Though they faced a brief spot of trouble in early March with losses against Cleveland and Denver, the Boston Celtics are returning home as winners. Following consecutive wins against Phoenix and Portland, they rounded out their West Coast road trip with a 123-107 win over the Utah Jazz. They’ll take the court against Phoenix again on Thursday enjoying a three-game win streak.
Absent the services of Jaylen Brown (sacroiliac strain), Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) and Al Horford (toe), the Celtics found themselves more shorthanded than they have in recent weeks. Sam Hauser, fresh off a 22-point performance against Portland, and Luke Kornet assumed the vacated spots in the starting lineup, with Xavier Tillman and Oshae Brissett picking up some of the slack off the bench.
Kornet (12-9-6, 28 minutes) and Tillman (7-8-1-1, 27 minutes) acquitted themselves quite well, but for the Celtics, the night belonged to Jayson Tatum and Derrick White. The former led the team in scoring, one of those nights where he makes scoring 30 in the NBA look easy — he finished with 38. The latter recorded perhaps his best shooting night since joining the Celtics, connecting on 7-of-11 three-point shots, while adding a customary three steals and one block. For the Jazz, Keyonte George scored 26, while Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton added 21 and 20, respectively.
The intriguing rookie George drove the action early in the first quarter, connecting five buckets — three of which came from behind the three-point arc — dishing an assist, and swatting a Payton Pritchard layup to kick-start an energetic opening quarter for the Jazz. It took nine minutes for the young guard to miss his first shot of the game. Helping the Jazz along was a foul-happy Boston defense that put itself in the bonus at the midway point of the first quarter.
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As most teams have discovered, though, their best wasn’t a match for what the Boston offense can put on the table at any given moment. The Celtics piled up 44 points in the first, — 15 from Tatum — and connected on nine three-pointers as a team, outscoring the Jazz despite Utah shooting 57% from the field. Boston entered the second quarter leading 44-33, their highest scoring first quarter of the season.
All season long, the Celtics have seemed to unlock new wrinkles to their game when missing key contributors. Tonight, the offense operated around extreme ball movement. They piled up 18 assists collectively in the first half, with every player to touch the court besides Tillman contributing at least one, pinging the ball out to open shooters and dicing apart the Utah defense. Puppeteering it all was Holiday, who dished eight first half dimes.
Despite the early Boston onslaught, though, the Jazz held tough in the second. They ripped off a 15-2 run in the early minutes of the quarter to rapidly pull back within a couple possessions of the lead. Undeterred, the relentless Celtics offense found its due eventually; they responded with a 15-3 run of their own, behind the slick passing of Holiday. They outscored the Jazz for the quarter, and hit the halftime break enjoying a 72-57 lead.
One emergent factor in tonight’s action was White, who eclipsed the 20-point mark offensively for the first time since February 22nd. White totaled 24 points on the night, thriving within the Celtics’ drive-and-kick attack by raining catch-and-shoot threes on the Utah defense. His seven made three-pointers tied his most in a game this season.
The Celtics needed every one of them. Abrupt bursts of scoring continued to dominate the proceedings into the second half, and next up was Utah, who once again managed to rally back within a single-digit margin of Boston’s lead. They put the Celtics on their heels behind a 12-2 run that spanned the midway section of the quarter, pulling within four points. Tatum appeared to finally cut the run off with a tough and-one layup, but Utah center Micah Potter responded with a corner three-pointer. A late 5-0 Boston run created a bit of breathing room, but this was a different game entering the fourth quarter, with the Celtics leading 98-91.
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The Celtics’ reserve bigs inched the lead back into double digits, as Kornet connected on a pair of free throws and Tillman hit a midrange jumper. White continued his electric night by cashing in on his seventh three-pointer of the evening, extending a 8-0 Boston run and forcing a timeout from Jazz coach Will Hardy.
Matters did not improve for the Jazz when play resumed. The Celtics tacked on a two-pointer from Hauser and a pair of threes from Holiday, and Utah continued to struggle to find the bottom of the net. The Jazz went scoreless through the first 6.5 minutes of the quarter, and when they finally broke the drought, the Celtics led by 20. From there, the conclusion of the game was perfunctory.
Next up, the Celtics return home to face off with the Phoenix Suns for the second time in a week, this Thursday at 7:30 PM EST on TNT.
