Four of the five contests tonight feature teams currently in the Eastern Conference standing’s top-10. One marquee matchup pits the New York Knicks against the Philadelphia 76ers. New York is riding high, after hoisting the NBA Cup on Tuesday and winning their regular season restart on Thursday.

The Boston Celtics suffered through a tale of two halves on Thursday, starting out red hot against the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin, only to go completely ice cold in the second half. Holding a seven-point lead at halftime, the Celtics would not make a single 3-point attempt in the third quarter, in which they only scored a total of 13 points.

The Celtics held their own defensively late with Simons on the floor with the three-guard lineup. However, Boston’s offense failed to sustain any scoring momentum late. They managed just 12 points in the final 6:15 of the game, continuing a trend of scoring just 24 points in each of the final three quarters.

Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic.

Today in Boston Celtics history, in 1946, the Celtics scored their second-lowest point total in franchise history.

Follow along with the best of a five-game night in the NBA, headlined by Cade Cunningham and Jaylen Brown facing off in Pistons-Celtics.

Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and added 10 assists in a 112-105 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday, Dec. 15.

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 in the first quarter and the Boston Celtics beat Toronto 121-113, holding on late after blowing a 23-point lead in the second half.

Boston's Jaylen Brown is having an MVP-caliber season, and he'll look to score at least 30 points for the sixth straight game when the Celtics host the Miami Heat on Friday night.