Memphis Grizzlies shocked the Boston Celtics. Taylor Jenkins' team secured an impressive 127-121 win over the reigning champions. However, their risky defensive strategy became the most prominent talking point.

Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard could see teams not shooting as many 3-pointers, but that doesn't include his squad.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart, left, shares a laugh and a fist bump with former Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown (7) at the end of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell) AP

Joe Mazzulla’s Christmas greetings were costly. The NBA fined the Boston Celtics coach $35,000 on Saturday “for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official” at the end of his team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

Former Celtics guard Marcus Smart received plenty of cheers upon returning to TD Garden on Dec. 7. Still, he dubbed the event "bittersweet".

Jaylen Brown had 35 points and nine rebounds for Boston, but the Celtics were held to a season-low eight made 3-pointers while shooting just 24.2 per cent from beyond the arc

The Chicago Bulls split a two-game mini series with Boston Celtics last week, defeating the defending champions on their home floor before falling in blowout fa

Tristan da Silva scored 18 points and made a critical 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit Monday night, Dec. 23, for a 108-104 victory over the Boston Celtics,

The New York Knicks are establishing themselves as one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference now that their sample size is getting larger. The Knicks currently sit in third place in the Eastern Conference as Christmas approaches,

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander overcame a slow start to score 41 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder powered to a 123-105 home win over the Washington Wizards on Monday. The Thunder extended their regular-season winning streak to eight,

On the other end of the spectrum, the Memphis Grizzlies played their first ever Christmas Day match in 2022, leaving the Charlotte Hornets as the only NBA team to have never had a holiday game.