Meghan Ottolini

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Articles

Celtics need Jayson Tatum to be a hero in New York

1 week ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

There's a school of thought among some historians called "The Great Man Theory." Bear with me here, because I've been reading an Abraham Lincoln biography, but I promise this idea ties back to Celtics basketball. The theory, credited to philosopher Thomas Carlyle, can be summed up this way: major moments in human history are marked by great leaders who are able to defeat their rivals, beat back against the odds, and inspire the masses with their God-given talent.
Celtics at familiar crossroads as Knicks take shocking 2-0 lead

1 week ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

With a stunning 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the New York Knicks have the Boston Celtics' backs up against the wall in a way the champs haven't felt since 2023. Now, this group has to show they've really buried that history, or they'll be doomed to repeat it.
Celtics get harsh lesson from Knicks in 108-105 OT loss

1 week ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

There will be no sleepwalking permitted in the Celtics' long march back to the NBA Finals. The New York Knicks stunned Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, making them pay for letting a 20-point lead slip through their fingers like sand. They stole the opener at TD Garden in overtime, 108-105, and offered the defending champions a harsh reminder that this is the playoffs, and there are no quarters off - even against a team the Celtics swept in the regular season.
Drake Maye's key lesson as Patriots embark on new chapter

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

Quarterback Drake Maye returned to a very changed Foxborough for the Patriots' offseason program, facing new coaches, new teammates, and a new offense. If there's one lesson he's carrying from last year's 4-13 season into this mostly-clean slate, it's ball security. "You go back and see, obviously, negative plays, or sacks, or turnovers. There's ways to improve on protecting the football. We're preaching protect the football. Turnovers in this league are no good.
Can the Celtics dominate the NBA Playoffs without raining 3s? Orlando offered a clue

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

The Orlando Magic led the Boston Celtics astray from their beloved three-point line in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs, and Boston still survived and advanced. Now we know the Celtics can win a series without attempting 50 three-pointers per game. It's still not the path they want to choose to get back to the NBA Finals in June.
Jayson Tatum is playing mad, and the Celtics need it against the Magic

2 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

Meet Angry Jayson Tatum. He's got his shooting hand taped from his wrist up to his thumb, he's averaging 36.5 points per game across Games 3 and 4, and he looks mighty sick of the Orlando Magic. All you (beloved) sports radio callers who have asked, for years, for Tatum to play mad? This Jay's for you. He's pissed off, he's in pain, and he's playing beautifully.
Will Campbell pick is first true litmus test for Mike Vrabel

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

It's no secret Mike Vrabel is a major force in the Patriots war room for this 2025 NFL Draft, and he's selling the notion that the planets aligned for New England to pick both for need and talent in the No. 4 overall spot, with the selection of offensive lineman Will Campbell. For the sake of quarterback Drake Maye and a fan base who's had to endure back-to-back four-win seasons, let's hope he's reading his star charts right.
The Magic's 'muck it up' approach is backfiring spectacularly against Celtics

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

It's tough to create a hero in the first round of the NBA playoffs, especially among a group of reigning champs running it back. The matchups are simply too predictable. The Finals are too far off. And yet, that's what the Orlando Magic gifted the Boston Celtics in Game 2 as center Kristaps Porzingis stepped out to the free throw line late in the third quarter after getting patched up in the locker room, his buzzed blond head streaked with fresh blood, and a massive bandage on the top of his face.
Celtics take Game 1 against Magic

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

All eyes were on Jaylen Brown and his knee as the Celtics took the court for Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs against the Orlando Magic, but it was mostly the three other guards who kept Boston's foot on the gas for the team's first postseason win, a 103-86 victory in Sunday's Game 1. Brown, who sat the final three games of the regular season with a bone bruise on his knee, looked comfortable and confident against Orlando - if a little bit rusty in the first half.
Joe Mazzulla has a case for best coach in Boston sports

4 weeks ago | audacy.com | Meghan Ottolini

Joe Mazzulla is the best coach in Boston professional sports right now. This thought developed over the past week, spawning from two different news stories: one, being the absolute odyssey Bill Belichick's career has turned into down south, and two, watching Joe Sacco hold what's likely to be his final press conference as interim Bruins head coach. Mazzulla's start wasn't so different from that of Sacco, three years ago.