The boston celtics have managed to get out of the rut into which they had recently fallen, after beating the Portland Trail Blazersby the hand of a great Jason Tatum, in the day of this Wednesday in the NBA.
Tatum, a Celtics franchise player, stood out with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal, while Derrick White contributed 21 points and 7 assists for the winning cause, which by the way was at home in the TD Garden.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Tatum reached 36 games of at least 30 points on the season, the fourth most by a Celtics player in history.
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According to the aforementioned site, Larry Bird He is the all-time leader in games of 30 or more points in a course for Boston with 39, a record set in the 1987/1988 season, John Havlicek with 38 in 1970/1971, Larry Bird in third with 37 in 1984/1985, and this year Tatum with 36.
As for the Trail Blazers, the team of Oregon saw their 2-game winning streak end, being beaten in every aspect of the game by the reigning NBA runners-up.
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Damian Lillard, Portland’s star point guard, also ended his streak of 4 consecutive games adding 30 or more points, recording 27 tonight, as well as 8 assists and 5 rebounds, which was of little use to lead the Blazers to another victory.
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