He’s day-to-day,” Mazzulla said. “He’s working his ass off to get back there for us. It’s good that we were able to kind of take care of business to get guys extra ti

Celtics guard Jrue Holiday took over the third quarter and helped Boston pull away. His defense led to offense.

Another factor was that Jrue Holiday did not play, as he was absent because of a hamstring injury. The Celtics could have used Holiday's ballhandling and playmaking in his absence, and he may have made all the difference,