The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Smart

"He was physical," said Mazzulla postgame. "His pickup points were great."

The tilt will see new Atlanta coach Quin Snyder helm his first game for the Hawks, while Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla will take the floor in that role in the postseason for the first time in his career.

BOSTON — Hours before Friday’s game versus Toronto, the Celtics reported a new finger injury for Jaylen Brown and ruled out Marcus Smart for a second straight game due to neck spasms.

Joe Mazzulla has stayed consistent with his desire for the Celtics to continue winning and build good habits as the playoffs inch closer. Even though their final two regular season games will be meaningless for them in the standings, that intention doesn’t appear to be changing.

Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum is one of three starters Boston will be without when it hosts the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday

BOSTON — As well as they have played for most of the season, the Celtics have proven susceptible to losses to inferior opponents. They’ve lost to the Magic three times. More recently, they lost to the Rockets, the worst team in the Western Conference. Those defeats may be pivotal in…

"I think, with this history, the Boston Celtics have their number," observed Turner.

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As has been the case in past iterations of the exercise, the authors have reassessed a number of alumni of the Boston Celtics.