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Every morning the Celtics Nightly Desk publishes The Parquet Report, plus the day's specials: the week ahead, the cap sheet, a player in focus, the rumors checked against the numbers, the archives. Injury updates land within 20 minutes of the official report, game recaps within 20 minutes of the final. Every name and number in these pieces is checked against the club's data before publication.

The Parquet Report

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Boston Led by Four With Three Seconds Left and Still Needed OvertimeMorning · Wed, Oct 28Tatum's 40 beat winless Brooklyn 125-124. Two days off come before the Bulls rematch and a road back-to-back.
Boston Edges Brooklyn by One on the Second Night of a Back-to-BackPostgame · Tue, Oct 27Five Games, Two Road Stops, and the Rockets as the Week's Real TestWeek ahead · Tue, Oct 27Can Paul George, at 36, Cover the Possessions Jaylen Brown Left Behind?The big question · Tue, Oct 27Boston Climbs to Fifth on a 35-Point Rout as Winless Brooklyn ArrivesMorning · Tue, Oct 27Boston's October 26 Ledger Is Five Wins in Six, and Tonight Adds a Seventh LineFrom the archives · Mon, Oct 26The Beat Argues Brown and Tatum; Boston's Facts Argue RotationAround the beat · Mon, Oct 26Two Games In, Boston's Ratings Say Even and Little ElseBy the numbers · Sun, Oct 25Rumor Check: Two Open Reports at 36, and a Payroll Under the Tax LineRumor check · Sun, Oct 25Boston Meets a Short-Handed Bulls Team With a Rotation Still Being WrittenMorning · Sun, Oct 25Jordan Walsh Has to Be the Wing Who Never Costs a PossessionPlayer focus · Sat, Oct 24Boston's Payroll Sits Just Under the Tax Line, and the Margin Is ThinCap watch · Sat, Oct 24Boston Is 1-1 After a Four-Point Win, and the Margin Was ThinMorning · Sat, Oct 24Tatum Scores 36, and Boston Holds a Four-Point Margin Over New YorkPostgame · Fri, Oct 23The Beat Wants a Feud; Boston's Own Numbers Point to the GlassAround the beat · Fri, Oct 23Four Home Games, One Back-to-Back, and the Knicks FirstWeek ahead · Fri, Oct 23Boston Opens at Home 0-1, and Its New Center Is Unhappy With HimselfMorning · Fri, Oct 23Can Tatum and a 36-Year-Old George Carry What Brown Used to Share?The big question · Thu, Oct 22Boston Has Routed New York Twice on October 22, and Neither Rout Held UpFrom the archives · Thu, Oct 22Detroit Is Filed Away; the Knicks Arrive and the Glass Is the ProblemMorning · Thu, Oct 22Mike Conley at 39: Boston Needs Fewer Mistakes, Not More MinutesPlayer focus · Wed, Oct 21Boston Sits Just Under the Tax, and Next Summer Already Costs MoreCap watch · Wed, Oct 21Boston Led Detroit by 22 and Scored Two Points in the Five Minutes That MatteredPostgame · Tue, Oct 20A Four-Game Week Opens With the One Opponent That Matched BostonWeek ahead · Tue, Oct 20Six Numbers Boston Carries Into Detroit, and What Each One Leaves OutBy the numbers · Tue, Oct 20Carter Sits, the Roster Is Set, and the Opener in Detroit Is TonightMorning · Tue, Oct 20Can Paul George Replace What Jaylen Brown Gave Boston?The big question · Mon, Oct 19Boston's October 19 Games: Five Wins, One Loss, and a Roster Rebuilt AgainFrom the archives · Mon, Oct 19Boston Opens in Detroit Against a Team That Matched Its Net RatingMorning · Mon, Oct 19Rumor Check: Carter's Status, Pritchard's Numbers, Four Names GoneRumor check · Sun, Oct 18

