The Suns are 35-41 in the standings for 11th in the West, which is one game behind the 10th-place Kings. Unfortunately for Phoenix, it also has a brutal schedule to end the year as one of the hardest in the league. So they’ll look to stack up victories against tough teams to even make the play-in tourney.

Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic reported head coach Mike Budenholzer said the expectation is Bradley Beal will take the court after missing the last eight games with a left hamstring strain. Royce O'Neale is also expected to play after he missed Tuesday's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks with an illness.

BOSTON — Bradley Beal is expected to make his return Friday night against defending NBA champion Boston at TD Garden after missing eight straight games with a left hamstring strain, Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said after Thursday’s practice. Beal indicated he was on track to return earlier this week.

Ahead of their game against the Phoenix Suns, the Celtics announced that Brown is questionable to play because of a right knee posterior impingement, per Noa Dalzell of SB Nation.

The Boston Celtics returned home to TD Garden after going undefeated on their six-game road trip, and would see their winning streak snapped to the Miami Heat. In a game that Boston came into without Jrue Holiday,

Tyler Herro had 25 points and nine assists and the Miami Heat extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a 124-103 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Laker luminary Kobe Bryant played his last game vs. the Boston Celtics, and former Boston gig man Pervis Ellison was born.

T he Boston Celtics just did something they have never done before in the history of the storied franchise -- come away with an undefeated six-game road trip. It might seem odd to