On Sunday afternoon, the Boston Celtics will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Oklahoma). For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Ja

Trailing All-Star Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics by ten points at halftime, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort made a key defensive switch that led to a scoreless second half for the All-Star before sealing a 105-92 victory.

Boston is coming off a 109-86 drubbing of the Houston Rockets. In that game, Kristaps Porzingis finally returned to action after spraining his ankle. He played 28 minutes and had 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. The Celtics still didn't have their full starting lineup up there.

Jaylen Brown noted how the entire Boston Celtics team must improve following a tough loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder

Jaylen Brown got off to a hot start against the Thunder, but him and the Celtics couldn't sustain their play in the loss Sunday.

He poured in 21 points in the first half but was held scoreless in the second half of Boston’s 105-92 loss that stretched the Thunder’s winning streak to 15.

If the NBA Cup was within the Thunder’s reach — hell, in its grasp — the Bucks, with a boost from Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 7-foot-3 wingspan, simply hit the top shelf and ripped it away. Oklahoma City’s 97-81 loss on Tuesday night was proof ...

The Thunder have a plus-10.7 net rating in the fourth quarter while the Cavs aren’t far behind at plus-7.9. Both teams occupy the top two spots in clutch time net rating as well, which is considered to be the final five minutes of games within five points or fewer.

Sunday against the Celtics was perhaps the biggest win of them all for the Thunder. The one Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spoke most eagerly of in anticipation.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis said his team "played stupid" during the second half of its 105-92 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.