Live stream: Celtics 126, Blazers 112

The Boston Celtics (49-22) play against the Portland Trail Blazers (31-39) at Moda Center

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Game Time: 10:00 PM EDT on Friday March 17, 2023

Boston Celtics 126, Portland Trail Blazers 112 (Final)

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Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
1 thru 16 NBA playoff seeding:
1) MIL vs 16) MIN
8) NYK vs 9) BRK
4) DEN vs 13) DAL
5) CLE vs 12) LAC
3) PHI vs 14) GSW
6) SAC vs 11) MIA
2) BOS vs 15) ATL
7) MEM vs 10) PHX
Wonder who wins the Finals in this breakdown. – 1:30 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Marcus Smart on Joe Mazzulla’s urges for the Celtics to get back to the way they want to play: “Just constantly holding us accountable. Doing all the little things. Not getting bored with the little things. Just constantly, every play, making the right play.” – 1:26 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Marcus Smart: “Dame went off. We still were able to keep our poise and respond.” – 1:14 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
In spite of the injuries, the roster construction and the bad vibes early on, the Lakers would be a top-five seed if they didn’t just keep fucking up the last minute of close games.
This has happened against Dallas twice now. It happened against Boston twice. Indy. Portland. – 1:08 AM
Boston Celtics @celtics
Clutch defense led to clutch offense tonight in Portland. nba.com/celtics/news/g…1:08 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Al Horford said Joe Mazzulla “challenged us here to be better as a group, be more focused and really get back to who we are. The group has – we’ve responded.” – 1:07 AM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Next Friday against the Thunder looms as the most important game remaining on the Lakers schedule.
They have the tiebreaker on New Orleans. Utah and Portland are trending out. Get the tiebreaker on OKC and they become a near play-in certainty. Lose and it looks a lot dicier. – 1:05 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Marcus Smart said he threw up a little bit this morning. He said he still feels a little weak but started feeling better later in the day. – 1:04 AM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
OKC now alone in the #9 seed.
All the teams directly above (Wolves), tied (Lakers) or below (Pelicans/Blazers) OKC lost tonight.
Jazz play the Celtics tomorrow.
OKC has a tough 4 game slate coming up: PHX, @ LAC, @ LAC, @ LAL.
But OKC’s next 4 games: @ POR, CHA, DET, @ IND. – 1:01 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Al Horford said there’s “definitely a possibility” that he plays for the first time tomorrow on the second leg of a back to back. – 12:59 AM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Horford said he could play tomorrow – 12:59 AM
Boston Celtics @celtics
JT led the charge all around making him tonight’s @Gatordae Player of the Game ⚡ pic.twitter.com/lQbGQI0ZwD12:50 AM

Boston Celtics @celtics
A Marcus Smart hustle play is tonight’s @JetBlue Play of the Game 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/cdpDkINYOs12:38 AM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Joe Mazzulla: “I just felt like we had that competitive nature again.”
He said the Celtics need to keep that edge. – 12:36 AM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
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Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
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Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
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Come hang out with us on @KOINNews for a special ‘Game On’
See you in a few!! pic.twitter.com/YTr8O0BFWw12:36 AM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Full Court Press Newsletter: Jayson Tatum getting back to “Top-5 Tatum” Status? No Such Luck Against the Blazers sherrod.substack.com/p/jayson-tatum…12:33 AM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Four takeaways as the Celtics improve to 3-1 on their road trip with a big win in Portland masslive.com/celtics/2023/0…12:29 AM
Boston Celtics @celtics
Our job here is done…onto the next ✈ pic.twitter.com/yZB6BMTvTc12:28 AM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics get a key win, beating #Blazers 126-112 despite a brilliant 4Q from Dame Lillard. Tatum 34, Brown 27, Smart 15, White 13, Horford 12; Lillard 41 (25 in 4Q), Simons 17. Thybulle 12, Reddish 10, Watford 10. – 12:28 AM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Celtics win, they maintain a 1-game lead on the 3-seed. – 12:28 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics win 126-112 over the Blazers. Got dicey for a couple minutes, but the C’s got thru some adversity. Jayson Tatum with 34 points, Jaylen Brown with 27. Dame had 41 after he couldn’t hit anything early on. C’s take on the Jazz tomorrow night in Utah. – 12:27 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#Celtics 126 #Blazers 112 FINAL. Lillard’s 25 4Q points barely make a dent. #Celtics can win their 50th tomorrow.
First, we’re live at 12:30 EST on the east coast. @ASherrodblakely joins @John_Zannis & I from Portland: youtube.com/watch?v=2Vpi9M…12:27 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Celtics 126, Blazers 112: FINAL. 41 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds for @Damian Lillard. 17 points, 4 assists for @Anfernee Simons. 12 points for @Matisse Thybulle. 10 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists for @Trendon Watford. – 12:27 AM
StatMuse @statmuse
Tatum tonight:
34 PTS
12 REB
3 STL
Ties Havlicek for the 2nd most 30-point games by a Celtic in a season. pic.twitter.com/H8CxeQST8R12:25 AM

