Saturday, February 29, 2020

Robert Williams (hip) has been cleared to play against the Rockets


Robert Williams will finally make his long awaited return to an NBA court when the Celtics host the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at TD Garden.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Celtics 114, Jazz 103: Jayson Tatum continues his shooting tear in road trip finale


The Celtics came into Vivint Smart Home Arena winners of 10 in their last 12, before beating the Jazz 114-103 Wednesday night to wrap up a four-game west road trip on a high note.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Kemba Walker to miss fourth straight with knee soreness, ruled out against Jazz


Kemba Walker will continue his extended days off, as the Celtics have ruled out their All-Star point guard for a fourth straight game with left knee soreness, when they face the Utah Jazz tonight.

Celtics 118, Trail Blazers 106: Jayson Tatum reaches a new career milestone in a win in Portland


As Jayson Tatum continues to transcend towards NBA stardom he's emerged as one of the league's most talented scorers while stunning his childhood idols in the process.

Monday, February 24, 2020

Is it time to bring Isaiah Thomas back to Boston?


I am not broaching the idea of Danny Ainge bringing Isaiah Thomas back to Boston without having given the thought a lot of consideration.

Lakers 114, Celtics 112: Jayson Tatum's 41 points not enough to stop L.A. rivals


In a national televised showdown between two of the biggest rivals in sports, the Celtics took the Lakers down to the wire at the Staples Center before coming up short in a 114-112 loss on Sunday afternoon.

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Causeway Street Podcast - Are Celtics concerned with Kemba Walker's knee?


Should the Celtics be worried about Kemba Walker's sore left knee? We discuss with our resident Phoenix Suns' fan Tim Tunis on if the All-Star guard should take additional time off to heal up. Tune in below to Episode 204 of the Causeway Street Podcast

Kemba Walker (knee) ruled out against Lakers


Kemba Walker will have to wait a little longer before he can contribute to the Celtics post All-Star break.

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Celtics 127, Timberwolves 117: Gordon Hayward, C's starters go off in road trip opener


The Celtics picked-up from where they left off prior to the All-Star break, with a 127-117 win over the Timberwolves on Friday night at the Target Center.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Kemba Walker (knee) ruled out against Timberwolves


The Celtics will return from NBA All-Star Weekend unhealthy, as Kemba Walker will sit out at least for the first of the team's four-game west coast trip that begins Friday night in Minnesota.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Danny Ainge says Ray Allen’s move to Miami ‘will have some impact’ on decision to retire his number


It's been an on-going debate since Ray Allen decided to take his talents to South Beach, Miami and the Heat back in the summer of 2012, if the former Celtics guard should get his number retired one day.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Robert Williams participates in full practice, says 'I'm ready to play,' as his return is near


Celtics center Robert Williams has been out of action with a hip edema since December 6th, but he is scheduled to be back on the court very soon.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Jayson Tatum spoke on what he learned from Chris Paul during All Star Weekend


Jayson Tatum enjoyed his first NBA All-Star Game experience this past weekend, especially when it came to talking with his fellow All-Star teammate, Chris Paul.

Monday, February 17, 2020

Jayson Tatum, Team LeBron beat Kemba Walker, Team Giannis 157-155 in NBA All-Star Game


Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum got to show off their skills and represent the Celtics during the 2020 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night. Despite Walker and Team LeBron losing 157-155 to Tatum and Team Giannis in Chicago, the game went down to the wire in a thriller down the stretch in a new format.

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Jayson Tatum didn't defend his Skills Challenge title at All-Star Saturday night


Jayson Tatum was unsuccessful on defending his Skills Challenge title during NBA All-Star Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Kevin Garnett among Hall-of-Fame finalists, along with Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan


Less than 24-hours after the Celtics announced they would be retiring No. 5 into the TD Garden rafters, Kevin Garnett is now one step away from officially being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Fame.

Friday, February 14, 2020

Kevin Garnett to have his number retired by the Celtics


It's been a long-time coming, as future NBA Hall-of-Famer Kevin Garnett will have his No. 5 retired by the Celtics next season.

Why Jayson Tatum is becoming the go-to scorer Celtics need


Flashback to January 12, 2019 - Celtics trailing Orlando Magic, 105-103 - Gordon Hayward in-bounding the ball with less than three seconds remaining in the game - gets the ball to Jayson Tatum, who missed the 3-point attempt and Boston lost the game.

