Celtics POSTCAST- Jayson Tatum Leads Team Effort in Win over Spurs

The Celtics (39-16) returned home to TD Garden Wednesday night and beat the San Antonio Spurts, (116-103). With the win, the Celtics have won 3 in a row and 7 of 8. The Celtics were once again without Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday. Their were 3 lead changes in the 1st Quarter, but the Celtics never trailed from the 2nd Quarter on. ----- Scoring Leaders: Jayson Tatum 21 in 1st Half and finished with a Game-High 32 in the win. Tatum also had 13 Rebounds & 7 Assists. Kristaps Porzingis hit 3 3's and scored 29. Derrick White added 19 Points, 9 Assists & 7 Rebounds. .Sam Hauser scored 12. Payton Pritchard started the game by going 0-for-7 on 3's, but picked things up and ended up with 10 off the Bench. ----- #'s of the Night: With the win, the Celtics are a season-high 23 Games over .500. The Celtics had 93 Points thru the 1st 3 Quarters and have scored 90 or more thru the 1st 3 Quarters on 27 Occasions (55 Games) this season. The Celtics went 18-for-55 on 3's. The Spurs were 9-for-39 on 3's. ----- 1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics closed out the opening Quarter on a 21-4 run and led by 18 after the 1st. Jayson Tatum scored 14 Points in the 1st Quarter. The Celtics hit 7 3's in the 1st Quarter with Tatum, Derrick Whtie and Al Horford all knocking down 2 each. Torrey Craig made his Celtics debut and he knocked down 2 3's in the 2nd Quarter. Boston went 13-for-34 on 3's in the 1st Half. The Spurs went 3-for-21 on 3's in the 1st Half and Stephen Castle knocked down 1 to end the 2nd Quarter. Tatum had 21 and Kristaps Porzingis had 15 at the Half. ----- Up Next: The Celtics go into the All-Star Break at 39-16. The Celtics will have 27 Games left in the Regular Season when they return after the break. The Celtics will play the 76ers in Philadelphia out of the All-Star break on Thursday, February 20. 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