Celtics veteran big man Al Horford heaped praise on backup bigs Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman, and Neemias Queta for the imrpovements they made in preseason.

Walsh was a part of the first round of substitutions for the Celtics coming off of the bench early in this game, seemingly ...

After watching the Celtics’ first four preseason games from the bench, Al Horford finally played his first minutes since the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.

Boston Celtics Last season: 64-18, won NBA championship. COACH: Joe Mazzulla (third season, 121-43) SEASON OPENER: Oct. 22 vs ...

Right now, the Celtics have two proven bigs ready to play, Kornet and Tillman. Horford is available too, but has not played ...

Horford missed the majority of the preseason due to rest purposes, though he will replace Neemias Queta in the starting five on Tuesday. Luke Kornet has been a mainstay in the preseason starting ...

Seconds later, Tatum stole an errant Toronto pass and took off for another dunk in transition, prompting a Raptors timeout. His back-to-back slams gave the Celtics a much-needed momentum boost, and ...

Stan Van Gundy coached in the NBA for almost three decades. He's never seen a better roster than these Celtics. The post Stan Van Gundy says the Celtics have assembled the best roster he’s ever seen ...

However, even if that's not what happens, cutting Walker really isn't the end of the world, and that doesn't have anything to ...

The Celtics finally cooled off a bit from behind the arc and dropped their final game of the preseason to the Raptors, falling 119-118.

That means Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman and Neemias Queta will have an added role throughout the regular season. Fortunately for the C’s, the backup bigs appear ready to absorb any extra minutes they ...

Kristaps Porzingis was finally healthy. After missing eleven straight games during the postseason, Porzingis was suiting up for his second game in his first career NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics.