2022-23 Celtics preseason – Page 2

Boston interim head coach Joe Mazzulla: ‘A lot of good lessons’ for Celtics to learn from Raptors loss

The Celtics interim coach did not seem especially worried by the team’s failure to pull out the win in overtime.

Boston Celtics interim head coach Joe Mazzulla was interviewed by the media following Boston’s disappointing 137-134 preseason overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors at Montreal’s Bell Centre Arena this past Friday night. With it, the Celtics’ 2022-23 preseason comes to a close as the team turns its attention to Tuesday night’s home opener against their longstanding Atlantic Division rival, the Philadelphia 76ers.

Coach Mazzulla said that believed that the team had a great deal to learn from the overtime loss, and said “I thought there was a lot of good things, a lot of good lessons for us to learn, players and coaches. And I thought that’s exactly what we needed to go through heading into the season.”

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the Celtics interim coach had to say about the preseason defeat and what exactly there is for the team to take from a game that was, for virtually all of the contest, within their grasp to win.

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Report: Boston Celtics to cut veteran forward Jake Layman

Layman, a local player out of Norwood, Massachusetts who played his NCAA basketball with the University of Maryland, linked up with the team in the hopes of making Boston’s regular season roster.

Per new reporting from Celtics Blog and Spotrac’s Keith Smith, the Boston Celtics have reportedly waived veteran forward Jake Layman as they work to get their 20-man training camp roster down to the league’s regular season maximum 15-player limit.

Layman, a local player out of Norwood, Massachusetts who played his NCAA basketball with the University of Maryland, linked up with the team in the hopes of making Boston’s regular season roster to provide some depth on the wing. The 6-year NBA veteran has had previous stops with the Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves but has yet to stick in the league due to his inconsistent shooting, lack of rebounding for his size, and uninspired defense.

Layman has posted career rates of 4.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per game while shooting just 30% from 3.

FiveThirtyEight projects Boston Celtics to have best title odds heading into 2022-23 https://t.co/TrfvSHmRQg

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 15, 2022

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Boston’s Grant Williams explains what happened to get Jayson Tatum ejected against the Toronto Raptors

Star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was issued two technical fouls in rapid succession, and was then ejected from Boston’s final preseason game with just seconds left in the game’s third quarter.

Boston Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams was interviewed by the media following the team’s preseason 137-134 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors in Montreal’s Bell Centre this past Friday night. With the loss, the Celtics’ preseason slate of four exhibition tilts comes to a close as the team turns its attention to Tuesday night’s home opener for the 2022-23 NBA season against the Philadelphia 76ers.

In one of the lowlights of the loss to the Raptors, superstar Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was issued two technical fouls in rapid succession and was then ejected from Boston’s final preseason game with just seconds left in the game’s third quarter.

To fill us in on some of the gaps about what exactly was going on in that pivotal sequence, reserve forward Grant Williams gave a breakdown of the events and conversations with referees that led to Tatum being tossed.

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Reacting to Jayson Tatum’s ejection in the Boston Celtics’ overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors

Should we be worried he is still complaining to refs? Or was the ejection unjustified?

During the Boston Celtics‘ 137-134 preseason overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening, star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was hit with a pair of technical fouls and was subsequently ejected from the game. Reserve forward Grant Williams was then assessed a technical as well, and the team received yet another technical foul for the St. Louis native not leaving the basketball court fast enough, and the end result was Boston being hit with a total of three consecutive technicals in rapid succession.

In a game that otherwise didn’t matter, Tatum again let his emotions get the best of him. Will he and the Celtics use this as a teaching moment and learn from this experience?

Can it help the team moving forward and serve as a reminder to keep a level head going into the regular season?

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” had to say about Tatum’s ejection against the Raptors in Montreal on Friday.

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Boston’s Derrick White breaks down which current Celtics player is the best at football

After a recent practice, reserve guard Derrick White spoke about the Celtics’ new hobby a bit with the media.

The Boston Celtics have long had an affinity for playing some football here and there at the team’s practice facility for fun, and inter-sport friendliness between the Celtics and the New England Patriots has bridged the gap a bit between the two fanbases as well.

But in the team’s 2022 training camp thus far, playing some football for fun at the Auerbach Center has been more than just a way to kill a little time for the players. In recent weeks it has transformed into a full-blown pastime for Boston’s roster, keeping the mood fun and light around the ball club.

After a recent practice, reserve guard Derrick White spoke about the Celtics’ new hobby a bit with the media, as well as playing off the ball in practice with backcourt teammate Marcus Smart and how that has been impacted by the improved spacing of the team.

