Mazzulla says the pressure on the Celtics is coming from comparisons to Cavs and Thunder: "Oh, you're not as good because you're not them."

Over the full season, only the Rockets, Magic and 76ers have more consistently and thoroughly won the possession battle than Boston. That has actually held up over the past month, with the Celtics continuing to outperform opponents on the offensive glass, commit fewer turnovers than they create and generate more free throws than they allow.

Empty possessions like that one have become too common lately for the Boston starters. The Celtics’ first unit, one of the NBA’s best high-usage lineups last season, has gone through baffling problems since Porziņģis made his season debut on Nov. 25.

The Toronto Raptors pulled off the biggest upset of the season by knocking off the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night

Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and looked unstoppable against the Nuggets after similar spurts in a brutal loss at the Thunder.

The Boston Celtics are one of the best teams in the league as we approach the halfway mark of the 2024-25 season.  The Celtics are elite, with a 28-11 record an

The Celtics lost control offensively, melted down defensively late and got dominated on the boards. They have only won 8 of their last 15 games.

Baylor Scheierman averaged 19.4 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 4.2 APG and 1.3 SPG in 22 games with Maine. He shot 42% from the field and 36.9% from three, nearing a triple-double in Thursday’s Maine win.

On their way to winning the 2024 NBA championship, the Boston Celtics won 80 of the 101 total games they played, a winning percentage just a shade under .800. Through the first 25 games of this season,