Portland continues to play short-handed. Jrue Holiday (calf) will sit out for the 20th straight game, Jerami Grant (Achilles) will miss his fifth consecutive game and Robert Williams III (knee) will again sit out Sunday due to ongoing injury issues.

With Hauser (41.5 percent career from 3-point range) looking more like his sharpshooting self, Boston’s offense has risen to new heights in December. The team now sits second in the NBA in offensive efficiency and ranks eighth in 3-point shooting accuracy (36.7 percent) after starting the season in the bottom half of the league.

The Boston Celtics have played surprisingly well thus far but could still use a major frontcourt upgrade, with the perfect trade target potentially available.

They did it with another MVP-worthy outing from Jaylen Brown, with plenty of help from Payton Pritchard, Derrick White, Sam Hauser, and Luka Garza.

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics made 20 3-pointers in a 140-122 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

The Boston Celtics' recent three-game win streak has been fueled in part by productive bench minutes from Luka Garza off the bench. Garza has averaged 25 minute

Looking for a change of energy, Mazzulla pulled four of his second-half starters after the Celtics fell behind 69-49.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla cannot have made a more definitive statement to President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens: the big man rotation beh

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Dozier wore only jersey No. 50 and put up 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.