Jrue Holiday has missed the Boston Celtics last three games due to shoulder impingement. Boston went 1-2 during his absence and looked shaky when guarding the point-of-attack and when trying to shut down transition offense.

The Celtics got one starter back for their New Year's Eve matchup with the Raptors, but their big man in the middle remained sidelined.

C oming into the final game of the 2024 calendar year for the Boston Celtics needed an opponent they could handle easily, and they got just that. Whether it was because of the ear

Jayson Tatum scored 18 of his 23 points in Boston’s dominant third quarter, and the Celtics routed Toronto 125-71, extending the Raptors’ losing streak to 11 games.

Jayson Tatum scored 23 points and the Celtics held the Toronto Raptors to 32 percent shooting from the field in a 125-71 win Tuesday afternoon at TD Garden. Payton Pritchard added 19 points for the Celtics, who shot 54 percent (47 of 87) from the field, including 51 percent (22 of 43) from 3-point range.