Boston Celtics assists leader set to miss Magic game with ankle injury

The Boston Celtics will be without a major cog in the offense during their 2022-23 series finale against the Orlando Magic on Monday, January 23 with the absence of the team’s assist leader, Marcus Smart. Spotrac’s Keith Smith had Smart listed on the injury report for Monday. Smart has amassed over seven dimes per contest …

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Boston Celtics legend praises 24-year-old All-Star for ‘MVP type numbers’

Boston Celtics Kevin Garnett couldn’t help but praise Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for putting up MVP-type numbers during the 2022-23 season after he put up 34 points, five assists, and five rebounds in a 101-99 win against the Denver Nuggets on January 22. Gilgeous-Alexander has had averages this season of 30/5/5, so Sunday …

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Recap: Bruins’ defense leads 4-0 shutout over Sharks

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The blueline had a hand in each Bruins’ goal. The Boston Bruins shut out the San Jose Sharks, 4-0, tonight at the TD Garden on a big defensive production night. Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy had a goal and assist apiece, as their highlight-reel goals helped put the Bruins in …

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Morning Skate: Highlight

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Quite an evening. Monday is upon us, folks! Hopefully the New England winter storm didn’t hit you too hard overnight. Seems like we’re well overdue for a big snowstorm in the Boston area, but now that I’ve said that, I’m sure one will pop into the forecast sometime in the …

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Boston Celtics beat reporter advocates for hero in Raptors win to not be traded

After a thrilling 106-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on January 21, MassLive’s Brian Robb made the case for the Boston Celtics not to trade Payton Pritchard — who was a team and game-high +19 in 26 minutes — ahead of the February 9 NBA trade deadline. Pritchard has been rumored to have interest from …

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Preview: Bruins close out season series against Sharks tonight

Photo by Tony Ding/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One more home game before the Bruins hit the road! Just the facts When: Tonight, 7:00 PM Where: TD Garden – Boston, MA How to follow: NESN, TVAS, SN, 98.5 The Sports Hub Rival SBN site: Fear The Fin Know your enemy *Stats prior to the Sharks’ …

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Boston Celtics: Potential John Collins trade pieces Cs can offer

The biggest shot the Boston Celtics, or seemingly any other team could take, at the trade deadline is hunting for a John Collins trade. Collins’ numbers are down across the board in 2022-23, and he hasn’t seen eye to eye with franchise cornerstone, for now at the very least, Trae Young. The price for the explosively …

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Boston Celtics: 2 reunions deemed unlikely by trade deadline

The Boston Celtics won’t be bringing back any of the Danny Ainge-era frontcourt members situated on the trade block right now — namely, Phoenix Suns wing Jae Crowder and Utah Jazz big man Kelly Olynyk. Crowder hasn’t played at all during the entire 2022-23 season thus far and asked his agent to work with the …

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Boston Celtics: Benched guard expected to remain on Cs past trade deadline

For those worried that the Boston Celtics will be giving up on a third-year guard whose minutes have fallen off during the 2022-23 season, no need to any longer — MassLive’s Brian Robb has relayed intel that points toward Payton Pritchard remaining in Cs green past the upcoming February 9 trade deadline. Robb shared the …

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Tomas Nosek is out for a month with a broken foot

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Ouch. The Bruins had been doing pretty well with injuries since the return of the preseason injured players, but will now be adding another forward to the injured list. The B’s announced this morning that forward Tomas Nosek will be out for a month with a broken left foot, an …

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MORSE: Patriots Post Season Analysis – Running Backs

This week I will start my New England Patriots team analysis on the running backs.  As a whole, the group performed very considering there were limited holes to run through.  The poor play of the offensive line limited what the running backs could do. The post MORSE: Patriots Post Season Analysis – Running Backs appeared …

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Mac Jones’ Latest Social Media Post Generates Strong Support From Teammates

Mac Jones reflects on the 2022 season over Instagram, his teammates voice their full support in the comments. The post Mac Jones’ Latest Social Media Post Generates Strong Support From Teammates appeared first on PatsFans.com.

Matthew Judon Returns To Offseason Recruiting Efforts, Makes Pitch To Aaron Donald

Matthew Judon attempts to recruit Aaron Donald to the Patriots following recent rumors the All-Pro defender was looking to leave LA. The post Matthew Judon Returns To Offseason Recruiting Efforts, Makes Pitch To Aaron Donald appeared first on PatsFans.com.

2023 is an important year for Boston Red Sox prospect Niko Kavadas

2023 might be the most important year in the career of Boston Red Sox prospect Niko Kavadas In 2022 we all got to witness the meteoric rise of Boston Red Sox prospect Niko Kavadas. Starting the year with the Low-A Salem Red Sox (with just seven games at the level before the season), the first …

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Boston Celtics: Danny Ainge-drafted PG becomes Luka Doncic sidekick in mock trade

If the Mavericks have any title hopes in the near future, Luka Doncic needs help as soon as possible. ESPN’s Bobby Marks delivers him such with a mock trade that lands a former Boston Celtics floor general drafted by Danny Ainge in Dallas. That’d be Terry Rozier, who is currently languishing on the rebuilding Hornets and …

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SCoC, and recent developments regarding SBNation’s NHL coverage

We’re not dead yet. Hey. We gotta make this official since the rest of the SBN-NHL sphere has done so, so here’s where it stands. Today, we learned that Vox was cutting about 7% of it’s staff, which roughly translated to about 95% of the NHL Staff, and pretty much all of the MLS team …

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Gritty wins matter: Boston Celtics finally get over Golden State hump in OT victory

Coming back home after a three-game road trip, the Boston Celtics had two days before it would stare down the team that denied it immortality just a few months ago. Due to the fact that this was the first time Golden State returned to the TD Garden since it hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy, this …

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Boston Celtics: B/R is clamoring for Finals rematch after instant classic

Just like the rest of us, Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale was in awe of the hardwood heroism displayed on January 19 in an instant classic regular season game between the Boston Celtics and the defending champion Golden State Warriors. With Boston running away with the league’s best record and Golden State sitting in the middle …

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Morning Skate: Scheduled

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Not this time. Happy Friday, folks! I regret to inform you that the Bruins decided once again last night that they simply weren’t interested in a so-called “scheduled loss,” instead winning a game in New York for the second time in 24 hours. It seems like this is the 3rd …

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Boston Red Sox prospects: Eddinson Paulino is the next breakout star

Eddinson Paulino is the Boston Red Sox next media darling breakout prospect 2022 was a breakout year for Boston Red Sox prospect Ceddanne Rafaela. The center fielder wasn’t even in the team’s top 30 prospects (according to MLB) at the end of 2021, and by the conclusion of the next season, he was ranked third …

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Are the Red Sox headed for a Joe Btfsplk season?

Is the Red Sox’s loss of Story a harbinger of things to come? The Red Sox have their first big hit, and it came in the form of an injury to Trevor Story. Is this the beginning of a Joe Btfsplk season for Red Sox Nation? Btfsplk, in case you’re unaware, is a character from …

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WATCH: Steph Curry hits insane half-court buzzer beater against Boston Celtics

Steph Curry continues to haunt the Boston Celtics here in 2023. Seven months after knocking the Celtics out of the NBA Finals with his first Finals MVP performance, the 4x All-NBA First Team floor general Curry hit an unfathomable buzzer-beater on January 19 to give the Warriors a 55-54 lead heading into halftime. Here was …

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