Celtics POSTCAST- Jayson Tatum Leads Team Effort in Win over Spurs
The Celtics (39-16) returned home to TD Garden Wednesday night and beat the San Antonio Spurts, (116-103). With the win, the Celtics have won 3 in a row and 7 of 8. The Celtics were once again without Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday. Their were 3 lead changes in the 1st Quarter, but the Celtics never trailed from the 2nd Quarter on. ----- Scoring Leaders: Jayson Tatum 21 in 1st Half and finished with a Game-High 32 in the win. Tatum also had 13 Rebounds & 7 Assists. Kristaps Porzingis hit 3 3's and scored 29. Derrick White added 19 Points, 9 Assists & 7 Rebounds. .Sam Hauser scored 12. Payton Pritchard started the game by going 0-for-7 on 3's, but picked things up and ended up with 10 off the Bench. ----- #'s of the Night: With the win, the Celtics are a season-high 23 Games over .500. The Celtics had 93 Points thru the 1st 3 Quarters and have scored 90 or more thru the 1st 3 Quarters on 27 Occasions (55 Games) this season. The Celtics went 18-for-55 on 3's. The Spurs were 9-for-39 on 3's. -----