In July 2019, when Kemba Walker joined the Celtics in the largest free-agent acquisition in franchise history, he arrived in Boston with the expectation of augmenting the trajectories of young stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The first year of Boston’s newest Big Three ended promisingly in a six-game showing in the Eastern Conference finals, […]
Jaylen Brown knows the math. A shot from behind the 3-point line is worth more than one from inside of it. A shot closer to the basket is more likely to go in than one farther away. Free throws are, well, free, making them the easiest shots of them all. “Obviously threes and layups are […]
Just over five minutes into the first game of the 2017-18 NBA season, Gordon Hayward went up to catch a lob pass. The ball sailed out of reach, and Hayward crashed to the floor, dislocating his ankle and fracturing his tibia. Whatever faint title aspirations the Celtics may have harbored for this season ended with […]
Just over five minutes into the first game of the 2017-18 NBA season, Gordon Hayward went up to catch a lob pass. The ball sailed out of reach, and Hayward crashed to the floor, dislocating his ankle and fracturing his tibia. Whatever faint title aspirations the Celtics may have harbored for this season ended with […]