Jack Simone

The Celtics’ film obsession starts with the coaching staff. A well-oiled machine.

“It's not really on them. It's more on me and the staff to remind them of that,” Mazzulla said.

The film room, and the staff, has lifted Boston to where it is today.

Every NBA team does film. They all have scouting reports.

But not like the Celtics. They dive deeper than most players can imagine.

The Celtics' one-of-a-kind film session in December may have been unique, but it reflects how they've run things behind the scenes.

Coaches don't yell, scream, and give out orders.

Film is a conversation. And it's made players much more eager to learn.

Amazing article!!!! The level of detail the Celtics have is insane 🤯

Great article. This is a lockerroom full of guys who love basketball.

Seriously every please read this! It’s an incredible article and one of the best testaments to why Mazzulla deserves COTY:

The phrase ‘Celtics University’ has been thrown around a lot this season.

But what is it?

This is the full story of how it works, why it works, and how it’s helped Boston remain a powerhouse in the East.

The truth behind the success: Inside the Celtics' maniacal film study, starting with a one-of-a-kind session How did this version of the Celtics—one with a new leading man, new supporting acts, and a wholly new bench core—maintain its place as one of the NBA’s powerhouses? The story is simpler than it seems....

NEW FEATURE: How did the Celtics become what they are today? What really happened?

They studied.

An endless devotion to being the smarter team, highlighted by a one-of-a-kind film session back in December.

An exclusive behind-the-scenes story for BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/16/t...

Nikola Vucevic is starting to blossom into what the Celtics need After two straight games of ugly three-point shooting, the Boston Celtics hit the refresh button on Wednesday night. And unfortunately for the Chicago Bulls, they were on the receiving end of it.

Nikola Vucevic did a little bit of everything for the Celtics last night. And it's no coincidence that he's improving rapidly in their system.

“He worked his ass off from an individual film standpoint.”

That and more here for BSJ: bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/12/s...

Jordan Walsh's latest step into the community embodied what being a Celtic is about It was a dominant display of Pop-A-Shot excellence by Jordan Walsh. Challenger after challenger, he sent everyone packing. A line quickly formed, each person itching for their chance to take down the ...

“It’s the same values that I kind of try to carry with me, whether it's playing Pop-a-Shot with kids, or guarding the best player on defense.”

Jordan Walsh helped the CommUNITY Crew, presented by TD, unveil a new room at the Yawkey Club.

For BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/11/j...

Jayson Tatum breaks silence on return plans, recovery, and more It’s 274 days since Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles at Madison Square Garden. It was May 12, 2025. Two hundred and seventy-four days. That’s just over 39 weeks. A number Tatum has burned into his b...

“I'm feeling good... Today is 39 weeks, so it's been a long journey, and it's just like the progression of rehab... Doesn't mean that I'm coming back or not."

Jayson Tatum spoke to the media for the first time in 134 days.

Here's what he said: bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/10/j...

Jayson Tatum is here

Celtics reveal next step in Jayson Tatum's recovery process According to Boston Celtics PR, Jayson Tatum will participate in a practice with the Maine Celtics at the Auerbach Center. Hugo Gonzalez and Amari Williams will also join the practice.

Jayson Tatum is going to practice with the Maine Celtics. Then what?

Thoughts for BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/09/r...

Jayson Tatum is going to practice with the Maine Celtics at the Auerbach Center tomorrow, per Celtics PR.

Hugo Gonzalez and Amari Williams will join him on assignment.

The ugly truth of how Celtics lost by 22 to Knicks (and Derrick White's Super Bowl bet) Heading into Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics had played eight games on the same day that the New England Patriots appeared in the Super Bowl. They were 7-1 in those games. The only loss? In 2015....

The Celtics are now 7-2 when playing on the same day as a Patriots Super Bowl appearance.

The only other loss? 2015.

That night, the Pats beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.

That potential trend may be the only positive from Sunday vs. the Knicks: bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/08/s...

OG Anunoby is out today. Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart are available, per Mike Brown.

Joe Mazzulla, who has spoken with Mike Vrabel in the past, on the preparation for NBA playoff series vs. NFL playoff games:

"How can you just put your players in the best possible position to be successful on and off the floor?"

Joe Mazzulla: "You can only be as dumb as your opponent lets you."

Nikola Vucevic and Payton Pritchard showed off new Celtics offensive machine If basketball were a two-quarter sport, this would be a very different article. But it’s not, and the Boston Celtics should be glad they got a halftime reset on Friday night.

NEW: Payton Pritchard wanted all the smoke in the third quarter. And he fed off TD Garden’s energy.

“Just being a competitor… I knew the crowd would get into it.”

More from Pritchard, plus Vooch’s mismatches, DWhite’s defense, and more for BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/07/n...

BSJ Game Report: Celtics 98, Heat 96 - Payton Pritchard leads wild comeback After the Boston Celtics' January 28 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, Joe Mazzulla called it "a bad day at the office." If that game was just a bad day at the office, Friday night's loss to the Miami Heat w...

"Win or lose, these Celtics are going to leave every ounce of blood, sweat, and tears on the hardwood. And that's an easy team to root for."

Game story here: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/06/b...

Celtic** oops

Tonight will be the third-straight game Nikola Vucevic has played against the Miami Heat.

(Technically fourth, but he didn't play in one of Chicago's three straight games against Miami.)

Nikola Vucevic shares first thoughts on Celtics, new role, and the City of Boston Nikola Vucevic has always liked Boston. And Boston has always liked Nikola Vucevic. “I liked it a lot, actually,” Vucevic said at his introductory press conference on Friday afternoon.

NEW: Nikola Vucevic is a Celtics. A phrase fans around Boston have wanted to hear for a long time.

At least, the ones Vooch ran into.

“People would come up to me and be like 'We need you in Boston. Come to Boston.'”

Now, he’s ready to roll. Story here: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/02/06/n...

Nikola Vucevic on starting vs. bench: "He told me it's flexible. To be flexible. I imagine some games I start, some games I don't, but I'm fine either way with it. [It's not a] big deal,starting or coming off the bench. Like I said, however I can help the team."

Sounds like Nikola Vucevic will come off the bench for the Celtics tonight against the Heat.

Nikola Vucevic: "Talking to coach, he does like to be flexible... I told him I was totally open to that... My role [could] be different... That might take some time to adjust to, like tonight, coming off the bench... Different minutes... I'm here to really help in any way."

Nikola Vucevic said that, whenever he would come to Boston over the years, Celtics fans would yell over to him and tell him to come to Boston.

"The people that come up to me [would] be like Boston, come to Boston. So yeah, some of those wishes came true."

Brad Stevens on the buyout market: "What we will be looking for will not be somebody that we're going to ask to come in and be a part of the everyday rotation when we're fully healthy."

Brad Stevens: "Every team, all 30 of us, would be way, way better [with Jayson Tatum on the floor]."

Brad Stevens on the Boucher, Minott, Tillman trades:

"By the time all of those were done, their agents were aware [of the possibility]... I don't want to say it's a thing you always should expect... [But] we try to... communicate it in advance... Those are hard phone calls."