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.

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."

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

This was the type of performance Kristaps Porzingis and ... DeAndre Jordan that helped spark the Celtics’ fourth-quarter surge. Up one at the time, Boston began a 15-0 run a minute later that ...

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.