We’re going to be on Jayson Tatum watch with the Celtics for the next few weeks, but the No. 2 team in the East still has business on the court, whether Tatum is out there or not. The Celtics are in Milwaukee for a game against the Bucks Monday night after playing the 76ers at home Sunday.

A championship-winning former Celtics assistant has engineered the NBA's most surprising turnaround this season.

Surging Eastern Conference teams will meet on Monday's NBA schedule as the Boston Celtics visit the Milwaukee Bucks. Boston (40-20) is 11-2 over

Former NBA Guard Calls Celtics 'Front-Runner' To Win Eastern Conference originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Boston Celtics are no longer just a feel-good underdog story. Instead, they're closing the regular season as a top Eastern Conference contender.

The Celtics posted one of the best offensive performances in league history on Friday night against the Nets.