Celtics updates

Live updates and analysis from the Globe's Adam Himmelsbach and Gary Washburn.

3rd & 7 37yd

RT @royceyoung : Thunder lead the Celtics 66-56 at the half. Jackson with 19, Durant with 17 and 4 assists, Lamb with 8 and 3 assists.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 1:09:10 AM
Thunder 66, Celtics 56 at halftime.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:09:41 AM
Kevin Durant just made him look silly, but I love watching Avery Bradley play defense.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:25:58 AM
True story: I used to have OKC Thunder season tickets in the nosebleeds near that U.S. flag instagram.com

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 1:29:14 AM
That was back when I was in college at @UofOklahoma . The tickets were cheap, the Thunder were awful. Things have changed.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 1:30:43 AM
Hey. Thabo made a 3.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:33:45 AM
Perk with 10 points.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:37:51 AM
A lifetime ago. RT @BenjeeBallgame : @BaxterHolmes Ha, makes it sound like it was 30yrs ago. It was 2009.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 1:37:54 AM
Thunder by 21 points.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:38:19 AM
Vintage Uncle Jeff. Sweet crossover and reverse layup.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:41:21 AM
Perk with 12 points.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:41:55 AM
Reggie Jackson with a career-high 24 points.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:43:28 AM
OKC G Reggie Jackson told me before the game, "I want to be the greatest each and every day I wake up.” He has a career-high 24 tonight.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 1:44:32 AM
Heat check from Perk!!!

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:47:29 AM
Jeff Green just ran into a brick wall named Nick Collison. Laid him out. Celtics medical staff attending to him. Green up holding his neck.

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 1:48:37 AM
nuggets... bit.ly/1gAwQPM

by Darnell Mayberry via twitter 1/6/2014 4:31:06 AM
After a year-long hiatus, I've started rounding up fine writing again. My latest Tumblr post: bit.ly/19N84fJ

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 6:57:17 PM
Last post includes work from @JustinHeckert , @andreafelliott , @MySecondEmpire , @mjcontrera , @runofplay & others.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 7:01:40 PM
RT @GlobeChadFinn : Courtney Lee trade makes sense in short and long terms as Celtics look for jackpot bo.st/1bLUtPW

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/6/2014 11:18:12 PM
Final pieces being finalized, but Celtics-Thunder-Memphis deal is expected to become official as early as tomorrow morn.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/7/2014 3:27:18 AM
Key element remains Courtney Lee being shipped to Memphis for Jerryd Bayless. OKC involved in effort to clear cap room.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/7/2014 3:29:12 AM
So, to recap, Celtics will get Bayless and Gomes. Memphis gets Lee. OKC gets C's 2016 2nd round pick. C's will waive Gomes.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/7/2014 4:20:50 AM
Ultimately, the Celtics give themselves more financial flexibility while acquiring a player (Bayless) they have coveted.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/7/2014 4:26:26 AM
Jerryd Bayless will make his Celtics debut vs. Denver. Read his thoughts on joining the C's here: bo.st/1a5iT7D

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/7/2014 8:18:29 PM
Another Fragrant for Sullinger, who slapped at JJ Hickson from behind on a layup #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:31:14 AM
It's Sullinger's fourth flagrant of the season #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:32:00 AM
Goodness, Sullinger has just been called for another flagrant, and he now has 5. It's under review #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:34:45 AM
Sullinger is tossed after second flagrant, he is on Rasheed watch now. His next flagrant means 1 game suspension #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:36:05 AM
Jared Sullinger ejected after being called for his second flagrant 1.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/8/2014 3:36:19 AM
Sullinger's next flagrant 1 means 1-game suspension. A flagrant 2 means 2-game suspension. #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:37:30 AM
And Jared Sullinger has now tied Miami's Mario Chalmers for NBA league in Flagrant points with 5 #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:40:44 AM
the #nuggets have 93 points with 4:21 left in the THIRD quarter. they got get 130 for a second consecutive game #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:47:27 AM
Celtics fan here in Denver, where C's trail by 31: "We're playing like a high school team. It's embarrassing."

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/8/2014 3:47:30 AM
You gotta think Brad Stevens is critical of the team's performance tonight. He has generally credited opponent after losses #celtics

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:48:25 AM
And with a 28-point lead, #nuggets coach Brian Shaw gets tossed by Rodney Mott. You can't make this up.

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:52:36 AM
#celtics have to work on playing defense without fouling, they are putting opposing teams at the line with ease

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 3:57:33 AM
End of 3Q: Denver 103, Celtics 78. Yes, there is still one more quarter to go.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/8/2014 4:00:49 AM
The #Nuggets attempted 19 free throws in the third quarter, scored 35 points.

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 4:02:14 AM
Bayless is 2 for 10 with 4 points in his #celtics debut

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 4:10:10 AM
Denver has 120 points -- the most the Celtics have given up all season. The most they had allowed previously was 119 Sunday to OKC.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/8/2014 4:22:30 AM
The warning against one-and-dones, Quincy Miller and Anthony Randolph enter game with #nuggets up 30

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 4:29:11 AM
#nuggets 129, #celtics 98 and it wasn't that close. Tomorrow? A trip to LA to play the #clippers . Good times.

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 4:30:12 AM
Final from Denver: Celtics suffer their worst loss this season in 129-98 defeat to Nuggets. C's have lost five straight and eight of nine.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/8/2014 4:30:16 AM
Sullinger left without speaking to reporters.

by Baxter Holmes via twitter 1/8/2014 4:39:30 AM
Gerald Wallace on #celtics : "Right now, we're the team that's all talk."

by gary washburn via twitter 1/8/2014 5:07:47 AM