The Celtics center is expected to miss the first round of the playoffs, but might be ready if Boston makes it to the second round.
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Jimmy Butler scores 24 to help Heat fend off Celtics 106-98
Jimmy Butler had 24 points, Kyle Lowry added 23 and the Miami Heat rallied in the fourth quarter to hold off the Boston Celtics 106-98 to stay atop a tight race for the Eastern Conference’s top seed
Celtics stayed patient and turned their season around
Boston was 18-21 after a Jan. 6 loss to New York, but has gone 29-8 since and are contenders in the East.
Siakam scores 40 points, Raptors beat Celtics 115-112 in OT
Boston – without four players including Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown – falls in Toronto to end its road winning streak at five.
Celtics center Robert Williams III out with torn cartilage in knee
Williams has a torn meniscus and could be out 6 to 8 weeks.
Celtics push winning streak to six, move into first in Eastern Conference
Jayson Tatum scores 34 points, Jaylen Brown has 31 points and 10 rebounds, and Boston wins for the 24th time in 28 games.
Tatum, Brown sizzle, Celtics roll to 125-97 win over Jazz
Jayson Tatum had 11 of his 26 points during Boston’s nearly perfect first quarter to help the Celtics roll to a 125-97 victory over the Utah Jazz
Tatum scores 36, Celtics roll past Oklahoma City 132-123
Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-123
Tatum, Brown lead Celtics to another blowout win
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each score 30 points and Boston improves to 3-0 on its Western trip with a 124-104 victory at Denver.
Tatum, Brown lead Celtics to another blowout win over Kings
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combine for 62 points in Boston’s 126-97 win at Sacramento.