Here is all the recent news you need to know surrounding the game of basketball, including a new clothing line from Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown.
Jrue Holiday made a pair of crucial mistakes at the end of regulation in the Celtics' loss to the Hawks, and he took accountability for them.
Brown notched a team-high 24 points (9-27 FG, 2-9 3Pt, 4-5 FT), 11 rebounds, eight assists and two steals in 43 minutes during Saturday's 119-115 overtime loss to Atlanta.
Joe Mazzulla clapped on the sidelines as his Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown scuffled against the Atlanta Hawks. Mazzulla refused to step in as Tatum got tangled with Onyeka Okongwu.
Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds left, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-115 victory over the Boston Celtics.
On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics played the Thunder in Oklaohma City. The Celtics lost by a score of 105-92. Jaylen Brown finished the loss with 21 poi
Jaylen Brown thought he was one of the NBA’s best defenders despite not earning an All-NBA Defense team selection last season.
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates in the stands, Tatum, a former Blue Devils standout, went 12 of 21 from the floor to help Boston break out of a recent shooting slump.
The Atlanta Hawks got another tight victory over the Boston Celtics, winning 119-115 in overtime. Trae Young led the way with 28 points and 11 assists.
The Boston Celtics have been trending in the right direction in terms of health in recent games, but for the second half of their back-to-back at TD Garden against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics took the floor without two of their best bigs in Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, both taking the night off to rest.
Jayson Tatum missed a would-be game-winner at the fourth-quarter buzzer and a potential game-tying 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in overtime. Jrue Holiday committed a costly late-game turnover and fouled Trae Young with the Celtics up two, allowing the Hawks to tie the game with free throws.