Joe Mazzulla doesn’t expect his players to agree on everything. He doesn’t think disagreements automatically mean something is wrong, either. With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s relationship drawing attention before Tuesday’s Celtics-Sixers matchup, Mazzulla offered a broader explanation of how NBA locker rooms work.
Jayson Tatum is doing more than anyone expected this soon after his Achilles injury. He ruptured his right Achilles in May during the 2025 playoffs, and rather than sitting out all of 2025-26 as expected, he returned in early March.
Tuesday’s clash between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pa., had it all, from Jaylen Brown and his bête noire, Jayson Tatum, to Paul George turning back the clock with a vintage performance and Tatum posterizing LeBron James.
All the talk in the lead-up to Tuesday’s clash between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena was about Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s relationship.
Four games in six nights across four different cities, capped off by a back-to-back. For Celtics center Neemias Queta, that required 22.5 minutes per game, including a season-high 31 minutes in Wednesday night’s road trip finale against the Raptors in Toronto.
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At the 5:24 mark of the second quarter, the Boston Celtics were down 22 points to the Toronto Raptors and this looked like it was going to be a long night.
On the second night of a back-to-back and without Paul George (illness), the Celtics fell into a trap game with home just a puddle jump away after a four-game road trip.
When Jaylen Brown made it clear that he had issues with Jayson Tatum and refused to greet his championship-winning teammate before tip-off during the recent Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers game, many applauded Brown for keeping things “real” rather than pretending to be on good terms for the cameras.
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum sparked a remarkable comeback against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The Celtics recently managed Tatum’s workload amid injury concerns and overcame a 22-point deficit to secure a 98-93 victory.
There was a lot of attention on Tuesday night when Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown faced each other for the first time as opponents. After everything that happened between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, fans were naturally curious to see how the two former teammates would handle it.
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The Boston Celtics, without Paul George, came out like a team playing their third game in four nights while the Raptors came out insanely hot from three to build a nine-point lead.
The Toronto Raptors surrendered the largest home lead in franchise history Wednesday, blowing a 22-point advantage in a 98-93 loss to the Boston Celtics at Scotiabank Arena.
The Boston Celtics continued to make their presence felt in the Eastern Conference with another impressive victory, defeating the Toronto Raptors 98-93 in a competitive matchup.
Jayson Tatum logged 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics overcame a 22-point first-half deficit to earn a 98-93 road victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
Jayson Tatum had 24 points and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors started fast, winning the first quarter 38-29.
Boston Celtics veteran Paul George drew first blood against his former team, scoring a season-high 36 points in a 123-101 blowout win over the Philadelphia 76ers, who traded with Brad Stevens for Jaylen Brown this summer.
The Boston Celtics will take on the Toronto Raptors less than 24 hours after a 123-101 win in Philadelphia that gave them the top spot in the East. They’ll try to stretch their winning streak to five against a Raptors team again missing Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard.
The game everyone in the basketball world had circled on their calendars has come and gone. Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics took on Jaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time on Tuesday night, a matchup with some extra drama tacked on to the already existing Boston-Philly rivalry.
Philadelphia sports fans are known for their passion for their teams, but Corey from Germantown took it to the next level in a legendary call-in. 94WIP host Buzz was hosting postgame coverage of the Boston Celtics-Philadelphia 76ers game.
The Boston Celtics comfortably beat the Philadelphia 76ers 123-101, and Stephen A. Smith took to social media to give his two cents on the matter. The Boston Celtics have become the No.
Enjoying a bit of a career renaissance as Jayson Tatum's new co-star in Boston, George, a nine-time All-Star, is averaging exactly 22 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists through 10 games.