Celts work to regain ‘killer instinct’ amid struggles The Celtics, who are only 11-9 since their 21-5 start, acknowledged that the aftermath of their championship celebration has impacted their intensity this season.

‘Special night’: Celts cap season sweep of Bucks In a game that had a playoff feel, the Celtics made enough plays down the stretch for a 111-105 victory over the Bucks at TD Garden that gave them a 3-0 sweep of the season series.

Celts’ Stevens eyes minor tweaks for title defense Brad Stevens, president of basketball operations for the Celtics, doesn’t envision any “major” changes to Boston’s roster as he looks ahead to his team’s defense of its NBA title.

Celts flop with title in sight: ‘Have to reassemble’ With a chance to clinch the title Friday night, the Celtics fell behind early and never recovered in a 38-point blowout loss to the Mavs in Game 4.

Porzingis’ return sparks Celts in Game 1 blowout Kristaps Porzingis provided an immediate spark in his first game in over a month, scoring 20 points as the Celtics won 107-89 to take Game 1.

With script flipped, Celts hope to close out Pacers The Celtics are aware that their work is far from over with a 3-0 series lead heading into Game 4 against the Pacers on Monday night.

Celts, Bucks enter season as NBA title favorites The Celtics and Bucks enter the NBA season as the betting favorites to win the NBA championship at sportsbooks.