Things got interesting between the Celtics and Utah Jazz down the stretch

Both Boston and Utah have very different objectives now. The C's are building momentum toward the playoffs, while Utah seeks to improve its chances at landing the top pick in June's NBA draft.

Boston’s Sam Hauser (left), acknowledges the TD Garden crowd after dropping one of his game-high nine made 3-pointers as part of his career night scoring the ball. Photo by China Wong/Getty Images)

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are competing for an NBA title, while the Utah Jazz are in line for the top pick in June’s NBA draft, aka the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.

For most of their matchup on Monday, both teams kept to the script.

And then the fourth quarter arrived. That’s when things got … interesting.