The Boston Celtics traded guard Jaden Springer to the Houston Rockets, parting ways with the 23-year-old wing defender just a year after acquiring him at last season's trade deadline. The Celtics received a conditional 2031 second-round pick in the deal and will send a 2030 second-round pick and conditional 2027 second-round pick to

By trading Springer, the Celtics shed $4 million, but they are still looking to upgrade the back end of the roster.

The Celtics made their first move of the deadline late Wednesday morning, reportedly dealing guard Jaden Springer and a future second-round pick to the Rockets.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Derrick White added 20 and the Boston Celtics showed their championship makeup down the stretch with a 112-105 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

Derrick White scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the visiting Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to four games with a 112-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

The Boston Celtics kept the good times going on Tuesday night by strolling into Cleveland and beating the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers, 112-105. After a strange mid-season slump, the Celtics have now won four straight games and seven of their last nine.

Derrick White caught fire late, and the Celtics led for 42 minutes against the top-seeded Cavaliers on Tuesday, claiming an impressive 112-105 win. Here are the takeaways. Derrick White is completely back.

The Boston Celtics made the trip to Ohio's Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to face the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, and it promised to be one of the toughest tilts left on the Celtics' 2024-25 regular season schedule.