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[image] Jayson Tatum held opponents to 35.1% FG in March and 11.9% below expected, per NBA tracking Both those numbers rank 1st (!) out of 288 NBA players to defend 70+ shots in the month Superhuman‼️

[image] Interesting you say that @Underdog 🤫 Stay on that side! We’re doing just fine without your support!

[video] Dan Greenberg on why Jaylen Brown should be MVP: "They are 40-20... If I had a vote, right this minute, Jaylen Brown would be my MVP because of what he's meant to this team that everyone thought might even consider tanking this season." 🎥 @GetUpESPN

[image] Celtics' ranks in rebounding percentage by month: Oct. — 20th (49.3%) Nov. — 19th (49.6%) Dec. — 6th (51.0%) Jan. — 3rd (52.9%) Feb. — 2nd (55.3%) One of their biggest weaknesses entering the season is now a major strength — they rank 4th on the season as a whole

[image] Hugo González shot 48.1% 3PT in March and 50% on catch-and-shoot threes (13-26) He's now up to 35.7% 3PT this season as a whole The future looks bright! 🤩

[image] Jaylen Brown in the 5 games since his Spurs ejection: 30.6 PPG 5.4 APG 5.8 RPG 1.6 STL + BLK 46.5% FG 94.6% FT on 11.2 attempts per game (!) Playing his best ball yet with the playoffs right around the corner 🔥

[image] Neemias Queta cracked The Ringer's Top 100 NBA Players list for the first time in his career with their most recent edition (99th) "It's amazing how much Queta has been able to accomplish this season by just doing his job and making himself available." Long live The Dream! 🇵🇹

[image] Neemias Queta is currently 4th in the NBA in points in the paint this season 1. Jalen Duren — 650 2. Rudy Gobert — 598 3. Deandre Ayton — 570 4. Neemias Queta — 515 ☘️ 5. Donovan Clingan — 500

[video] Jaylen Brown on Sam Hauser's floor-stretching: "For someone like me, who likes to get to the paint, if you got Sam Hauser on the floor, you really can't help. If you do, he'll make you pay." "And he's been getting into his middy a little bit. Sam has been in his bag."

[video] Jayson Tatum in his first 5 games: 20.0 PPG | 8.2 RPG | 4.4 APG | 1.2 SPG It is so good to be back

[image] Happy birthday, Marcus Smart! 🎂 I don't care that he's a Laker now; they stink anyway Come back to Boston sometime if you want to actually win! @smart_MS3 Love and trust forever ♾

[image] Anxiously awaiting tomorrow’s injury report like:

[video] Joe Mazzulla on Jaylen Brown’s ejection: “I just give a ton of credit to my high school principal. He had the balls to throw a student out. He didn't leave it to the hall monitor." "He was a hell of a principal." 💀💀

[video] “He cleared that like search history!” — Mark Jones on this Hugo González block 😂

[video] Baylor Scheierman, Hugo González, and Ron Harper Jr.'s combined efforts in the last 10 games: 20.8 PPG 11.6 RPG 4.0 APG 2.6 STL + BLK 48.8% FG 39.8% 3PT

[image] The Celtics just blew out the Giannis-led Bucks by 27 points without Jaylen Brown and Neemias Queta They're 10-1 when missing one of Brown, White, or Pritchard (H/t @JustinmTurpin) If tonight didn't convince you that Joe Mazzulla should be COTY, I don't know what to tell you...

