Over the first two games of the second-round series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, there were major concerns regarding the defending champions. The Knicks came back from 20-point ...

More concerning was the way that the Celtics lost in all three of those big moments. They have had the same late-game offensive issues for years ... gone to this passive strategy at the end ...

The Celtics clinched a playoff spot on Saturday night because of the Heat’s loss to the Bulls but it won’t matter if these problems persist ... “When you lose a close game, it could be ...

The Boston Celtics hold homecourt advantage in this ... Asked post-game what the “strategy collectively” was when defending Boston’s star forward, Jimmy Butler noted three points of emphasis ...

“Zero,” he said. Still, the Celtics understand there are issues to address. While the teams around them in the Eastern Conference look to be trending up, the Celtics have been veering in a ...

Last season, Tatum embraced a playmaking role for the Celtics. This year, with Jaylen Brown‘s knee issues, Tatum will likely be a primary scorer. As one of the best three-level threats in the ...

They managed to keep up initially by hitting mid-range jumpers, but that’s not a winning strategy against a Celtics team that ... some of the issues like bad transition defense continued but ...

BOSTON -- In Wednesday night's season opener, the new-look Celtics did a lot of things the old-look Celtics did last year. They ran out to a big lead but nearly booted it away against the New York ...

The Celtics’ undefeated start to the season came ... defeat but he misfired badly on a game-tying 3-point attempt in the closing seconds. That miss wasn’t what bothered him after the game ...