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Ja Morant scores 32 to help Grizzlies beat Celtics 127-121 and snap 10-game losing streak in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — Ja Morant had 32 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a 10-game losing streak in Boston with a 127-121 win over the Celtics on Saturday night. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 27 points and nine rebounds for Memphis, which won in TD Garden...
Jayson Tatum scores 34, Celtics beat Bucks 111-105 to spoil Khris Middleton's season debut
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Bucks 111-105 on Friday night in Khris Middelton's season debut for Milwaukee. Jaylen Brown added 25 points as the Celtics made 17 3-pointers to earn their 10th victory in 11 games....
Bucks' Khris Middleton makes his season debut against defending champion Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton didn't have to wait long to test his body during his season debut against the Boston Celtics. Within two minutes of checking into his first game since having offseason offseason surgeries on both of his ankles, Middleton was...
NBA fines Celtics' Jaylen Brown $25,000 after his throat-slash gesture against Detroit
NEW YORK (AP) — Boston forward Jaylen Brown was fined $25,000 by the NBA for his throat-slash gesture after a dunk against Detroit on Wednesday night. NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced the penalty Friday. Brown was fined for what the NBA considered an...
Bucks' Khris Middleton likely to make his season debut at Boston
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton is expected to make his 2024-25 debut Friday after missing the Bucks’ first 21 games while recovering from offseason surgeries to each of his ankles. The Bucks released an injury report Thursday that listed the three-time...
Celtics withstand 3-point spree to beat the Pistons 130-120
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Derrick White had 14 points and 11...
Analysis: The NBA's 3-point craze is only getting crazier, with the Celtics leading the charge
Make more 3-pointers than your opponent in this NBA era, and you’re likely to win. Make a lot more 3s than your opponent, and you’re almost certain to win. The Boston Celtics are clearly banking on that thinking as they seek back-to-back titles. All the 3-point...
Brown scores 29, Pritchard adds 25 bench points to lead Celtics past Heat 108-89
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Payton Pritchard scored 25 off the bench on Monday night as the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 108-89. Derrick White added 19 points as the defending NBA champions won for the eighth...
Donovan Mitchell saves best for last, scores 20 in fourth quarter as Cavaliers close out Celtics
CLEVELAND (AP) — The moment arrived in the third quarter and Donovan Mitchell seized it. After Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer over him, Mitchell sensed the Celtics' momentum and confidence building. He could feel the energy draining from Cleveland's hyped crowd and maybe some of the...
Mitchell scores 35, Cavs end Celtics' winning streak with 115-111 win in matchup of East's elite
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Boston's seven-game winning streak with a 115-111 victory over the Celtics on Sunday night in the second intense matchup between the Eastern Conference’s top teams this season. ...
