The Golden State Warriors suffered their worst home defeat in four decades on Monday night, losing 125-85 to the Boston Celtics.

It didn't take long for the action on the court to dispel any notion that it would be a dull contest. Or so we thought in the early going.

The Miami Heat have been doing their best to escape the Jimmy Butler trade saga, even reportedly offering to lower their price tag in recent negotiations to ship the six-time All-Star elsewhere. As talks continue to be had with prospective teams looking to acquire the 35-year-old's services,

Trayce Jackson-Davis, the second-year center, was named to the Rising Stars team — a collection of rookies, sophomores and G League standouts. Two-way guard Pat Spencer is also on the roster as a G League representative.

We just saw the Celtics dismantle Golden State by 40 points. Even before that, people were wondering if this is the end of this era of Dubs basketball.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

On Monday, the Boston Celtics faced the Golden State Warriors faced each other for the second and final time in the 2024-25 regular season.

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The Celtics head west following a 119-115 overtime loss at home to the Hawks on Saturday night, their fourth defeat in an eight-game stretch of alternating results.

The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time this season after losing their first encounter on Christmas day. On Christmas,

Butler has been the face of Miami’s team since arriving in the summer of 2019 via a trade from Philadelphia, helping the Heat make two NBA Finals appearances. He has previously made waves on his way out of Chicago and Minnesota in trades and is averaging 17 points in 25 games so far this season, his lowest average in more than a decade.