Episode 2297
The Celtics (50-19) won their 3rd in a row and improved to a season-high 31 games over .500 with Tuesday night's (104-96) win over the Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden. The Celtics sweep the season series from the Nets and have won 8 straight meetings with Brooklyn.
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Scoring Leaders: Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics with 25 Points and 13 Rebounds. Baylor Scheierman hit a 3 at the buzzer to end the 3rd Quarter and he ended up hitting 4 3's in the 4th Quarter enroute to a career-high 20 Points off the bench. Derrick White hit 3 3's and finished with 18 Points. Payton Pritchard hit 3 3's and scored 10 off the bench.
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No Tatum. No Brown. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum both missed Tuesday's game against the Nets. It's the 1st time this season that both Brown and Tatum were held out of the same game.
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#'s of the Night: The Celtics reached 50 Regular Season wins for the 4th straight season and for the 37th time in franchise history with the win over the Nets. Boston improves to 14-0 this season when holding their opponent below 100 Points. The 44 Points in the 1st Half tied for the 2nd fewest points in the opening Half this season.
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1st-Half Nuggets: The Nets led by 5 after the 1st Quarter and by 5 at the Half. Boston went shot 36% from the field over the 1st 24 minutes and were 6-for-24 on 3's. The Nets had just 3 turnovers in the 1st Half. Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics with 14 Points in the 1st Half.
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Up Next: The Celtics open up a 6-Game Road Trip against the Utah Jazz on Friday. Boston will play the Trail Blazers and Kings on back-to-back nights Sunday and Monday. The Celtics conclude the trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, March 31.
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