The Celtics won at Portland on Tuesday night, 116-115, and is there any doubt that they would’ve lost this game if it had been played a few weeks ago? After being the league’s worst fourth-quarter team for at least half the season, they’ve turned it around. The Cs have won six of their last seven, largely by out-executing their opponents in crunch time.
Boston had 30 assists, made 15 threes and got to the free throw line more than Portland – all that being usually the right recipe for success.
Jayson Friggin’ Tatum
Last night at halftime, Tatum had just 7 points after attempting only 5 shots – not much involvement for the player with a 29.