The Boston Celtics have opened their second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 120-95 win on Tuesday night. Jaylen Brown and Derrick White took the headlines, as they had 32 and 25 points, respectively.
With seven seconds remaining, Tillman nailed the shot to help seal the win for the Celtics.
The Boston Celtics' top-six rotation has been a major talking point this season.
Tillman spent Tuesday afternoon at the Salvation Army in the South End, playing basketball and hanging out with elementary students at the unveiling of a basketball court renovated by the Celtics and Dunkin’ Donuts.
Tillman has been picking the veteran’s brain in hopes of enjoying a long and successful NBA career. In his first few weeks in Boston, Xavier Tillman has mostly sat back and watched.
Boston’s newest big man made a huge impact in their win over the Dallas Mavericks. The Boston Celtics blew out the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. Jayson Tatum (32 points) took over the second half, Jaylen Brown (25 points) quietly dominated on both ends, and Kristaps Porzingis (24 points) was firing on all cylinders from the jump.
Playing catch-up will key both Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer’s chances of finding rotation minutes later this year. Jaden Springer arrived at Madison Square Garden three hours before game time on Saturday — before even Bus One made its way to the arena.
The newest member of the Celtics has enjoyed his new city life thus far, but he’s not a fan of the traffic. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, college in East Lansing, and professional ball in Memphis, Tennessee.
Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer returned from injury after the All-Star break and only appeared in the closing minutes of the Celtics’ win over the Bulls on Thursday.
The Boston Celtics made multiple moves at the trade deadline, but they haven’t seen their new additions in action yet. That could change on Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls, as big man Xavier Tillman and guard Jaden Springer are both off the injury report.
Reviewing the cap impact of the trade deadline deals on the Boston Celtics for the future. This is a guest post from our friend Ryan Bernardoni. The Boston Celtics trade deadline moves did not exactly light up the NBA after they added Xavier Tillman and Jaden Springer in exchange for Lamar Stevens, Dalano Banton, and three second round picks.
The Boston Celtics made multiple moves at the NBA trade deadline, but none bigger than trading for Memphis Grizzlies big man Xavier Tillman. The 6-foot-7 forward just arrived in Beantown ahead of the Celtics’ Friday night matchup with the Washington Wizards.
Former Michigan State big man Xavier Tillman was one of countless NBA players moved around ahead of the league’s trade deadline on Thursday afternoon. And his former college head coach had a bit of an inkling about the move.
There was a slew of trades across the NBA over the last 24 hours leading up to the trade deadline. One trade that might have gotten lost in the shuffle is the Boston Celtics’ acquisition of center Xavier Tillman via trade from the Memphis Grizzlies.
In addition to the two 2nd round picks, the Celtics are sending the Grizzlies Lamar Stevens. Tillman will provide the Celtics the big man depth they sought.
One day ahead of the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline, the Boston Celtics made a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies to upgrade their frontcourt. They acquired versatile big man Xavier Tillman Sr.
The Boston Celtics are acquiring forward/center Xavier Tillman from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for two second-round picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Boston Celtics have made a trade to acquire Memphis Grizzlies big man Xavier Tillman one day before the 2024 NBA Trade Deadline.
The Boston Celtics are acquiring Xavier Tillman from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for two second round picks. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski,
The Celtics are trying to put the finishing touches on what they hope will be a championship roster.
The Boston Celtics currently own the best record in the NBA at 38-12. They have been cruising throughout the 2023-24 regular season to this point, but even the best teams are looking to improve in any way possible.
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade center/forward Xavier Tillman to the Boston Celtics, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. In exchange, Memphis will receive a 2027 second-round pick (via the Atlanta Hawks) and a 2030 second-rounder (via the Dallas Mavericks), Wojnarowski reported.
The Boston Celtics have suddenly filled their need for a backup big ahead of Wednesday’s trade deadline. Xavier Tillman has reportedly been traded from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Celtics for two second-round picks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported.
The Celtics will add some frontcourt depth behind primary big men Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford.
The New York Knicks have been cruising as of late, winning 15 of their last 17 games in this calendar year and holding what's tied for this NBA season's longest victory streak at nine.
A first-round playoff exit at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers ensured the Memphis Grizzlies had a season to forget. The team dealt with multiple problems, most notably star guard Ja Morant's suspension and Steven Adams' absence for more than half the season because of injuries.
The Memphis Grizzlies are officially talking again.
Big man Xavier Tillman came up big in the Game 2 win over the Lakers, and with the likes of center Steven Adams and forward Brandon Clarke injured and out (as well as star point guard Ja Morant), Tillman’s performance was desperately needed.
In the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins had to turn elsewhere. Surprisingly, the Western Conference’s
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