BEACH BASH Head to Revere for its fifth annual Beach Pride Celebration. The outdoor seaside party — in case of rain, revelers will relocate to the Marriott’s Springhill Suites — will feature face-painting, a photo booth, and live DJ and drag performances. Bring your (most sand-friendly) dancing shoes. June 28, 1-6 p.m. Free. Waterfront Square, 500 Ocean Ave, Revere. revere.org
Revere Beach celebrates Pride month.Handout
DANCING QUEENSSomerville returns for their annual “Big Gay Dance Party,” featuring drag performances, music from DJ Live, and LGBTQ organizations tabling. This year’s event is themed “Gender Euphoria,” and the organizers encourage guests to dress up whatever makes the feel the most like themselves. June 27, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Union Square Plaza, 90 Union Sq., Somerville. somervilleartscouncil.org/events
PRIDE RIDE Bike lovers, put on your helmets for a community ride celebrating Pride. The Cycle Loft shop hosts a cruise down Vine Brook and Minuteman Bikeway. They will also offer free snacks, drinks, stickers, and temporary tattoos. June 7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Free. Cycle Loft, 43 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington. trekbikes.com/cycle-loft
ZOO-TIFUL Spend a family day among giraffes, red pandas, flamingos and more. In celebration of Father’s Day, dads will get in for free to the Stone Zoo and Franklin Park Zoo. Tickets are required for all other attendees and can be purchased online or in person. June 21, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Free for fathers. Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd. and Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St., Stoneham. zoonewengland.org
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A baby Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra nuzzles with his mother at the Franklin Park Zoo.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
DRAWINGS FOR DADNeed a no-cost (but from the heart) present for pops? Head to the Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library for their Father’s Day Crafts event. The library will provide all materials to make cards and other paper crafts. June 20, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library, 35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park. bpl.bibliocommons.com/events
SYMPHONIC SUNDAY Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) hosts a free Father’s Day Concert at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. Conducted by BMOP artistic director Gil Rose, the ensemble will play works composed by modern American composers, including “Miami Variations” from Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec, “History of the World” by John Aylward, and Avner Dorman’s concerto “Inner Fire,” featuring cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper. June 21, 7-9 p.m. Free. Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, 30 Gainsborough St. bmop.org
Boston Modern Orchestra holds a Father’s Day performance at Jordan Hall.Handout
FOOD FEST For the foodie fathers, head over to the Rose Kennedy Greenway for an Asian Food Festival. Attendees can purchase street food, bubble tea, desserts, grilled items, and a variety of other items from different Asian cultures. The event will also feature free entertainment, including Taekwondo demonstrations, cultural dance performances, and a guest Japanese singer. For brewery lovers, the event will also feature a beer garden from Thai company Singha Beer featuring games and merchandise giveaways. June 20, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and June 21, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Rose Kennedy Greenway. rosekennedygreenway.org
FAMILY FUN Enjoy the warmer weather at MIT Open Space’s summer party. The outdoor event will feature free soft serve ice cream, herb planting with a horticulturist, a drop-in sketching activity with Blue Mouse Gallery art school, and a performance from the Continuum Dance Project. June 24, 12-2 p.m. Free. Kendall/MIT Open Space, 292 Main St., Cambridge. openspace.mit.edu
MIT Open Space hosts a summer party.Noah Phoenix
BANDS AND BREWS Bask inthe sunshine with live music, cornhole, and Giant Jenga at Sam Summer Saturdays. Each week, a musician will take the stage at the Samuel Adams Boston Brewery beer garden. Artists scheduled to perform this month include Pittsfield singer-songwriter Autumn Phoenix (June 6 and 27) and R&B and soul artist Tenille Ja’Nae (June 13 and 20). For seasonal eat and drink, attendees can purchase burgers, hot dogs, and Samuel Adams summer ale. Multiple dates, 1-4 p.m. Free. Samuel Adams Boston Brewery, 30 Germania St. samadamsbostonbrewery.com
Sam Adams Boston Brewery hosts free live music this summer.gene buonaccorsi
ANCHORS AWAY For the aspiring sea captains in your life, Charlestown Marina and Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina invite families to board a ship, make nautical bracelets, and meet representatives from local sailing schools and clubs during their Massachusetts Kids Boating and Fishing Week celebrations. Attendees at Charlestown Marina can also enjoy hot dogs, hamburgers, and chips. Charlestown Marina: June 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Pier 6, 1 8th St. Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina: June 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 256 Marginal St. Free. masskidsboatingday.org
Charlestown Marina and Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina host a family boating event.Handout
