The Latest Breaking News from Marcus Smart

It was a tale of two halves as the Celtics fell to the visiting Pacers 117-112.

To Boston's credit, they will have MVP candidate Jayson Tatum back in the fold after missing a game for personal reasons but might lose other key players instead.

HoopsHype put together a league-wide exercise of the best five players a team has recently moved on from contrasted with the best players they have now.

BOSTON — A smile emerged across Jaylen Brown’s face as the Celtics star took a question after Sunday’s loss to the Magic as he acknowledged the absurdity of his team’s outside shooting that’s suddenly gone upside down.

Fitting, perhaps, given it was Smart's tough love comments at the midpoint of the 2021-22 campaign that sparked the transformation into this iteration of the team.

The Celtics Wire caught up with the DePaul alum in Mexico City ahead of his Heat's tilt with the Spurs for the Mexico City Games.

Sloppy defense, rushed offense, and a generally poor overall effort that has been a staple of the Celtics' recent play in road losses to teams like the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers (and very nearly, the Los Angeles Lakers as well) let one get away from Boston.

Robert Williams returned to action but the Celtics couldn't get it done at home against the Magic.

Well this is gross.

This game was the most nauseating roller-coaster ride for both teams.

The Lakers and their stars were at their best, the Eastern Conference favorite firing their best shots at LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook and only landing glancing blows.