Celtics Edge Pelicans, 118-116, In Nail-Biter

 

Exciting game. Tatum won this one for Boston with a 21-foot pullup jumper from the left wing with 0.7 seconds left in the game, and finished the night with a 27-point, 10 assist double double. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 points, Porzingis and White both had 16, and Holiday and Horford (back in the lineup) both had 4. 

Trey Murphy of the Pelicans (12-37) led all scorers with 40 points. It was a pretty amazing performance for New Orleans, especially with Zion Williamson out. 

Meanwhile, the Celtics are 34-15 and maintain their first-place lead in the Atlantic. 

The Sixers come to the Garden for a 6:00 pm game on Sunday. 

BU Terriers (Men) Demolish New Hampshire Wildcats, 7-2

Another great Terrier hockey performance tonight. BU's Quinn Hutson scored a hat trick with a goal in the first period and two in the third. Jack Harvey, Shane LaChance, Cole Eiserman, and Brandon Svoboda all scored goals as well. BU won the home-ice game, 7-2.

The No. 10-ranked Terriers are now 14-9-1 overall, 10-5-1 in Hockey East, where they're in second place, four points behind the first-place BC Eagles (who lost to the women Terriers tonight). The New Hampshire Wildcats are 11-10-3, and 3-9-2 in Hockey East, where they're in dead last place.

The Terriers are off tomorrow in preparation for next week's Beanpot. They will play Harvard in the first round at 5:00 pm Monday.   

BU Terriers (Women) Beat BC Eagles, 3-2

 

I hate the fucking Eagles, man!

The No. 14 BU Terriers beat the f'ing 11th-ranked Eagles tonight, 3-2. Lilli Weicke scored in the first period, Kaileigh Quigg scored in the second,  and Riley Walsh scored in the third. Goalie Mari Pietersen made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923).

The Terriers improve to 17-8-1 overall, 14-4-1 in Hockey East play. BU is in second place in the Hockey East standings, one point back from UConn.

As much as I'd love to see them beat the Eagles again tomorrow, the Terriers play Vermont tomorrow afternoon (4:00 pm).

Go, BU!   

Winnipeg Blows Out Boston, 6-2

 

Second blow-out loss in two days. First, Buffalo (7-2), now this. The game was pretty tight through the first two periods, and tied at two 11 seconds into the third. But then the Bruins allowed four unanswered Winnipeg goals in the final period and that was that, Boston's 22nd loss on the season.

Marchand and Lindholm scored the two Boston goals. Goalie Joonas Korpisalo made 21 saves against 26 shots (.808). 

The Bruins fall to fifth in the Atlantic Division and are one point away from dropping out of the Wild Card race.

The next game, if you can stand it, is Saturday night when the NY Rangers come to the Garden.

Celtics Beat the Bulls, 122-100

 

Now, THAT'S more like it! After blowing a lead in a Monday-night home loss to Houston, the Celtics rebound on the road with a 22-point win over the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics improve to 33-15 and stay in first place in the Atlantic Division.

Porzingis led the Celts with a double double (34 points and 11 rebounds), and Jaylen Brown scored 28. Derrick White returned to the lineup with 22 points, although Mazzulla kept Horford on the bench again tonight.

The Celtic's road adventures will continue with a trip way down the Mississippi all the way to New Orleans, where they'll play the Pelicans on Friday night (8:00 pm).     

Buffalo Blows Out Bruins, 7-2

Last night, it was Amen Thompson beating the Celtics with a last-second goal. Tonight, it was Tage Thompson of the Buffalo Sabers getting the hat trick against the Bruins. It's enough to make you hate all Thompsons, but JJ Peterka of the Sabers got a hat trick, too. 

Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves on 32 shots (.813) for the Bruins. 

The Bruins fall to a very mediocre 25-21-6. Their 56 points ties them for third in the Atlantic Division with Ottawa. 

The Bruins come home tonight and will play Winnipeg in the Garden on Thursday.   

Rockets Beat Celtics, 114-112

 

So there I was, all excited that my first post on this new platform would be about a Boston Celtics victory, playing as they were on their own Garden court. But the Celtics, as they're increasingly prone to do these days, lost the game, this time by two points to the visiting Houston Rockets.

I've been away from hoops for a few weeks, but the Celtics apparently ended 2024 on a disappointing 5-5 run. They entered this game 8-5 on the year - better than .500, sure, but not what we expect from the reigning NBA champions. And now it's 8-6 for 2025 so far and 32-15 (which isn't bad) on the season.

It was a pretty close game throughout. Houston led by 4 points after the first quarter, and by two at the half. Boston surged in the third, and led by 12 points midway through the fourth. But then the Rockets went on a 13-0 run and took a one-point lead. The two teams traded leads down the stretch and Jayson Tatum tied it up at 112 with five seconds left to play with a driving shot to the hoop assisted by Porzingis. But then in the last second of play, Houston's Amen Thompson (cool name) laid a 12-foot floater into the net and the Rockets won the game.  Afterwards, Thompson told the press, "I feel like Kobe."

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 points. Tatum went scoreless in the first half but woke up in the second and made 19 points. Luke Kornet made 18 points, Porzingis 17, and Pritchard 15. Derrick White's out with an injury and Mazzulla sat Al Horford for some reason.

The Celtics are off to Chicago and will play the Bulls next on Wednesday night.       

Psst . . .We're Over Here Now

 

Fuck Facebook. The sports posts (in case anyone cares) are over here now.