StatMuse @statmuse
Players to average multiple 3s per game on 45+ 3P% in a season after turning 35 years old:
Ray Allen
JJ Redick
Kyle Korver
And now, Al Horford. pic.twitter.com/ha8SWP6s4I12:24 AM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Horford: 12 PTS 5 REB 10 AST on 4/6 FG, 3/4 3PT.
You just can’t say enough about this guy. – 12:20 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Dame back to the line on one of the latest whistles I’ve ever seen. Celtics already had the rebound on the missed shot when it was called. – 12:20 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Horford with a dagger. Big shot. This isn’t like the other shrinking 4Q leads. This is Dame Time, and the C’s absorbed the punch and responded. This is a good win – 12:18 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Horford calls game. Three falls and improves the #Celtics to 3-1 on this road trip, alone in the 2nd seed. #Bucks loss will move Boston within 1.5 games of 1. – 12:18 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Steal on Dame from Smart leads to a Jaylen dunk and Horford 3 may have sealed it. BOS 118, POR 105 with 1:33 left. #Celtics #Blazers12:17 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Celtics with a dunk and then a three to push the lead back to 118-105 with 1:33 to play and that might just about do it – 12:17 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Al Horford 3. Celtics lead right back up to 13 at 118-105. That Smart steal changed the game. Still 1:33 left in the game tho – 12:17 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Horford 3 to put the Celtics up 13 with 1:33 left, that will probably do it. – 12:17 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Marcus Smart with a big-time play: Steal on Dame that leads to a Jaylen Brown transition dunk on the other end. Huge momentum swing. – 12:16 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Huge play by Marcus Smart. – 12:16 AM
Jay King @ByJayKing
The offensive foul call on Tatum stands. The Celtics lead is down to eight. Blazers ball with 2:22 left. This has gotten pretty close and Dame’s on a heater now. – 12:16 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Unsuccessful challenge. Blazers ball. Both teams are out of their challenges now. – 12:16 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Unsuccessful challenge. Foul on Tatum. #Celtics #Blazers12:15 AM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Based on last year’s playoffs, that’s not an offensive foul on Tatum. – 12:15 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Lillard has 23 pts in the 4Q and 18 in a row. #Celtics #Blazers12:14 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Suddenly a big challenge for Joe Mazzulla with the Celtics up 113-105 with 2:22 left in the game. – 12:14 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
23 now. Celtics up 8. – 12:13 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
This reminds me of that Donovan Mitchell charge a few weeks ago to within 4 in the 4Q after Cleveland trailed by 21. Lillard just putting his head down every time. On his way to the line for 23 PTS this quarter. Unreal. – 12:13 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
That was a perfect possession and what you need when Dame is cooking. As Scal said, poise from White, get to the line, slow things down. get points on the board – 12:13 AM
Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Jayson Tatum pulled out the “Blueprint” Tatum 1s again 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/xFvFyINWA212:11 AM

