The Celtics (52-19) won their 5th in a row overall and improved to a season-high 33 games over .500 with Sunday's 129-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland. The Celtics have won 6 in a row over the Trail Blazers and 6 straight in Portland. The Celtics last loss at Porland came in November of 2018. ----- Scoring Leaders: Jayson Tatum scored 24 of his team-high 30 in the 2nd Half. Tatum had 9 Rebounds and 9 Assists. Sam Hauser was in the starting lineup and hit 8 3's and scored 24. Derrick White contributed 17 Points and 8 Assists. Payton Pritchard was in the starting lineup for the 1st time this season and hit 4 3's and scored 16 in his return home to Oregon. Luke Kornet had 13 off the Bench. -----
The Celtics (52-19) won their 5th in a row overall and improved to a season-high 33 games over .500 with Sunday's 129-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland. The Celtics have won 6 in a row over the Trail Blazers and 6 straight in Portland. The Celtics last loss at Porland came in November of 2018.
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Scoring Leaders: Jayson Tatum scored 24 of his team-high 30 in the 2nd Half. Tatum had 9 Rebounds and 9 Assists. Sam Hauser was in the starting lineup and hit 8 3's and scored 24. Derrick White contributed 17 Points and 8 Assists. Payton Pritchard was in the starting lineup for the 1st time this season and hit 4 3's and scored 16 in his return home to Oregon. Luke Kornet had 13 off the Bench.
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No Go For Jaylen: Jaylen Brown missed his 3rd straight game (4th game missed over the last 5 Games) with a bone bruise (posterior impingement) in his right knee. Brown will be reevaluated on Monday. With Sunday's win, the Celtics are now 12-3 with Brown out of the starting lineup. Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday were also held out.
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#'s of the Night: The Celtics had 102 points thru the 1st 3 Quarters. Boston's scored 90 or more thru 3 Quarters 33 times this season and 100 or more thru 3 Quarters for the 8th time this season. The Celtics recorded 31 Assists in the win and are now 18-1 on the season when recorded 30 or more Assists. The Celtics hit 23 3's and are now 19-3 when hitting 20 or more 3's in a game for the season.
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1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics show 54.5% from the field and were up 10 after the 1st Quarter and up 13 at Halftime. Boston had 18 Assists on 24 made Field Goals and only 4 Turnovers in the 1st-Half. Sam Hauser hit 5 3s and led the Celtics with 15 Points in the opening half. Derrick White added 13 Points. The 1st-Quarter had 6 lead changes in the 1st Quarter, but the Celtics never trailed during the 2nd Quarter. 8 different Celtics scored in the 1st Quarter.
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Up Next: Boston moves on to Sacramento for a match-up against the Kings Monday night. The Kings beat the Celtics by 17 at TD Garden on January 10. Sacramento lost at home to the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night and have lost 6 of 8. The Celtics conclude the trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, March 31.
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