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Tatum scores 36 points, the Celtics pour it on in 2nd half to beat the Nets 139-114
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 36 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 139-114 on Wednesday night. Payton Pritchard had 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Celtics, who...
Dyson Daniels scores career-high 28 points, Jalen Johnson has triple-double as Hawks beat Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Onyeka Okongwu tipped in a missed shot with 6.1 seconds left, and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper at the buzzer on Tuesday night as the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their NBA Cup opener. Dyson Daniels scored...
Brown calls Antetokounmpo 'a child' after 2-time MVP offers handshake before pulling hand back
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo offered a handshake to Jaylen Brown after committing an offensive foul against the Boston Celtics wing — only to pull his hand back at the last moment. The incident in the first half of the Celtics’ 113-107 victory...
Jayson Tatum scores 23 in second half to rally Celtics to a 113-107 victory over slumping Bucks
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 113-107 on Sunday afternoon. Tatum put the Celtics ahead for good by hitting two free throws with 5:51 left as Boston...
Tatum scores 33, Pritchard has six points in OT to lead Celtics to 108-104 win over Nets
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 33 points and nine rebounds, Payton Pritchard scored six points in overtime and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-104 on Friday night. Pritchard finished with 20 points. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five assists, and Derrick White...
Celtics fans boo Warriors coach Kerr, let him know they didn't like Tatum's Olympic playing time
BOSTON (AP) — Golden State coach Steve Kerr was reminded Wednesday during pregame introductions that Boston’s fans didn’t like his playing time for Celtics' star Jayson Tatum at this past summer’s Paris Olympics. Kerr was loudly booed after the Warriors' starting lineup was...
Stephen Curry scores 27 points to lead Warriors past Celtics 118-112
BOSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory. Andrew Wiggins also added 16 points for Golden State (7-1). Curry played his second straight after...
Hornets lose center Nick Richards for at least two weeks with rib cartilage fracture
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards is expected to miss at least two weeks after being diagnosed with a right first rib cartilage fracture underneath his clavicle. The team didn’t give a clear timetable for his return, except to say that he'll be...
Jayson Tatum's big first half leads Celtics to 123-93 rout of Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 26 of his 28 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics routed the Atlanta Hawks 123-93 on Monday night for their third straight win. Tatum also had nine assists and six rebounds and did not play in the fourth quarter with the Celtics...
Hornets' Lee: We need to find out if Ball can guard 1-on-1 after fouling out twice
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball has been tearing it up offense this season. Now new Hornets coach Charles Lee wants Ball to prove he can do it on defense, too. Ball fouled out for the second straight night Saturday against the Boston Celtics as the Hornets lost 113-103. ...
