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Celtics Clover The Trail Blazers

----- Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 26 points and Payton Pritchard scored 20 as the Boston Celtics defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 124-107 Sunday afternoon at TD Garden in Boston, MA.

Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 26 points and Payton Pritchard scored 20 as the Boston Celtics shot 56% and defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 124-107 Sunday afternoon at TD Garden in Boston.

Dalano Banton led Portland with a game-high 28 points, Scoot Henderson finished with 15 points and eight assists, and Dandre Ayton recorded another double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds on 11-of-23 shooting.

Jabari Walker continued his strong play recording a double-double with 14 points and 18 rebounds.

The Celtics opened up a 13-point lead at 78-65 at the midway point of the third, but Portland responded with a 16-7 run to cut the deficit to four at 85-81.

Boston would take a 93-85 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Celtics opened the fourth on a 19-9 run finished off with back to back threes from Sam Hauser and Xavier Tillman forcing a Blazers timeout with 4:14 remaining, Boston leading 112-94. The Trail Blazers never threatened the rest of the way.

Up Next- The Trail Blazers return home to meet the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.

Chad's Take- Celtics have a one-way ticket to the NBA Finals.


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