The first-place Pistons are a young team still learning what success looks like. The second-place Celtics are a veteran squad that was supposed to be decimated by notable departures and Jayson Tatum’s Achilles injury.

The Pistons stretched their lead in the East to a season-high 5½ games with a 104-103 win over the Celtics on Monday.

Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony believes OG Anunoby is the best two-way player in the NBA — when he wants to be, and believes the season-long title belongs to Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jaylen Brown.

The Boston Celtics are now the second seed in the Eastern Conference after they won and the Knicks lost on Monday.

Brown scored 41 points in Boston's win. The post Jaylen Brown dominates in homecoming as Celtics demolish Hawks: 6 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

After Jayson Tatum went down with an achilles injury in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, it opened the door for Jaylen Brown to take on an even more important role this season with the Celtics. Brown has risen to the occasion so far this season, having a career year that has been recognized on the latest NBA.com MVP ladder.

Jaylen Brown thought his portfolio of stats was enough to win the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for December. Instead, he was left frustrated that the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson emerged with the nod instead. “Smh,” Brown wrote in a succinct ...

Jaylen Brown continues to be a generational hater. New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December by the NBA. The league made the announcement on Friday with Brunson winning in the East ...

The Detroit Pistons hold on to beat the Boston Celtics 104-103 in a game between the Eastern Conference's top two teams on Martin Luther King Jr Day.