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Derrick White is the Celtics ‘Name to Know’ Player of the Game in Monday’s loss to Pistons
Derrick White scored 14 points in the fourth quarter against the Pistons on Monday, but the Celtics couldn't complete the comeback.
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Payton Pritchard scores 42, Jaylen Brown gets triple-double as Celtics outlast Cavaliers 117-115
Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 after giving up most of their big lead.
Following his first three-game losing streak in two years, Jaylen Brown reiterated a belief he had stated several times before. This was in late October, after a frustrating road loss to the Detroit Pistons. At 0-3, Brown and the Boston Celtics were in an unfamiliar situation. He still wanted to give his young team time.
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Today in Boston Celtics history: 2nd-lowest score team history; Bird, Walker triple-double
Today in Boston Celtics history, in 1946, the Celtics scored their second-lowest point total in franchise history.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 in the first quarter and the Boston Celtics beat Toronto 121-113, holding on late after blowing a 23-point lead in the second half.
Golden State has also pulled Jonathan Kuminga out of the rotation in the past week, leaving Draymond Green, Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis to soak up all the minutes in the frontcourt with Horford sidelined.
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Bucks use big second half to end Celtics' five-game winning streak
Milwaukee used the poor shooting from Boston to pull out and never look back, putting together a 116-101 victory to bring an end to the Celtics five-game winning streak. Here's a quick recap of Boston's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks which saw three highlight performances from their lineup.
The Boston Celtics may be without one of their key players in Monday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.