Derrick White’s tremendous third quarter turned the Celtics into “a different beast” in their win over the Mavericks.

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Jayson Tatum added 24 as the visiting Boston Celtics pulled out a 117-113 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif., on a night when key players were missing from both sides.

Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night when both teams were missing key players. Derrick White added 20 points ...

The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime. Both teams were shorthanded in this contest and Los Angeles nearly pulled off a shocking win.

The Celtics outlasted the severely shorthanded Clippers 117-113 in overtime, getting key contributions from a surprise source.

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a solid season thus far ... In a possible trade, Los Angeles could send P.J. Tucker, Derrick Jones Jr., Bones Hyland and draft capital to Portland for Simons ...

The Boston Celtics showed their resilience in a hard-fought 117-113 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. With key players Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis unavailable,

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Cade Cunningham scored 40 points a day after being selected as an All-Star reserve, helping Detroit beat Dallas. Cunningham matched a season high for points on 17-of-30 shooting. He added six rebounds and four assists while falling three points of his career-best 43 points.

Amid the Boston Celtics’ efforts to shield themselves from post-championship burnout, they held an optional shootaround before recent back-to-back games. Amid Jayson Tatum’s efforts to guard against post-championship complacency,

There might be a lot of casual fans surprised to see Barnes held in such high regard, but the 23-year-old standout out of Florida State is having a strong season. He is quietly averaging 20.3 points (PPG), 8.1 rebounds (RPG), and 6.5 assists (APG) per game while hitting 45.9 percent from the field.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the more fascinating teams to watch this season. For every good win they have, they somehow have a horrible loss like th