Injury updates

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ClearedDerrick WhiteDerrick White cleared to play vs Nets after right hip listingTue, Oct 27Day-To-DayDerrick WhiteDerrick White probable vs Nets with a right hip issueTue, Oct 27Day-To-DayDerrick WhiteDerrick White probable vs Nets with a right hip issueTue, Oct 27DCOutDevin CarterDevin Carter out vs Pistons with mononucleosisSun, Oct 18DCDay-To-DayDevin CarterDevin Carter day-to-day with illness after Celtics two-way signingSat, Oct 17ClearedSam HauserSam Hauser cleared off Celtics' injury report ahead of Pistons tripSat, Oct 17ClearedNeemias QuetaNeemias Queta cleared from day-to-day, set for Celtics' season openerSat, Oct 17ClearedPayton PritchardPayton Pritchard cleared, comes off Celtics' injury reportSat, Oct 17ClearedMitchell RobinsonMitchell Robinson cleared, set for Celtics' trip to PistonsSat, Oct 17ClearedDerrick WhiteDerrick White cleared, good to go for Celtics' opener vs PistonsSat, Oct 17MCClearedMike ConleyMike Conley cleared by Celtics ahead of season opener at PistonsSat, Oct 17ClearedPaul GeorgePaul George cleared, set for Celtics' season opener at PistonsSat, Oct 17

Roster moves

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HGBOS → FAHayden GrayHayden Gray Waived by Celtics, Off the RosterSun, Oct 18GMBOS → FAGabe McGlothanGabe McGlothan Leaves the Celtics' RosterSun, Oct 18MUBOS → FAMilos UzanMilos Uzan Leaves Celtics RosterSun, Oct 18BOS → FATucker DeVriesTucker DeVries Leaves Celtics Roster After Camp CutsSun, Oct 18GMFA → BOSGabe McGlothanGabe McGlothan Joins the Boston CelticsWed, Sep 23HGFA → BOSHayden GrayHayden Gray Joins the Boston Celtics RosterWed, Sep 23BOS → FAMax ShulgaMax Shulga Is Off the Celtics' RosterMon, Sep 21CGBOS → FACaleb GrillCaleb Grill Leaves the Boston Celtics RosterTue, Sep 15CGFA → BOSCaleb GrillCaleb Grill Joins the Boston CelticsMon, Sep 14DCFA → BOSDevin CarterDevin Carter Joins the Boston CelticsMon, Sep 14

Game recaps

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BKN @ BOSTue, Oct 27Tatum scores 40, Celtics outlast winless Nets 125-124 in overtimeCHI @ BOSMon, Oct 26Pritchard and the Celtics bench bury the Bulls in a 134-99 routNYK @ BOSFri, Oct 23Celtics Win the Third Quarter 33-24 and Hold Off Knicks 107-103BOS @ DETTue, Oct 20Pistons erase a 22-point deficit with a second-half surge to beat CelticsBOS @ PHIFri, Oct 16Celtics bench outscores Sixers starters, outlasts Philadelphia in OTCHA @ BOSWed, Oct 14Celtics turn 29 Hornets turnovers into 27 points, roll past Charlotte 114-93PHI @ BOSSat, Oct 10Payton Pritchard's 25 off the bench power Celtics past 76ers in preseason routBOS @ CLEThu, Oct 8Celtics Out-Rebound Cavaliers 74-46, Pull Away Late in Cleveland

