Today in Boston Celtics history, Jesusemilore Talodabijesu Ojeleye -- better known to Celtics fans as "Semi" Ojeleye -- was born.

Outside of strong start in Cleveland filling in for Queta over the weekend, Tillman has largely been missing in action over the past few weeks for Joe Mazzulla. He played just 13 total minutes for the rest of November outside of his 30 on Sunday and he hasn’t been seen since once Queta has returned to the lineup.

Ahead of a matchup with the Washington Wizards, the Boston Celtics have given a poor injury update for Jaylen Brown.

Gonzalez gave another glimpse of a promising future as he had a career-high 14 points and five rebounds, shooting 6-for-7 from the field against Washington. The rookie will dish out some highlights, too, including a chase-down block on Cam Whitmore in the first quarter. Those are the types of plays where he just breathes life into the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers (16-5) take on the Boston Celtics (13-9) Friday at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. ET (Prime Video). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Lakers vs. Celtics odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

"I think I’m way more calm, way more focused, and obviously slowed down a lot since my rookie year," he said. "I was a mess."

Derrick White scored a season-high 30 points, Jordan Walsh added a career-high 22 and the Boston Celtics, playing without Jaylen Brown, routed the Washington Wizards 146-101 on Thursday night.

Minott has played in 18 games for the Celtics over the opening month of the season, splitting his time between the starting lineup and the second unit. In those outings, he's averaging 7.6 points, 5 rebounds and 1.

One night after his NBA-record streak of double-digit scoring games ended in dramatic and unselfish fashion, LeBron James will aim to keep the Los Angeles Lakers rolling when they visit the Boston Celtics on Friday.

The Celtics improved to 8-2 on Thursday night with Walsh inserted into the starting lineup after a 146-101 blowout win over the Wizards. Walsh was front and center in the dominant offensive outing, erupting for a career-high 22 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field, all while sitting out the entire fourth quarter.