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The Boston Celtics (24-13) finish up a home back-to-back with five wins in their last six games as they host the San Antonio Spurs (26-11) at TD Garden on Saturday night.
COACHES Spurs: Mitch Johnson. Celtics: Joe Mazzulla. STAT LEADERS Spurs: Points, Wembanyama (24.2 per game). Rebounds, Wembanyama (11.5). Assists, Castle (6.9). Steals, Fox (1.4). Blocks, Wembanyama (2.9).
Boston Celtics guard Anfernee Simons has played well enough for consideration in Sixth Man of the Year voting, but trade rumors persist.
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Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla highlights Sam Hauser’s underrated defense in win over Raptors
Boston Celtics wing Sam Hauser hit some big shots and made some big stops during a 125-117 win over the Toronto Raptors.
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Celtics’ Neemias Queta makes NBA history with monster game vs. Nuggets
The Boston Celtics suffered a tough loss to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, falling to them 114-110 at TD Garden. Neemias Queta was a bright spot for the Celtics, cleaning up on the boards with Nikola Jokic sidelined.
Jaylen Brown slammed the officiating after a controversial no-call against the Nuggets, calling the referees' mistake "unacceptable" and "bullsh*t" in a heated postgame rant.
On X, a video went viral of a Celtics assistant coach helping center Xavier Tillman prepare for his game against the Raptors. In the video, a fan caught a glimpse of the laptop, which showed a slideshow of the Raptors players with their strengths/weaknesses shown through NBA 2K badge symbols.
Jamal Murray had 22 points and 17 assists and Peyton Watson scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets, who went on a 14-0 run to rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and pull away to beat the Boston Celtics 114-110.