Playing without six of their top eight rotation players, Derrick Jones Jr., Kevin Porter Jr and Amir Coffey lead a gutty effort as the hosts push the reigning champs until the end in a 117-113

The NBA’s regular season can be unpredictable, and the Boston Celtics’ 117-113 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night epitomized that. Although all eyes were on Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in OT,

The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime. Both teams were shorthanded in this contest and Los Angeles nearly pulled off a shocking win.

The Celtics outlasted the severely shorthanded Clippers 117-113 in overtime, getting key contributions from a surprise source.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Two and a half years into the Joe Mazzulla era in Boston, trust has been ... Derrick Jones Jr., and Kevin Porter Jr. took turns gashing the Celtics’ defense for the first three quarters.

Jaylen Brown rolled his ankle Wednesday night, but the Celtics star doesn't think the injury will sideline him for Thursday night's tilt against the Lakers in Los Angeles.

For the fourth time in his NBA career, Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been named as an All-Star for the Eastern Conference.

Porzingis turned the ball over on the first possession and played an essentially perfect game for the Celtics the rest of the way.

When Boston needed a stop, the calls the Celtics coach made proved disastrous, and afterward took responsibility for the loss: "I didn't help them close it at the end."

Silver may have to consider rule changes to discourage the trend of teams littering games with 3-point attempts.