Lhe Celtics won with extreme ease in Portland by 117-145 and aggravated a crisis in the Blazers that affects all levels: the court, the bench and the offices.
The team is 11-13, has lost four of the last five games, has its star Damian Lillard injured. Coach Chauncey Billups has charged at some of his players: “I’ve never seen a team that needs backups to inspire starters.” And now, the franchise has just fired General Manager and President of Operations Neil Olshey after an investigation that found he violated the team’s code of conduct. He was the one who signed the current technician.
Boston had a dream night in which its players scored 21 3-pointers of 37 attempts. A 56.8% success rate that ended up destroying his rival. Jayson Tatun scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Dennis Schroder had the same score and eight assists. Juancho Hernangmez joined the Celtics 3-way party scoring his only shot from goal. He finished with three points and grabbed three rebounds in 13 minutes.
The Blazers had their best man in CJ McCollum with 24 points while Dennis Smith Jr. added 21.