Screens, luck, and 50-50 balls: Why the Celtics lost to the Pistons

Breaking down three key plays, mostly through video analysis, from the Patriots' divisional round playoff victory over the Texans, including:• Drake Maye sees the coverage coming on the fourth-down touchdown to DeMario Douglas;• Milton…

There was nothing pretty about Monday night’s game in Detroit. Walking in, the Boston Celtics were fresh off a beatdown of the Atlanta Hawks. But they were walking into a viper’s pit. The Detroit Pistons had won five of their last six…

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named an Eastern Conference All-Star starter. Joining him in the first five in LA will be New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese…

The Patriots had the third-lowest offensive EPA (expected points added) per play by a winning team this entire season. Only the week 9 Jets (who beat the Browns) and the week 18 Raiders (who beat the Chiefs) performed worse.

In a high school gym in Birmingham, Michigan, Jayson Tatum went through a workout. He could have waited for a time when reporters weren't around, but he didn't. In fact, given how the morning unfolded, he did the exact opposite. He wanted…

But here's the thing, as New England prepares to go to Denver and the Patriots' personal house of horrors, Empower Field at Mile High, to play the AFC Championship Game at 3 p.m. Sunday, all that stuff about the Patriots being underrated…

Threes. Threes. Threes. The Atlanta Hawks decided to put two on the ball early and often on Saturday night, and the Boston Celtics responded by… well, accepting that reality.

The Patriots' dream-like season of great fortune got kicked up a notch on Saturday when it was announced that Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix fractured his ankle on a meaningless play in Denver's OT win over the Bills, and will miss…