Drilling 3-pointers not only reason Payton Pritchard is favorite for NBA’s Sixth Man honors
Along with setting the 3-point record, Pritchard is averaging career highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals, field-goal percentage, and 3-point percentage.
BREAKING NEWS: Jrue Holiday starts Celtics on way to a win over the Heat, and Derrick White closes it out, again
Holiday made 10 of 15 shots, including 5 of 8 3-pointers, and carried the Celtics for three quarters on his way to 25 points. White finished with 18 points, 12 in the fourth.
BREAKING: Kristaps Porzingis go through lengthy pregame workout but Celtics go without center for eighth consecutive game
An undisclosed illness has sideline Porzingis, and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla had no update on the the big man’s recovery progress. Jaylen Brown (knee) also sat out.
Celtics fall to Thunder in finale of seven-game homestand at TD Garden
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder (54-12) with 34 points. Jayson Tatum had 33 for the Celtics (47-19).
In a game with not much fanfare, Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman stated his case for more minutes
In Thursday’s win over Philadelphia at TD Garden, the most critical stretch was the nearly 30 minutes from Scheierman, who scored a career-high 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting.
After being cut by Celtics, Lonnie Walker takes the long way to get back to TD Garden
Walker signed with a professional team in Lithuania, but after playing 33 games there he earned his next NBA chance when he signed with the 76ers last month.
Celtics notebook: How joyful Derrick White helped deny Knicks’ comeback bid
Fully recovered from his prolonged January slump, Derrick White helped the Celtics stiff-arm a spirited Knicks comeback in their latest win. Here’s how:
VICTORY!!! Pritchard’s 28 points, Tatum’s triple-double power Celtics past 76ers 124-104
After an eight-day All-Star layoff, the Celtics steamrolled the 76ers 124-104 for their fourth straight win.
BREAKING: Celtics’ duo Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown are two OGs winning the NBA All-Star Game
Tatum scored a team-high 15 of the OGs 42 points but lost out on the MVP award to hometown favorite Stephen Curry, who scored 12.
HUGE WIN!! Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis help the Celtics demolish the Spurs 116-103 and enter the All-Star break on an excellent note
The Celtics, who led by as many as 24 points, won easily despite committing 17 turnovers and making just 14 of 21 free throws. They were without Jaylen Brown (knee) and Jrue Holiday (shoulder).