The Boston Celtics will face the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs, after the Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks ...

The Celtics begin their quest to repeat as NBA champions when the East's second seed hosts the seventh-seeded Orlando Magic.

Unlike last season, which saw Boston with a fairly smooth path to the 2024 NBA Finals, this season's Celtics have a lot more competition.

As the NBA playoffs begin, the Celtics are looking to accomplish something no Boston team has since the days of Bill Russell.

Or at least that is the position taken by Celtics analyst Dan Greenberg on a recent episode of the CLNS Media "Celtics Beat" podcast.

The Celtics are experiencing a lot of deja vu as they prepare to defend the NBA championship they hoisted last season. They ...

Jaylen Brown made a Harry Potter reference that made fun of the Magic before the Celtics won Game 1 on Sunday.

Holiday will return to action Sunday after missing Boston's regular-season finale ... White (neck) is not on the Celtics' injury report ahead of Game 1 against the Magic on Sunday, John Karalis ...

Recent history isn't on the Celtics' side, but many believe they'll at least threaten to break the NBA's repeat champion ...

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The Celtics will face the Magic in the first round of the playoffs as Boston enters as defending champions. The Magic blew out the Hawks in the play-in tournament to secure the No. 7 seed in the ...