[image] Neemias Queta is ROLLING Today: 18 PTS/9-10 FG/7 REB/3 BLK 90% FG is a new career-high in any game attempting 7+ FG Neem is looking dangerous with the playoffs just around the corner 😈

[image] Jaylen Brown is the 2nd Celtic to ever record 20+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 13+ assists in a game (h/t @DickLipe) The other is Larry Bird, who did it 4 times This is a JB tweet, but give it up for Larry Legend

[video] Zach Lowe on the Celtics' ceiling & how Tatum raises it: "The evidence suggests they could win 3 playoff series in the East as is. Tatum nudges their margin for error and ceiling up to the point where I'd take them more seriously as a Finals team." 🎥via The Zach Lowe Show

[video] “F… out of here. I do this!” — Payton Pritchard

[image] Celtics in The Ringer's updated top 100 players list: 11 — Jaylen Brown 29 — Jayson Tatum 31 — Derrick White 📈 63 — Payton Pritchard 📈 99 — Neemias Queta! 📈

[video] Jayson Tatum (hopefully) plays basketball this month

[video] Ain’t no way the refs actually just tossed JB from this game… Gave him two techs, the second one coming from a ref that wasn’t even involved in the altercation Pitiful officiating

[image] Jaylen Brown surpassed 2,000 points on the season tonight — becoming the 8th Celtic to ever do so in a single season The other 7 Celtics to accomplish that: Larry Bird (4x) Paul Pierce (4x) John Havlicek (2x) Jayson Tatum (2x) Isaiah Thomas Sam Jones Kevin McHale Legendary 🐐

[video] Stephen A. Smith on Jayson Tatum: “I’m looking at him, coming off his Achilles injury, I’m wondering: Is he going to be able to hold up? Is he going to be able to hang? The more I watch him, the more that answer is becoming a resounding yes.”

[image] BREAKING Jayson Tatum has been upgraded to QUESTIONABLE for tomorrow against the Mavericks!! WE’RE SO CLOSE

[video] Payton Pritchard when asked about the Celtics’ bench: “We’re not learning anything. You guys have already seen it. They come ready to play and they play winning basketball. It’s nothing new.” 🎥 @NBCSBoston

[image] Jaylen Brown averaged 6.5 assists per game in March — his highest average in any month of his NBA career And he did it WITH Tatum returning The league should be terrified of this next version of the Jays

[image] Neemias Queta is my Most Improved Player — I don’t care what anyone says 13 PTS/5 REB/3 BLK in the first quarter alone!

[image] Neemias Queta (16 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK) recorded his 15th double-double of the season in last night's win over the Heat The Celtics are now 13-2 when he does so

[image] 7 Celtics rotation players previously spent significant time in the G League and are now contributing to the East favorites G League games played: Derrick White — 24 Sam Hauser — 23 Neemias Queta — 80 Baylor Scheierman — 25 Jordan Walsh — 44 Luka Garza — 39 Ron Harper Jr. — 105

[video] Another great first quarter for Neemias Queta! 💪 8 PTS on 4-4 from the field That's my starting center 🙏

[image] Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown's combined accomplishments: 11 All-Star selections 6 All-NBA selections 2 Olympic gold medals 1 ASG MVP 6 ECF appearances 2 Finals appearances 2024 NBA Champions Now, No. 9 and No. 10 on the Celtics' all-time leading scorers list Generational duo

[image] Happy 28th birthday Jayson Tatum!🎂 As he enters his prime, he's already put together a HOF resume: 6x All-Star 5x All-NBA (4x First Team) 2024 NBA Champion Most points ever in a Game 7 (51) Most PPG in a season in Celtics history (30.1) 2x Gold medalist See you soon 🐐

[video] Today, the NBA changes for good ☘️

[image] Celtics' record through 70 games during Joe Mazzulla's tenure: 2025-26: 47-23 2024-25: 51-19 2023-24: 56-14 2022-23: 48-22 Best in the league

[image] The Celtics are signing Ron Harper Jr. to a two-year standard contract, per @ShamsCharania A no-brainer really — RHJ has been a revelation in the second half of the season and it’ll be exciting to see how he looks spending full time with Boston next season

[video] NEEMIAS QUETA JUST POSTERIZED CHET HOLMGREN

[image] HUGE game for Luka Garza 22 PTS, 8 REB, and unlimited hustle On a night where the C’s needed a spark of energy, he delivered

[image] Jayson Tatum is averaging a career-high 9.2 RPG and it's completely flown under the radar He has 5 double-doubles in his first 9 games back Mind you, he's doing this while averaging a career-low 30.3 MPG