The Celtics have been clear in their messaging: last year is last year. All the habits and identities they built a season ago must be rebuilt. So far, we’ve seen flashes of it, but nowhere near the level it needs to be.

While several starters were missing between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers during their Wednesday night matchup, the game ended up being an overtim

The Celtics looked precisely like a team on the second night of a back-to-back on Thursday, falling in a 117-96 blowout to the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Clippers (24-18) take on Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (30-13) at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:30 PM ET.In their most recent matchup on

LOS ANGELES — The Celtics will be without three rotation players on Wednesday night as they face off against a shorthanded Clippers squad at the Intuit Dome.

The Celtics are currently 15-5 on the road with a point differential of +10, while the Clippers have a 7-3 record in their last ten games at home.

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Boston will need to be vigilant that old habits vs. banged-up and lesser ball clubs don't make a winnable game into a struggle -- or worse, a loss.

Boston’s starting five is finding cohesion, and its defense stifled Golden State. The Celtics’ ability to stay consistent will be tested against the Clippers, who sit fifth in the Western Conference standings and sport a 15-7 record at the Intuit Dome.

Kawhi Leonard continues his comeback, James Harden has a triple-double, and six Clippers score in double figures in a 110-93 victory over league-worst Washington.

With Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and Norman Powell back in the lineup, the Clippers cruised to a 110-93 victory over the struggling Washington Wizards.