Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics ran past the Orlando Magic 121-94. With freshman star Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates in the stands, Tatum, a former Blue Devils standout, went 12 of 21 from the floor to help Boston break out of a recent shooting slump.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown took advantage of their mismatches against the Warriors and guided Boston to a big road win.

F ans of the Boston Celtics might have been a bit surprised to hear Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla say that he was excited about where his ball club was after dropping a game at

The Atlanta Hawks continued their dominance of the Boston Celtics, pulling off another stunning upset of the defending champs 119-115 win overtime on Saturday night in Boston. The Hawks have now beaten the defending champs in four of their last five meetings and have seemingly gotten in the Celtics’ heads.

The Celtics' win felt less like a victory and more like a very narrow escape for a team that already had some uncomfortable questions to answer. The post Jayson Tatum drops 38 points as Celtics narrowly escape in win over Pelicans: 6 takeaways appeared first on Boston.

Celtics respond from tough Saturday loss with 125-85 win at GSW. Tatum 22, Porzingis 18, Brown 17, Pritchard 14, Holiday 10; Curry 18, Moody 13. #Warriors FG: BOS 49-92, GSW

Despite the struggles, both head coach Joe Mazzulla and star forward Jayson Tatum expressed confidence that the team can turn things around. After the tough overtime loss to the Hawks, Tatum was vocal about the team’s outlook moving forward.