The Celtics didn't win their group, but can still make the knockout stage of the NBA Cup under the right circumstances.

W hen the Boston Celtics media hype machine began the season suggesting that backup Boston point guard Payton Pritchard could be a serious candidate to win the NBA's 2025 Sixth Ma

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to help Boston rally for a 138-129 win in Chicago. It was Boston’s seventh straight win and pulls them within a game of Cleveland for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. It also keeps the Celtics in contention for a wild-card spot in the NBA Cup.

NBA Cup group play continues Friday as the Boston Celtics (15-3) face the Chicago Bulls (8-12) on the road. Tip-off from United Center is at 8 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Celtics vs.

The Boston Celtics will face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. It’s an Eastern Conference showdown at RocketMortgage Arena as we share our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction and pick.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has five games on the schedule Saturday, the final day of the month. We have just one nationally televised game, as the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns tangle at 9 p.