Earlier from the desk

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October2026 · 54 pieces
Around the beatSun, Oct 18Around the Beat: Carter's Make-Good Deal, Four Cuts, Brown's ReturnMorningSun, Oct 18Camp Shrinks by Four, Carter's Deal Changes Shape, Detroit Is NextBy the numbersSat, Oct 17Five Numbers That Still Describe a Team Half RebuiltPlayer focusSat, Oct 17Devin Carter's Deal Shrinks to Two-Way, One Game After His Best NightMorningSat, Oct 17One Name Comes Off the Injury List, Nine Share a Return DatePostgameFri, Oct 16Philadelphia Again, This Time by FiveCap watchFri, Oct 16Cap Watch: Above the Tax Line, Still Short of the ApronWeek aheadFri, Oct 16Four Days From the Game That CountsMorningFri, Oct 16A Preseason Measure of What Replaces Jaylen Brown's NumberRumor checkThu, Oct 15Rumor Check: One Open Report, Two Already StaleAround the beatThu, Oct 15The Beat's Early Grades, Checked Against the Box ScoreMorningThu, Oct 15Garza Closes, Pritchard Sits: Mazzulla's Finishing FivePlayer focusWed, Oct 14Scheierman's Cheap Minutes Outlast a Different RosterThe big questionWed, Oct 14Can Tatum and George Survive a Full Season Together?MorningWed, Oct 14Pritchard's New Deal Lands Before the Record StartsCap watchTue, Oct 13Cap Watch: The Apron Is the Number That BindsWeek aheadTue, Oct 13A Week of Tune-Ups Before the Record Starts CountingMorningTue, Oct 13Two Games Before Detroit, One Payroll Line Still HoldsFrom the archivesMon, Oct 12Boston Has Opened Octobers Like This BeforeBy the numbersMon, Oct 12By the Numbers: The Math Boston Carries Into This SeasonMorningMon, Oct 12The Backups Closed It, and the Injury List ReopenedThe big questionSun, Oct 11The Bet Boston Made When It Traded Jaylen BrownRumor checkSun, Oct 11The Rumor Mill's Receipts Are All From CampMorningSun, Oct 11Two Wins In, Three Injuries Share One Return DatePostgameSat, Oct 10Bench Outscores Starters as Celtics Blow Past PhiladelphiaAround the beatSat, Oct 10Around the Beat: Tatum's Timeline, Brown's Health, a Debut That ScoredPlayer focusSat, Oct 10Mitchell Robinson's Job Was Never the Box ScoreMorningSat, Oct 10A Sixers Rematch Twice Over, With the Health Report Still OpenFrom the archivesFri, Oct 9The Parquet Outlasts the PersonnelBy the numbersFri, Oct 9The Numbers Boston Is Actually Built OnMorningFri, Oct 9The Opener Celtics Won With Nobody Who Usually PlaysRumor checkThu, Oct 8Rumor Check: Confidence Scores That Missed the OutcomeCap watchThu, Oct 8Cap Watch: What Next Season's Numbers Already SayMorningThu, Oct 8A Preseason Opener Without a Storyline of Its OwnAround the beatWed, Oct 7Center Chatter, Brown's First Game, and Someone Else's Cap ProblemPlayer focusWed, Oct 7Sam Hauser's Best Lineups Ran Through a Player No Longer HereMorningWed, Oct 7Tatum's New Perspective Arrives Before Any Game DoesWeek aheadTue, Oct 6Three Games, No Back-to-Backs, Nothing on the Injury ListThe big questionTue, Oct 6Boston's Season Depends on Two Availability NumbersMorningTue, Oct 6Boston Gets Its Look at the New Jaylen Brown SoonCap watchMon, Oct 5Cap Watch: Boston's Payroll Clears the Tax Threshold, Apron Still DistantBy the numbersMon, Oct 5What the Roster Numbers Say Before Tip-OffMorningMon, Oct 5Camp Moves South, the Open Spot Doesn'tFrom the archivesSun, Oct 4Boston Has Done This Before: Trade a Star, Bank the PicksMorningSun, Oct 4The Best Lineup From Last Season Is Already GoneWeek aheadSat, Oct 3Four Preseason Games, Two of Them Against PhiladelphiaThe big questionSat, Oct 3Boston Bet Four Picks and an Aging Star on One Shot at PhiladelphiaMorningSat, Oct 3Preseason Clock Starts While One Roster Spot Stays BlankBy the numbersFri, Oct 2Five Numbers That Explain Boston Before Camp OpensRumor checkFri, Oct 2A Confidence Score Doubled for a Transaction Already OverMorningFri, Oct 2Six Days From Preseason, One Spot on This Roster Still Has No NameFrom the archivesThu, Oct 1The Trade That Built the Jays Is the Trade That Ended ThemAround the beatThu, Oct 1Camp Notebooks: White's Shot, Tatum's Role, a Crowded FrontcourtMorningThu, Oct 1Boston's Best Lineup From Last Season No Longer Exists
