Brown scored 27 points to go along with six boards and five dimes, while Tatum added a 26-5-8 statline. The Celtics led by as many as 24 points, recorded just three turnovers the whole game, and notched an NBA-best 21th road win.Jaylen Brown and the 1st-place @celtics become the first team to 50 wins this season!
— NBA (@NBA) March 12, 2024
Jayson Tatum: 26 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST
Sam Hauser: 22 PTS, 6 3PM
Deandre Ayton: 22 PTS, 15 REB pic.twitter.com/7Vjx37L5EL
Porzingis was out due to a right hamstring tightness, while Jrue Holiday missed just his sixth game of the season due to a left knee tendinopathy. Even without the two, the Joe Mazulla-led squad led by as much as 17 points in the first half. Portland trimmed the lead to single digits after a DeAndre Ayton bucket before Anfernee Simons drained a triple to go within striking distance at 56-50. Boston, however, responded with a 10-2 run to close the second frame holding a 14-point lead, 66-52. From that point, the Celtics remained in the driver's seat as Brown and Tatum put up another dazzling show including this razzle-dazzle transition play from the two All-Stars.Throw it DOWN 🔨 pic.twitter.com/gRq75btjmz
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 12, 2024
Deandre Ayton led the way for the Trail Blazers with his fifth straight double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds. The Celtics remained atop of the Eastern Conference with a superb 50-14 win-loss slate, and are 8.5 games ahead of the second-seed Milwaukee Bucks. The Trail Blazers suffered yet another loss and dropped to 18-46 in the West, good for the 14th spot.The Jays making plays 🤯 pic.twitter.com/FT9uV9EKXu
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 12, 2024