Sam LaFrance

2 weeks ago | celticsblog.com | Sam LaFrance

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Somehow, the meaningless April 8 regular-season matchup between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks was absolutely captivating. Despite playoff positioning being all but decided, both teams WENT FOR IT. An hour before tip-off, we all learned that the entire starting five would be active for Boston after they were all listed as questionable on Monday’s injury report. It was clear that the fellas were coming to play.

2 weeks ago | celticsblog.com | Sam LaFrance

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images Friday’s whomping of the Phoenix Suns marked the first time that the Boston Celtics had entered a game with a clean bill of health since their February 4 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The past two months have consisted of a healthy mix of nagging injuries and rest for some of the team’s star players, but they didn’t miss a beat against the Suns with their top-9 available.

3 weeks ago | celticsblog.com | Sam LaFrance

If I had to power rank the worst times of the season to be injured, “right before the playoffs start” would be second behind “during the playoffs.” Unfortunately, we have reached the former, and Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is still battling the lingering knee injury that has plagued him for a large part of this season. There’s no getting around it: JB hasn’t looked his sharpest over the last month or so.

3 weeks ago | celticsblog.com | Sam LaFrance

Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images Throughout this current 14-day Boston Celtics road trip, those of us watching games on NBC Sports Boston have been treated to Eddie House in the color commentary seat. The 2008 NBA champion has been a lot of fun to listen to alongside Drew Carter for the past week or so. His style differs quite a bit from Brian Scalabrine, Carter’s regular broadcast teammate.

4 weeks ago | celticsblog.com | Sam LaFrance

Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images Boston Celtics fans have spent the past six days getting themselves acquainted with the team’s reported new owner, Bill Chisholm. Chisholm grew up on the North Shore, is a die-hard Celtics fan, but may not actually end up owning the team. Wait, what? That’s right. According to a new report from Axios’ Dan Primack, Chisholm’s deal to acquire the Cs from Wyc Grousbeck and his family violates an NBA rule regarding private equity funds.