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Celtics 1d ago
5 rational thoughts about the Celtics' last-second victory over the Wizards
Well. We all thought that Celtics game was gonna slip out of reach—or at least I did—and then it didn’t, and they won. They (…)
2d
Celtics 2d ago
Rapid Recap: Tatum powers Celtics to nail-biting win over Wizards
Despite some weird mistakes, cold shooting stretches and allowing a titanic Bradley Beal performance, the Celtics stole a 111-110 (…)
3d
Celtics 3d ago
5 rational thoughts about the Celtics beating the Pacers
That Celtics win was quite the relief. I won’t take it for granted. What I’m also not gonna do, in this follow-up, is do too much (…)
4d
Celtics 4d ago
Rapid Recap: Vintage Kemba and reserves' energy lead Celtics over Pacers
The Celtics ain’t out of the woods yet, but they prevented further decline with a pretty solid 118-112 win against a (…)
2w
Celtics 2w ago
5 rational thoughts (sort of) about the Celtics' collapse in Dixieland
Losses like what happened to the Celtics against the Pelicans yesterday get fans riled way the hell up. Understandably so, though it (…)
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Celtics 2w ago
Rapid Recap: Celtics force OT but can't reverse collapse vs Pelicans
The Celtics blew a lead in spectacular fashion to collapse to a rising Pelicans team, losing 120-115. New Orleans threw a (…)
2w
Celtics 2w ago
5 rational thoughts about a weird but satisfying Celtics win over Hawks
The Celtics won the rubber match in their miniseries with Atlanta on a freezing Friday night. Every game feels like a must-win right now, so (…)
2w
Celtics 2w ago
Rapid Recap: Walker, Tatum lead Cs on birdkill spree against the Hawks
The Celtics flipped the script on the Hawks tonight for a much-needed 121-109 win. They were wildly energetic (…)
3w
Celtics 3w ago
5 rational thoughts about the Celtics losing to the Pistons again
There are some easy explanations for the Celtics dropping one to the Pistons last night. Trap game, second game of a back-to-back, resting (…)
3w
Celtics 3w ago
Rapid Recap: Detroit's firepower, physicality sink the Celtics
The Celtics lost 102-108 to the Pistons—the worst team in the league, except when playing the Cs, or other (…)
3w
Celtics 3w ago
5 rational thoughts about the Celtics shooting the Raptors' lights out
If the Celtics wanted to erase memories of the depressing finale to their West Coast road trip, last night’s victory against the Raptors (…)
3w
Celtics 3w ago
Rapid Recap: Celtics slaughter Raptors wholesale with spot-on shooting and ball movement
The Celtics looked more like the team fans expect to see for a Thursday night smackdown of the Raptors, in which they never (…)
4w
Celtics 4w ago
5 rational thoughts about an impressive Celtics win over the Clippers
What a game. What a win. Didn’t look like it was gonna happen for…more than a minute. But it did happen. Let’s look at some of the (…)
5w
Celtics 5w ago
5 rational thoughts about a complicated Celtics loss to the Lakers
Last night’s game, and the aftermath to it on social media, was a wild whirlwind, made worse by the uncertainty over Marcus Smart’s calf (…)
30 Jan
Celtics 30 Jan
Rapid Recap: Celtics lose to Lakers in final seconds, lose Smart to injury
I’ll be honest with y’all: Hopes weren’t high for this one. And I was right, for what little that’s worth. The Celtics lost to the Lakers (…)
25 Jan
Celtics 25 Jan
5 rational thoughts about the Celtics blowout of the Cavs
Few things are more uplifting in a Celtics fan’s life than a wall-to-wall blowout after a streak of losses (and, before that, a (…)
24 Jan
Celtics 24 Jan
Rapid Recap: Celtics snap losing streak by laying waste to Sexland and the Cavs
After three defeats in a row, the dam finally broke and the Celtics devastated a scrappy Cavaliers squad. The final margin of (…)
23 Jan
Celtics 23 Jan
5 rational thoughts following another collapse-driven Celtics loss to the Sixers
No (questionably) funny preambles come to mind, so let’s just dig into this Celtics defeat: 1. The Tatum-sized elephant not (…)
22 Jan
Celtics 22 Jan
Rapid Recap: Celtics collapse in second half for second straight loss in Philly
Losing to the Sixers is always the most annoying type of losing. No doubt about it. So it’s even worse when the Celtics do it twice in a (…)
21 Jan
Celtics 21 Jan
5 rational thoughts about a confounding Celtics loss in Philadelphia
Some losses feel thoroughly stupid, and this Celtics defeat by the Sixers was like that. In this case it’s not because one player blew (…)
20 Jan
Celtics 20 Jan
Rapid Recap: Theatrics from Kemba, Jaylen can't overcome Celtics' foul disparity in loss to Sixers
This year’s first Celtics-Sixers game came under strange circumstances: No in-person shit-talking between the league’s two (…)
07 Jan
Celtics 07 Jan
5 rational thoughts about another razor's-edge Celtics win (the Miami Edition)
Hey, if the Celtics won games easily, that would be boring, right? Surely these come-from-behind, seemingly pulled-out-of-the-ass wins (…)
06 Jan
Celtics 06 Jan
Rapid Recap: Relentless Tatum, game-winning FastPP lead Celtics to narrowly defeat Heat
On yet another night when it felt incredibly bizarre to be writing about sports, the Celtics and Heat faced off for the first time since (…)
04 Jan
Celtics 04 Jan
5 rational thoughts about the Celtics last-second win in Detroit
When tweeting out the recap for this game, I said I was just glad it was over. Glad the Celtics won, glad they were leaving Detroit (a team (…)
03 Jan
Celtics 03 Jan
Rapid Recap: Jays lead Celtics to narrow victory in Pistons rematch
A second consecutive loss to Detroit would’ve been disastrous after the Friday collapse. That’s almost what happened due to Boston’s (…)
