The Celtics welcomed the Heat to TD Garden earlier today but did not get the result they wanted. A 79-point first half for Miami led them to a 130-126 win over Boston.

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The Boston Celtics had a rare laugher over a depleted Orlando Magic squad winning 132-96. Kemba Walker tied a season-high with 32 points in his return from a four-game injury absence, Evan Fournier had 18 points in his first game back in Orlando since being traded.

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The Celtics used three of their four draft picks on Thursday, trading a late first-rounder to Memphis for a pair of future seconds. They took Aaron Nesmith 14th overall.

Boston also drafted Payton Pritchard and Yam Madar later in the night.

Jayson Tatum cleared 30 points again, Boston's bench stepped up and the Celtics downed Philadelphia in Game 2, taking a 2-0 lead on the 76ers in Round 1.

Toronto went ahead 2-0 on Brooklyn, as the Raptors and Celtics appear headed for a Round 2 collision.

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Boston Celtics prepare for Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers in the wake of losing Gordon Hayward for four weeks to a sprained ankle. 

Elsewhere both conference's No. 8 seeds picked up series-opening wins over the Bucks and Lakers.

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Celtics score a season-high 149 points in a bubble blowout of Brooklyn. Kemba Walker sat the back-to-back, but it mattered little as Boston's full roster contributed to the bounce-back win.

Elsewhere in the bubble, Ben Simmons left the 76ers' win over Orlando with an apparent knee injury.

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A series of duds across the Celtics roster gave away a key game to the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat. Boston drops to 1-2 in the restart.

Marcus Smart fouled out in the third quarter, while Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown were a combined 0 of 10 from 3-point land.

Jayson Tatum had a bounce-back showing with 34 points in a win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Meanwhile in the Orlando bubble, Marcus Smart was fined, Doc Rivers surpassed a Celtics legend and Gordon Hayward had a clutch performance.

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The NBA is back, and your Boston Celtics return to action tonight for the first time in more than four months. Boston meets the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks, while C's star Kemba Walker is going to be on a minutes restriction for the remainder of regular season play.

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The Celtics did not fully escape the novel coronavirus outbreak, as Marcus Smart announced Thursday night that he had received a positive test for COVID-19. Smart said he had no symptoms and was remaining in quarantine.

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