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Jayson Tatum’s Sunday was a lot like a moment Paul Pierce had 19 years ago

On March 13, 2001, this footnote in Celtics history happened: Third-year player Paul Pierce and the Celtics went to Staples Center to...

Jayson Tatum’s grown-man move

Jayson Tatum dropped 39 points last night in a Game of the Year candidate against the Clippers. The Celtics won, 141-133, in double...

Is “Is Gordon Hayward back?” back?

Gordon Hayward had a marvelous game last night against the truly dreadful Cavaliers, tying his career-high with 39 points on 16 of 19...

Tell your kids about stat-dumping

In the first day of journalism 101, a crotchety old teacher will be wheeled out in front of your class, and one of the first things he or...

The Celtics are our failed Team USA

What’s good: Last year, the Celtics were demolished by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs, finishing in the league’s...

The Celtics have a first-world problem

Celtics fans have always been a positive bunch. Blame it on Bob Ryan, who revolutionized basketball writing while at the Globe, and also...

That time Al Horford sonned Giannis

Earlier this season, we wrote the universe might collapse when Giannis learns how to shoot 3-pointers consistently. By yesterday’s...

Hondo can finally take an exhale

John Havlicek, one of the great players of the 1960s and ‘70s, who Bill Russell once called the greatest all-around player he had ever...

The Grip's NBA Playoffs Round-up 4.19.19 [Eastern Conference]

[1] Milwaukee Bucks vs. [8] Detroit Pistons Game One: Bucks 121, Pistons 86 Game Two: Bucks 120. Pistons 99 Game Three: Bucks at Pistons,...

The Grip's NBA Playoffs Round-up [Eastern Conference]

This was first featured in The Grip's 100th edition. Thank you for reading, or, at the very least, pretending to. We appreciate you....

The Celtics, as explained by George Carlin

The Boston Celtics got blown out by the Raptors last night, 118-95, and look less like a real threat to make the NBA Finals by the day....