Jayson Tatum continued his All-NBA level play in Salt Lake City, piling up 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Celtics to a convincing 114-103 victory over a reeling Jazz squad. Jaylen Brown added 20 points and 6 rebounds while Marcus Smart added 17 points and 9 assists to help the visitors close out their west coast trip with a victory and overcome 37 points from Donovan Mitchell.
Boston finishes their west coast swing with an impressive 3-1 record with all four games coming without Kemba Walker and closed within one game of the Raptors in the race for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics now head home for two days of rest before hosting the Rockets Saturday night in a nationally televised showdown.
WHO: Celtics (40-17) vs. Jazz (36-21)
WHEN: 10:30 p.m.
WHERE: Vivint Arena
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: NBC Sports Boston, ESPN
Celtics
PG: Marcus Smart
SG: Jayson Tatum
SF: Jaylen Brown
PF: Gordon Hayward
C: Daniel Theis
Jazz
G: Mike Conley Jr.
G: Donovan Mitchell
F: Royce O'Neale
F: Bojan Bogdanovic
C: Rudy Gobert
Pregame Notes
- Kemba Walker will sit out his fourth straight with a sore knee since receiving an injection last week. For more on his prognosis, check out today's column from Dr. Flynn.
- The Jazz are in the midst of a three-game losing streak and will reportedly shake up their starting lineup due to those struggles, inserting Royce O'Neale in place of Joe Ingles according to the Athletic.
- Jayson Tatum is averaging 38.5 ppg over his last two games while shooting over 60 percent from the field and nearly 60 percent from 3-point range.
- The Celtics pulled within 1.5 games of the Raptors for the second seed in the East after last night's win. This will be the final matchup with an above .500 Western Conference team on the road this year for Boston,