Celtics star Jayson Tatum seems to be getting disrespected in the media, a former guard could help bolster the rotation, and more.

The Celtics provided Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, and Derrick White injury updates for Wednesday's game against the 76ers.

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The Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to beat the Celtics, who were missing Jayson Tatum because of an illness.

After losing Jayson Tatum minutes before tipoff, the Celtics couldn’t hold a 15-point halftime lead in a 108-104 loss to the depleted Magic.

The Celtics were able to build a 15-point lead at halftime largely thanks to their defense but that advantage evaporated in the third quarter. Orlando got red-hot with their shot in the frame, knocking down 60 percent of their attempts and all seven of their free throws as they erased Boston’s lead entirely.

Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum etched his name into Celtics’ history while beating the Chicago Bulls 123-98 Saturday night. He became the first Celtics player to record a 40+ point triple-double (43 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) since Bird.

Then the third quarter happened, the Magic ramped up their defense, the Celtics couldn’t even get off consistent 3-pointers and then their late rally fell short.

The Celtics are 6-4 this month entering their Christmas Day game against the 76ers at TD Garden, and the main source of their struggles is 3-point shooting.

The Boston Celtics will be spending part of the Christmas holiday on the parquet at the TD Garden. The team will be facing off against the Philadelphia 76ers in one of five NBA games played on Christmas Day that can be seen on WMUR-TV. The holiday has long been a big day for the NBA, and the Celtics-76ers is one of the league's marquee matchups.

Darius Garland scored 23 points and the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz 124-113 on Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 home games. Evan Mobley had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell also scored 22 points,