Sports With Springer: Patriots, Celtics, A Local Coach's Big Win

With their defeat of the Miami Dolphins this past weekend, the New England Patriots finished the regular season with 14 wins and just two losses and are now the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

It's not a bad record for a team that lost its powerhouse tight end Rob Gronkowski to a season-ending injury, and that began the season without its star quarterback, Tom Brady, because of a four-game "Deflategate" suspension.

At the TD Garden, the Celtics beat the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The team is 21-14 so far this season and second in the Atlantic Division. However, a strange incident during introductions for both teams had Celtics' forward Jae Crowder upset after the game. Crowder said he felt disrespected by Boston fans.

Locally, a Shrewsbury basketball coach set a record for the most victories in New England high school basketball history. Coach Bob Foley picked up his 879th career win on Tuesday when St. Johns beat St. Peter-Marian 68-37.

Shira Springer, sports and society reporter for WBUR. She tweets @ShiraSpringer.