The Cavs will be without their best Jayson Tatum defender when they host the Celtics in an Eastern Conference clash at home.

NEW ORLEANS — Jayson Tatum’s jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave the Boston Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in the NBA. Jaylen Brown scored ...

NEW ORLEANS — Jayson Tatum had the ball and a chance to ensure ... its 20 turnovers as well as a slew of absences. It was without Zion Williamson (illness), Brandon Ingram (ankle), Herbert ...

After escaping with a one-point home win over New Orleans on Jan. 12, Boston needed a buzzer-beating game-winner by Jayson Tatum to take ... also were playing without oft-injured star Zion ...

It was Jayson Tatum stepping up at the end as his jumper with 0.2 seconds left put the C’s ahead for good 118-116 over the Pelicans. Tatum’s already hit big shots throughout this season and ...

Jayson Tatum hit the game-winning jumper with 0.2 seconds left to lift the Boston Celtics to a 118-116 win over the New ...

Even with plenty of options on offense, opponents continue to pick their poison and sending double teams on Jayson Tatum, who was just named an All-Star for the sixth consecutive year. Speaking to ...

Playing without stars Zion Williamson and Brandon ... with just 24 seconds remaining to tie it, Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum took matters into his own hands, drilling the game-winner with ...

February 1 - Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum added 27, including a tiebreaking jumper with 0.2 seconds left, as the visiting Boston Celtics held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 ...

The Boston Celtics probably shouldn't have needed heroics from Jayson Tatum to beat the New Orleans ... win after they entered the game still without the injured Jones and Brandon Ingram, with ...

February 1 - Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum added 27 ... which remained without Joel Embiid (knee) and Paul George (finger). The Sixers had won their previous four games.