Chicago Bulls (1-1, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (1-1, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Boston and Chicago will play on Monday.

The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 107-103 on Friday night at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and closed the game with a run that sealed the win. The stat line told the obvious story.

The Celtics receive mixed injury news ahead of their home opener against the Knicks, with one former first-round pick ruled out.

Mitchell Robinson wasn't satisfied with his first regular-season game in a Celtics uniform. The center didn't hold back when assessing his performance against Detroit.

The Boston Celtics dropped the first game of the Jayson Tatum era to the Detroit Pistons 121-113 in an all-too-familiar fourth-quarter collapse.

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We expect a Celtics win, but both of these clubs ought to be near the top of the East, so chemistry and focus may decide the game in either direction.