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New Jayson Tatum injury update has Celtics fearing the worst

1 day ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Sam LaFrance

Boston is expecting a "severe injury."Things went from bad to worse in Game 4 of the Boston Celtics' second-round series against the New York Knicks when Jayson Tatum went down with a non-contact injury. Tatum went to the ground holding his right ankle after an OG Anunoby steal towards the end of the fourth quarter of Monday's matchup. What had been a dominant performance changed in an instant.
Basketball comes second as Celtics process Tatum's injury and Game 4 loss to Knicks

2 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Bobby Krivitsky

"The loss is the loss. More importantly, it's Jayson I'm worried about." The future of the Boston Celtics may have been altered by what unfolded on Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Seeing a 14-point third-quarter lead slip away in a 121-113 loss to the New York Knicks was one thing. Seeing Jayson Tatum suffer what, as far as the optics, has the look of a very concerning injury, is a much more important matter.
Furious Knicks fans don’t realize what Celtics’ Robinson plan really means

2 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Sam LaFrance

"Bigger than basketball."With 2:39 remaining in Saturday's third quarter, the Madison Square Garden scoreboard read, "Boston Celtics 92, New York Knicks 63." The Celtics had spent the entire afternoon building a lead so big that they couldn't possibly let it slip. The 29-point gap between the two sides was a lot, but it wasn't enough to keep Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla from instructing his team to intentionally foul Knicks center Mitchell Robinson.
Everyone thinks they know why Celtics won Game 3 (they’re wrong)

3 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Sam LaFrance

"That's the easy thing to look at."There was not a single second of Saturday's Game 3 when the Boston Celtics trailed the New York Knicks. Boston went down to Madison Square Garden, dominated, and won their first game of the series in wire-to-wire fashion. After letting two 20-point leads slip away in as many games to start the series, the Celtics kept the Knicks at that same distance, or larger, for the entire second half.
Pritchard seizes rare opportunity, Celtics top Knicks in Game 3 in his career night

4 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Bobby Krivitsky

"[I have] got to be ready for everything."Jrue Holiday had logged north of 33 minutes in each of his 23 playoff appearances with the Boston Celtics. That changed in Saturday's 115-93 win over the New York Knicks. Boston's crucial Game 3 victory turns this rivalry clash, at least geographically speaking, into a 2-1 second-round series. The Celtics' win at Madison Square Garden included Payton Pritchard logging more minutes than Holiday for the first time in a playoff tilt.
Something is quietly breaking the Celtics' offense and it’s not the threes

4 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Sam LaFrance

Get out of the way!It's no secret that the Boston Celtics have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket through two games against the New York Knicks. They have been the least efficient of the eight remaining teams by far, shooting just 35.6 percent from the field and 25.0 percent from deep. For perspective, the Denver Nuggets have been seventh-worst with 41.2/36.2 shooting splits. That's quite the difference.
Celtics-Knicks Game 3 injury report contains pleasant surprise for Boston

5 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Bobby Krivitsky

"He's doing everything he can to give us what he has."The Boston Celtics head to New York trailing the Knicks 2-0. After squandering two straight 20-point leads in the second half, they're on the brink of becoming the latest NBA champion to not advance past the second round the following postseason. It's a streak stretching to when the Golden State Warriors returned to the Finals in 2019. It would go a long way for the Celtics if they can get more from Kristaps Porzingis.
Joe Mazzulla finally admits Celtics know what’s wrong with Kristaps Porzingis

5 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Sam LaFrance

"It's an illness, and what's impacted is his fatigue and his breathing."Boston Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla shared an update on Kristaps Porzingis’ lingering sickness on Friday afternoon. During his weekly interview with 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand, Mazzulla explained that the team has figured out what the big man has been battling with. "We do know,” Mazzulla told Scott Zolak.
Celtics two losses away from proving critical narrative was right all along

5 days ago | hardwoodhoudini.com | Will Eudy

This won't be a fun conversation to have. Before this Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks began, no one could have predicted the Knicks winning both games at TD Garden and taking a commanding 2-0 lead. But the Celtics' two blown 20-point leads were not simply a result of happenstance, and should they lose this series, it will force us to have a hard conversation about their strategy to go all-in on the three-ball.
There’s only one brutal move left for the Celtics to fix their Porzingis problem

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.