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The Celtics added one big man to their rotation on Tuesday night by dealing for Nikola Vucevic from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Anfernee Simons. However, it appears the Celtics kicked the tires on at least one bigger name before pulling the trigger on the Vucevic acquisition.

HOUSTON (AP) — Derrick White made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics used a big third quarter to build the lead and cruise to a 114-93 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Asked how the conversation went when he was asked to come off the bench vs. the Mavs, Pritchard replied "Real simple. I think that both (myself and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla) know it benefits our team more.

Jaylen Brown addressed Jayson Tatum's recent comments about being hesitant about returning, saying that whenever Tatum makes the decision and is ready, the team is eager to get him back.

For the first time in his young NBA career, Cooper Flagg will get to square off against his hometown team. Well, as close to a hometown team as he had when he was growing up in Maine. The Boston Celtics will be in Texas taking on the post-Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks,

"Sometimes he'll force a veer and get an offensive rebound," said Mazzulla. "Sometimes he'll just get us open 3s."

Sometimes, you just need someone to step up. When Jaylen Brown was ruled out with hamstring tightness on the second night of a back-to-back, the collective groan from New England could almost be heard in Texas.

An ugly loss saw Rockets coach Ime Udoka and center Alperen Şengün ejected as the Celtics rolled despite missing their star forward.