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Celtics’ Marcus Smart unsure if he’ll play in Game 4 vs. Hawks after taking hard fall

ATLANTA — Marcus Smart is unsure if he’ll play in Sunday’s Game 4 after the Celtics guard suffered a lower back injury from a hard fall late in Friday’s Game 3 loss to the Hawks.

Boston Herald

Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla in what went wrong defensively in Boston’s Game 3 loss to Atlanta

"We let some of their roll guys get hot," explained Mazzulla.

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Marcus Smart ‘not really sure where we’re at’ with his health after hard fall in Hawks loss

The Celtics star opened up about his injury after a hard fall in Friday's loss to Atlanta.

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Celtics Lab 183: Sizing up the Hawks series after an Atlanta win with Nick Gelso

Have the Hawks found the formula to beat the Celtics, or was this simply a desperate team getting over on a ball club that dropped its guard just enough to be mortal after building a 2-0 series lead?

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Leon Powe on how Bill Russell changed his life through his writing

Long before he ever won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, Leon Powe found inspiration in another connection to the Celtics organization.

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Best of Derrick White with the Boston Celtics in 2022-23

Emerging as a real third option for Boston at just the right moment, the Colorado native has become a critical part of what it takes for the Celtics to win this season.

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On this day: Swain, Smith drafted; Coles born; Rondo triple-doubles; IT gets 42

On this day in Celtics history, Isaiah Thomas hung 42 points on Atlanta, Rajon Rondo got 20 assists vs. the Knicks, Benny Swain, and Jimmy Smith were drafted, and Bimbo Coles was born.

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Which individual players are facing the most pressure to win in the 2023 NBA playoffs?

A number of contending and pretending ball clubs have players who, for whatever respective reason, are personally facing a greater level of pressure than their peers.

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Celtics can’t keep pace with Hawks, Boston falls 130-122 in Game 3

Atlanta blitzed Boston Friday night, as the Celtics couldn't keep up with the frenetic Hawks in Game 3.

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Celtics can’t cool down Hawks’ shot-making, fall in Game 3

ATLANTA — The Celtics knew they were going to get the Hawks’ best shot on Friday. After two convincing victories in Boston, it was expected. The young and hungry Hawks were desperate, ready to prove themselves, and had a home crowd waiting for them to show it.

Boston Herald

Boston at Atlanta, Game 3: Celtics can’t hold off fiery Hawks, lose 130-122

Let's take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the Celtics' Game 3 at the Hawks in the first round of the '23 playoffs.

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Malcolm Brogdon on joining the Boston Celtics as a hopeful missing piece for an NBA title

The Virginia alum also cast some light on what it was like to join the ball club over the offseason, what he expects to happen in the 2023 postseason, and a lot more.

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Boston’s Jaylen Brown sports custom sneakers paying homage to Mesoamerican ball game

Associated with the ancestors of today's indigenous cultures of what is today Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, the Caribbean, and the US Southwest, the sport bears a clear resemblance to basketball.

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Three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford gives Malcolm Brogdon the John Havlicek Trophy

Named for the ultimate sixth man -- and a Boston legend -- it is fitting that a Celtics player was the first to receive this recently renamed award.

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Former Celtic Sam Cassell to interview with Houston on Sunday for open head coaching gig

It seems that former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka is not the only Celtics alum to be in the mix to be the next head coach of the Houston Rockets.

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After 'Mediocre' March, Marcus Smart Is Back on Track

In case there was any doubt, Boston's difference-making backcourt defense is proving how good they can be against the Hawks.

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Ime Udoka and the 9 other most likely candidates the Raptors may consider to replace Nick Nurse

Two other names to watch: former NBA players Jerry Stackhouse and Adrian Griffin Sr.

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SI:AM | The Shorthanded Warriors Avoided a Catastrophe

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Podcast: Boston perspective on Ime Udoka’s coaching candidacy in Houston

In today’s #Rockets podcast, @TheCelticsWire shares insight on Ime Udoka as a candidate in Houston, including his exit from Boston and his coaching strengths and weaknesses.

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Heavy Boston Celtics presence in latest Athletic NBA Players poll

The Athletic's anonymous NBA player poll engaged 108 members of the league's 30 rosters with their identities protected so they can feel comfortable speaking freely, and a number of Celtics made the returns.

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Is the NBA’s new midseason tournament a good idea?

When does it start and stop, and which teams participate in it? What is at stake for the ball clubs in question, and what will motivate individual players to care about it?

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On this day: Bob Cousy inducted into Hall of Fame; Tracy Jackson born

The Cooz was granted basketball's highest honor on this date in 1971.

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NBA’s 50 best dunks of 2022-23 features the Boston Celtics

It probably should not surprise that the team with the No. 2 defense in 2022-23 is also the No. 6 team in the league for blocking shots.

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Celtics Player Joined Unique NBA Award Club After Winning Sixth Man of the Year

He’s also the first player from Boston in nearly 40 years to win the Sixth Man award.

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Hawks look forward to Celtics series shifting to games at State Farm Arena

ATLANTA — The Hawks know that at this point of the season, every game is important. They’ve lost their first two games of their Eastern Conference playoffs first-round series against the Celtics. So, they know that Friday’s Game 3 carries serious implications.

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