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Brown, Tatum Carry Celtics Over Pacers 101–98 in OT

BOSTON—Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Jayson Tatum had 24, carrying the Boston Celtics to a 101–98 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in the first of a home-and-home series between the teams. “We stuck with them and ran them a little bit longer, but we knew the importance of this game,”…


Los Angeles Clippers Hold Off Boston Celtics

BOSTON—Eric Bledsoe scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, hitting a key 3-pointer down the stretch, to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Boston Celtics 91-82 on Dec. 29. Marcus Morris had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Terance Mann and Luke Kennard each added 17 points for the Clippers. Los…


Lakers Handle Celtics 117–102, Split Rivalry for Season

LOS ANGELES—Unlike most of his Los Angeles Lakers teammates, Russell Westbrook grew up a Lakers fan who personally understood the yearly importance of their rivalry series with the Boston Celtics. Leading a dominant victory over the Celtics while wearing the Lakers’ gold jersey for the first time clearly made for a special night for the…


Celtics’ Dominant Effort Ends Heat’s Win Streak

Jaylen Brown scored 17 points to lead six Boston scorers in double figures as the visiting Celtics routed the Miami Heat 95-78 on Thursday, using an impressive defensive effort to snap the Heat’s five-game winning streak. Dennis Schroder scored 14 points, Aaron Nesmith had 13 and Romeo Langford chipped in 12 for Boston, which won…