Author: Soccerhuz
The Boston Celtics picked up right where they left off before the All-Star break, delivering a dominant 124-104 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. The defending champions won their fourth consecutive game, with six players scoring in double digits. One of those players was veteran big man Al Horford, who put up 11 points, four rebounds, and one assist in 18 minutes. However, his performance wasn’t as big of a storyline as the reception he received from Philadelphia fans. Horford, who played a disappointing one-year stint with the 76ers in the 2019-20 season, was…
Unsurprisingly, the Boston Celtics didn’t make any game-changing moves during the 2024-25 trade season. The defending NBA champions possess a roster capable of winning another title under head coach Joe Mazzulla. The Celtics have won 39 of their first 55 contests and are only 5.5 games back in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. However, it would be in the organization’s best interest to consider replacing aging NBA champion big man Al Horford in free agency with a young Utah Jazz superstar center. Walker Kessler isn’t a part of a contending franchise, but he’s played…
The Los Angeles Lakers have a concerning lack of depth in their frontcourt, especially after dealing Anthony Davis in exchange for superstar guard Luka Doncic. The Lakers swiftly looked to fill this void with Charlotte Hornets’ Mark Williams, but the trade was rescinded, leading them to add Alex Len in free agency. While Len is a serviceable big man, he alone cannot bolster a championship-level center rotation. This is why CBS Sports’ Sam Quinn analyzed a handful of options for the Lakers this offseason, including former No. 1 pick Deandre Ayton. However, Quinn threw in an interesting nugget about LA…
Payton Pritchard came off the bench in the Boston Celtics’ 124-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night and absolutely dominated. Pritchard led the Celtics with 28 points—on eight three-pointers—to go along with four assists in 31 minutes (the second most behind Jayson Tatum). It was just another night in the office for Pritchard, who is currently leading the NBA in bench points and threes. Tatum was so impressed with Pritchard’s performance on Thursday that he began a campaign for Pritchard to win the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. “He’s unbelievable,” Tatum said after the game. “What he…
Gianluca Mancini could not be entirely content with Roma’s Europa League play-off victory against FC Porto and reveals what he told striker Samu. The first leg had ended 1-1, so it was all to be decided on the night at the Stadio Olimpico and Samu had put Porto ahead with an acrobatic bicycle kick. However, Paulo Dybala’s two strikes in four minutes turned it around, with Stephen Eustaquio’s red card for a reaction foul on Leandro Paredes reducing Porto to 10 men. Niccolò Pisilli made the tie safe, especially required when Devyne Rensch scored an own goal in stoppages for…
Matteo Gabbia confirmed that Theo Hernandez apologised to his AC Milan team-mates, revealing what happened after the Feyenoord game. To say that it has been a whirlwind last 48 hours for Milan would be a real understatement, and it all started with the elimination from the Champions League against Feyenoord on Tuesday night. The major incident in that game was Theo’s red card and it has led to suggestions that his time at Milan will end in the summer. Meanwhile, there has been speculation about the future of head coach Sergio Conceicao and several other players too. A report from…
AC Milan’s early elimination from the Champions League has left just one major objective to fight for this season, before some big judgements follow. As La Gazzetta dello Sport write, the idea behind the five signings in the winter window was to provide a boost to the squad’s ability to compete across multiple fronts including Europe. Instead, not long after the excitement of deadline day came the jeers at full-time in Milan-Feyenoord. San Siro was a stadium in shock, unable even to even jeer that loudly because of how surreal the elimination was, one that actually began in Zagreb, continued…
AC Milan’s winter signing Warren Bondo has shed some light on how the move materialised, as well as talking through his journey up to the present day. Milan had been linked with a move for Bondo since 2022 when he was playing in the second division in France, and the rumours resurfaced again over the past few months when he began to impress with Monza. In fact, he scored his only goal for Monza against the Rossoneri during their win at the U-Power Stadium last season, something that certainly seemed to leave a lasting impression on the directors. Heading into…
The Philadelphia 76ers kick off the second half of the season on Thursday night with a tough home matchup against the Boston Celtics. The first time these two teams met in December, the Sixers secured a key 118-114 victory, and they’ll look to replicate that success against the defending champions. It has been a difficult season for Philadelphia, a team that entered the year with championship aspirations but has been plagued by injuries. Joel Embiid has been sidelined for much of the season, while Paul George continues to battle a pinky injury, also telling reporters before the All-Star break that…
Paulo Dybala was the star of the show as Roma progressed into the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League with a win over Porto. The Serie A club secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over 10-man Porto and after falling behind early on, Dybala bagged a brace to kickstart their turnaround. Elsewhere, Galatasaray were dumped out of the competition after an inspiring display from AZ Alkmaar in Turkey.