The Boston Celtics nearly lost to the Los Angeles Clippers at TD Garden this Sunday afternoon, with a late surge by James Harden and the Clippers nearly stealing a road victory banged-up Los Angeles desperately needed. But Jaylen Brown and the Celtics managed to hold off the charge to improve to 7-7 so far this season with the win.

The Celtics dropped a winnable game in the first of a two-game weekend series against the Orlando Magic on Friday night, falling 123-110. Here are seven takeaways from the loss.

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets meet in an Eastern Conference battle Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

The Celtics host the Los Angeles Clippers for the first of 2 games between these two teams this season. They will meet again in Los Angeles on January 3. The Celtics won the series 2-0 last season. The Celtics have been off since their 131-95 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

The Boston Celtics (7-7) are on their way to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will play the Brooklyn Nets (2-11). The Celtics played the Clippers and went home with a win by a final score of 121-118 in their last contest.

Milwaukee Bucks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (51-31, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Celtics -5; over/under is 208.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Series tied 3-3 BOTTOM LINE: The ...

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Payton Pritchard was important for the Celtics for the contest. Pritchard scored 24 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 9 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 of 15 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds.