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Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier open up about Celtics' chemistry concerns originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com If we told you in mid-January the Boston Celtics would be tied with top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in their second-round playoff series, you may not have believed us. That was one of the low points the Celtics' roller-coaster regular season, when Jaylen Brown seemed to balk at Kyrie Irving's suggestion that Boston's young players were to blame for the team's struggles. "We can't point fingers," Brown said at the time. Continue to Article

May 03, 2019 10:34:am EST

Irving and Antetokounmpo traded big games when the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks split decisions in Milwaukee to open their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series. Now the scene shifts to Boston for Game 3 on Friday night, with the best-of-seven having become a best-of-five and the fourth-seeded Celtics holding the home-court advantage over the top-seeded Bucks. This is what I signed up for,” Irving insisted to reporters at practice during the two days off between games. Continue to Article

May 03, 2019 10:00:am EST

GUARDS Kyrie Irving, BOS vs. MIL ($40): It's no surprise that the Celtics lost by 21 points in Game 2 considering Irving shot 4-for-18 from the field. While they have a lot of depth, they are only going to advance as far as he can carry them. He was shooting 45.8 percent from the field across five playoff games heading into that contest, so look for him to have a productive rebound performance with this series shifting to Boston. Continue to Article

May 03, 2019 4:27:am EST

Paul Pierce says he 'hated everything about the Celtics' growing up originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Paul Pierce bleeds green, but it wasn't always that way for the Celtics great. C's players wish Ainge a speedy recovery It's well-documented that Pierce grew up in Oakland, Calif. as a die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan. Continue to Article

May 02, 2019 11:14:pm EST