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NBA, Celtics Twitter react to Boston’s 137-134 overtime loss to the Raptors

Wet floors, controversial techs, and poor rebounding made for a rough night for Celtics fans.

The Boston Celtics made the trek north of the border to play the Toronto Raptors in a neutral site exhibition game at Bell Centre Arena to close out their slate of four 2022-23 preseason games and their participation in the league’s NBA Canada Games program for the season.

The Celtics and Raptors both played the game as if it were a regular season contest, keeping their starters in late into the game’s final frame to the chagrin of some as wet spots in the floor made for a few scary falls. A controversial tech late in the third saw Jayson Tatum ejected from the game.

Boston would ultimately fall to Toronto 137-134 in a loathed preseason overtime, but NBA and Celtics Twitter had plenty to say about the game; let’s take a look at what was being said.

Celtics Lab 147: Breaking down Boston’s season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers with Ky Carlin https://t.co/4SCSzaY0nm

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 13, 2022

Celtics at Raptors: Boston falls to Toronto 137-134 in overtime to finish their preseason slate

Some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics’ third preseason game of their 2022-23 campaign.

The Boston Celtics came to Montreal to play as they squared off with the Toronto Raptors for their final preseason tilt of the 2022-23 NBA season, and got more than a handful out of the Raptors in a game marred by controversial techs and a slippery floor adding drama where no one wants to see it.

The Celtics and Raptors stayed within a few possessions either way throughout the entire contest, Boston finally falling in overtime 137-134. The Celtics were led by star wing Jaylen Brown with 23 points, with superstar forward Jayson Tatum adding 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, and combo guard Derrick White chipping in another 23 points on a sizzling 5-of-6 attempts from beyond the arc.

With the loss, Boston finishes their slate of four preseason games at 2-2.

Celtics Lab 147: Breaking down Boston’s season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers with Ky Carlin https://t.co/4SCSzaY0nm

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 13, 2022

Let’s take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics’ fourth of four preseason games of their 2022-23 campaign.

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Why Celtics camp invitee Noah Vonleh should be the favorite to make Boston’s 2022-23 roster

Is the Indiana alumnus the right fit for the Celtics?

With the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reporting veteran big man and Haverhill native Noah Vonleh is the camp invitee “best positioned” to make the team’s 2022-23 regular-season roster, the question for some fans and analysts is if the Indiana alumnus is the right fit for the Celtics.

He has been the best of the Celtics’ unsigned camp invitees battling for the Celtics’ two remaining roster spots. On the other hand, there is an opportunity cost involved in Vonleh gaining the roster spot unless his deal contains guarantees he might not accept.

Host of the “How about them Celtics” podcast Jack Simone recently made his case on why Vonleh should indeed be in the lead to land a regular-season roster spot.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A4T_uimFyk0

Take a look at the short embedded above to hear why he thinks this is the case.

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Three things to watch as the Boston Celtics face the Toronto Raptors in Montreal

The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors are set to play an exhibition contest at the Bell Centre arena in Montreal today.

The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors are set to play an exhibition contest at the Bell Centre arena in Montreal as part of the league’s “NBA Canada” slate of games. It will also be the Celtics’ final preseason tilt. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Eastern.

To cover that last friendly, host of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast Bobby Manning put together a preview of what fans ought to be watching for in what’s typically more of a dress rehearsal for the regular-season opener than the prior preseason contests that Boston has played thus far.

Per Manning, fans should watch to see whether combo guard Derrick White will continue to start for the Celtics, what players are part of the team’s bench unit and what kind of defense Boston will play.

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How shoud the Boston Celtics finish their roster for the 2022-23 NBA season?

Should the team go with a young player on the rise without experience to fill their 14th roster slot? Or go with an established veteran?

Before the 2022-23 NBA regular season kicks off on the 18th of this month, teams around the league will have some hard decisions about which players to keep on the ends of their rosters to make, and the Boston Celtics are by no means an exception.

If anything, the urgency of trying to win a title in a season beset by injuries and the loss of a head coach for the campaign to come even before it begins puts even more pressure on the organization to get things right when deciding what players they ought to retain on Boston’s roster.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “A-List” podcast recently got together to talk over what the finishing touches to the Celtics’ roster ought to be.

Should the team go with a young player on the rise without experience to fill their 14th roster slot? Or go with an established veteran? Does it make sense to keep a slot open in case a team wants to tank for Victor Wembanayama harder?

Join the hosts for their answers to these questions in the clip embedded above.

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