Celtics Wrap: Jayson Tatum Leads Cakewalk Victory Over Jazz

Celtics Wrap: Jayson Tatum Leads Cakewalk Victory Over Jazz

Celtics Wrap: Jayson Tatum Leads

Cakewalk Victory Over Jazz At TD

Garden on Friday, the Boston

Celtics thrashed the Utah Jazz, 126-97.

The Celtics increased their record to 27-7

with the victory, while the Jazz fell to 16-

20.Here is the complete box score.

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY

Boston annihilated Utah right out of the

gate and never looked back.

The Jazz, coming off a 154-point

offensive outburst, were unable to find

their shooting stroke or challenge the

Celtics’ double-digit advantage

throughout the game. Utah didn’t help

itself either, giving up 26 fastbreak

points to Boston and making 18 mistakes.

That made Will Hardy, the new head

coach of the Jazz, and former Boston

assistant Kelly Olynyk, the center for the

Celtics, have a rough “welcome back.”

With a game-high 30 points, Jayson

Tatum spearheaded an overpowering

Celtics offense and made sure the Jazz

couldn’t rally back. After consecutive

double-digit scoring quarters in the

second and third, the 25-year-old took a

well-earned break in the fourth.

Until the very end, the reserve unit held

the fort and the lead. Sam Hauser scored

13 points, five of which came from the

bench, and drew five rebounds to finish with a plus-17 in 23 minutes.

Boston, now 17 games in at TD Garden, remains the only undefeated NBA team at home.

 

STARS OF THE GAME

— Tatum provided an elite three

quarters, finishing with his 14th 30-plus-

point performance this season, shooting

6-of-12 from the field with nine rebounds and five assists.

— Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points on

seven shot attempts while grabbing five rebounds.

— Utah’s Lauri Markkanen supplied the

Jazz with 17 points, going 7-for-16 from

the field with five rebounds and five assists.

WAGER WATCH

The four-time All-Star cleared the +430

odds given by FanDuel Sportsbook to

shoot five or more 3-pointers by the

beginning of the fourth quarter. Tatum

would have paid out $530 total for a $100 wager.

UP NEXT

The Celtics will next head for the road to

take on the Indiana Pacers. Tip-off from

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

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