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Celtics Wrap: Boston’s Complete Performance Plays Huge Vs. Jazz
The C's remain in the win column

NESN by Gio Rivera

The Boston Celtics defeated the Utah Jazz, 122-114, notching a second straight win, Friday night at TD Garden.

The Celtics improved to 54-24 while the Jazz fell to 36-41.

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Celtics, who hosted a lackluster Jazz team, capitalized on the opportunity to remain in the win column, which they’ve previously struggled to do since the NBA All-Star break. To put it simply, they delivered a complete four quarters of top-tier basketball, and it paid off in the end.

And while it wouldn’t be a 41-point differential like Thursday night’s against the Milwaukee Bucks, the C’s didn’t take their foot off the gas and allow the Jazz to battle back. The Celtics assembled a 12-2 run with three minutes to spare in the third quarter, which proved to be the foundation of Boston’s runaway push to the finish line.

Despite being outscored in the paint severely, 68-46, the Celtics connected on 17 outside shot attempts at a 33.3% rate while snagging a spare 19 points off 18 Jazz turnovers.

Malcolm Brogdon and Grant Williams combined for 32 of the reserve units’ 34 total points, also knocking down six 3-point attempts and dishing out nine assists.

STARS OF THE GAME
— Jayson Tatum led the charge, scoring 39 points while also grabbing 11 rebounds to record his 31st double-double of the season. Tatum shot an efficient 12-of-16 from the field, including 5-of-7 from 3-point territory.

— Talen Horton-Tucker helped Utah toward a competitive bid for the better part of the night, scoring 24 points with eight rebounds and seven assists.

— Derrick White added 17 points and grabbed two rebounds with as many assists, including a block.

WAGER WATCH
FanDuel Sportsbook set the over/under of Blake Griffin’s rebound total at 5.5 with +110 odds on the Over. Griffin, who got the start, grabbed six rebounds by halftime, easily clearing those odds. A $100 wager placed on the six-time All-Star would’ve resulted in a $210 total payout.

UP NEXT
The Celtics will prepare to face off against fellow Eastern Conference rival, the Philadelphia 76ers, on Tuesday night for a regular season series finale. Boston will go for the 4-0 sweep. Tipoff from Wells Fargo Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.

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Fingers crossed. JT seems to have his three point shot back and I think he's finishing stronger at the hoop,too.

You see, MIL, how easy it is to win B2B?!! And heck, we weren't even at full strength on the 2nd game!!!....Idiots. Coach Bud back to his usual tricks. It's going to cost them again when it counts. I really hope PHI wins tonight then we crush them Tuesday. Jeez, we almost have a week off!!! OK, just a couple of days, but we can't complain and come in and lay an egg. PHI pretty much has to win this game. What a stab in the heart it would be to sweep them during the regular season and then turn around and sweep them in the playoffs if we meet. The Project will be fulfilled.

Enjoy the time off with some practice, Boston!

db

Gotta luv the hustle that Blake provides every time he's called upon. He is an instigator. This is the type of player Danny Ainge always wanted on his teams. I don't know how much he will play in the playoffs, but he has already contributed greatly to this team by always being ready and playing hard and selfless. Kudos to Blake!!!

Friday Happy Hour interfered with the game.

Yep, gotta love Blake. 12 rebounds, 5 offensive, 5 assists and 2 turnovers and, I'm sure, no shortage of instigation. Celtics17 said Danny loved instigators. So did Red. He said one of the reasons why he loved Danny is because he was an instigator. Same with Jungle Jim Loscutoff. And at this point in Blake's career he just doesn't GAF, and that makes him a very dangerous opponent. More Tommy Points this year than anybody else on the team, and that's saying a lot when you have Marcus Smart as a teammate. He rarely, if ever, has impressive boxscores anymore even when he gets the minutes to rack them up but I still enjoy watching Blake Griffin play.




One more point and Jayson Tatum would own outright the single season Celtic record for most 40+ point games.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401469307


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Celtics17 wrote:Gotta luv the hustle that Blake provides every time he's called upon. He is an instigator. This is the type of player Danny Ainge always wanted on his teams. I don't know how much he will play in the playoffs, but he has already contributed greatly to this team by always being ready and playing hard and selfless. Kudos to Blake!!!

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With his hustle and penchant for doing the dirty work, he has earned playing time IMHO. Let Joe figure it out, tell me we couldn’t use that kind of ferocity 10-12 minutes a game?

Just found this video of Blake and former Providence College star Kris Dunn going at it.  Dunn got T'd up and Blake laughed at him.

It's clear why his teammates love him, especially Marcus Smart.  He pisses our opponents off.




Bob

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Paypack win in yet another game with missing players on both sides.  

Here is a question.  Should Blake be the Celtics main big rotation guy?

bobheckler wrote:Friday Happy Hour interfered with the game.

Yep, gotta love Blake.  12 rebounds, 5 offensive, 5 assists and 2 turnovers and, I'm sure, no shortage of instigation.  Celtics17 said Danny loved instigators.  So did Red.  He said one of the reasons why he loved Danny is because he was an instigator.  Same with Jungle Jim Loscutoff.  And at this point in Blake's career he just doesn't GAF, and that makes him a very dangerous opponent.  More Tommy Points this year than anybody else on the team, and that's saying a lot when you have Marcus Smart as a teammate.  He rarely, if ever, has impressive boxscores anymore even when he gets the minutes to rack them up but I still enjoy watching Blake Griffin play.




One more point and Jayson Tatum would own outright the single season Celtic record for most 40+ point games.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401469307


Bob


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Yes Bob, Red always wanted instigators and he passed that knowledge to Danny. Seems like Brad Stevens may have got the message. It's important to have these type of players on your team to be successful. We have a couple on this team, Marcus and Blake leading the way. These guys are team first and make winning plays.