While Marcus Smart sits out his return to Boston along with several injured Memphis teammates, the Celtics regain their winning form at TD Garden.

Commentary: Boston should have given its bench more playing time on a night when the starters struggled against a short-handed opponent.

Boston was 11-5 against tough opponents in January, and in its next eight games plays just one team with a record over .500.

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as Boston recovers after losing a 20-point lead for a win over Indiana.

Jayson Tatum scores 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Boston rallies to the win over New Orleans.

Los Angeles goes on a 21-0 run in the third quarter and hands Boston its second straight loss at home.

The Celtics improve to 35-10 overall and are 2-0 this season against the team that beat them in last season’s Eastern Conference finals.

Boston overcomes a triple-double by Luka Doncic for a 119-110 win in Dallas to finish 8-3 in a stretch of 11 games in 18 days.

Kristaps Porzingis scores 32 points, including six 3-pointers, and blocks five shots in a 116-107 road victory.

Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic lift Denver to a 102-100 win, ending Boston’s run of 20 straight wins at home.