Tag: 2022-23 nba season

Could the No. 2 seed make for an easier postseason path for the Boston Celtics?

Sometimes, the tradeoff of the path a team would take to get the top seed, hold it, and then get through the opponents that matchup brings can be arduous.

The conventional wisdom is it is always better to have home-court advantage through the NBA Finals. Sometimes obtaining the top seed, holding it and advancing through the opponents that spot produces can create unintended and unwelcome results, as the Boston Celtics discovered in the 2022 NBA Finals.

This season, the Celtics will likely earn the second seed, and could end up with an easier path through the Eastern Conference playoffs.

To hear the logic behind this, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Vitamin Cs” podcast took a deep dive into how such a scenario could shape up.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has Boston Celtics on his top five list to finish 2022-23

We’ll give you a hint — they aren’t fifth.

To truly be a contender for an NBA title in a given season, a club needs to be among the very best in the league and have a fair amount of luck to get to the finals without an injury to a key player.

With the league at the end of the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics find themselves among the elite teams. They hold a top-two spot in the Eastern Conference and have a healthy roster. For this reason, the Celtics have made ESPN senior analyst Stephen A. Smith’s top five teams.

Dubbed “Stephen’s A List of the Top” by the man himself, you will need to watch the clip we have embedded below to hear where Smith has Boston slated to close out the season.

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Toronto at Boston: Celtics an extinction-level event for Raptors, win 121-102

Let’s take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics’ game No. 81 of their 2022-23 campaign.

The Boston Celtics took the floor of their penultimate game of the 2022-23 NBA season against the Toronto Raptors like a ball club with a chip on their shoulder in a game no one would have blinked if they went through the motions to preserve themselves for the playoffs.

Never leading by more than 2 points, Toronto looked like a team that knows big changes are not far off, while the Celtics appeared to be a ball club revving up for a deep postseason run. Big games from Sam Hauser (a career-high 26 points and 5 rebounds), Payton Pritchard (22 points, 5 assists as a reserve), Jayson Tatum (21 points in just 20 minutes of floor time), and Mike Muscala (11 points, 7 boards off of the bench) took care of business when it was needed.

Let’s take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics’ game No. 81 of their 2022-23 campaign.

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Several Boston Celtics projected for regular season hardware in new Ringer analysis

As one of the NBA’s best teams in the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics ought to be in the mix for several of the league’s honors for individual excellence in the regular season.

As one of the NBA’s best teams in the 2022-23 season, the Boston Celtics ought to be in the mix for several of the league’s honors for individual excellence in the regular season, and a new article by the Ringer’s Michael Pina sees players from Boston’s roster getting some love in that regard.

There are some near misses as well, with the competition thick as ever despite the Celtics having one of the best records in the Association this season, with some of the early season narratives having taken a minor hit here or there at the same time other worthy prospects had their case amplified.

Let’s dive into where Pina sees the Celtics taking home some trophies — or narrowly missing doing so.

Boston’s Jayson Tatum gifts the Celtics coaching staff his new signature shoe

The wait for Jayson Tatum’s first signature shoe is officially over.

With Jayson Tatum’s first signature shoe, the “Zoo” colorway of the Tatum 1, finally available for mass purchase, the St. Louis native could be seen sporting the red and black kicks on the court in the Boston Celtics’ penultimate home and regular-season contest against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.

But much earlier in the day, the former Duke player did his coaches a major solid, the Nike sneaker was handed out to all of Boston’s coaching staff at the team’s practice facility of Auerbach Center.

The lightest shoe in the Michael Jordan-inspired line of sneakers was well-received by the coaching staff.

Check out the clip embedded below to see Taco Jay handing out his signature kicks for yourself, courtesy of our friends over at CLNS Media.

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Report: Jaylen Brown out with cut hand, will be ready for playoffs

Whatever case star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was making towards earning an All-NBA bid might have to rest its defense.

Whatever case star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown was making toward earning an All-NBA bid might have to rest with news the Georgia native cut his hand open badly enough to need medical intervention, according to new reporting from The Athletic NBA insider Jared Weiss.

