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Celtics hitting offensive stride at the right time as difficult December rolls on

Ime Udoka's team faces a tough stretch in December, but Jayson Tatum and the Celtics can be confident in outscoring most.
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Teams are daring the Celtics’ Dennis Schröder to shoot threes. He’s making them pay

He has made 10 of 19 shots from beyond the arc over his last three games and is now shooting a respectable 35.8 percent for the season, the second highest mark of his nine-year career.

There was a lot for the Celtics to feel good about in a dominant win over the Blazers

Jayson Tatum started the game with a nice mix of offense, hitting a 3-pointer, a layup, and a pair of free throws, and he never really lost his rhythm.
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Josh Richardson providing steady presence off the bench for Celtics

He seems to be establishing a rhythm recently and is now shooting 46.9 percent from the field, the best mark among Celtics backcourt players.

Warriors 118, Suns 96
Stephen Curry bounced back from one of the worst shooting nights of his career and scored 23 points for the Warriors.
Warriors end Suns’ franchise record 18-game winning streak
The Warriors (19-3) limited the Suns (19-4) to a season low for scoring and slipped past Phoenix for the best record in the NBA.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes
The Celtics' Enes Kanter Freedom changed his name when he gained his US citizenship Monday.
Enes Kanter Freedom revels in new identity while remaining true to himself
The forward is not afraid to talk about foreign countries, such as China and Turkey, or NBA legends, such as LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

Jazz 137, Celtics 130

In a high-scoring battle, Celtics can’t hold off hot-shooting Jazz

Utah pummeled the Celtics with a barrage of long-range darts, connecting on 27 of 51 3-pointers in its win that started Boston’s five-game road trip on a sour note.
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Celtics forward Jaylen Brown sits out Friday against Jazz because of lingering soreness

Brown had a hamstring strain that caused him to miss eight games recently.
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For McKenzie Forbes, transferring to Harvard has been a case of sibling revelry

The standout Crimson basketball player has been reunited with her brother on campus and is relishing every moment.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Jayson Tatum, selfish? He’s ready to dispute that, and just look at the stat sheet

Tatum recorded a season-high in assists in one game and a career-best in rebounds in another, just as an ESPN report cited an anonymous Eastern Conference source who called Tatum "selfish."
christopher l. gasper

The Celtics need to break up their core, and Marcus Smart is the one to go

The core of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Smart looks maxed out, and Smart is the most expendable piece.
Gary Washburn | CELTICS 88, 76ERS 87

In many ways, the win over the 76ers was personal for the Celtics’ Al Horford

After the 2018-19 season, Horford left Boston for Philadelphia, feeling it was a better opportunity to play for a championship.
Celtics 88, 76ers 87

This one wasn’t pretty, but the Celtics aren’t about to apologize for an ugly win over the 76ers

Al Horford made some important contributions that enabled the Celtics to pull out the win against his former team.
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Philadelphia was a formative stop for Celtics’ head coach Ime Udoka

Said Udoka: "That was the step I needed and progression to get away and see some different philosophies, be around different players."
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Newly renamed Enes Kanter Freedom reiterates his devotion to human rights causes

A day after becoming a US citizen and changing his name, the Celtics center discussed China, Nike, LeBron James — and his playing time.

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Jayson Tatum and the Celtics are filling up the basket

Celtics hitting offensive stride at the right time as difficult December rolls on

Ime Udoka's team faces a tough stretch in December, but Jayson Tatum and the Celtics can be confident in outscoring most. 2 hours ago

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The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Alain Vigneault (right) and assistant Michel Therrien (left) on Monday.

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