Coming off a 40-point blowout win over the Golden State Warriors, the Celtics continued their west coast highway journey towards the Los Angeles Clippers (24-18) and Boston’s first journey to the Intuit Dome was a profitable one as they defeated the Clippers 117-113 in time beyond regulation.
Jaylen Brown (25), Jayson Tatum (24), and Derrick White (20) mixed for 69 factors to steer the Celtics, however tonight was all about Jaden Springer. Springer scored 8 factors, compelled 4 steals, and hit the dagger in time beyond regulation to provide the Celtics the win. Boston doesn’t win this sport with out Springer’s contributions and he actually impressed tonight.
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Jayson Tatum began the scoring for Boston with a 3 and the Celtics offense was clicking early as they began the sport 5-5 taking pictures.
The Clippers weren’t deterred by the Celtics scorching begin, matching Boston’s scoring even with most of their beginning lineup out with accidents. Derrick Jones Jr. was the principle supply of LA’s offense, scoring 17 factors within the first quarter.
With Vacation, Horford, and Porzingis out on this sport, Baylor Scheierman and Jordan Walsh obtained early first quarter minutes for the Celtics. Jayson Tatum and Sam Hauser each scored 9 factors, but it surely was the Clippers who lead after the primary quarter 34-33. The Clippers couldn’t miss within the quarter, taking pictures 60% from the sector.
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Jordan Walsh had a great begin to the second quarter, hitting a 3 and battle for offensive rebounds. The Clippers continued to hit each shot they took as Bones Hyland and Amir Coffey couldn’t miss.
Boston continued to commerce buckets with LA led by Derrick White, who made a deep three with a hand in his face and on the following possession, obtained the steal that led to a wide-open dunk.
Amir Coffey continued to hit each contested midrange shot he took and the Clippers took benefit of some sloppy play by the Celtics to maintain it shut. Boston was capable of take a 60-59 lead at halftime and Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 13 factors, punctuated with this monster dunk over Mo Bamba.
Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser had a scorching a primary half as effectively, each scoring 12 factors. Brown shot 5-8 whereas Hauser shot 4-5 from three. Derrick Jones Jr. led the Clippers with 19 factors on 8-11 taking pictures and Amir Coffey scored 14 factors off the bench.
Boston shot the ball effectively within the first half, taking pictures 49% from the sector and 36% from three, nonetheless they let LA shoot even higher. The Clippers shot 57% from the sector and 43% from three with most of their factors coming off of lengthy contested midrange pictures.
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Sam Hauser and Jaylen Brown continued their scorching taking pictures to begin the third quarter. Hauser hit his fifth three of the night time to open the second half scoring for Boston whereas Jaylen Brown had back-to-back possessions with a tricky midrange jumper and a behind the again dribble to get the bucket for a layup.
Kevin Porter Jr. responded with 13 factors of his personal within the third quarter as he was capable of get any shot he needed and helped the Clippers take their largest lead of the night time.
Jaden Springer checked in with about 4 minutes to go within the third quarter and performed some ferocious protection. Springer compelled three steals and it began to gradual the Clippers offense down.
Even with Springer’s protection the Celtics trailed 84-81 on the finish of the third quarter. Boston’s offense execution fell off a cliff within the third quarter as they shot 5-16 from the sector and 1-7 from three as a staff.
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Each groups continued to commerce baskets to begin the fourth quarter, however Derrick White led the Celtics on a 15-2 run to retake the lead whereas the Clippers began to seem like they had been working out of fuel. Jaden Springer continued to be the X-factor on this sport, placing the clamps on Kevin Porter Jr. and drive him into one other steal.
The Clippers wouldn’t go away whereas the Celtics offense began to stagnate till who else however Jaden Springer hit an enormous nook three and Jayson Tatum hit a fadeaway three to provide the Celtics a 6-point lead with two minutes to go.
Derrick Jones Jr. got here down on the opposite finish, obtained fouled by Jaylen Brown and obtained hit within the head by Derrick White which led to a technical foul. Coffey hit the technical free throw and Jones Jr. made one in all two to make it a 4-point sport with 1:22 left.
Jaylen Brown hit two free throws and Terance Mann matched with a layup. Brown missed a shot, however Springer as soon as once more defended Porter Jr. and compelled him right into a miss. Then in a complicated play, Brown held the ball to empty the clock, however hooked Mann to get round him, leading to an offensive foul and Clippers ball with 19.6 seconds left.
After a Clippers timeout Amir Coffey threw down a dunk to make it a 2-point sport with 12 seconds left. Out of a Celtics timeout, White inbounded it to Brown within the nook and was instantly double teamed. He then proceeded to throw the ball away the place it was picked off by Derrick Jones Jr. who made a layup to tie the sport with 4.2 seconds to go. Boston didn’t get a shot off and the sport went to time beyond regulation on extra terrible late sport execution by the Celtics.
Derrick White, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown all hit threes within the first two minutes of time beyond regulation. The Clippers magic appeared to expire as they might not hit a shot to save lots of their life however the Celtics couldn’t bury the dagger. Porter Jr. hit a midrange jumper and Jones Jr. hit one other three to chop the Celtics result in 2 with 56 seconds left.
The Celtics got here down on the opposite finish, Tatum kicked it to the nook and located the person of the hour Jaden Springer who splashed an enormous three with 34 seconds to go.
All Boston needed to do was not permit a 3 out of the Clippers timeout. Then virtually on cue Amir Coffey made an and-1 layup, made the free throw, and lower the Celtics result in 3 with 30 seconds left. The Celtics drained the clock down and located Neemias Queta for a layup to seal the win for Boston.
The Celtics subsequent sport is on Thursday January twenty third, as part of a back-to-back with the Los Angeles Lakers.
