The Sunday night game between the Grizzlies and Celtics was supposed to be a matchup between two of the best teams in the NBA at the beginning of the season. The Celtics have risen to the top of the league by doing their share of the work. However, injuries have completely destroyed Memphis’s roster.
For this game, the Grizzlies could only muster eight players, two of whom were members of their regular roster. There were three players with 10-day contracts and three with two-way agreements.
The enormous personnel gap virtually guaranteed that this game would end in a rout, and the Celtics did just that, winning 131-91. However, the lack of significance of the game also made room for former Celtics guard Marcus Smart to
The enormous personnel gap virtually guaranteed that this game would end in a rout, and the Celtics did just that, winning 131-91. However, because of the game’s lack of significance, Marcus Smart, a former Celtics guard, had some opportunity to shine as his nine-year tenure in Boston was acknowledged.
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With 34 points, Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics over the struggling Grizzlies, 131-91.
Boston — — On Sunday night, the injury-ravaged Memphis Grizzlies were defeated 131-91 by the NBA-best Boston Celtics, led by 34 points from Jayson Tatum, who did not play in the fourth quarter.
The Boston Celtics faced a team with just eight players available after a disappointing loss on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, who were without LeBron James and Anthony Davis. This was due to the fact that 13 players were listed as injured.
With 26 more points from Kristaps Porzingis, 15 from Derrick White, and 11 from Al Horford, Boston increased their record to 23-3 at TD Garden. Tatum finished with eight rebounds, seven assists, and six of twelve three-pointers made.
Almost the entire last quarter was occupied by Boston’s reserves.
With 19 points, Scotty Pippen Jr. led the Grizzlies. David had 18 and GG Jackson had
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