Abby Chin @tvabby
Anyone still awake? We’ve got Dame Time @NBCSBoston, but will it be enough?!? #Celtics lead down to 10. – 12:08 AM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Looks like Reddish did foul Jaylen, but Jaylen pushed off a bit before that. We’ll see. – 12:08 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
This game had little juice then Dame takes over for 5 minutes and the C’s gotta feel uncomfortable now – 12:08 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#Celtics, 7/13 FG this quarter, entered tonight last since the all-star break with 101.9 points per 100 in the 4Q: clnsmedia.com/marcus-smart-s…12:07 AM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Damian Lillard has 18 points in the last 5 minutes. – 12:07 AM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
That’s 13 straight Blazers points for @Damian Lillard to cut the Celtics’ lead to 10 with 3:38 to play. – 12:06 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Lillard just scored 12 straight to cut the lead to 11 with 4 minutes left. Going to the FT line for 2 more after White’s TOV. Welcome to the 4Q. – 12:06 AM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Damian Lillard is inevitable – 12:06 AM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Lillard with 12 consecutive points as the #Blazers have cut #Celtics lead to 11 with 4:10 left. – 12:05 AM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Dame’s getting hot … He’s up to 30 points on 10-20 shooting after a tough start. Celtics aren’t completely thru the finish line yet. – 12:04 AM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Dame trying to make this one interesting. – 12:03 AM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Now 2 for 11 from three and allowing the Blazers to creep back in, Tatum attacks again and gets the and-1 inside. – 12:03 AM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
As Grande & Scla mentioned, you’ll see a ton of Kornet again and Muscala’s return tomorrow with Horford/Rob likely out. Grant, who struggled again to shoot tonight, gets another important opportunity for rejuvenation at Utah. – 11:55 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Dame is the type of player to hit a 3-pointer and cut a lead to 15 in the 4th quarter and still make you say “uh oh” – 11:54 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Kornet might be matchup dependent, but he’s so solid. They really should try to sneak him minutes where they can. Meanwhile, Mike Muscala has only played 2 minutes over the last 5 games. – 11:52 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Blake Griffin rightfully getting credit for his 6 offensive rebounds tonight, but Sam Hauser with a sneaky night in that category too with 4 himself. Celtics have 17 offensive rebounds tonight, which Mazzulla has to be happy about. – 11:51 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Can’t say enough about what Sam Hauser & Luke Kornet gave the #Celtics this year as a 2-way and G-League finds. Especially for a team that had been struggling to find organizational depth, young talent in recent years. – 11:51 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Spurs blew a 29-point lead tonight in losing in OT to Memphis. The biggest blown lead in franchise history, though, was 32 points when they lost 143-140 to Boston in OT on April 30, 2021. – 11:50 PM
Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
The 29-point comeback is the largest in franchise history for the Grizzlies, and the second largest blown lead in Spurs history. San Antonio blew a 32-point lead against the Celtics on April 30, 2021. Jayson Tatum dropped 60 points in that one. – 11:48 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Some nice big man production from the Celtics tonight: Blake Griffin with 9 boards and Luke Kornet checks back in after scoring 9 points in the 2nd quarter. That’s led to Al Horford only playing 19 minutes so far tonight. – 11:47 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
Feeling good going into the 4th ✅ pic.twitter.com/chs9eF625K11:46 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Celtics 89, Blazers 70: end of third quarter. 16 points, 5 assists for @Dame_Lillard. 12 points for @MatisseThybulle. 10 points, 3 rebounds for Cam Reddish. 4 points, 6 rebounds/assists for @trendonw. – 11:45 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
16 #Celtics offensive rebounds in Portland entering the 4th. – 11:44 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Blazers cut it to a 12-point game to make it semi-interesting. But the Celtics went on a 9-2 run to close the 3rd quarter and take the 89-70 lead into the 4th. – 11:44 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Two great defensive plays by Smart sandwiched around an all-out Blake Griffin dive to save the ball at the other end of the court. The Celtics have a different energy tonight than they have had much of the time since the All-Star break. – 11:42 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Blake Griffin is up to 9 rebounds in 13 minutes. He’s really been scrapping down there. – 11:41 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Demoralizing traps on that last #Celtics stop. They’ve been on their game defensively in the two Portalnd games. Lead back to 19 after a Hauser 3. – 11:41 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Celtics doing a nice job anticipating Lillard passing lanes tonight. – 11:40 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
14 #Celtics offensive rebounds in less than 3 quarters. Ridiculous. More Tatum FT coming too. – 11:40 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
12 point lead mostly resting on Tatum FT. #Celtics know they need to break this offense open again and Griffin-Horford-Tatum-Hauser-White aren’t flashing enough on-ball creation right now. Tough to navigate Brogdon absence into 2nd units. Smart returning. – 11:38 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
The fadeaway continues 😁 pic.twitter.com/9expEKaGo411:37 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
They’re trying Kevin Knox now. Nothing else has worked so why not? – 11:30 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Watch Horford’s screening. So good. He’s doing everything for Boston this month. – 11:29 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Salute to Damian Lillard out here trying like hell to protect the rim on a team 31-38 Blazers team. Luke Kornet got him, but he just got Jaylen Brown at the rim. – 11:28 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Horford racing into the 2nd half on both ends. Playing solid vs. Nurkic and just picked up his 6th assist. #Celtics up 18 getting Brown going in the paint again. – 11:24 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#Rockets beat the #Pelicans and moved into a tie with the #Spurs for 29th in the #NBA. If Houston moves up to 28th or higher, the #Celtics get their 2R pick this year (if 31-32, it goes to Indy) from the Desmond Bane trade. A borderline 1R pick would be nice for a team w/o a 1st. – 11:22 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
it’s a shame Payton Pritchard is out so he can’t cook the Blazers in garbage time in front of his hometown crowd like last season lol – 11:21 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
#Celtics 1H thoughts
-Brown, Tatum stayed aggressive despite misses
-Defense sharp on Lillard like in the Boston game, Tatum stepping up on that end
-Griffin gave important minutes after Horford hit foul trouble in a short-handed night
-Small signs Smart’s turning it around on O – 11:19 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Celtics shoot 4-6 from 3 in the 2nd and get 9 assists on 13 baskets. – 11:10 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Encouraging minutes management from Joe Mazzulla in the first half. Stuck with Luke Kornet for the entire second quarter and was rewarded. Also allowed him to keep Al Horford’s minutes down (11) in the process. – 11:07 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
#Celtics lead #Blazers 63-48 at halftime. Could have been more except BOS committed eight turnovers in 2Q. Tatum 19, Brown 11; Lillard 10, Reddish 10. – 11:06 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
The Jays are on the run 💨 pic.twitter.com/mBFvhbwETY11:06 PM

