So long as the team shows up to play (and we think they will after what happened vs. Houston), this should be a win for Boston.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. You can watch tonight's game on Amazon Prime. You can also stream it on Amazon Prime. Yes, you can. To listen to Friday's Celtics game on the radio, tune in to 98.5 FM The Sports Hub at the time of tip-off, as 98.5 is the flagship station of the Boston franchise, according to their website.

Utah will try to break its three-game skid when the Jazz play Boston. Monday's matchup is the first of the season for the teams.

Almost as soon as we learned about the cutting edge surgery star Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum received after injuring his Achilles tendon in the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series vs. the New York Knicks, speculation began to abound about when the St. Louis native might return to the court.

The Boston Celtics handed the Philadelphia 76ers their first loss of the season and delivered a wire-to-wire reminder of their resilience, edging out a tense 109-108 victory to open NBA Cup play on Friday night.

Houston outscored the Celtics in all four quarters, owned a 53-36 edge in rebounds and attempted 35 foul shots to Boston’s seven. The Rockets also shot 65.5% from 3-point range and blocked 11 shots, both the best marks by a Celtics opponent this season.

The Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets have announced their first fives for Saturday night's encounter between the two proud squads, both of whom have righted t

"It’s 82 games. It’s a lot of traveling, a lot of back to backs at times, so it can be tiring," said Pritchard.