Al Horford’s performance against three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was hailed as “elite” and “amazing” by Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla.

The Boston Celtics avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season on Sunday, thanks in large part to a vintage performance by Al Horford.

The Celtics will be down their starting center Kristaps Porzingis for the fourth straight game as well on Saturday night due to illness. Al Horford will start in his place. Jrue Holiday will be back in the lineup for Boston after missing the last three games with a finger injury.

For the Lakers, Maxi Kleber (foot) and Rui Hachimura (knee) are out, Jaxson Hayes (knee) is questionable with both LeBron James (foot) and Luka Doncic (knee) listed as probable on the latest injury update.

Pritchard and White combined for 84 points, becoming the first Celtics teammates to reach the 40-point mark in the same game, and the first duo in NBA history to connect on at least nine 3-pointers.

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Following the loss that dropped the Celtics to 18-11 at TD Garden, big man Al Horford was straightforward about where the team went wrong allowing opponents to get back into games after they jump ...

What to Know Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston with Celtics Pregame Live. Celtics looking for third consecutive victory. Boston has won five of last six games against Philly. Jaylen Brown,

The Boston Celtics were down a few players Wednesday and will be even more shorthanded Thursday night when the Philadelphia 76ers come to town.

The victory gives Boston a season sweep of the Nuggets. Jaylen Brown led the way for Boston with a team-high 22 points and eight assists while Jayson Tatum flirted with a triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. Nikola Jokic nearly had a triple-double for the Nuggets in the setback, posting 20 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.

The depleted Celtics will be missing at least four rotation players when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

BOSTON, Mass. — After Sunday’s game at TD Garden, Al Horford shared a post on his Instagram page. “Ainda estou aqui,” the caption read, white text superimposed over a photo of the veteran ...