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The Boston Celtics continue their West Coast road trip on Wednesday, as they prepare to take on the Los Angeles Clippers.  The Celtics will look for their 31st

The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst home defeat in four decades on Monday night, losing 125-85 to the Boston Celtics.

The Celtics haven’t even been playing well of late, going through the typical post-championship malaise. They still showed how much juice the Warriors have lost in the past couple months.

After the Celtics lost to the Lakers by 21 points, Kristaps Porzingis still sees positives for the team.

One of the Golden State Warriors rookies admitted to looking up to NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki as a key role model and highlighted Stephen Curry’s leadership and care for the team.

SAN FRANCISCO — Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18, and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory on Monday.

“I wouldn’t worry about the Celtics if I were one of their fans,” Kerr said. “This is normal.” The Celtics built a first-half lead on the back of their defense Monday before running away from the Golden State Warriors for a 125-85 win. It was less than two hours before tipoff when Kerr provided his perspective on his opponent’s recent slippage.

“Exact opposite of what we have right now.” Boston Celtics’ Kristaps Porziņģis (8) fights for the ball against Golden State Warriors’ Gui Santos (15) in the second half at the Chase ...

The Golden State Warriors ... (22 points), Kristaps Porzingis (18 points) and Jaylen Brown (17 points) were the best of the Celtics in their basketball thrashing of the Warriors.

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Los Angeles to play the Clippers. For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as 2018 NB

The reeling Warriors have now gone 9-18 since a 12-3 start and fallen to the outside looking in at the Western Conference play-in race.