With the Celtics needing a boost to cement the No. 2 seed, Tatum’s return — even accounting for an expected grace period — comes at a perfect time.

Nothing was normal about his comeback and his near triple double Friday, but what’s the most encouraging for the Celtics is this was just Game 1.

The Celtics average 15.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.9 more made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Nets give up. The Nets average 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 ...

In a development with major Eastern Conference ramifications, Tatum is listed as questionable for Friday night’s game against ...

Lakers president Rob Pelinka is still clinging to his job, but the franchise is restructuring its draft apparatus around him. The post Lakers Take Aim at Fixing Major ‘Organizational Failing’ appeared ...

The Milwaukee Bucks were blown out 108-81 by the undermanned Boston Celtics on March 2 at Fiserv Forum despite Giannis ...

Xavier Tillman reconnected with old Celtics friends and teammates for the first time since being traded to the Charlotte Hornets last month.

Jayson Tatum and Derrick White, with the biggest smiles of all, did their pre-game shoulder bump and ran out onto the ...

The Celtics are going through a very tough part of their schedule right now. Not only are they heading to Milwaukee for their ...

It wasn’t a demotion, per se. Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla didn’t yank Payton Pritchard out of the starting lineup because he was playing poorly. Quite the opposite: Pritchard was on pace for ...

Pritchard responded in a big way after being held scoreless in Sunday's win over the Sixers. He was particularly dialed in from beyond the arc, where he tacked on 15 of his 25 points. Pritchard was ...

Back as the full-time sixth man, Payton Pritchard surpassed 20 points for the sixth time in his last seven outings. Luiza Moraes / Getty Images LOS ANGELES — As halftime struck Sunday afternoon, ...