Jayson Tatum has been sidelined during the opening months of the 2025-26 NBA season. The Boston Celtics superstar is out with a torn Achilles tendon. He suffered the injury during the 2025 Eastern Conference Semifinals loss to the New York Knicks.

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his NBA Power Rankings entering Week 8.

Jaylen Brown and the Celtics will pull away from the shorthanded Bucks. Free Celtics vs. Bucks predictions for December 11.

Coming into the 2025-26 season, it was clear the Boston Celtics would look to develop some of the younger talent on the roster. Brad Stevens spent the offseason cutting costs by allowing Luke Kornet and Al Horford to walk in free agency and by trading away Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis.

Mitchell scored 24 of his 48 points in the fourth quarter. He drilled eight 3-pointers on the evening. And in the process, he passed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and tied Jayson Tatum on the all-time 45-point game list. Tatum and Mitchell have both had nine such games in their careers now, according to StatMuse.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics are both playing on no days rest when they meet up in a classic matchup on Friday night at TD Garden. The Lakers took

Neemias Queta has been one of the few unexpectedly positive developments this season, but his free throw shooting has been poor.