Luka & the @Lakers 🤩 pic.twitter.com/orAaMsVuc0 Both teams missed shots to win the game, with Josh Hart making a lay-up just after the buzzer. LA closed the game on a 23-15 run to get the game into overtime.

How he responds to the injury over the next 24 hours will determine whether he's able to return for the second leg of the Celtics' back-to-back set Thursday against the 76ers. With Tatum, Jrue Holiday (finger) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) out Wednesday,

The Celtics have have brought out their defensive clamps while finding their range from deep again, putting the league on notice.

It had been a while since the last vintage Jrue Holiday run, one filled with a nonstop flurry of winning plays, but he whipped one together early Sunday afternoon. Over the first six minutes of the Boston Celtics’ 118-105 win,

But for Jrue Holiday, the diagnosis he received last week was a new one. The Celtics guard missed his second straight game Sunday with “mallet finger” in his right pinky, an injury to the outermost knuckle that prevents a person from straightening the finger.

On the other side, the Celtics have remained one of the NBA's elite teams, occupying the second spot in the Eastern Conference for most of the season. As the reigning NBA champion

The upcoming marquee matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics promises to be a thrilling contest as both teams sit in second place in their respective conferences. With the playoffs quickly approaching,

Will face LAL

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for a highly anticipated showdown against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night at TD Garden. This historic rivalry carries added significance this season, with both teams sitting at second place in their respective conferences and the Lakers riding an eight-game winning streak.

Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101.