The Celtics brought back a familiar face as part of their efforts to get to the finish line of this season under the luxury tax, and maybe become big spenders in the future.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Cornelius "Connie" Leo Simmons was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1925. Simmons did not play college basketball before playing in the NBA; instead, he made the leap directly from Flushing High School in New York City to the Celtics during Boston's inaugural season of 1946-47.

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes, Neemias Queta had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics withstood a late charge to beat Washington 111-100 on Saturday night and send the Wizards to their 11th straight loss.

Back when Boston Celtics wing Baylor Scheierman was still suiting up for Creighton at the college level, he pulled down 8.5 rebounds per game. But that went away for a while when he was picked up by the Celtics in the draft,

The Boston Celtics made a move around the fringes that had some fans scratching their heads. The Celtics signed two-way player Max Shulga to a standard

The Boston Celtics notched their 11th straight win against the Washington Wizards, setting a franchise record.

The Phoenix Suns continue their six-game road trip on March 16 against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. The Suns lost to the Celtics in Phoenix, 97-81, last month as they were without Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks and Jordan Goodwin.