Boston didn’t get the help it needed Tuesday night and is out of the in-season tournament before the quarterfinals despite having the NBA’s second-best record.
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Celtics leading charge as NBA’s 3-point craze grows
Boston is on pace to smash the league record for 3-pointers made and attempted in a season, and other teams are taking note.
Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard lift Celtic past Heat
Brown scores 29 points and Pritchard adds 25 off the bench in Boston’s 108-89 win.
Tom Caron: Signing Juan Soto would show baseball the Red Sox are players again
The free-agent slugger is going to command a hefty salary, but it’s one Boston should pay.
Donovan Mitchell scores 35, Cavs end Celtics’ winning streak in matchup of East’s elite
Jayson Tatum has 33 points and Payton Pritchard 24 for the Celtics, who led by 12 in the fourth before Mitchell took over.
Payton Pritchard keeps Celtics’ hopes alive in NBA Cup
Boston’s sixth man scores 19 points in the fourth quarter of a 138-129 win.
Tatum, Pritchard carry Celtics past Bulls, 138-129
Jayson Tatum finishes with 35 points and 14 rebounds, and Payton Pritchard scores 19 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter.
Kristaps Porzingis makes immediate impact in return to Celtics
Kristaps Porzingis scored 16 points in his return from offseason ankle surgery.
Kristaps Porzingis returns, Celtics rout Clippers
Porzingis scores 16 points and grabs six rebounds in his first game of the season.
Kristaps Porzingis set to make season debut for Celtics on Monday
The center has not played yet this season after offseason ankle surgery.