Chicago upset its Eastern Conference rival in a game that contained a lot of controversy. With several technical fouls being handed out down the stretch of this game, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla pursued the officiating crew in an attempt to get his point across.
As your eyes recovered from no longer being forced to stare at those neon NBA Cup courts for two-and-a-half straight hours, some pretty amazing basketball went down this weekend. Victor Wembanyama and Jayson Tatum joined elite statistical clubs,
Jayson Tatum continued to cement himself as one of the Boston Celtics' all-time greats on Saturday night when he went off for 43 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a 123-98 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 43 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out 10 assists for his third career triple-double and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on Saturday night.
Joe Mazzulla had an unexpected confrontation with the referees following Thursday's game against the Chicago Bulls. While the Boston Celtics coach later joked that he was simply wishing them a "Merry Christmas,
The NBA has fined Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla for his NSFW comments and looking for a specific referee after the team lost to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night, 117-108. Celtics star Jaylen Brown would also have a problem with the officiating along with Mazzulla, but the coach was the only one to receive a fine.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has officially unveiled its full list of nominees for the 2025 class, as it declared in a press statement. Read More: Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard Headline Nominees For 2025 Basketball Hall of Fame The tally of nominated players includes former multi-time NBA All-Stars Carmelo Anthony,
Because there haven't been a lot of games in the NBA with the NBA Cup going on, there has been a lot of time to talk about the issues going on with the game. Th
Brown also received a technical foul moments later. Chicago’s Zach LaVine made both technical free throws, then hit a 3-pointer after Ayo Dosunmu won the jump ball over the undersized Payton Pritchard. That caused Boston’s deficit to grow from three points to eight in a flash, and the Celtics never recovered.
Tatum joins Larry Bird as the only Celtics with 40-point triple-doubles in the franchise’s storied history. Boston will play on Christmas Day against the 76ers, a game that looked much better on paper before the season started than it plays out now.
After losing to the Bulls, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla joked that he was in the holiday spirit while berating the referees.