The Latest Breaking News from Malcolm Brogdon

The former Indiana Pacers point guard took a few weeks to really sink his teeth into his new role, but since getting his feet underneath him with the Celtics, he has been a key part of what has been a historic offense for Boston.

Perhaps in his own bid to be declared king (of the NBA), Jayson Tatum led the charge against a determined if banged-up Heat squad.

'We have a good time on the bus, on the road, and I think that you really see the results in the game," suggested Brogdon.

BOSTON — The Celtics have proven early this season that they can win games without several of their key players. But they ventured into some uncharted territory without Jayson Tatum on Sunday night.

BOSTON — The Celtics couldn’t seem to get out of their own way. They weren’t getting it done defensively, and their frustration with the officiating was painfully apparent late in the third quarter, with Jayson Tatum and Grant Williams barking at the refs in a game that was in danger…

On nights the team doesn't have it from deep, the results will look as they did vs. the Bulls on Monday otherwise.

Using the new NBA basketball metric developed by analyst Alberto De Roa of our sister site HoopsHype, another Boston Celtics standout finds himself well-ranked among his peers in terms of age in the league

The status of Marcus Smart will be announced later, per reports.

A number of factors went into their weighing players against one another, including age, availability, positional scarcity, salary, and anticipated next contract.

Marcus Smart led the way as the Celtics execute fourth-quarter comeback, defeating the Thunder 126-122 at home.

With no Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, or Malcolm Brogdon (or Robert Williams III or Danilo Gallinari, while we are at it), the Celtics called on the next man up with a 43-point explosion from superstar forward Jayson Tatum to secure the win.