Today in Boston Celtics history, The NBA came to a standstill in 2020 as the world grappled with an escalating pandemic.

The Celtics were down two rotation players heading into Tuesday’s game against the Spurs, then Jaylen Brown was ejected midway through the second quarter. All those unavailable contributors meant more minutes for the bench guys. So, Ron Harper Jr. made the most out of his opportunity in the Celtics’ loss to the Spurs on Tuesday.

The Detroit Pistons are on a losing streak and the New York Knicks have stumbled, which could make the race at the top of the East a little more clear for Boston.

A few things I care about . . . The Celtics steam train rolls on. Heading into a Sunday evening game at Washington, the Celtics are the NBA wins leader (52) by five over the Nuggets, and are 30-3 at home. They clinched a playoff berth with Thursday ...

The college basketball train keeps rolling toward bracket season, and five automatic bids will be on the line Tuesday. There are also are other sports betting options for fans who want to take advantage of the BetMGM bonus code to get either $150 in bonus bets if your first bet wins,

Brown got fulll support from his coach and teammates, all of whom thought the second technical foul he received was giving too quickly, especially for the situation.

The Boston Celtics have built their teams in a number of ways over the decades, but few if any methods have born more fruit than through the NBA draft. The best players to suit up for the Celtics have, by and large, come to Boston either through being taken directly in the annual event, or via trades made that night.