Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) shoots as Utah Jazz guard Ochai Agbaji (30) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP The Celtics stumbled to the finish line in Utah on Saturday night as Grant Williams had a potential game-winner blocked... Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points and Walker Kessler had a game-saving block to help the Utah Jazz to a 118-117 comeback win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Grant Williams, who had 23 points and a career-high seven 3-pointers, was driving for a potential game-winner but ran into Kessler,... Read more
The Celtics led by as many as 19 points in the first half but yielded a stirring 48-22 run and never solved the Jazz’s size all night. Tatum missed a pull-up 3-pointer and a stepback jumper in the final minute. He did not score in the fourth quarter and finished with just 15 points on... Read more
Boston Celtics (49-22) at Utah Jazz (33-36)Saturday, March 18, 20239:00 PM ETRegular Season Game #72 Road Game #37TV: NBCSB, ATTSN-RM, NBA-LPRadio: 98.5 Sports Hub, KZNS/KTUBVivint Arena The Celtics come off of a Friday night game against the Trail Blazers to face the Utah Jazz. This is the first of 2 games this season between these two teams.... Read more
Boston Celtics’ Malcolm Brogdon plays against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP Marcus Smart (illness) and Jayson Tatum (hip soreness) will be active after both players were deemed questionable on Friday. Brogdon was probable before he was ruled out by... Read more
HOUSTON — Alperen Sengun was scratched by the Rockets prior to Monday’s game versus Boston. While he was listed earlier on the injury report with a left groin strain, his designation was probable, and head coach Stephen Silas expressed surprise pregame. “After last game, he felt a little something,” Silas said. “Yesterday he went through... Read more
Then Boston, which had been operating at an urgent, crisp pace throughout the game, began to slow things down a bit too early, and the offense hit a bit of a rut. And with the Hawks still lingering and 1:25 left, a slightly chaotic scene unfolded, with Marcus Smart and Atlanta star Trae Young tumbling... Read more
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) drives against Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)AP Marcus Smart was ejected in the final two minutes of the Celtics’ matchup against the Hawks on Saturday night after a violent confrontation... Read more
The Atlanta Hawks hosted the Boston Celtics on Saturday evening, returning home from the road while completing the back-to-back after their second win in three days over the Washington Wizards on Friday evening. Atlanta was unable to get the win in this one, falling to a hot-shooting and well-rested Boston team 135-125. The Hawks and... Read more
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun has been one of the few bright spots on a Rockets team that is currently in position to have the worst record in the NBA for the second year in a row. The Turkish big man holds averages of 14.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists on 60.5 percent true... Read more
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