Casey Holdahl @CHold
Celtics 63, Blazers 48: halftime. 10 points, 3 rebounds/assists for @Damian Lillard. 10 points, 1 rebound for Cam Reddish. 9 points for @Anfernee Simons, 7 for @Matisse Thybulle. – 11:05 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics up 63-48 on the Blazers at halftime. Got a little careless with the ball, but they’re comfortably in front still. Jayson Tatum with 19 points, Jaylen Brown with 11. – 11:05 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
KORNET THROWS DOWN ON LILLARD. – 11:03 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Celtics with four turnovers over a 90-second stretch but Luke Kornet is a scoring machine so doesn’t matter I guess. – 11:03 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Luke Kornet with his best minutes since the All-Star Break. – 11:00 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
BIG to BIG connections 🤝 pic.twitter.com/R0wttFSInz11:00 PM

Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Warriors, T-Wolves & Pelicans all lost tonight…Blazers down big…Big chance to gain ground on all those teams – 10:59 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
9 first half FTA a huge buoy for his point those, as those shots were against Minnesota when he didn’t hit a single jumper. Tatum entered tonight averaging 8.4 FTA per game. A massive transformation over the years – 10:55 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Best stretch of basketball for the Celtics on this road trip has put them up by 16. – 10:55 PM
Abby Chin @tvabby
#Celtics on a 14-4 run to push the lead to 16 and a little “Let’s Go Celtics!” chant breaks out here in Portland. – 10:55 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics now up 56-40 on the Blazers. I could feel some of y’all turning the TV off for the night lol – 10:55 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Tatum falls to 1/4 with that leaner attempt. He’s 3/22 from deep over the last 3 games, falling closer to 30% this month. – 10:54 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Nice action ran by the Celtics resulting in a Luke Kornet dunk. – 10:53 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Celtics are up 48-36 on the Blazers. 11 assists on 15 buckets for the C’s; only 4 assists on 13 buckets for the Blazers. – 10:50 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Haven’t seen many Kornet-Horford combinations since early in the season. Tonight it’s a look with the team short on guards. More minutes for Hauser. Offense finding and hitting 3s vs. this bad POR defense – 10:49 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
Great defense leads to great offense 😌 pic.twitter.com/c3L5CdkoWN10:48 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Reddish has been good tonight – 10:46 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Shaedon Sharpe has already played as many minutes tonight as he did in the Knicks game. – 10:45 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Blake Griffin with 6 rebounds (3 offensive) doing his best to help solve Celtics rebounding woes. – 10:38 PM
Casey Holdahl @CHold
Celtics 32, Blazers 24: end of first quarter. 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists for @Dame_Lillard. 5 points apiece for @AnferneeSimons and @MatisseThybulle. POR shooting 45 percent, BOS 39 percent. – 10:37 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
3 offensive rebounds for Blake Griffin in the 1st quarter. C’s haven’t capitalized on the 2nd chances, but they’ll appreciate the effort. 32-24 C’s lead after the 1st. – 10:37 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Tatum already 8-9 from the line with 2:30 to go in the 1st – 10:34 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Some dude just won $500 for making a buzzer-beating 3. It wasn’t a halfcourt shot, but we’ll count it to the Celtics’ counter where fans win stuff in their presence. – 10:33 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