SUMMER SOLSTICE Mount Auburn Cemetery celebrates the longest day of the year with meditations, live music, and more. Throughout the day, the cemetery will host both free and ticketed activities. No-cost events include an outdoor meditation in the facility’s Hazel Dell (registration required) and a bat net demonstration from Tufts University biology instructor Dr. Chris Richardson. The celebration ends with a pay-what-you-can performance of Celtic and Middle Eastern inspired music from guitarist Ira Klein, the cemetery’s artist in residence, and fiddle player Cate Byrne. June 21, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Free. Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge. mountauburn.org
Mount Auburn Cemetery hosts a summer solstice celebration.Billy Hickey
GREENWAY GAINS The Rose Kennedy Greenway becomes a free fitness hub this season. From parkour to children’s yoga, the park offers something for everyone. Additional classes include mat pilates, Zumba, yoga, barre, and HIIT workouts. Multiple dates and locations. Free. rosekennedygreenway.org
The Rose Kennedy Greenway hosts a variety of free fitness classes.Nicole Marie Photography
WATERSIDE WORKOUTS Put on your gym clothes and head to South Boston for a waterfront fitness workout. Sessions include dance workouts, yoga (bring your own mat), and revamp training, a method that combines resistance band exercises, cardio dance, and bodyweight workouts. Multiple dates, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. 9 World Trade Center Ave. massport.com/community/events
PARK SERIES During the summer, Boston Parks hosts daily outdoor fitness classes in locations like the Frog Pond, Hynes Playground, and Christopher Columbus Park. Workouts include yoga, Zumba, dance fitness, strength training, and tai chi. Multiple dates and locations. Free, registration recommended. boston.gov/events
Boston Parks hosts chair yoga during their summer fitness series.Boston Parks and Recreation Department
SUFFOLK DOWNS SWEAT The Blue Line Flex series returns to Suffolk Downs. From June to September, the Yard at Beachmont Square will host a variety of fitness classes every Tuesday and Thursday from local fitness studios and instructors. Offerings include pilates, yoga, boxing, cardio dance, and high intensity interval training. Saturday sessions will also feature music from a DJ. Multiple dates, Tuesdays, 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Free, registration required. The Yard at Beachmont Square, 10 Suffolk Downs Blvd., Revere. atsuffolkdowns.com
Annie Sarlin can be reached at annie.sarlin@globe.com. Follow her on Instagram @anniesarlinjournalism.
When Priscilla R. Mafalda left for Florida last week, she sounded exhausted but happy.
“Friend, I’m very tired, but thank God I’m finally taking some vacation time. I’m going to Florida,” she told her work friend, Thaiz Ramos, on Thursday.
Ramos said Mafalda promised she would call when she arrived.
“I am still waiting for that call,” Ramos said Sunday afternoon, “because part of me still cannot believe she is gone.”
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Mafalda, 25, of Worcester, was identified over the weekend as the fifth person killed in the devastating Interstate 95 crash in Virginia that also claimed the lives of four members of the Doncev family from Greenfield, Massachusetts. Authorities said Mafalda was traveling in a separate vehicle, a Chevrolet Suburban, when it was struck by a passenger bus that failed to slow for traffic near a work zone.
Friends say Mafalda, who was born in Inhapim, Brazil, had built a life in Massachusetts. A GoFundMe, which refers to her as Priscilla Ramos, no relation to Thaiz Ramos, was created after her death and says relatives are raising money to return her body to Brazil for burial.
The GoFundMe said that her husband, Igor Ernesto, was also in the vehicle and hospitalized. Mafalda’s family and GoFundMe organizers could not immediately be reached for comment.
By Sunday , over $14,000 was raised.
Ramos worked with Mafalda for years at a Massachusetts house-cleaning company. She described her as “one of the kindest and hardest-working people I have ever known.”
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Virginia State Police said the crash happened around 2:35 a.m. Friday in Stafford County, when a bus traveling from New York to North Carolina struck slowed traffic near a work zone, setting off a chain-reaction collision impacting Mafalda’svehicle. It forced her vehicle into the Doncev family’s Acura SUV and several others. The bus driver has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with additional charges pending.
This is a developing story.
Sarah Rahal can be reached at sarah.rahal@globe.com. Follow her on X @SarahRahal_ or Instagram @sarah.rahal.
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The MLB action continues on Sunday as the Boston Red Sox visit the Cleveland Guardians.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in for the first pitch.
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What time is Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians?
First pitch between the Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, May 31.
How to watch Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians on Sunday
All times Eastern and accurate as of Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 6:32 a.m.
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Matchup: BOS at CLE
Date: Sunday, May 31
Time: 1:40 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
TV: Guardians.TV and NESN
Streaming: MLB.TV on Fubo
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MLB scores, results
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