To make matters worse for the Bulls, the Celtics have upgraded superstar forward Jayson Tatum to active after being listed as questionable with right knee tendinopathy. Tatum is averaging 26.9 points,
Jayson Tatum struggled from the field shooting 5-14 with 19 points while Jaylen Brown carried a majority of the load shooting 10-23 and finishing with 28 points. Payton Pritchard added 15 points off the bench including the unsuccessful full-court heave as time expired.
Those last two plays are on me. Those are my fault.” Joe Mazzulla pointed the finger at himself after the Celtics dropped a 114-112 thriller to the Rockets on Monday night.
Boston hosts Houston in out-of-conference action. Monday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams. Boston is 15-8 at home, and Houston is 15-7 on the road.
The Houston Rockets flew into Boston to face the No. 2 seeded Celtics. Houston, however, is coming into Monday night's matchup with momentum on its side after b
The Boston Celtics are set to cross swords against their conference rivals Chicago Bulls in a regular season matchup on Wednesday.
Amen Thompson had the clutch go-ahead bucket and Dillon Brooks made a franchise record-tying 10 3-pointers in the Rockets' win over the Celtics on Monday.
Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.
BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics coasted to a 122-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Bill Simmons and Ryen Russillo discussed why Jayson Tatum surpasses Giannis Antetokounmpo in the latest NBA trade value rankings.
Thompson had pulled the Rockets ahead at 112-110 with an easy dunk before Jayson Tatum tied the game again with 5.3 seconds left on the clock