jayson Tatum had 31 points and 12 rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and the Boston Celtics won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Toronto Raptors 116-110 on Monday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gamet...m/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20221205_BOS@TOR ..read more

Camera phones throughout Boston's TD Garden were fixed on the seats adjacent the Celtics' bench as the Prince and Princess of Wales sat courtside in the city's hallowed arena on Wednesday. Yet it was the Celtics' reigning basketball prince who ultimately owned the night. Jayson Tatum had eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 49 points, and the Celtics held off the hot-shooting... Royal night: Tatum scores 49, Celtics hold off Heat 134-121 ..read more

Even when Jaylen Brown was pouring in the points early, the Boston Celtics knew they'd need to turn to their defense late. Then they locked down the Brooklyn Nets, just like they did last spring. ''Our defense definitely won us the game tonight, no doubt about that,'' Jayson Tatum said. Brown had 34 points and 10 rebounds, Tatum added 29 points and 11... Celtics snap Nets' 4-game winning streak with 103-92 win ..read more

Marcus Smart laughs when he thinks about how far Jaylen Brown has come since he was a rookie. There were moments during that 2016 season when he remembers a 19-year-old Brown at times recklessly driving 1-on-5 and throwing up wild shots at the rim. ''His excuse was: 'When everybody is telling me to slow down, the defense hears that, so I'm going to speed up.' We'd be like, 'No, that doesn't make any sense,''' Smart recalled. ''He's using more of his grace now, to where he's understanding that... Brown scores 36, Tatum-less Celtics outlast Wizards 130-121 ..read more

With Dallas closing the gap, Jayson Tatum turned the matchup with Luka Doncic into a game of one-on-one. And the Boston star bested the Mavericks' each time. Tatum had 37 points and 13 rebounds and Jaylen Brown scored 31 on Wednesday night to help the NBA-best Celtics respond after a rare loss and beat Dallas 125-112. read... Tatum has 37 points, 13 rebounds, Celtics beat Mavs 125-112 ..read more

Jayson Tatum scored 28 of his season-high 43 points in the first half as the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 117-108 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win. read https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20221112_BOS@DET ..read more

Grant Williams dubbed himself ''Batman'' after he helped the Boston Celtics neutralize Nuggets star Nikola ''Joker'' Jokic during a win in Denver late last season. The Celtics relied on their offense to keep the reigning back-to-back MVP from getting his revenge. Jayson Tatum had 34 points, eight rebounds and five assists and Boston extended its season-best... Tatum scores 34, Celtics beat Nuggets for 5th straight win ..read more

Jayson Tatum scored 39 points, including a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics held on for a 109-106 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20221107_BOS@MEM ..read more

Jayson Tatum had 36 points and 12 rebounds, including some late free throws to help the Boston Celtics hold on for a 123-119 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20221104_CHI@BOS ..read more

Jaylen Brown scored 24 points and the Boston Celtics took advantage of cold shooting by Bradley Beal, routing the Washington Wizards 112-94 on Sunday night. read https://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20221030_WAS@BOS ..read more