction, Brad Stevens has decided to shake up his starting lineup after all. Aron Baynes (who had a lot of success in the starting lineup last year) will start in place of Gordon Hayward (perhaps still finding his groove after returning from injury). Remember all that conversation about no changes in the starting lineup?Aron Baynes in, Gordon Hayward out.Irving, Brown, Tatum, Horford, Baynes starting tonight in Charlotte.— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) November 19, 2018 He said the focus is...
CelticsBlog Nov 19, 2018
Gordon Hayward is back in form
The max-contract Celtics forward is free from his minutes restriction, ready to do whatever the team needs to win. What does an NBA team get when they give a player a max contract? It may be custom to assume that max money means high points per game or flashy counting stats. But that isn’t always what a team needs. And that’s not who Gordon Hayward is. The Boston Celtics forward has solid career numbers: 15.5 PPG, 3.4 AST, 44.3 FG%, and 36.6 3FG%. He earned his current contract on the back of his best season yet (2016-17 in Utah), when all those marks were a good bit higher. But...
www.bostonherald.com Nov 19, 2018
Celtics notebook: Gordon Hayward stays reserved about new role
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gordon Hayward hesitated when asked if he was OK with Monday night’s move to the bench, but then the Celtics forward squared his jaw and accepted Brad Stevens’ decision.“I’m OK with whatever I can do to help us win,” Hayward said after the Celtics’ 117-112 loss to Charlotte. “Right now I have to focus on myself and getting myself better and being a better basketball player.”Stevens, who replaced Hayward with Aron Baynes in the starting lineup, said the move was designed to find the right group for the forward as he attempts to work his game back into shape...
ClutchPoints Nov 18, 2018
Gordon Hayward’s minutes restriction absolutely lifted, even on back-to-backs
Gordon Hayward’s playing time on the court is no longer limited even, on back-to back games as per Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. The All-Star forward saw action for 39 minutes and was a major piece in the team’s overtime victory over the Eastern Conference leading Toronto Raptors on Friday. Coach Stevens believed that […] The post Gordon Hayward’s minutes restriction absolutely lifted, even on back-to-backs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
DeseretNews.com Nov 17, 2018
Donovan Mitchell blocks Gordon Hayward and 3 other takeaways from the Utah Jazz's 98-86 win over the Boston Celtics
A look at some of the factors that led to the Jazz's win on Saturday night
www.bostonherald.com Nov 17, 2018
Tatum, Mitchell learning the hard way
Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell have a lot in common. They were lottery picks in the 2017 draft -- Tatum third to the Celtics, Mitchell 13th to the Jazz -- and they’ve been friends since taking part in high-level camps for high schoolers years before.And though it wasn’t what either of their teams wanted, both had their development as rookies aided by the absence of Gordon Hayward. That’s not to say Tatum and Mitchell wouldn’t have succeeded under any circumstances; each has the kind of approach to the game that pretty much assures they’ll find a way to be more than good.But...
ClutchPoints Nov 17, 2018
Celtics coach Brad Stevens admits Gordon Hayward’s comeback is graded on a curve
After being out of commission for a whole year nursing a gruesome leg injury, Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward is understandably still showing a lot of rust. Fortunately for the 28-year-old, he appears to have the full backing of his head coach, Brad Stevens. Following the Celtics’ Friday night overtime victory against the Toronto Raptors, […] The post Celtics coach Brad Stevens admits Gordon Hayward’s comeback is graded on a curve appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Republican Nov 17, 2018
Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz: Gordon Hayward's minute restriction lifted, Jazz happy he's healthy
Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz: Gordon Hayward's minute restriction lifted, Jazz happy he's healthy.
ClutchPoints Nov 17, 2018
Gordon Hayward says Celtics’ Friday win is a building block to success
The Boston Celtics are slowly turning their season around, and Gordon Hayward thinks Friday’s win over the Toronto Raptors can be a “building block” as they establish their dominance in the Eastern Conference. Gordon Hayward was instrumental to Boston’s huge overtime win over the Raptors, tallying 15 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals […] The post Gordon Hayward says Celtics’ Friday win is a building block to success appeared first on ClutchPoints.
CelticsBlog Nov 17, 2018
Brad Stevens says Gordon Hayward no longer has a minute restriction
Stevens said Saturday that the restriction was lifted last week in Portland. BOSTON - Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said on Saturday that forward Gordon Hayward is no longer playing on a minute restriction. This comes less than 24 hours after Hayward played a season-high 39 minutes in the team’s overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors. According to Stevens, the restriction was lifted last week in Portland. In terms of playing the forward in the extra period on Friday, Stevens said that he was just focused on winning the game and didn’t think about it when giving Hayward the...
