The Latest Breaking News from Tyrese Haliburton

BOSTON — Hours before Friday night’s tipoff, a tailor-made trap game if there ever was one for the road weary Celtics, coach Joe Mazzulla pinpointed the single greatest danger in facing the lottery-bound Pacers.

The absence of Kevin Porter Jr. (left thigh contusion) could provide more opportunities for Jae’Sean Tate when the #Rockets visit Indiana on Thursday night.

The visiting Indiana Pacers eked out a narrow 124-122 victory over the new-look Dallas Mavericks late on Tuesday. Tyrese Haliburton scored 32 points and Myles Turner added 24 for the visitors.

DALLAS — One of the NBA’s brightest young point guards celebrated his birthday with victory in American Airlines Center on Tuesday night.

With the shot clock winding down and overtime closing as the Celtics barely held on to a two-point lead, Jayson Tatum air-balled a 3-pointer, but didn’t quit on the play. Marcus Smart corralled the rebound, missed a shot, but there was Tatum, crashing the glass and tossing in the dagger…

Chicago hopes to end their four-game skid on Wednesday vs. Indiana.

Windhorst: "Kyrie was really interested in being in Phoenix."

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.

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