• Kristaps Porzingis played 28 minutes in the victory over the “Rockets” (145:113), during which he scored 17 points (1p. 2/2, 2p. 3/6, 3p. 3/5), grabbed seven rebounds , gave five assists, three blocks and an interception. Furthermore, he has two errors, three notes and a positive +/- indicator (+23).
Porzingis served DIMES tonight
*Watch the entire video pic.twitter.com/I6MDMckJUM
— Marc D’Amico (@Marc_DAmico) January 14, 2024
• In the last meeting between the two teams, which took place in March 2023, the Rockets beat the Celtics 111-109. At the time, Boston wasn’t saved even by Jaylen Brown’s 43 points.
• The Celtics won halftime 69-58 at a sold-out TD Garden. In this part of the match there were 11 changes in leadership, while the result on the scoreboard was a draw eight times.
• Porzingis, the scorer of 12 points and the game’s leading scorer, should be a highlight in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Jayson Tatum scored 15 points for the Rockets, helping Boston finish the half with 11 points.
• Jaylen Brown was great in the third quarter. He made seven of 10 shots, finishing the quarter with 21 points. Boston won the quarter 43-28, but led 112-86 before the final 12 minutes.
• Considering that the fate of the game was already decided, the league leaders Celtics played little or nothing in the final quarter – Porzingis did not take the field.
• Boston built on its lead the rest of the way, winning the game 145-113. It was the Celtics’ 19th home win this season, putting them at 19-0 at home.
• It is interesting to note that this season the “Celtics” played three games in which at least 145 points were scored. This is the best repeated result in the team’s history. There were more such matches only in 1959/60. in a season in which at least 145 points were scored four times.
Most 145-point games in a Celtics season:
4 – 1959-60
3 – 1960-61
3 – 1961-62
3 – 1962-63
3 – 2023-24 (with more than half a season to go)— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) January 14, 2024
• Braun with 32 points (1p. 6/10, 2p. 7/9, 3p. 4/6) was the most productive player of the match. He also had six rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Tatum finished with 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while reserve Peyton Pritchard scored 19 points.
• Alperen Shengun had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in the loss. Cam Whitmore scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Celtics in the next three games
DateTime Opponent 16.01.02:30 away against the “Raptors” 18.01.02:30 at home against the “Spurs” 20.01.02:30 at home against the “Nuggets”
2024-01-14 04:23:00
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