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Jayson Tatum proved why the Celtics run through him on Saturday, notching a 43-point triple-double. Read more on Boston.com.

The Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to beat the Celtics, who were missing Jayson Tatum because of an illness.

After losing Jayson Tatum minutes before tipoff, the Celtics couldn’t hold a 15-point halftime lead in a 108-104 loss to the depleted Magic.

Jayson Tatum did not suit up against the Orlando Magic on Monday night after being a late scratch just minutes before the opening tip. The Celtics added the All-Star forward to the team’s injury report just 12 minutes gametime, listing him as questionable due to a non-COVID illness.

Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum etched his name into Celtics’ history while beating the Chicago Bulls 123-98 Saturday night. He became the first Celtics player to record a 40+ point triple-double (43 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) since Bird.

Then the third quarter happened, the Magic ramped up their defense, the Celtics couldn’t even get off consistent 3-pointers and then their late rally fell short.

Dwyane Wade believes Jayson Tatum's difficult summer has been a significant reason why the Boston Celtics have excelled to begin the season.

The Celtics are 6-4 this month entering their Christmas Day game against the 76ers at TD Garden, and the main source of their struggles is 3-point shooting.

The Boston Celtics will be spending part of the Christmas holiday on the parquet at the TD Garden. The team will be facing off against the Philadelphia 76ers in one of five NBA games played on Christmas Day that can be seen on WMUR-TV. The holiday has long been a big day for the NBA, and the Celtics-76ers is one of the league's marquee matchups.

Darius Garland scored 23 points and the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz 124-113 on Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 home games. Evan Mobley had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell also scored 22 points,