The Boston Celtics and the rest of the NBA are closing in on the midway point of the 2025-26 NBA regular season and the players who signed new deals this offseason are becoming available to be dealt or will be soon.

On one of the best stretches of an already accomplished career, Kawhi Leonard will lead the resurgent Los Angeles Clippers against the Boston Celtics on Saturday in Inglewood, Calif.

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The VCU alum shared his opinion on the secret to Boston winning seven of their last 10 games and rising to the Eastern Conference's third seed.

BOSTON, MASS. — The NBA announced today that Head Coach Joe Mazzulla has been named the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the month. The title is for games played from December 1 to December 31. It’s Mazzulla’s fifth career honor after guiding the Celtics to a 9-3 record in December with a league-best 124.3 offensive rating.