The Celtics are yet to lose at TD Garden this season and haven’t suffered a loss at home in 27 consecutive games regular-season games. This is the team’s longest home winning streak since it won 33 straight games between December 1986 and November 1987.

Missing starters Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White, the Celtics saw stars Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Jaylen Brown, each score 21+ points. Role players Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser also stepped up with their contributions from the bench.

Speaking about the home winning streak, Celtics’ head coach Joe Mazzulla said his goal was to build a connection between the team and the home fan base.

“The goal has been to build a connection and identity with the city and with the team, to where they give us this lift and this level of this support that they have when we play a certain type of way, Celtics basketball. We’ve done that for the first 20 games at home. That’s been the goal, “Mazzulla said.

The Celtics will have an opportunity to extend the winning streak on Friday night when they welcome reigning NBA Champions Denver Nuggets.

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Currently, the Celtics center is in the final year of a four-year, $109 million contract. By approaching Horford with this extension, Boston is preventing a repeat of what happened in 2019, when Horford left the team for a more lucrative free agency offer.

In what is now his second tenure with the Celtics, Horford has revived his career. He contested 437 shots in the NBA playoffs in 2022; the most in the league. He is also one of five players to contest 400 shots or more since tracking began over a decade ago.

A five-time All-Star, Horford is averaging 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds in 31 minutes a game this season. His importance in the Celtics’ attacking lineup has been amplified following the injury of starting center Robert Williams III. Currently, Horford has the third-highest shooting percentage among centers, with 55.5% from the floor and 48.8% on three-pointers.

The number three overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Horford spent nine seasons at the Atlanta Hawks before joining Boston in 2016 on free agency. He then joined Philadelphia in 2019 before spending a season at Oklahoma City and then rejoining the Celtics in 2021.

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Said to be done in order to “remove loose bodies and address swelling in his left knee,” this is Williams’ second surgery on his left knee this year. The center underwent a partial left knee meniscectomy on March 30 after incurring a torn meniscus. Although he returned to action for the Celtics’ victory against the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA playoffs, recurring soreness and swelling resulted in Williams being ruled out of action yet again.

With Williams’ earliest return date being after Thanksgiving, he could potentially remain unavailable until the Christmas period. This is a major blow for the Celtics, with the team’s league-leading defense being crippled by yet another injury.

Boston also announced that Danilo Gallinari underwent knee surgery as well for an injury setback incurred back in August when he tore his ACL. Having signed a two-year, $13 million contract in July, Gallinari was expected to provide the Celtics with a much-needed boost alongside bench option Malcolm Brogdon.

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Celtics rarely offer rookie extensions ahead of time, with the most recent example being Rajon Rondo in 2009. But considering Brown’s talent and upside, Boston decided to change their policy and give the 22-year-old an offer. But it turned out to be not good.

Haynes reports that Celtics offered Jaylen Brown $80 million over four years, but the player rejected the extension, thinking he can get a substantially better offer next year. This might prove to be a good decision, especially since the 2020 free-agent class is not that strong. It’s important to note that Celtics can match any contract offer Brown receives from other NBA teams.

In order to fetch a max-contract offer next summer, Brown will have to take another step in his development. Since entering the league in 2016 as a third overall pick, he showed flashes of great talent, but never managed to break through as a potential star in the league. Over the course of these past three seasons, he played a total of 222 games (115 as a starter) and averaged 11.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.

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The Celtics are yet to lose at TD Garden this season and haven’t suffered a loss at home in 27 consecutive games regular-season games. This is the team’s longest home winning streak since it won 33 straight games between December 1986 and November 1987.

Missing starters Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White, the Celtics saw stars Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Jaylen Brown, each score 21+ points. Role players Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser also stepped up with their contributions from the bench.

Speaking about the home winning streak, Celtics’ head coach Joe Mazzulla said his goal was to build a connection between the team and the home fan base.

“The goal has been to build a connection and identity with the city and with the team, to where they give us this lift and this level of this support that they have when we play a certain type of way, Celtics basketball. We’ve done that for the first 20 games at home. That’s been the goal, “Mazzulla said.

The Celtics will have an opportunity to extend the winning streak on Friday night when they welcome reigning NBA Champions Denver Nuggets.

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Currently, the Celtics center is in the final year of a four-year, $109 million contract. By approaching Horford with this extension, Boston is preventing a repeat of what happened in 2019, when Horford left the team for a more lucrative free agency offer.

In what is now his second tenure with the Celtics, Horford has revived his career. He contested 437 shots in the NBA playoffs in 2022; the most in the league. He is also one of five players to contest 400 shots or more since tracking began over a decade ago.

A five-time All-Star, Horford is averaging 10.9 points and 6.3 rebounds in 31 minutes a game this season. His importance in the Celtics’ attacking lineup has been amplified following the injury of starting center Robert Williams III. Currently, Horford has the third-highest shooting percentage among centers, with 55.5% from the floor and 48.8% on three-pointers.

The number three overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Horford spent nine seasons at the Atlanta Hawks before joining Boston in 2016 on free agency. He then joined Philadelphia in 2019 before spending a season at Oklahoma City and then rejoining the Celtics in 2021.

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Said to be done in order to “remove loose bodies and address swelling in his left knee,” this is Williams’ second surgery on his left knee this year. The center underwent a partial left knee meniscectomy on March 30 after incurring a torn meniscus. Although he returned to action for the Celtics’ victory against the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA playoffs, recurring soreness and swelling resulted in Williams being ruled out of action yet again.

With Williams’ earliest return date being after Thanksgiving, he could potentially remain unavailable until the Christmas period. This is a major blow for the Celtics, with the team’s league-leading defense being crippled by yet another injury.

Boston also announced that Danilo Gallinari underwent knee surgery as well for an injury setback incurred back in August when he tore his ACL. Having signed a two-year, $13 million contract in July, Gallinari was expected to provide the Celtics with a much-needed boost alongside bench option Malcolm Brogdon.

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Celtics rarely offer rookie extensions ahead of time, with the most recent example being Rajon Rondo in 2009. But considering Brown’s talent and upside, Boston decided to change their policy and give the 22-year-old an offer. But it turned out to be not good.

Haynes reports that Celtics offered Jaylen Brown $80 million over four years, but the player rejected the extension, thinking he can get a substantially better offer next year. This might prove to be a good decision, especially since the 2020 free-agent class is not that strong. It’s important to note that Celtics can match any contract offer Brown receives from other NBA teams.

In order to fetch a max-contract offer next summer, Brown will have to take another step in his development. Since entering the league in 2016 as a third overall pick, he showed flashes of great talent, but never managed to break through as a potential star in the league. Over the course of these past three seasons, he played a total of 222 games (115 as a starter) and averaged 11.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.

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