Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown help Boston overcome the COVID-related absence of three big men and extend their winning streak to four.

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat knelt for the national anthem Wednesday night, saying they were playing “with a heavy heart.”

Jayson Tatum’s basket with 2.9 seconds remaining gives Boston a 122-120 victory in Detroit.

Jayson Tatum’s basket with 2.9 seconds remaining gives Boston a 122-120 victory in Detroit.

Boston erases a 21-point deficit, then goes scoreless in the last four minutes as Detroit gets its first victory, 96-93.

Remembering K.C. Jones, a beloved champion, who died on Christmas.

Former Celtics Kyrie Irving leads Brooklyn to a Christmas Day win in his first game in Boston since leaving the Celtics.

Jones won eight titles as a player and two more as a coach with the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum banks in a go-ahead 3-pointer with .4 seconds left, and Giannis Antetokounmpo misses a potential tying free throw as Boston wins, 122-121.

Tristan Thompson’s status remains uncertain for Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks.