NEW YORK — If the Boston Celtics’ season-opening win Wednesday night encouraged more optimism, it should be because the victory did not resemble many of the team’s victories from last season ...

As the Celtics struggle to figure out what team they need to be, Miami has rarely fretted over its tried-and-true gameplan. “I think it’s teams that have a strong identity,” Brogdon said of ...

The Boston Celtics didn't have an identity in the 2022-23 season, head coach Joe Mazzulla told reporters on Wednesday, but he rattled off a series of adjectives to describe what the team's ...

The Celtics are still one of the top defensive teams in the NBA, even with one of its anchors at that end, Robert Williams, only playing in 28 games. However, their identity's now tied to their ...

The Celtics also protected the three-point line, surrendering only seven attempts from the corners while holding them to 11/32 (34.4 percent) from beyond the arc before both teams emptied their ...

Few people are better positioned to talk about the identity of a Celtics contender than Hall of Fame champion Boston forwards Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, who weighed in on these questions on a ...

The Boston Celtics have been an offensive juggernaut during Joe Mazzulla’s tenure. They are the only team in the NBA to rank ...