119-109: Underrated Celtics beat Grizzlies with 21 3-pointers

Several celtics Decimated by injuries rampant this Sunday boston (119-109) to memphis grizzlies In a very close game where a triple was decisive: 21 for the locals vs. 12 for the visitors.

The Celtics (41-16) beat the Grizzlies (34-22) to extend their fourth straight win.

At home, Derrick White had a 23-point, 3-rebound, 10-assist double-double, while Robert Williams III had a 10-point, 16-rebound, 3-assist, 1-steal double-double.

Celtics: Sam Hauser (20 points), Al Horford (16 points, 9 rebounds), Jayson Tatum (16 points), Peyton Pritchard (12 points), Grant Williams (10 points), Mike・Six of Mascara (10 points) scored 10 points or more.

Ja Morant had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the visitors. Desmond Bain scored 18 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 15 points, Brandon Clarke scored 14 points and Dillon Brooks scored 11 points.

Spain’s Santi Aldama had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 27:30.

Boston didn’t count as some of their regular starters were injured, including Jaylen Brown, Malcolm Brogdon, Marcus Smart and Italy’s Danilo Gallinari.

Memphis has withdrawn Jake Larrabia, New Zealand’s Steven Adams, Kenneth Lofton Jr., Ziaire Williams and David Roddy.

This year, the Celtics are celebrating their legend, Boston’s 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell, who passed away last July, who would have turned 89 today.

The visitors took the lead early in the game, but two dunks from Tatum, who scored the first triple, and eight points from Hauser in five minutes gave the hosts a brief lead on the scoreboard. bottom.

Power forward Mike Mascara, who debuted for the Celtics on Friday after being traded from Oklahoma City, dove onto the field and missed two straight 3-pointers.

Struggling to punch holes on offense and a messy defense left the Eastern Conference leaders still out of the game and trailing by nine points.

Then Muscara scored the first triple and the great little Pritchard, also coming off the bench, hit two clean shots in half an hour from outside the ring to even the scores at the end of the first quarter. (26-28).

Pritchard led the Celtics with his third three-shooter early in the second quarter.

After Clarke’s powerful two-handed dunk, they started widening the gap again.

A second 3-pointer from Mascara, a free throw from Tatum and another 3-pointer from Hauser tied the game at 39 as Aldama missed everything he tried except a hunting rebound.

White hit a triple and free throw while Tatum made an unstoppable raid to give the Celtics a 10-point lead.

A Horford 3-pointer, Williams III’s magical array whoop, Tatum’s four free throws and White’s another 3-pointer made it 61-48 at halftime.

The Celtics scored 12 of 24 tries while the Grizzlies hit only 4 of 19.

The rest were better suited to the visitors, and though they tied at 63 before reaching the middle of the third segment, nothing happened to the Celtics, missing eight consecutive shots.

A further triple from Hauser gave the Celtics momentum and fell into the abyss and never held their own, but Morant was one of his electric moments and a tackle from Clark They put the Grizzlies in the lead (74-75) and finished with 2.40 remaining. Third quarter.

The Celtics were able to recover from a hard-fought battle to take a slight lead on the scoreboard at the end of the penultimate quarter (82-81).

The final segment, as if it were the final minutes of the finals, began a ferocious debate by both teams, with fans at TD Garden screaming to cheer their teams on.

Hauser’s sixth triple, Grant Williams’ dunk and White’s fourth-of-three triple gave them an eight-point lead over the Celtics with a quarter to go (99-91).

Spain’s Aldama made 3-of-3 free throws and a triple in seconds and Morant continued his magic, but the Celtics couldn’t fault Bill Russell’s anniversary and it was clear in the final minutes. won a certain but controversial victory (119-109).