Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla saw the news that the New Orleans Pelicans fired head coach Willie Green. He gave his thoughts at practice.

Sunday’s NBA action features a loaded eight-game slate, starting with some afternoon matchups between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics and the San An

The Los Angeles Clippers may be without star forward Kawhi Leonard in Sunday's game against the Boston Celtics.

"Everyone has different leadership responsibilities," said the Celtics coach. "Everybody leads in different ways."

Boston piled up four extra second round picks by moving down from No. 32 and used one to help dump the salary of Georges Niang, which saved the team tens of millions more in luxury tax penalties. That’s not a fun thing to advertise but is also a reality for a team that went all-in financial over the past two years.

Yes, you can. To listen to Sunday's Celtics game on the radio, tune in to 98.5 FM The Sports Hub at the time of tip-off, as 98.5 is the flagship station of the Boston franchise, according to their website. "Occasionally when scheduling conflicts arise, select games can be heard live on ROCK 92.9," the Sports Hub website said.

The Clippers own a 4-8 record, which puts them in the West's 11th-place slot as well. Boston beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-95 at TD Garden. Los Angeles beat the Dallas Mavericks 133-127 in overtime on the road. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum (Achilles) is out. For the Clippers, Bradley Beal (hip) and Kawhi Leonard (ankle) are out.

Jordan Walsh has played the best basketball of his career in the past week, leading to him getting his first start of the season.