For the second time in two weeks, the Celtics are playing the Blazers on the heels of a bunch of “What’s wrong with the Celtics?” talk and completely outclassing them. – 10:30 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jayson Tatum is definitely in takeover mode tonight, more aggressive at the rim, about to attempt his ninth FT of the 1Q. #Celtics #Blazers10:30 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jayson Tatum already up to 13 points in the 1st quarter. He’ll get 2 more FTs after the break to get up to 9 FTs in the quarter alone. Nice start for him after some tough games. – 10:30 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
7 free throws in the first nine minutes for Tatum.
Doing a good job of mixing things up offensively. – 10:29 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Rockets last 3 games:
Win against the Celtics
Win against the Lakers
Win against the Pelicans
On a roll. pic.twitter.com/qwC7f5QRDF10:29 PM

Abby Chin @tvabby
Al Horford gets a nice ovation from the many #Celtics fans here in the @modacenter after a hot shooting start, 3/4 from the floor, 2/2 from 3. – 10:19 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Al Horford picks up a second personal foul less than five minutes into the game, after a strong start (8 pts, 2 rebounds, 2 assists). In comes Blake Griffin. – 10:19 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Horford is now shooting 25 for 41 from the 3-point line in March. That’s obscene. – 10:18 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Last time Al Horford played the Blazers, he put up 17/6/5. He’s already up to 8 points tonight after a couple 3s. – 10:17 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
That lay-up by Jayson Tatum. Great ball-movement, for sure. Even more significant was the deflection caused by Marcus Smart that set the play in motion. #littlethingsaddup10:16 PM
John Karalis @John_Karalis
Tatum opens up with a touch in the post. Definitely need to see more of that – 10:14 PM
A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Jayson Tatum (wisely) doing what most should do when struggling with shot-making…get to the free throw line. – 10:14 PM
Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
So fun to see @terryporter30 and Tone on this Legendscast with Neil! Check out the alternate broadcast of Blazers vs. Celtics on Root+
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/MTgm8voZyR10:05 PM

Abby Chin @tvabby
#Celtics starter Derrick White leads the NBA in blocks by a guard with 62.
@DKSportsbook has him at -165 to get at least 1 block in tonight’s game against the #TrailBlazers.
Oh, and, D. White is 2nd in the league in contested shots by a player under 6’7″.
#Defense #DKPartner10:01 PM
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Celtics depth chart vs. Blazers
Guards: Smart, White, Hauser, Davidson
Forwards: Tatum, Brown, G. Williams
Bigs: Horford, Griffin, Muscala, Kornet
OUT: Brogdon, Pritchard, R. Williams, Gallinari – 9:59 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
There are a LOT of Celtics fans here tonight. Maybe the most well-represented visiting team of the season. – 9:51 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Sizable Celtics contingent here at Moda Center. Respect to anyone who’s staying up to watch tonight (unless watching the C’s is your job) – 9:50 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Already enjoying my trip to the Moda Center. Arena DJ just played Earth, Wind & Fire’s “In the Stone,” one of the great underrated hits. #Celtics #Blazers9:49 PM
Boston Celtics @celtics
Tonight’s Starting 5🖐
@DraftKings pic.twitter.com/SX8UgvSszh9:33 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🏀 #RipCity  vs. @Boston Celtics
⌚ 7:00 PM PT
📺 @ROOTSPORTS_NW
🎙 LegendsCast – ROOT SPORTS PLUS
📻 @ripcityradio620 pic.twitter.com/JkKwXdIKOI9:32 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
The line right now in Portland to see Santa…I mean, Scal.
Celtics-Blazers 10:00 ⁦@NBCSCeltics⁩ pic.twitter.com/1ivITkMuqc9:30 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Marcus Smart: people pleaser… pic.twitter.com/9vK6mQzmtl9:28 PM

Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Sixers win by 39 in Charlotte. They’ve won 7 in a row. They are 25 games above .500.
Embiid: 38/13/5/4
Now, eyes go to Portland to see if the Blazers can beat Boston. A Celtics loss + Sixers win tomorrow makes Philly the 2-seed. – 9:17 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Kawhi Leonard (right knee management) will not play tomorrow afternoon against Orlando, the first of a back to back. With Leonard sitting out one game in a back to back all season, this would have him available to play Sunday at Portland. – 9:15 PM
Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Masked Jaylen is a 4th quarter superhero. His output by quarter (10 games):
1st: 6.9
2nd: 7.8
3rd: 4.9
4th: 8.7
@DKSportsbook sets his 1stQ over/under at 7.5 vs Blazers. Brown had only 4 in 1stQ in last week’s meeting.
More Masked Jaylen stats from Celtics Post Up: pic.twitter.com/ws23U2hCnt9:08 PM

Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Couple of new Jayson Tatum commercials as part of NCAA coverage. One from Gatorade and just caught this one for Corona ⤵ pic.twitter.com/oSOC6zGcZM8:56 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
If we have time on the ⁦@NBCSBoston⁩ telecast tonight, we’re going to revisit one of the great uniform blunders in NBA history. St, Patrick’s Day, 2009…when the Bulls thought it would be a good idea to wear green…against the Celtics. pic.twitter.com/M6i72Bbexb8:44 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Kawhi Leonard is out for tomorrow’s home game, the Clippers opting to rest him on the first day of a back-to-back. Has him in line to play Sunday in Portland. Norm Powell and the usual G League group remain out as well. – 8:41 PM
The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
The NBA teams that received the most in league revenue sharing for the 2021-22 season:
5. Sacramento Kings: $29.9 million
4. Charlotte Hornets: $31.6M
3. Portland Trail Blazers: $32M
2. Denver Nuggets: $35.5M
1. Indiana Pacers: $42.2M pic.twitter.com/lWurWMmki58:40 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Portland Trail Blazers are hosting Boston Celtics tonight.
On Sunday, they’re likely getting Kawhi Leonard on 3 days rest. LA prioritizing the West night road game over the East matinee home game. – 8:35 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Smart & Tatum are AVAILABLE, Brogdon is OUT.
Cameron is GOING to the Dropkick Murphy’s – 8:33 PM
Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Marcus Smart is in, Malcolm Brogdon is OUT, per Joe Mazzulla. – 8:30 PM
Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
Smart and Tatum are in. Brogdon is out. – 8:30 PM
Jay King @ByJayKing
Marcus Smart will play. Malcolm Brogdon is out. Jayson Tatum in, like he said earlier. – 8:30 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
LA Clippers will look to match season-long win streak tomorrow morning vs Magic with Kawhi Leonard out due to right knee injury management.
Norman Powell (shoulder), Brandon Boston Jr. (tailbone), Jason Preston, Moussa Diabaté, Xavier Moon also out. – 8:30 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
The Sixers still have to take care of business here, but my math says a Celtics loss to the Blazers in Portland tonight would give Philadelphia a chance to move into 2nd place with a win tomorrow in Indiana. – 8:25 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jerami Grant and Nassir Little ruled out for Portland. – 8:21 PM
Matt Williams @StatsWilliams
Joel Embiid has scored 20+ points in the 1st half in each of his last 4 games.
He is the 2nd player to score 20+ points in the 1st half in 4 straight games this season, joining Damian Lillard.
It is also the longest streak of his career. – 8:21 PM
Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Jerami Grant (quad) and Nassir Little (not feeling well) are out against Boston. Damian Lillard (calf) will play. – 8:18 PM
Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jerami Grant and Nassir Little are OUT tonight. Damian Lillard is a go for #Blazers. #Celtics. – 8:18 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Grant is out, Damian Lillard is in. Nassir Little is also out with a non-covid illness. – 8:18 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Jerami Grant (sick) is OUT tonight against Boston. – 8:17 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
✨Trail Blazers LegendsCast✨
7:00 PM PDT. ROOT SPORTS PLUS. pic.twitter.com/g1s185mc4z8:10 PM

