The Boston Celtics are fading fast in their second-round 2025 NBA playoff series with the New York Knicks. For a second-straight game, the Celtics blew a 20-point lead on Wednesday night at home ...

Eleven months ago, the Boston Celtics won the title and were immediately listed as favorites to repeat with Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Jru Holiday, Derrick White, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford ...

The Boston Celtics fell apart in the second half Friday night, losing 123-116 to the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in a battle between the two top teams in the East. The Celtics were without both ...

Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers multiple other sports. He has been with Newsweek since 2024.

For most of the NBA season, the Boston Celtics looked like the perfect basketball team. They were fresh off of winning a championship. They had a roster stuffed with elite players. Their strategy ...

The Boston Celtics were eliminated from the 2025 NBA postseason on Friday by the New York Knicks, but their season -- and this entire era in team history -- ended the moment Jayson Tatum tore his ...

Porzingis' first championship defense is over, as he and the Boston Celtics saw their season end in 119-81 fashion on Friday night at MSG as the victims of the Knicks' first conference finals trek ...

The Boston Celtics' effort to stave off elimination without Jayson Tatum in Game 5 was impressive, but they had no answers for the New York Knicks in Game 6. Boston lost, 119-81. The season is over.

The NBA playoffs couldn’t have ended worse for the Boston Celtics. As if losing star forward Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles wasn’t enough, the Celtics took a beating in Game 6 to the New York ...

NEW YORK — Luke Kornet’s stellar Game 5 earned the Celtics big man a promotion. Boston moved Kornet into the starting lineup for Friday night’s must-win Game 6 against the New York Knicks at ...

The Celtics’ title defense went out with a whimper on Friday night, as Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Knicks came to an unceremonious end with a 119-81 loss in New York.

The Boston Celtics were quickly counted out of their playoff series against the New York Knicks after losing superstar forward Jayson Tatum to a torn Achilles in a Game 4 loss. Facing a 3-1 ...