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Jaylen Brown scores season-high 44 points, Celtics cruise past Pacers 142-105

Dec. 27, 2024 22:04 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics snapped a two-game skid with a 142-105 rout over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Jayson Tatum added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which connected on 23 3s and...

76ers star Joel Embiid falls during warmups but remains in lineup for matchup with Celtics

Dec. 25, 2024 21:00 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wasn't going to let a pregame stumble keep him from playing the rival Boston Celtics in one of the NBA's marquee games. Embiid got caught up in a barrier used to keep courtside fans away from the players and fell to the parquet...

Embiid shakes off pregame fall, leads Sixers to 118-114 win over Celtics

Dec. 25, 2024 19:48 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid popped up from a pregame fall and scored 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from 3-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to turn back Boston’s final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-114 victory on Wednesday. ...

Da Silva's late 3 preserves Magic's 108-104 comeback win over Tatum-less Celtics

Dec. 23, 2024 22:14 PM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 18 points and made a critical 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit Monday night for a 108-104 victory over the Boston Celtics, who were missing Jayson Tatum because of an illness. ...

Tatum scores a season-high 43 to go with 16 rebounds, 10 assist in Celtics 123-98 win over Bulls

Dec. 21, 2024 22:37 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 43 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out 10 assists for his third career triple-double and the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 123-98 on Saturday night. Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points and Jaylen Brown added 19 to help...

Zach LaVine scores season-high 36 points to help the Bulls hold off the Celtics 117-108

Dec. 19, 2024 22:16 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Zach LaVine scored a season-high 36 points and the Chicago Bulls used a fourth-quarter flurry to hold off the Boston Celtics 117-108 on Thursday night in the opener of a home-and-home set. The teams will meet again in Chicago on Saturday night. Ayo...

Jayson Tatum has 28 points and 12 rebounds in the Celtics' 112-98 victory over the Wizards

Dec. 15, 2024 20:36 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 28 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 112-98 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Tatum had missed two of Boston's previous four games with a knee issue. He helped the Celtics win their seventh straight over...

Ja Morant scores 32 to help Grizzlies beat Celtics 127-121 and snap 10-game losing streak in Boston

Dec. 07, 2024 22:52 PM EST

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...

Celtics withstand 3-point spree to beat the Pistons 130-120

Dec. 04, 2024 22:41 PM EST

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...

Brown scores 29, Pritchard adds 25 bench points to lead Celtics past Heat 108-89

Dec. 02, 2024 22:01 PM EST

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...