Preview the Boston Celtics' NBA matchup with San Antonio, including live stream, TV channel, odds, and game information.

The Celtics have diminished from recent years. Jayson Tatum’s Achilles tear and the roster turnover that followed it had an effect, but Boston is still deep and plays like it. That mitigates some of the back-to-back worries, though they are still plenty baked into odds.

Here are four takeaways from the Celtics’ loss on Saturday night:

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs beat the Boston Celtics on the road, 100-95. Victor Wembanyama led the team with 21 points in 26 minutes off the bench.

The Boston Celtics (24-13) finish up a home back-to-back with five wins in their last six games as they host the San Antonio Spurs (26-11) at TD Garden on Saturday night.

The Celtics had their chances against the Spurs, but they couldn’t close Saturday at TD Garden. It was the Victor Wembanyama show for stretches as the Spurs pulled away 100-95 over the C’s in an impressive road victory.

"It's the same s*** every time we play a good team. It's like they refuse to make the calls and they call touch calls on the other end."