Today in Boston Celtics history, Jo Jo White was dealt to the Golden State Warriors back in 1979

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, Jalen Johnson had 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106.

Payton Pritchard had 23 points and Jaylen Brown scored 20 on Monday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers

Boston has a 4-6 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Kings are 3-21 on the road. Sacramento has a 5-24 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The NBA rumor mill never really stops, and the Chicago Bulls are caught in the middle of it once again. With the Feb. 5 trade deadline coming up, the front office has been busy checking the market on veteran Center Nikola Vucevic.

Portland’s four-game win streak was snapped last Friday at home, in the team’s 110-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Shaedon Sharpe and Jrue Holiday led the way for the Trail Blazers with 21 points each, Toumani Camara scored 16, and Donovan Clingan finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds.

Jaylen Brown accidentally struck Onyeka Okongwu in the face with his elbow during the Celtics loss to the Hawks