Celtics 141, Clippers 133 [2OT]: Jayson Tatum scores 39 in final game before All-Star break


All-Star Jayson Tatum made a statement against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night, as the Celtics won 141-133 in double overtime at TD Garden.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Causeway Street Podcast - Are the Celtics championship contenders?


After staying pat at the NBA trade deadline and no buyout market signings yet, are the Celtics championship contenders as currently constructed? If not, what would be considered a successful or a failure this season? Tune in below to Episode 203 of the Causeway Street Podcast

Why there'll probably won't be a Celtics buyout acquisition


As expected, Danny Ainge bypassed the NBA trade deadline a week ago without making a move, and there is a good chance that fans won't see the Celtics president of basketball operations acquire a player from the buyout market either.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Rockets 116, Celtics 105: James Harden, Russell Westbrook snap win streak at seven


Mike D'Antoni's experiment employing his deadly duo of Russell Westbrook and James Harden to continually attack Boston's defense worked like a charm, giving the Houston Rockets the 116-105 win over the Celtics.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Celtics vs Rockets: Battle of the small lineups?


With the Houston Rockets' version of Gulliver, in center Clint Capela being sent to Atlanta via trade, Mike D'Antoni's seems bent on running his band of Lilliputians down the throats of all opponents.

Celtics display strengths, weaknesses in victory over Thunder


While the Celtics 112-111 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday afternoon came right down to the wire, Boston clearly displayed many strengths, but also a few weaknesses that still may be a concern.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Jayson Tatum named Eastern Conference Player of the Week


It only took seven days for the NBA to name another Celtics player for Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors. Jayson Tatum has won the award for the first time in his career, as he get's ready to participate in the first of many All-Star Games coming up on Sunday night.

Celtics 112, Thunder 111: Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum hold off late rally in OKC


The Celtics went toe-to-toe with the hottest team since Thanksgiving not named the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon. After a double-digit comeback, they had to hold off a late rally to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-111 at Chesapeake Energy Arena and win their seventh straight.

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Causeway Street Podcast - NBA trade deadline reactions


We have NBA trade deadline reactions, plus why the Celtics stood pat and what may be available through the buyout market. Zach Peloquin joins us to break it all down, tune in below to Episode 202 of the Causeway Street Podcast.

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Romeo Langford putting in work at the right time


If you have been asking, "Wherefore art thou, Romeo," we got an answer Friday night in the Celtics 112-107 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Celtics 112, Hawks 107: Jayson Tatum leads short-handed C's to sixth straight win


Jayson Tatum had another career-night as the Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 112-107 at TD Garden on Friday night.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Danny Ainge, Celtics stand pat at NBA trade deadline


The NBA trade deadline came and went, while Danny Ainge stood pat without making any moves and apparently is happy with the Celtics current roster going forward.

Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum will be opponents at NBA All-Star Game


Celtics guard Kemba Walker and forward Jayson Tatum will playing against each other at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Celtics 116, Magic 100: Jayson Tatum leads Boston to fifth straight win


The hospital Celtics needed a boost one more time against the Orlando Magic and Jayson Tatum stepped up to the plate to knock it out the park on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Report: Celtics interested in trading for Clint Capela


The Houston Rockets are looking to trade big man Clint Capela and the Celtics are one of the several teams interested.

Celtics 123, Hawks 115: C's trio hold off Trae Young, Kevin Huerter on the road


When Trae Young's 23 first-half points propelled the Hawks to take a 62-60 lead into halftime against the Celtics, it forced Brad Stevens to get creative with his defense.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Jaylen Brown wins Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors


Jaylen Brown has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, as the NBA announced Monday afternoon.

Causeway Street Podcast - A tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant


We pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, as we discuss what the NBA legend meant and how he'll always be remembered. Tune in below to Episode 201 which is dedicated to the memory of Kobe, Gianna, Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, Ara Zobayan, Alyssa Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, John Altobelli and Christina Mauser

Five takeaways from Celtics blowout win over Sixers


Saturday night's Celtics 116-95 drubbing of the Philadelphia 76ers revealed a lot about both teams. Here are some takeaways from the game, with views from both sides of the fence.

Sunday, February 2, 2020

Celtics 116, Sixers 95: Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum hold off Philly to avoid season sweep


With many "NBA All-Star snubs" complaining over the past couple of days, Jaylen Brown decided to let his game do the talking, as he led the Celtics to their third straight win in a 116-95 blowout of the rival Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden on Saturday night.

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Kemba Walker (knee), Enes Kanter (hip) out vs Sixers


Kemba Walker will not play Saturday when the Celtics host Eastern Conference rivals the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden.