Two of the NBA’s top players will be on show when James Harden (25.9 points per game, 13th in league) and the Los Angeles Clippers (12-21) welcome in Jaylen Brown (29.5, sixth) and the Boston Celtics (21-12) on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBCS-BOS, FDSSC, and NBA TV.
On Thursday, in their last game, the Celtics topped the Kings 120-106. With 29 points, Brown was their high scorer.
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Celtics top performersBrown’s averages for the season are 29.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists, making 50.3% of his shots from the floor and 35.6% from beyond the arc, with 2.0 triples per game.Derrick White’s averages on the season are 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game, making 39.8% of his shots from the field and 34.4% from 3-point range, with 3.2 treys per contest (10th in league).The Celtics get 16.9 points per game from Payton Pritchard, plus 4.4 boards and 5.2 assists.Neemias Queta gets the Celtics 10.1 points, 7.6 boards and 1.5 assists per game, plus 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocks.Anfernee Simons’ numbers for the season are 13.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, making 42.3% of his shots from the floor and 37.6% from 3-point range, with 2.3 triples per game.