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Four questions for Boston sports fans when major leagues resume

April 20, 2020 franchisesports 1

The 21st century has been pretty generous to Beantown sports. Pick any year in the last two decades, and there is more than a 50-50 chance the city of Boston has held an open-top bus parade for its NFL, MLB, NBA or NHL champions.

Six NBA players breaking out after the All-Star break

March 9, 2020 Awab Malik 1

Which players have impressed most since the All-Star break?

Boston Celtics can win title if Jayson Tatum keeps playing like this

February 25, 2020 Sam Cox 3

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has ascended to NBA superstardom. The Celtics' NBA title chances depend on Tatum being the player he's been over the last month.

Five players who deserve to make their first NBA All-Star appearance in 2020

January 15, 2020 Josh Atherton 0

The NBA’s biggest stars will take their talents to Chicago for the 69th NBA All-Star game. It is looking like LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will captain the two teams just like last year, but who will make the All-Star draft?

Boston Celtics are in a very challenging position ahead of trade deadline

January 15, 2020 Sam Cox 0

It is no secret that the Boston Celtics are vulnerable in the paint. Al Horford and Aron Baynes' respective departures in the offseason have left Daniel Theis and Enes Kanter as the first choice centres on the Celtics' roster.

Five things to watch out for in the Christmas Day games

December 25, 2019 Sam Cox 0

The NBA's Christmas Day schedule is a great tradition. For over a decade, the league have been showing five consecutive games on 25th December, and 2019 is no different.

Kyrie Irving: Artist, fool, deliverer of magic

November 9, 2019 Matthew Bowen 0

I first began watching the NBA in 2016. The sport of basketball had always appealed to me but due to the time difference among other things I never got the chance to fully engross myself.

Ranking the eight greatest dynasties in NBA history

November 1, 2019 Josh Atherton 1

This offseason we have seen the Warriors dynasty get dismantled which had us thinking where do they rank amongst the all-time greatest dynasties?

Raptors, Celtics are closer to each other than many think

October 25, 2019 Sam Cox 0

The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics have been fixtures at the top of the Eastern Conference over the last couple of seasons. Boston were supposedly in the ascendancy 12 months ago. Toronto have evolved from the Kyle Lowry-DeMar DeRozan duo to an NBA champion.

Celtics shouldn’t be surprised by Kemba Walker’s opening night struggles

October 24, 2019 Sam Cox 1

Kemba Walker’s regular season debut for the Boston Celtics ended in defeat at Wells Fargo Center against the Philadelphia 76ers. Walker, Boston’s headline offseason acquisition, struggled all night.

Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum needs to finally take a step forward in 2019/20

August 10, 2019 Sam Cox 1

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum looked ready to ascend to All-Stardom during the 2017/18 NBA playoffs. Dunking on LeBron James, racking up points and leading the Celtics’ offence in a deep postseason run, Tatum was drawing comparisons with Kobe Bryant. He was Boston’s future.

Can the Boston Celtics defy the odds and win the East?

July 22, 2019 John Burns 1

Everyone has overlooked Boston and as the old saying goes, work in silence and let your success be your noise. I'd say that could be the case in the Garden this year.

Four teams who should make a move for free agent DeMarcus Cousins

July 3, 2019 Sam Cox 1

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, there is no market for Cousins. The four-time All-Star received the mid-level exception with the Warriors last season, but Wojnarowski added that he may not even get that despite expecting a hefty one-year deal when free agency began.

Brooklyn Nets should celebrate signing of Irving despite obvious risk

July 2, 2019 Matthew Bowen 0

The decision will be met with its fair share of raised eyebrows after Irving's most recent season with the Celtics turned out to be a disaster of epic proportions. However, Irving is one of the premier players and point guards in the league, as well as being a Brooklyn native, thus the argument can be made that for a team looking to break into the upper echelon of the NBA, Irving is the exact type of superstar to lead you there.

Kemba Walker, like Isaiah Thomas, can bring best out of Stevens’ Celtics

June 26, 2019 Matthew Bowen 0

With Kyrie leaving, Aron Baynes' contract traded to Phoenix and Al Horford moving on, the Celtics are suddenly in a position to make a statement in the free agent market in the form of Kemba Walker. Walker can take the option of earning an estimated $220 million super-max in Charlotte (should it be offered), however, there are strong rumours that Walker will decline the super-max in favour of playing for a contender.