In picture. A win on Wednesday could give the Sixers the advantage and move them one spot closer as they would come up on the heels of the Detroit Pistons.But Wednesday’s Christmas Day slate game is far from a locked win for Philadelphia.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame Boston Celtics power forward Tommy Heinsohn scored 45 points in the Celtics' 127-122 win over the (then) Syracuse Nationals (now, the Philadelphia 76ers) on the road on Christmas Day 1961.

With the Celtics, Rondo won an NBA title among many honors, wore jersey No. 9 and put up 11.0 points, 4.7 boards, 8.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35K, while Nets center Nic Claxton has been fined $25K, the NBA announced today in a pair of press releases ( Twitter links ).

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was fined $35,000 and Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for league rule violations at Thursday contests.Mazzulla was fined for "aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official,

On this day, former Celtic forward Antoine Walker scored a triple-double against Charlotte, and Net Mike Newlin hung 52 points on Boston.

Former Nets guard Dennis Smith Jr. is signing into the G-League in hopes of landing an NBA contract this season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder could look to add a sharpshooter from the Brooklyn Nets to improve their championship odds.

The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics are back in action after a quick one-day break, this time however, the teams will be facing off in Chicago. The Bulls were

NBA champion coach Joe Mazzulla brought up an NFL reference when asked about the fans' concern with the NBA's growing reliance on 3-point shots and the overall increased scoring in the league.

LeBron James and Steph Curry served up a Christmas Day feast as their rivalry delivered another classic with the Los Angeles Lakers edging

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 110-95 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night at Kaseya Center to snap a three-game losing streak: The Heat now enters a two-day break before traveling to take on the Magic on Thursday for the second time in six days: