The Boston Celtics were supposed to be a non-factor without Jayson Tatum, but their 38-19 record tells a different story. Reggie Miller says the league should be on high alert, and for those who think they don’t have a chance with only Jaylen Brown,

Boston at 22c on the Kalshi ECF market is the most mispriced number. The Celtics are 8-2 without Tatum, rank top-3 in net rating, and get Tatum back in March.

BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits Denver looking to extend its five-game road winning streak. The Nuggets are 15-11 in home games. Denver ranks fourth in the Western Conference with 33.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 9.4.

NBA trade deadline week is upon us. The faucet could soon open as teams maneuver in advance of Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET buzzer on the NBA’s annual swapping spree. We’ve already seen a few trade drips — De’Andre Hunter getting shipped from Cleveland ...

Almost a month ago, I wrote about the Celtics 40/20 pursuit — the race to win 40 games before losing 20, which has been proven to be a key indicator of a team’s

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Fournier wore only jersey No. 94 and put up 13.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Before that, Russell had won a pair of NCAA titles with future Celtics teammate KC Jones at the University of San Francisco for good measure, and also served as a player coach for several of his latter titles won with Boston.

Tuesday night’s NBA action features 11 games, but the No. 2 through No. 5 seeds in the Eastern Conference are going to steal the show.  All four spots are still