Celtics Wrap: Reserve Players Shine In Win On Back-To-Back

Kenny Smith details just how miserable the culture of the Sacramento Kings was, having spent 3 years with them

Danilo Gallinari has eyed a particular time for his debut with the Boston Celtics. Gallinari, who joined the Celtics on a two-year deal during the offseason, was expected to be a depth piece for Boston’s reserve unit. However, Gallinari suffered a torn ACL in August when he represented Italy during the FIBA Eurocup. He’s since watched the Celtics assemble a league-best 35-14 record, though it’s not something the 34-year-old has grown fond of.

Celtics star guard Jaylen Brown isn’t in an enviable position following Boston’s 120-117 overtime loss to the New York Knicks at TD Garden on Thursday night. Brown shrunk in the spotlight during the most critical juncture of the game, front-rimming not one, but two free throws with 7.6 seconds left that could have put the Celtics in front but ultimately delivered them a stinging defeat.

Glen “Big Baby” Davis, who won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics in 2008, is back in professional basketball. Well, sort of. According to Celtics.com’s Taylor Snow, Davis has been named head coach of the Charlotte Purple Jackets, a professional team in The Basketball League, which formed in 2018. The TBL has grown to 49 teams across the United States with the 2023 season beginning in March.

Brevin Galloway will miss a few games.

The Buffalo Bills are coming off a disappointing end to their season, losing 27-10 at home against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Divisional round in the playoffs. Entering the offseason, the Buffalo Bills have started looking toward the future and made the tough decision to fire one of their long-tenured coaches.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Triston Casas already has experience in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox, but the 23-year-old will retain his rookie eligibility for the upcoming season. The young first baseman appeared in 27 games for the Red Sox in the final month of the 2022 season,...

A short-term memory will serve Jaylen Brown well after the Boston Celtics fell in overtime to the New York Knicks, 120-117, on Thursday night at TD Garden. Brown faltered severely in one of the biggest moments of the game, front-rimming two free throws with 7.6 seconds left in the extra frame that would have put the Celtics in front if he got both attempts to drop.

Protests and demonstrations have emerged across the country after the city of Memphis released body camera footage of five police officers severely beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died three days later. More than 20 minutes passed before Nichols started receiving medical treatment after officers beat him and left him on...

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has put together an MVP-like résumé this season. And now, Tatum can add NBA All-Star Game starter to it. Tatum was elected as an All-Star for the fourth straight season Thursday night and it will be the third time the 24-year-old starts the league’s marquee exhibition event. The two previous seasons Tatum replaced starters who were injured, but this time around, he earned the outright starting nod after garnering high marks in a fan, NBA players and media vote.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (back) has been listed as questionable for Thursday night’s matchup against the Houston Rockets, per the league’s injury report. Love was not on the injury report yesterday, which leaves slight concern for his availability this evening. He also dealt with some back issues last month that kept him sidelined for a pair of games, so this could be a recurring ailment. Keep an eye out for his status as we get closer to tip-off as the Cavaliers look to bounce back from Tuesday’s loss to the New York Knicks.

The Bruins and the Celtics have been bringing the city of Boston a lot of success this season, but Thursday night they both lost for the first time in a long time. Jaylen Brown missed two crucial free throws in the final seconds of the Celtics’ game against the New York Knicks that would have put them ahead had Brown drained both of them. Instead, the Knicks escaped with a 120-117 win at TD Garden.

Everything is going pretty much near perfect for the Boston Bruins recently that there’s not really much to change in terms of the team’s lines and defensive pairings. But first-year coach Jim Montgomery obviously thinks otherwise. Montgomery still wants to experiment with the lineup even as the Bruins...

As we wrote about last week, the future is bright at the quarterback position with a new era of passers taking the baton from their elders. The four quarterbacks scheduled to start on Championship Sunday are the youngest quartet since championship play began in 1970 (NFL-AFL merger). Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow,...

The Celtics are on a three-game losing streak heading into Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, but interim head coach Joe Mazzulla has one solution to Boston’s woes. The C’s dropped a close game at TD Garden to the New York Knicks on Thursday night. The game...

Bettors haven’t had an issue backing the Denver Nuggets in the futures market, as their price gets more in line with their status in the standings, which is atop the Western Conference with a 34-14 record. BetMGM NBA Futures Line Movement (Open –> Current) Celtics +650 –> +400...

The NFL divisional round is behind us, and now we turn our attention to this weekend’s slate of conference championship games. We’ve got three bets to make for the NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles, starting with the moneyline. All betting lines from...

Tonight will be Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons’s second appearance on the court in Philadelphia, but it might feel like his first, as last time, Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey did not play. It wasn’t the same. We know there’s bad blood between Simmons...

The legendary Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning is not everything, but making the effort to win is.”. I’m going to tweak the Hall of Famer’s words a bit… Winning is not everything, but hitting your player props is. More than ever, bettors are turning away from picking a side against the spread and towards player props. And who am I but a humble servant of the people?

Two top-five teams will face off tonight, with the Carolina Hurricanes paying a visit to the Dallas Stars. Carolina Hurricanes (-111) vs. Dallas Stars (-110) Total: 6 (O +100, U -122) The Hurricanes have continued to be a dominant regular season team and hope to get over the playoff hump...