The Celtics, for their part, find themselves constrained by design by the NBA's collective bargaining agreement.

There have been a plethora of theories about what it is that has been driving the Celtics to roughly a .500 record since Turkey Day.

On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics are playing the Clippers in Los Angeles. Before the game (on Tuesday), Jayson Tatum made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel.

Boston will need to be vigilant that old habits vs. banged-up and lesser ball clubs don't make a winnable game into a struggle -- or worse, a loss.

Boston’s starting five is finding cohesion, and its defense stifled Golden State. The Celtics’ ability to stay consistent will be tested against the Clippers, who sit fifth in the Western Conference standings and sport a 15-7 record at the Intuit Dome.

Could Boston just be out of sorts because they don't know who will own the team (and their futures on it) by the end of the season?

A Western Conference team has overtaken the Boston Celtics as the top favourite to win the 2024-25 NBA Finals.

The sale of the Boston Celtics will ramp up this week as the first round of bids are submitted, and John Henry and Fenway Sports Group are reportedly expected to be in the mix.

The Celtics defeated the Clippers, 117-113, in OT. Boston has now won 3 of 4 as they move to 31-13 on the year while the Clippers fall to 24-19.

The Boston Celtics play against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. The Boston Celtics are spending $6,420,130 per win while the Los Angeles Lakers are spending $8,148,828

The Celtics nearly blew a gimme on Wednesday, but they pulled themselves together in overtime and defeated a short-handed Clippers team 117-113. Here are the takeaways.