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Gary Washburn | On basketball

Did rout of Wizards reveal a winning formula for the Celtics?

With 34 games left in the regular season, will the Celtics trade for a new floor leader and build upon Sunday's rout of the Wizards?
Celtics 116, Wizards 87

Jayson Tatum puts shooting woes behind him with 51 points in Celtics’ rout of Wizards

Tatum led the Celtics with a season-high 51 points, 31 coming in the first half, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in Sunday’s 116-87 road win over the Wizards.
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Gonzaga suspends John Stockton’s season tickets over his refusal to wear a mask

Stockton, one of the school's most famous alumni who had a Hall of Fame career with the Jazz, has made erroneous claims about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Celtics notebook

Marcus Smart’s pregame words of encouragement inspired his Celtics teammates

“I pulled everybody aside right before the tipoff and I just told everybody I love all you guys, I’m here and looking for everybody’s success,” he said.

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From trades to shuffling the rotations, here are five changes the Celtics should consider
The Celtics entered Saturday night in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, but also just four games behind the sixth-place 76ers.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes
Robert Parish appreciates his accomplishments, as well as the abilities of today’s NBA big men
Parish is not one of those legends who cringes when he watches today’s game and players such as Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.

GARY WASHBURN | On Basketball

It’s mind-boggling that the Celtics can’t seem to beat a zone defense, and that’s why they lost Friday

The 109-105 loss is a microcosm of what has been an infuriating season for a franchise that’s been mired in mediocrity for nearly two years.
Trail Blazers 109, Celtics 105

Jayson Tatum’s 3-point shooting woes continue as Celtics come up short against Trail Blazers

Tatum, extended his streak of missed 3-pointers to 20, but led the Celtics with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Celtics notebook

Because of lockout, some NBA players came to Portland State’s practices and as a student, Ime Udoka took advantage

He said he was in the right place at the right time for a special opportunity.
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Hornets guard Terry Rozier shows Celtics what got away

Rozier has shined for Charlotte since the Celtics let him go three seasons ago.
gary washburn | HORNETS 111, CELTICS 102

Jayson Tatum is floundering from the 3-point line. Can he fix it in time for the Celtics to make a run?

Tatum was 0 for 7 in Wednesday’s loss to the Hornets as his percentage on long-range shots plummeted to 31.6 percent for the season.
Hornets 111, Celtics 102

Cold-shooting Celtics squander opportunity in loss to Hornets at Garden

Former Celtic Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 28 points and 10 assists.
Celtics notebook

Celtics create $6.9 million exception with Wednesday’s three-team trade

The Celtics will have one year to use the $6.9 million exception, a small bonus in a move that was mostly completed to clear salary.
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Lusia Harris, basketball pioneer who became the only woman drafted into the NBA, dies at 66

A legend in Mississippi, Harris was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in 1977, but didn't try out for the team because she was pregnant. Harris was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 as the first Black woman to earn that honor.
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Celtics trade Juancho Hernangomez for Bol Bol, P.J. Dozier in salary-shedding move

As part of a three-way deal with the Spurs and the Nuggets, Boston will receive two injured players — and also get below the luxury tax.

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A man walked near the Olympic Park at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, in Beijing.

2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time

The Games are a reminder of China’s rise, but also its disregard for civil liberties, prompting a diplomatic boycott led by the United States, which has called China’s internment of at least 1 million Uyghurs a genocide. 2 hours ago

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Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask turns his head to watch the puck slowly slide over the line for the Ducks second goal of the game, a 2-0 deficit that proved insurmountable in Monday night's 5-3 loss to the Ducks.

In a troublesome trend, Bruins were slow to recover from Ducks’ quick start

Coming into Monday night's 5-2 loss to the Ducks, the Bruins were 9-7-2 when they gave up the first goal.

MONDAY'S BOYS' BASKETBALL
Plymouth South junior captain Declan Davis scored 12 of his 15 points for the No. 16 Panthers (7-2) in the fourth quarter of a 56-51 win over Duxbury.

Declan Davis heats up late to lead Plymouth South boys’ basketball past Duxbury

After Plymouth South was held to 28 points in the first three quarters, the junior captain scored 12 of his 15 points for the No. 16 Panthers (7-2) in the fourth quarter of a 56-51 win.

Wake Forest 87, Boston College 57
Makai Ashton-Langford (background) and BC never got out of first gear against Wake Forest.

Boston College men blown out on the road by Wake Forest

The Eagles never got within single-digits after the first 10 minutes.

Ducks 5, Bruins 3
Tuukka Rask wipes his face during a break in the action Monday night at TD Garden.

With Tuukka Rask struggling, Bruins can’t hold off Ducks

David Pastrnak scored his 20th goal of the season for the Bruins and Taylor Hall got his ninth.

MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Myles Kidd delivers a changeup for Norwood boys’ hockey in win vs. Walpole

Senior tucked winning goal past Walpole's goaltender to lift the seventh-ranked Mustangs (9-2) to a 4-1 nonleague victory.

MONDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL roundup
Fenway High's Sierra Cherrie (right) pulls up for two of her 23 points in Monday night's 68-44 victory over O'Bryant in a Boston City League contest.

After pandemic pause, Sierra Cherrie leads Fenway girls’ basketball to 3-0 start

A transfer from Hingham, Cherrie, a smooth-scoring guard, led the Panthers with 23 points in a 68-44 Boston City League win over O'Bryant.

Bruins notebook
Defenseman Urho Vaakanainen has been getting into the swing of things with the varsity during his recent callup, including scoring his first NHL goal against Montreal, much to the delight of Tuukka Rask and Charlie McAvoy.

Bruins reward Urho Vaakanainen’s consistency with more ice time

Vaakanainen played in his ninth game in a row Monday against Anaheim.