Jayson Tatum's brilliant performance at Madison Square Garden on Monday had a nightmare ending for the Boston Celtics. Tatum suffered a painful right lower leg injury with 2:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Boston's Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks.

Defense – Defense is always the key to winning games. The Celtics are now 19th with a defensive rating of 115.6. The Wizards are 30th with a defensive rating of 122.4. Although the Wizards have an offensive rating of 108.3 (28th), they can get hot at any time if they are not being defended.

Sunday’s Game 4 matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics is being viewed as a must-win matchup for the Sixers by many. After the Sixers went up 1-0 on the road despite missing their MVP center Joel Embiid, the team couldn’t ...

The veteran forward led the Celtics to a fantastic 123-117 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday. The one-time Finals MVP dazzled with a spectacular performance, putting Boston on his back and leaving Madison Square Garden with a thrilling victory.

Jaylen Brown is playing at an MVP level for the Celtics over the last two weeks, and it's translating to wins against good teams.

Boston has an 11-9 record, though that’s after an 0-3 start to the year. The C’s have been around the .500 mark without many huge streaks either way. But they do have a plus-4.2 net rating, meaning they’ve been above-average. So even though the record doesn’t pop off the page, the on-court product has impressed more often than not.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 8:00 PM ET Regular Season Game #21 Home Game #11 TV: NBC/Peacock Radio: Sirius XM TD Garden The Celtics return home to take on division rival New York Knicks. This is the second of 4 games between these two teams this season.

The 3–17 Washington Wizards are slated to take on the 12–9 Boston Celtics. This game is shaping up to be quite the contest considering both teams will be without multiple key contributors. The Celtics will likely be without Jaylen Brown as he is dealing with an ongoing illness,