Per Weiss, “Brown cut his right hand picking up a glass vase he knocked over while watering his plants (Thursday) night and got 5 stitches.” Weiss also reported that “he’s expected to be ready for the playoffs, but he’s pissed.”

NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin echoed that sentiment on the broadcast for the Celtics tilt with the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, adding the former Cal player is not expected to take the court again for the rest of the 2022-23 regular season.

With only the contest remaining against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday afternoon remaining, there wasn’t too much left for Brown to use to burnish his All-NBA case.

And with that case having already picked up a fair amount of steam in the media, a little additional rest ahead of the postseason could well turn out to be a (slightly painful) blessing in disguise.

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Justin Champagnie on joining the Boston Celtics, facing the Toronto Raptors

The newest Celtic’c first game with Boston could be tonight against his former team, Toronto.

Newest Boston Celtics signee Justin Champagnie spoke to the media for the first time since joining the club, sharing thoughts about joining the team after a stint in the NBA’s G League with the Sioux Falls Sky Force.

“I was on the plane going back to South Dakota, and my agent called me and told me there was a possibility (the Celtics) would sign me,” said Champagnie via CLNS Media’s Bobby Manning.

“I was just really excited, getting an opportunity to get back on the NBA floor and help any way I can,” he added. “Finding my niche, whether it be learning how to get around bigger guys for rebounds or learning how to get my shot off faster … my playmaking, stuff like that. I’m trying to become more of an all-around player rather than limit myself to one thing.”

The former Pitt standout may get on the floor for the Celtics as soon as this Friday night’s tilt with Champagnie’s former team, the Toronto Raptors.

“I’m always excited for an opportunity to step on the court … my experience in Toronto was pretty good,” he explained.

“I’m really close with some of those guys. Pascal (Siakam) is like an older brother to me. I learned a lot. Looking forward to playing against them.”

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics: How to watch, broadcast, lineups (4/7)

Boston the winner of the last, the Raptors will look to steal a win from the Celtics on their own home court as they struggle for playoff position.

The 55-25 Boston Celtics host the 40-40 Toronto Raptors at TD Garden for the second time in as many days for the back end of a home-and-home series for the Celtics. Boston the winner of the last, the Raptors will look to steal a win from the Celtics on their own home court as they struggle for playoff position.

If you happen to be looking for a way to watch the on-court action live on cable television or a local or national online streaming service, keep reading while we get you up to speed on everything else you need to know about the game.

Let’s begin with the players who are among those listed to be available to play.

Celtics Lab 179: Gearing up for the Boston Celtics’ 2023 NBA playoffs with Jack Simone

The end of the 2022-23 NBA season is nearly upon us, with only a few loose ends to tie up in terms of seeding,

The end of the 2022-23 NBA regular season is nearly upon us, with only a few loose ends to tie up in terms of seeding, the disbursement of regular-season hardware, and the reshaping of the Boston Celtics’ roster to reflect the exigencies of the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast (powered by Fan Duel and Better Help) linked up with Celtics Blog’s Jack Simone to get into what awards the Celtics could win for this season’s campaign, who Boston might end up facing in the postseason now that the standings are close to complete, and what changes might be in store for the team’s roster.

We even get into how the team is playing to wrap up the regular season and take a glimpse out West to see what might be in store for Boston should they get all the way back to the finals.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum on female athletes who have inspired them

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum may not approach the causes they support as individuals in the same way, they do have plenty to say about one of them in particular that they can present as a united front — the importance of women in sports.

While Boston Celtics star forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum may not approach the causes they support as individuals in the same way, they present a vocal, united front for one specific cause: the importance of women in sports.

Each of the Celtics have a woman whose career in sports changed their personal views on the field that has become more of a vocation than just a job and opened up about those examples in a recent interview that was put together by the Celtics organization last month.

It might also surprise you to hear that the pair of Boston wings were not restricted to the sport they play in their answers to what female athletes have stood out to them in their own careers as athletes.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

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