Jrue Holiday’s defensive prowess is well known, but his impact on the Celtics runs deeper than many recognize.

This much is certain: The Celtics are going to need Holiday at his best come the postseason and that journey through June. Anyone who saw Donovan Mitchell drop 41 points on the Celtics’ heads last Friday — including 26 in the second half — knows that the well-rounded Cavaliers are as legitimate as their 50-10 record suggests.

The highly anticipated matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics tonight, Saturday, March 8, carries significant implications for both teams. T

The Boston Celtics will look to get back to winning ways on Friday as they prepare to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets Sunday 110-103 while missing two starters, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. While Porzingis (who has played in 32 of the Celtics ’ 61 games thus far) continues to miss time due to an illness, Holiday has a more complex scenario.

Brown’s message didn’t come across as a challenge. It sounded more like encouragement, the words of a caring teammate looking to empower one of his brothers.

The defending NBA champions, Boston Celtics are all set to host the Los Angeles Lakers at the TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts.

As we head down the homestretch of the NBA season, Lakers-Celtics is once again one of the league's marquee matchups.

Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday are both listed as questionable against the Cavs, and it will be interesting to see if they can play in this primetime game. Holiday played in the Celtics' previous game against the Pistons but didn't shoot the ball well, finishing with four points and shooting 0-for-5 from three.

The Boston Celtics are set to begin their two-game Eastern Conference road trip in Canada, facing the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.

However, the Celtics were once again without Jrue Holiday, who missed his second straight game due to a mallet finger injury. Holiday had been questionable to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, then was listed doubtful to play against Denver.

My vote for favorite single play of the championship run was Jrue Holiday’s game-saving ... Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. It was the kind of clutch ...