Community Picks: Washington 0% vs Boston 0%

ESPN's Brian Windhorst wrote this week of the most disappointing teams in the NBA this season. The Boston Celtics, whom the Wizards will face at 8 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington on Friday night (coverage starts with the Wizards Outsiders at 7 PM and then Pregame Live at 7:30 PM), have fallen even further short of expectations. The Celtics, of course, have still had it much better than the Wizards this season. Continue to Article

March 01, 2019 10:55:am EST

And if you listen to what he has been saying lately, Irving has made it clear that his focus above anything and everything else is getting through this regular season slate of games and on to the "fun" stuff better known to you and I as the playoffs. Following Boston's latest setback, a 97-92 loss to Portland on Wednesday, Irving once again doubled down on his eagerness to get to the postseason. "I just want to get to the highest level of playing," Irving said. Continue to Article

March 01, 2019 9:07:am EST

Marcus Morris tweets encouraging message for Celtics fans originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Even during the Celtics' four-game losing skid, Marcus Morris is staying optimistic. After their loss to the Trail Blazers on Wednesday, the fifth-seeded C's found themselves falling even further behind in the Eastern Conference standings. Morris isn't panicking, however. Continue to Article

February 28, 2019 11:20:pm EST

Playoffs will be Judgment Day for 2018-19 Celtics originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com BOSTON - The Boston Celtics' 2018-19 season was never going to be judged based on what the team did in the regular season. When you get back two injured All-Stars from a team that was minutes away from a trip to the NBA Finals, then everything hinges on whether you were able to take the next step in that quest towards title contention. Maybe that's why, as the Celtics enter the fourth quarter of this miserable regular-season slog, the team has started to embrace Kyrie Irving's recent decree that the only thing that matters now is the playoffs. Continue to Article

February 28, 2019 4:28:pm EST

originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Rajon Rondo apparently thinks he's a closer after beating the Boston Celtics at the buzzer earlier this month. Rondo and Los Angeles Lakers teammate JaVale McGee engaged in some classic NBA shenanigans at Staples Center on Thursday night, with Rondo pretending to be a big-league pitcher as McGee caught him. The veteran guard apparently had a specific pitcher in mind, however. Continue to Article

February 28, 2019 1:50:pm EST