Jack Simone

6 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Jack Simone

It's time for the Boston Celtics to bench Kristaps Porzingis in their series against the New York Knicks. It’s time for Joe Mazzulla to officially remove Kristaps Porzingis from the Boston Celtics’ rotation in favor of Luke Kornet. Mazzulla took the first step in Game 2, benching Porzingis in favor of Al Horford in the starting lineup. Kornet even subbed in before Porzingis. But the Latvian big man still got his chances to get in the game. Unfortunately, he failed to make the most of said chances.

6 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Jack Simone

The Boston Celtics have lost two games to the New York Knicks, but history isn't written until it's over. BOSTON — It happened again. Late in the third quarter, the Boston Celtics were up by 20—a tale applicable to two straight games. In Game 1, it was a 75-55 lead. In Game 2, 73-53. In Game 1, Jaylen Brown got caught ball-watching, and OG Anunoby hit a three to cut the lead to 17. In Game 2, Jayson Tatum’s transition defense flopped, and Miles McBride got a dunk to cut it to 18. It was a mirror image.

6 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Jack Simone

The Boston Celtics found new ways to utilize Jayson Tatum on offense in Game 2, but the New York Knicks still got the last laugh. BOSTON — In their Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks, the Boston Celtics utilized Jayson Tatum very differently from Game 1. Though the end results were the same, Tatum went from playing mostly on the ball to spending a lot of time screening and cutting away from the primary action. “I mean, we got great stuff out of him screening,” Joe Mazzulla said of the change.

1 week ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Jack Simone

The Boston Celtics' Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks was blamed on three-point failures, but their defense was the far bigger issue. After the Boston Celtics’ Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks, three-point failures took center stage, but the real reason for the collapse was a dreadful defensive meltdown. In reality, the Celtics’ offensive process for most of the third and fourth quarters (and overtime) wasn’t terrible. But their defense let them down.

1 week ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Jack Simone

Joe Mazzulla just gave a new Kristaps Porzingis update after his sudden exit from the Boston Celtics' Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks. BOSTON --- After Boston Celtics practice on Tuesday afternoon, Joe Mazzulla provided a new update on Kristaps Porzingis, who left Game 1 against the New York Knicks on Monday night with an illness. "He's a little bit better," Mazzulla said of Porzingis. "We'll see how he feels.