Avery Bradley has grown as a playmaker
Avery Bradley arrived last season. He put up career numbers offensively, and his in-your-jersey defense finally earned him an All-Defensive team selection. While the focus this season is on All-Star...
View ArticleJaylen Brown showing signs of promise in Boston
Jaylen Brown came to the Boston Celtics an imperfect product, as do most 20-year-old rookies. Often celebrated for his production for the California Golden Bears at the college level, many people —...
View ArticleCavaliers’ offense puts on show against Celtics
The Cleveland Cavaliers have defended their title in the best way possible thus far by looking dominant on the court en route to an undefeated start. The Cavaliers moved to 5-0 on the season with a...
View ArticleCeltics’ Jae Crowder out at least a week with sprained ankle
Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder left the TD Garden following Wednesday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls on crutches after having sprained his ankle in the 107-100 Boston win. Celtics head...
View ArticleCeltics’ Al Horford ruled out against Bulls with concussion
According to a Wednesday morning report from Jay King of MassLive.com, the Boston Celtics will be without newly acquired big man Al Horford for the team’s matchup against the undefeated Chicago Bulls....
View ArticleColumn: Don’t worry Celtics fans, the Nets still stink
After the Brooklyn Nets put a scare into the Boston Celtics on opening night and then proceeded to take down the Indiana Pacers, some Celtics fans began to panic. Have we been overestimating how bad...
View ArticleCeltics pass on James Young’s fourth-year option
James Young has not become a key contributor for the Celtics despite arriving in Boston as a first-round pick. Selected No. 17 overall in 2014, Young is not slated to play in the Celtics’ rotation this...
View ArticleCeltics’ Marcus Smart to make season debut on Wednesday
Following a significant amount of preseason hype, the Boston Celtics are inching closer to having their rotation at full strength. Marcus Smart’s opinion shouldn’t necessarily be taken as gospel, not...
View ArticleCeltics flash tantalizing potential in first few games
The Boston Celtics are off to a 2-1 start after an impressive road victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night. As expected, the Celtics already look better than last year. That never seemed...
View ArticleTakeaways from Celtics’ first 2 games of the season
The Boston Celtics have gotten off to a 1-1 start in the 2016-17 NBA season, defeating the Brooklyn Nets at home and falling to the Chicago Bulls on the road. There was some good and some bad, as...
View ArticleNets drop debut but serve notice
When an NBA team goes down by 23 points, that typically erases any chance of an exciting game. When the team with the worst projected record in the league trails a surefire playoff team by 23 in a...
View ArticleBaseline 2 Baseline with Stopsky and G: 2016-2017 NBA Preview
The NBA season is back! Sam Dusenbury fills in for Matt Stopsky in episode number one as Baseline 2 Baseline dives head-first into the 2016-2017 NBA season. We explore both conferences, each division,...
View ArticleCeltics waive R.J. Hunter as James Young makes team
The Boston Celtics have decided that swingman James Young has won a roster spot over guard R.J. Hunter, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Both players are former first-round picks of the...
View Article2016-17 NBA standings predictions
The 2016-17 NBA season is nearly upon us, and that means it’s time for some predictions. First, Today’s Fastbreak editors Jason Patt and Kelly Scaletta make their standings picks, NBA Finals...
View Article2016-17 NBA Composite Player Rankings: Atlantic Division
‘Twas the night before the 2016-17 NBA season, and all through the net, basketball websites were ranking, even Today’s Fastbreak had a set. Here, we’ve compiled the individual rankings of every player...
View ArticleCeltics sign Ryan Kelly
The Boston Celtics announced Friday night that they’ve signed forward Ryan Kelly to an undisclosed deal. Kelly appeared in six games with the Atlanta Hawks during the preseason and was released on...
View ArticleCeltics release 2nd-round pick Ben Bentil
The Boston Celtics have released second-round draft pick Ben Bentil, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. Celtics president Danny Ainge has confirmed the move. The power forward could become a...
View ArticleCeltics waive Marcus Georges-Hunt, two others
The Celtics waived Marcus Georges-Hunt, Jalen Jones and Damion Lee on Thursday with a roster battle looming between R.J. Hunter and James Young as the regular season approaches. Georges-Hunt, a...
View ArticleCeltics’ Kelly Olynyk out until at least mid-November
Boston Celtics’ general manager Danny Ainge told 98.5 The Sports Hub that big man Kelly Olynyk will be out until at least mid-November as he recovers from offseason shoulder surgery, via Chris Forsberg...
View ArticleReport: Celtics’ Marcus Smart to miss ‘a couple weeks’ with ankle injury
Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart left Wednesday night’s game against the New York Knicks and headed to the locker room with a left ankle injury. CSN New England’s A. Sherrod Blakely reports the...
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