Boston Celtics @celtics
Staying connected on the defensive end and playing with better pace are our goals for tonight’s battle with the Blazers. pic.twitter.com/rFw1D1HB6d8:00 PM

Sean Highkin @highkin
Jerami Grant is out warming up. He was listed as questionable for tonight vs. Boston after missing Tuesday’s loss to the Knicks. pic.twitter.com/nK1pN5yBR37:38 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Trail Blazers x Avid Cider Bracket Challenge Contest!
Click to enter your cider name and the best 16 flavor names will be entered in the official bracket! Deadline to submit is 3/21 at 11:59pm.
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Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Blazers announce latest on Justise Winslow who sustained a left ankle sprain Dec. 21
He received a 2nd opinion following the All-Star break & then— “a subsequent bone morrow aspirate concentrate procedure was performed”
He’ll continue rehab, be re-evaluated in the coming weeks – 6:38 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Justise Winslow update from the Blazers: team says after getting a second opinion post-All-Star, he underwent a bone morrow aspirate concentrate procedure to address continued left ankle discomfort. He will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks. Winslow hasn’t played since Dec 21. – 6:34 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Load Mismanagement w/@jphanned is LIVE @Underdog__NBA
– Joel’s chance to plant flag
– Mavs/Lakers Main Event: who’s playing?
– Dubs w/o Draymond
– Bulls/Blazers last stands
– Breaking lineup news from across league
NBA’s Closing Bell, now through tip!
📺 youtube.com/watch?v=Hb7goz… pic.twitter.com/tNzJ9kEZJw6:34 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
We’ll be talking a lot of Jaylen Brown’s post-All-Star run on the telecast tonight.
But if it seems like he’s been locked in, making a lot of shots…here’s why.
Only Devin Booker and Joel Embiid have made more since the break. pic.twitter.com/tXdU925tiB6:33 PM

Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Trail Blazers Medical Update.
🔗: rip.city/3FyTv1Q6:30 PM
Eric Walden @tribjazz
Jordan Clarkson remains QUESTIONABLE for the Jazz’s Saturday game vs. the Celtics. – 5:53 PM
Andy Larsen @andyblarsen
Clarkson has been listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game vs. Boston. – 5:53 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Team win% without their best player (top 5 MVP candidates):
.308 — Mavericks (13 games)
.375 — Nuggets (8 games)
.400 — Celtics (5 games)
.600 — Bucks (15 games)
.692 — 76ers (13 games) pic.twitter.com/DZuO3DG6nW5:19 PM

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Sources: Also receiving revenue sharing payments for 2021-2022 include Denver ($35.5M), Portland ($32M), Charlotte ($31.6M), Sacramento ($29.9M), New Orleans ($28.9M), Memphis ($28M), San Antonio ($26.3M), Minnesota ($25.6M), Orlando ($23.4M), Detroit ($21.5M, Cleveland ($19.9M). – 4:56 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
ESPN Sources: 20 NBA teams received payment in the league’s revenue sharing plan for the 2021-2022 season — with Pacers getting the largest share at $42.2M. Warriors made highest contribution to pool at $45M. Lakers paid ($42.8M), Knicks ($20.9M), Celtics ($15.7M), Bulls ($10M). – 4:47 PM
Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Presenting the inaugural Blazers LegendsCast exclusively on ROOT SPORTS PLUS!
Hosted by Sportscenter-Legend Neil Everett alongside Antonio Harvey and Terry Porter, plus a rotating cast of former Blazers! pic.twitter.com/0OWrf2SruL4:40 PM

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