The Celtics unsurprisingly blew out the last-place Wizards on Sunday, winning 124-90 without Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis.

The Celtics took down the Knicks on Tuesday night, beating them 119-117. That win means they have won 12 of their last 13 games. Boston was able to beat the Knicks, thanks to Jayson Tatum. He hit a 3-point shot at the end of regulation that sent the game into overtime.

Tatum suffered an ankle injury against the Sacramento Kings on March 24, which caused him to miss the rest of the game and their next game against the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics still came away victorious in both games, and Tatum came back showing no issues from his ankle sprain.

Payton Pritchard (20 points) led seven different Celtics to finish in double figures while Al Horford (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Luke Kornet (12 points, 11 rebounds) both chipped in with double-doubles in the victory. Jordan Poole had a team-high 15 points in the loss for the Wizards.

Some players spend years suiting up for the Celtics, and never connect with the Boston faithful in the same sort of way he has already managed to.

Cade Cunningham poured in 36 points and recorded eight assists as the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 115-106 victory over the New York Knicks in a preview of a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday night.

All-Star guard Jalen Brunson briefly left the game late in the third quarter after rolling his left ankle but returned to finish with 15 points, missing 10 of 15 shots. The Knicks led for much of the game,

Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 119-117 in overtime Tuesday.

Turnovers and issues finding quality shots against the Detroit Pistons were apparent for the Knicks in a 115-106 loss.

Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey, sidelined since Jan. 1 with a broken left fibula, was cleared on Thursday to resume basketball activities.

Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey returns to basketball activities after injury on Jan. 1, and will be revaluated in 2 weeks with Pistons in playoffs.