Clinching the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference was important. And based on the way the Boston Celtics handled the injury report ahead of Friday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans, they knew that.

The Boston Celtics released the official injury report ahead of their crucial game against the New York Knicks.

Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

The Celtics locked themselves into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with Friday’s win over the Pelicans. The early clinch makes the regular season finale against the Orlando Magic on Sunday night meaningless for Boston in the standings.

Today in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics won the NBA championship in 1961, which ended a five-game series against the St. Louis Hawks with a 4-1 victory in Boston's favor.

Tatum finished with 24 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in his first game back on the Madison Square Garden court where he ruptured his Achilles.

The Celtics were as hot as any team in NBA history on Friday night, and their game against New Orleans was never in doubt

Where are Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown and Derrick White in the All-NBA and All-Defense races? Both Brown and WHite are having excellent years so far as the 2025-26 NBA regular season winds down. Soon,