Jack Simone

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Articles by Jack Simone

Celtics·Feb 16, 2026·4 comments

One player may have just saved the NBA All-Star Game (plus some Celtics thoughts)

Another year, another All-Star weekend come and gone. But this year was different. This year felt different.

Celtics·Feb 24, 2026·3 comments

Worst to first: How the Celtics transformed their rebounding identity

It’s been a slow, steady climb up the rebounding leaderboards, but the Celtics have reached the summit. They aren’t just a good rebounding team. They aren’t even great. Right now, the Celtics are the best rebounding team in the NBA.

Celtics·Feb 25, 2026·5 comments

BSJ Game Report: Celtics 97, Suns 81 - Boston trusted the process

The Boston Celtics couldn't buy a bucket in the first quarter on Tuesday night. They stopped in Arizona for a game against the Phoenix Suns, but despite their impressive hustle, shots just wouldn't fall.

Celtics·Feb 25, 2026·6 comments

Simone's Six: A perfect play, Baylor Scheierman's boards, and Derrick White's resurgence in Celtics-Suns

At first, it looked like the Boston Celtics had run out of juice. Two straight blowouts on the West Coast, but a quick trip to Arizona seemed to be the end of the line. Shots weren’t falling, despite a good offensive process, and the Phoenix Suns were finding a way to put the ball in the basket. Then, the Celtics flipped a switch. They went on a 50-11 run from midway through the second quarter through late in the third. It was pure dominance. How?

Celtics·Feb 26, 2026·1 comments

BSJ Game Report: Nuggets 103, Celtics 84 - Brutal end to West Coast trip

If defense is your cup of tea, Wednesday night was one of the strongest cups of Earl Grey you'll ever encounter. The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets both came out with straightforward, ultimately successful game plans on that side of the ball.

Celtics·Feb 26, 2026·6 comments

Simone's Six: National media musguidance, physicality, and missed shots in Celtics-Nuggets

Sometimes, the travel catches up. A week-long road trip on the West Coast right after the All-Star break. Three games in four nights to end it. And, the cherry on top, a road-road back-to-back, with the latter game taking place 5,280 feet above sea level.

Celtics·Feb 28, 2026·2 comments

BSJ Game Report: Celtics 148, Nets 111 - Third-quarter dominance highlights victory

Friday night was a homecoming for the Boston Celtics. After a week-long All-Star break, they went out west for a four-game road trip. But Friday brought them back to TD Garden for a date with the Brooklyn Nets.

Celtics·Feb 28, 2026·11 comments

Simone's Six: Showtime Nikola Vucevic, Jaylen Brown's surge, and a new offensive weapon in Celtics-Nets

On Friday night, for the first time in nearly three weeks, there was Boston Celtics basketball at TD Garden. They welcomed the Brooklyn Nets to town, and based on the two teams’ first three encounters this year, everything pointed toward a physical slugfest.

Celtics·Mar 2, 2026·6 comments

BSJ Game Report: Celtics 114, 76ers 98 - A Neemias Queta master class

Nothing went right for the Boston Celtics at the start of Sunday night's game. Nothing. As the Philadelphia 76ers got into a flow, the Celtics were left fighting for scraps on the offensive glass, desperately trying to string together successful possessions. In the first quarter alone, Boston grabbed seven offensive rebounds, tallying 13 second-chance points.

Celtics·Feb 7, 2026·5 comments

Simone's Six: Vooch's mismatch hunting, Pritchard's dominance, and D-White's defense in Celtics-Heat

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.