Before this season, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla had never really had a reputation as a developmental coach in the NBA, however unfairly. Mazzulla, after all, came up through the Celtics organization as an assistant with the Maine Red Claws (now,

Gonzalez gave another glimpse of a promising future as he had a career-high 14 points and five rebounds, shooting 6-for-7 from the field against Washington. The rookie will dish out some highlights, too, including a chase-down block on Cam Whitmore in the first quarter. Those are the types of plays where he just breathes life into the game.

The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards meet Thursday in an Eastern Conference battle from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Williams wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 7.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1,4 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game,

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is not giving the team any excuses following their blowout loss to the Boston Celtics.

Boston’s win over Los Angeles improved the team’s record to 14-9 and secured a season-high four-game winning streak — the longest active streak in the Eastern Conference. The No. 5-seed Celtics still trail the No. 2-seed Knicks by just 1½ games.

By now, it is not exactly news to most fans of the Boston Celtics that recently retired vet big man Blake Griffin was a good teammate. But we are all collectively still learning about why the Oklahoma native was so beloved by his teammates on the Celtics roster for the brief time he was part of the team.

When the Celtics suffered a tough loss at home to the Utah Jazz on Nov. 3 that dropped their record to 3-5, they did not look like a playoff-caliber team. Beginning on Nov. 5 with a win against the Washington Wizards and ending Friday with a win over the rival Los Angeles Lakers at TD Garden,