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Jaylen Brown (low back spasms) and Neemias Queta (left ankle sprain) are both available to play after previously being listed as questionable.
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Neemias Queta on improving his play with Boston Celtics teammate Payton Pritchard
"It's getting better, like everything we do," said Queta.
The Detroit Pistons enter Monday night's road contest against the Boston Celtics with a three-game winning streak and plenty of confidence.
The Nets lost to the Celtics 113-99 on Tuesday despite the fact that the game was essentially a back-and-forth affair for the majority of the game until the final minutes of the contest. Forward Michael Porter Jr.
The Celtics won their fifth straight game when they beat the Raptors on Sunday. But that momentum and buzz was halted as the C’s play just two games over an 11-day stretch, leading to fans wondering why the schedule shook up that way.
Boston has been hot over the past month, and the question is: Should their objectives, and the Celtics' trade deadline approach change? The post Celtics’ Hot Run Could ‘Alter’ Trade-Deadline Moves appeared first on Heavy Sports.
The Toronto Raptors suffered their third consecutive loss, falling 121-113 at home to the Boston Celtics. Despite the Raptors clawing back from a 23-point defic
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Celtics finish tough 15-game stretch looking like much better team
BOSTON — When the Celtics suffered a tough loss at home to the Utah Jazz on Nov. 3 that dropped their record to 3-5, they did not look like a playoff-caliber team. They weren’t in sync offensively, the defense was not executing at a high level and the offseason additions were still settling into their roles.
Kristaps Porzingis is again mired in illness issues and that will continue for the foreseeable future. Porzingis will miss the next two weeks due to an illness, per ESPN’s Shams Charania, and will “undergo further evaluations.
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics, 116-101, on Dec. 11 at Fiserv Forum, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Celtics to improve to 11-15 on the year. Boston (15-10) had come in as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, winners of five straight and winners of 10 of their last 12.