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Kyrie Irving's critical comments were justified, explains Celtics legend originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving was critical of the team's younger players after a recent loss to the Orlando Magic, and one Celtic legend thinks the veteran point guard's comments were justified. Paul Pierce, who spent 15 years with the Celtics and helped deliver Boston a championship in 2008, explained Tuesday on ESPN's "The Jump" why he had no issues with Irving's comments. "However he has to do it to wake them up," Pierce said. Continue to Article

January 15, 2019 5:40:pm EST

Terry Rozier gets real about Kyrie Irving's criticism of Celtics originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com We'll say one thing about the 2018-19 Boston Celtics: They're not afraid to speak their minds. Kyrie Irving certainly did so Saturday night when he seemed to call out the Celtics' young players after a loss to the Orlando Magic. We've since heard from a few of those young players, with Jayson Tatum endorsing Irving's message and Jaylen Brown perhaps suggesting Kyrie tone it down a bit. Continue to Article

January 15, 2019 3:15:pm EST

ORLANDO (AP) Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon each scored 22 points, Evan Fournier had 17 and the Orlando Magic rallied past the injury-depleted Houston Rockets 116-109 on Sunday night. Houston's James Harden scored 38 points to push his run of 30-point games to 16, but at a high price. The Rockets star was just 1 for 17 on 3-pointers. Continue to Article

January 13, 2019 11:59:pm EST

Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon each scored 22 points, Evan Fournier had 17 and the Orlando Magic rallied past the injury-depleted Houston Rockets 116-109 on Sunday night. Houston's James Harden scored 38 points to push his run of 30-point games to 16, but at a high price. The Rockets star was just 1 for 17 on 3-pointers. Continue to Article

January 13, 2019 8:42:pm EST

Kyrie Irving clearly wasn't pleased with how the final seconds of Saturday's game unfolded. The Boston Celtics guard appeared to bark at Gordon Hayward after the final whistle of a 105-103 loss to the Orlando Magic that ended in a missed Jayson Tatum jumper from the right corner. After the game, Hayward said Irving would have rather he inbounded the ball to Al Horford than find Tatum in the corner for a tough shot. Continue to Article

January 12, 2019 10:57:pm EST