Celtics withstand furious #Knicks run, get another win, 118-105. Jayson Tatum 25 (10 reb, 9 ast), Jaylen Brown 24, Derrick White 19, Kristaps Porzingis 15, Jrue Holiday 14;

But with starters Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis all sitting out Wednesday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, the duo raised their games to a level never before seen in NBA history.

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,

In their game against the Blazers, the Celtics were without three key starters: Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, all of whom missed the game due to injuries. Despite being short-handed, Boston triumphed, thanks to stellar shooting performances from Derrick White and Payton Pritchard, who combined for 19 3-pointers.

This much is certain: The Celtics are going to need Holiday at his best come the postseason and that journey through June. Anyone who saw Donovan Mitchell drop 41 points on the Celtics’ heads last Friday — including 26 in the second half — knows that the well-rounded Cavaliers are as legitimate as their 50-10 record suggests.

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for a showdown with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday but they could be missing a few players. Star forward Jaylen Brown, point gua

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The stars combined for 83 points and continued to remind the rest of the league just how difficult it will be to go through them.

Eighty-three points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown weren’t enough to push the Celtics past the first-place Cavs in a 123-116 loss at TD Garden.

While Jayson Tatum might not necessarily get his credit from detractors, NBA head coaches have spoken at length about what he brings to the Celtics.