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The Celtics secured home-court advantage for the NBA playoffs with a 35-point victory over the Thunder on Wednesday.

Joe Mazzulla won Coach of the Month for a second time this season, and the Celtics coach’s success is being “overlooked,” according to one of his peers.

Jayson Tatum scored 25 points and Sam Hauser got hot in the second half as the Celtics concluded their longest road trip of the season with a victory over the Hornets.

Nick Nurse, the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. have been fined $50,000 each for their behavior towards officials at the conclusion of their 108-107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Boston Celtics, who have been leading the Eastern Conference, are now able to take advantage of the final part of the regular season to get ready for the playoffs. They have realized that they cannot take it easy if they have to play against the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. Dejounte Murray scored 44 points, a new personal best, during […]

P.J. Tucker expressed his happiness about returning, even if it was only for one night, as detailed in the Sixers Notebook.

Payton Pritchard took questions about the Celtics' bench personally before this season began, but he and the unit have continued to prove their critics wrong.

In Chicago, Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Sam Hauser and Al Horford each scored 23 points, and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics won their ninth consecutive game by defeating the Chicago Bulls 124-113. Hauser made seven of Boston’s 21 3-pointers, while Horford made 5 of 10 from beyond the arc. Derrick White scored 17 points, and Payton Pritchard added 15.

Al Horford has a special perspective on UConn’s attempt to become the first back-to-back national champion since his Florida team in 2007, which creates a personal connection with the Huskies' challenge.

The Celtics withstood a late rally from the Bucks to claim their seventh consecutive victory and extend their lead in the Eastern Conference to 11 games.