As the game started, Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum was pulled out of the starting lineup due to a mysterious illness. Boston didn't comment too much on it and Tatum ended up not playing in the game.

It was a Christmas dream come true for one young basketball fan, thanks to the Boston Celtics and Make-A-Wish. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports.

"We've got to take some ownership," Jayson Tatum said. The post ‘Inconsistent’. ‘Too casual.’ ‘Need to man up’: Celtics can’t afford to take this Christmas loss lightly appeared first on Boston.com.

As a dangerous January schedule looms, Boston hasn't been playing up to its standard recently, falling 4 games out of first in the East.

But Maxey zipped past Pritchard and found a clear lane to the basket, where he put in an off-balance layup just before time expired. The play all but finished off the Celtics in this 118-114 loss, and it was an example of the uncharacteristic missteps that doomed them.