NESN.com—The Boston Celtics were served a slice of humble pie Friday night in Toronto. The C’s, who seemingly are everyone’s... Read More »

CelticsBlog— Toronto won the G-League affair, but the trio of Celtics played well in Maine. Before tonight’s rematch with the Toronto Raptors, the junior Celtics--Boston’s G-League team, the Maine Red Claws, up in Portland--faced off against Toronto’s JV squad. Last night’s starting lineup for the Red Claws had a unique distinction. All five players are under contract with their NBA affiliate: Brad Wanamaker, Robert Williams III, Guerschon Yabusele, and two-way players P.J. Dozier and Walt Lemon Jr.. All five players showed out in Maine, but the Red Claws lost a close one to the Raptors 905,...

ClutchPoints—If someone were to ask you who is the best player on the Boston Celtics, superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is probably the first name that comes to your mind. If someone asked you who is the most important player on the Celtics, backup guard Marcus Smart would easily be the name you think of. […] The post Celtics news: Jaylen Brown says Marcus Smart ’embodies the Boston narrative’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

CelticsBlog— Celtics come up one shy of the NBA record for threes in a game, but snap Bucks unbeaten streak 1. With Jaylen Brown sidelined due to a sore foot, Semi Ojeleye drew the start and he delivered. Ojeleye opened both halves as the primary defender on Giannis Antetokounmpo, but his contributions didn’t stop there. Ojeleye scored 10 points (only his third time in double figures in his career), grabbed five rebounds and picked up two steals. When a guy like Ojeleye is your 11th man, your depth is over the top ridiculous. 2. Boston basically shot themselves in to, and almost out of, the game....