September2026 · 50 pieces
Player focusWed, Sep 30Neemias Queta's Cheapest Season Is Also His Most ImportantCap watchWed, Sep 30Over the Tax, Under the Apron: Boston's Cap SnapshotMorningWed, Sep 30The Rumor Mill Names Names. It Adds No Information.By the numbersTue, Sep 29Five Numbers That Explain Boston Before a Game Is PlayedRumor checkTue, Sep 29Five Reports, One Real Signing: Grading Boston's Offseason Rumor SheetMorningTue, Sep 29Tatum Won't Call This His Team. That Says More Than the Trade Did.Around the beatMon, Sep 28What the Local Coverage Argues About Before a Game Is PlayedThe big questionMon, Sep 28Boston Fixed the Wing Rotation. Did It Fix the Actual Problem?MorningMon, Sep 28Camp Opens With 21 Names and a Lineup That No Longer ExistsPlayer focusSun, Sep 27George Arrives at 36 With One Season's Worth of AnswersCap watchSun, Sep 27Boston's Payroll Clears the Tax Line, Not Much ElseMorningSun, Sep 27The Frontcourt Question Camp Actually Has to AnswerFrom the archivesSat, Sep 26A Franchise That Trades Eras for Picks Just Did It AgainBy the numbersSat, Sep 26Six Numbers From a Team That Doesn't Exist YetMorningSat, Sep 26The Roster Is Set; the Fine Print Isn'tThe big questionFri, Sep 25One Wing Out, One Wing In: Grading the Brown-for-George TradeRumor checkFri, Sep 25Rumor Check: Two Threads Closed, One Spot Still BlankMorningFri, Sep 25Tatum Clears, and the Calendar Starts TalkingAround the beatThu, Sep 24Beat Notes: Two New Names, Stevens on Brown, Queta's CeilingPlayer focusThu, Sep 24Payton Pritchard's Job Gets Bigger This SeasonMorningThu, Sep 24Two Names Added, One Spot Still OpenFrom the archivesWed, Sep 23The Same Trade, Run Again, Thirteen Years LaterBy the numbersWed, Sep 23By the Numbers: What Boston Is Paying to Find OutMorningWed, Sep 23Last Season's Best Lineup Left Town With Jaylen BrownRumor checkTue, Sep 22Rumor Check: The Reports With Numbers, and the Names WithoutCap watchTue, Sep 22Cap Watch: This Summer's Bill, Next Summer's DecisionsMorningTue, Sep 22Shulga Is Gone, and So Is the Lineup That Worked BestAround the beatMon, Sep 21What the Beat Is Debating as Camp OpensPlayer focusMon, Sep 21What Sixteen Games Told Us About Tatum, and What They Didn'tMorningMon, Sep 21A Preseason Schedule Arrives, With Philadelphia Twice On ItThe big questionSun, Sep 20Pritchard's Name Keeps Surfacing. No One Says Why.From the archivesSun, Sep 20Two Blueprints for a Banner, and Boston Just Switched BackMorningSun, Sep 20A Return Date Beats the Preseason CalendarCap watchSat, Sep 19Cap Watch: A Roster Priced Above the Tax LineBy the numbersSat, Sep 19By the Numbers: The Math Camp Opens WithMorningSat, Sep 19Carter's Contract Gets a Price Tag Before Camp OpensMorningFri, Sep 18Tatum on Brown, and a Lineup That No Longer ExistsThe big questionThu, Sep 17How Much Room Is Left to Fix What Breaks?From the archivesThu, Sep 17The Trade That Built the Core Echoes in the One That Split ItMorningThu, Sep 17Nothing Moved Overnight, So the Calendar TalksBy the numbersWed, Sep 16By the Numbers: What Last Season's Marks Say About This OneRumor checkWed, Sep 16The Rumor Sheet, Checked Against What Actually HappenedMorningWed, Sep 16Grill's Camp Deal Lasts One DayAround the beatTue, Sep 15Two September Signings, and a Beat Getting Ahead of the FilePlayer focusTue, Sep 15Derrick White's Best Lineups Ran Through a Player Boston Traded AwayMorningTue, Sep 15Camp Fills In: Grill, Carter Join a Roster Still Waiting on TatumMorningMon, Sep 14The Calendar Firms Up Before the Roster DoesCap watchSun, Sep 13Above the Line, Below the ApronThe big questionSun, Sep 13The Big Question: Can Tatum and George Get Boston Past PhiladelphiaMorningSun, Sep 13A Return Date and a Tax Bill Define Boston's September