The Oklahoma City Thunder used a second half surge to overcome the Boston Celtics and it big key was keeping Jaylen Brown scoreless after intermission. How did the Thunder pull that off?

Jaylen Brown is IN today vs. OKC. Fully healthy Celtics team this afternoonSource: Bluesky What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Lu Dort on holding Jaylen

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said the stark difference was because Lu Dort made it his mission to slow down Brown. Safe to say he did that and then said. "We moved Lu Dort o

Boston is coming off a 109-86 drubbing of the Houston Rockets. In that game, Kristaps Porzingis finally returned to action after spraining his ankle. He played 28 minutes and had 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. The Celtics still didn't have their full starting lineup up there.

Trailing All-Star Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics by ten points at halftime, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Lu Dort made a key defensive switch that led to a scoreless second half for the All-Star before sealing a 105-92 victory.

Joe Mazzulla gave his team a film session followed by a rare full team workout before Tuesday's game in Denver.

The Boston Celtics lost their first game of 2025 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday, Jan. 5. Joe Mazzulla's team looked good value for its money heading into halftime; however, some masterful defensive adjustments by head coach Mark Daigneault led the Celtics to score 27 points in the final 24 minutes of the game.

Was Sunday's loss to the surging Thunder an outlier, or cause for larger concern? Chris Forsberg assesses the Celtics after another bump in the road.