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Celtics get an A for effort in dismantling of Bucks, but the next test is straight ahead

After routing the league's best team, the Celtics must maintain their focus against the Jazz Friday night.

The Celtics put a bad loss behind them and showed their championship form in a blowout of the Bucks

The Celtics obliterated the full-strength Bucks from all sides, leading by as many as 49 points.

How the Celtics have adjusted after Damon Stoudamire left for Georgia Tech

The team chose not to replace Stoudamire, and coach Joe Mazzulla said then that he anticipated simply shifting some responsibilities.

Exhaustion, the No. 1 seed, and other thoughts as the Celtics take on the Bucks

As soon as they lock in their playoff seed — presumably No. 2 — they can focus on rest and recovery as well as experiment with different combinations that might be useful.

Wizards 130, Celtics 111
The Celtics were looking like contenders again, but Tuesday may have been their worst loss of the season
Washington was without two of its three best players and had lost 10 of its last 13, but ran Boston out of the building anyway.

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Celtics Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, and Malcolm Brogdon stop by the White House for talks on social justice initiatives
The three players met with White House and Justice Department officials on Monday night in Washington.

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Jayson Tatum is still searching for his 3-point stroke. Can he find it down the stretch?

Tatum is shooting just 29.4 percent from beyond the arc since the All-Star break, and the Celtics need him back to his best as the games really start to count.

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With seven games left, the Celtics’ well-timed surge means they could still grab the 1-seed in the East

By playing at their own level and not down to that of the opponent in recent games, the stage is all but set for a big Thursday showdown in Milwaukee.

CELTICS 137, SPURS 93

Jaylen Brown puts up huge performance with Jayson Tatum out, leading Celtics to rout of Spurs

The Celtics trailed one of the West's worst teams until the middle of the second quarter, when they turned on the jets and easily won their seventh in nine games as they try to chase down Milwaukee in the East.

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Gregg Popovich overjoyed that Derrick White finally believes

“Repetition is important,” Popovich said of the guard that San Antonio traded to Boston in the middle of last season. “Making him believe that you really believe what you are saying to him, showing him a lot of love.”

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In return, the Lakers’ LeBron James is coming off the bench for the second time in his career

James ends a run of 1,080 consecutive starts, second among active players behind Chris Paul (1,208).

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Former Celtic Eric Montross battling cancer

Montross, drafted No. 9 overall by the Celtics in 1994, played two seasons with Boston.

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It’s become clear that as Marcus Smart goes, so go the Celtics

His play is a true barometer of this team’s success, and the Celtics are aware.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

The impact legendary coach Pete Carril had on Craig Robinson at Princeton

Robinson said he eventually learned that the teamwork principles Carril instilled were just as impactful off the floor.