After a blowout win over the Detroit Pistons that 1) affirmed the Celtics as the very best staff with the very best report within the league and a couple of) the nice vibes within the locker room, a lot of the staff will get pleasure from some R&R throughout All-Star break to heal up some nagging accidents earlier than the house stretch in the direction of the playoffs.
“We all know that after we come again, the whole lot we do is for a motive and a goal,” Blake Griffin stated after getting the beginning Wednesday night time and ending with 9 factors, 5 rebounds, and a well-earned parquet burn. “We gotta be sharp with twenty-something video games left. It’s time to essentially lock in and begin getting ready.”
In fact, not everyone on the Celtics is heading to a sandy seaside for the one-week layoff. On Friday night time, you’ll be able to catch the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celeb Sport at 7 pm EST on ESPN and the Jordan Rising Stars Sport at 9 pm EST on TNT.
Jayson Tatum was voted an All-Star starter in Sunday’s festivities in Salt Lake Metropolis and he’ll additionally compete on State Farm All-Star Saturday Evening within the Three-Level Contest. NBA TV will carry the All-Stars apply reside at 1 pm EST. At 4 pm, the NBA’s HBCU Basic that includes Grambling State College and Southern College might be on NBA TV, ESPN 2, and TNT. Saturday night time kicks off at 8 pm on TNT with the Kia Abilities Problem adopted by the Starry Three-Level Shootout and AT&T Slam Dunk Contest.
Regardless of lacking the final 4 video games with a facial fracture, Jaylen Brown may also be heading to Utah to rep Boston together with Joe Mazzulla and the teaching employees within the ASG. Sunday kicks off at 3 pm with the G-League Subsequent Up Sport, the All-Star Draft at 7:30 pm EST, and the 72nd NBA All-Star Sport at 8:30 pm EST pitting Crew LeBron and Crew Giannis lead by Mazzulla and co.
This received’t be the primary time that Jayson Tatum has participated in All-Star Saturday Evening. In his sophomore season, he received the Abilities Problem on this half court docket heave over Trae Younger in 2019:
And in 2021, he and Brown competed within the Three-Level Contest the place Tatum made it to the second spherical, however finally misplaced to Steph Curry. Tatum is attempting to turn into simply the third Celtic to ever win the occasion; Larry Chicken famously received the primary three in ‘86, ‘87, and ‘88 and Paul Pierce took dwelling the trophy in 2010.
Our associates at DraftKings have Tatum (35.7 3FG%) as a +500 to win this yr. Right here’s the remainder of the sphere, their three-point subject aim share this season, and DK odds:
Damian Lillard, Portland Path Blazers (37.2%) +425Buddy Hield, Indiana Pacers (42.6%) +425Kevin Huerter, Sacramento Kings (39.2%) +550Tyler Herro, Miami Warmth (36.9%) +550Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers (39.9%) +600Julius Randle, New York Knicks (33.8%) +650Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz (41.3%) +700
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