Today in Boston Celtics history, the Celtics elected to trade Courtney Lee to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2014. The Celtics sent the Western Kentucky alum out as their part of a huge, three-team deal that sent out a second-round pick to the Grizzlies along with Lee, and it also saw Memphis move backup floor general Jerryd Bayless to the Celtics.

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After a look at the stat sheet after the final buzzer of a Boston Celtics game, chances are there are a few noticeable things. Perhaps it would be yet another Jaylen Brown 30+ point game, or a Derrick White three-point shooting clinic.

At the start of the Boston Celtics home game against the Chicago Bulls, it seemed like neither ball club could hit a shot. Then, at the end of the first frame, the Celtics started to pull away, and survived a late push by the Bulls in the game's fourth quarter to come away with a 115-101 victory that would propel them into the Eastern Conference's second-place spot.

Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, Payton Pritchard had 21 and the Boston Celtics held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the opening half of a 115-101 victory on Monday night.

Head coach Joe Mazzulla was proud that his Celtics found a way to grit out an ugly win over the Bulls on Monday night.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Peter "Pete" Press Maravich died suddenly while playing a game of pickup basketball.