The Celtics returned to the identity that carried them throughout their 61-win regular season. Boston set an NBA record with 1,457 3-pointers and 3,955 attempts. The approach cost them, though, in Game 1 of the series, when they missed 45 shots from beyond ...

Heading into their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the New York Knicks, the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics were favored to make it to their

The Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks for Game 5 of their second round NBA Playoffs series on Wednesday, May 14.

The Boston Celtics lost Game 4 and saw Jayson Tatum suffer a potentially serious injury on Monday night against the New York Knicks. The Knicks won 121-113 thanks to a strong second half and erased another large deficit,

After shooting a frigid 25 percent from 3-point range over the first two games, the Celtics bombarded the Knicks from beyond the arc in Game 3. They buried six of their first seven attempts from deep,

Karl-Anthony Towns appeared to say he suffered a break in his hand during the Knicks’ Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics, but downplayed it after the game. “It is what it is,” Towns told reporters after the Knicks were blown out 115-93 at Madison Square Garden. “I just want to do whatever I can to be out there.”

Saturday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Knicks are still up two games to one. Game 4 is Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boston Celtics are sticking with Al Horford as their starting center for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday, even though Kristaps Porziņģis is available to play.