The Celtics are 8-3 since the March 25 trade deadline with the defense playing a huge factor.

Boston ends the game with a 40-8 run that started late in the third, pulling away for a 105-87 victory over a team that had won eight in a row and 17 out of 20.

Jayson Tatum sets a career high, and Boston escapes after blowing a big lead late in the fourth quarter.

Joel Embiid scores 35 points as Philadelphia snaps Boston’s two-game winning streak.

Jayson Tatum leads a balanced offense with 22 points, and Boston posts its second-largest victory margin of the season.

Robert Williams III scores a career-high 20 points without missing a shot in Boston’s 118-102 win.

Dallas led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter before the Celtics rallied to within single digits in the fourth.