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Boston Celtics at Utah Jazz

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Boston Celtics
51-19, 27-7 Away
Final
121 - 99

Utah Jazz
16-55, 9-27 Home
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Porzingis scores 27 and Celtics rout Jazz 121-99 for 4th straight win

Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

Porzingis added 10 rebounds and six assists, and Tatum chipped in six boards, six assists, and three steals as Boston won its four straight and ninth in its last 10 games.

Collin Sexton led Utah with 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting. Keyonte George added 19 points and seven assists as the Jazz lost for the seventh time in their last eight games.

Six of Boston’s first seven baskets were 3-pointers, opening the door for the Celtics to seize control early. The Celtics led 35-18 in the final minute of the first quarter. Tatum powered Boston’s first-quarter offense, scoring six baskets and assisting three others.

Sexton heated up after halftime, sparking a Utah rally. He made three 3-pointers early in the third quarter to trim the deficit to single digits. George added a fourth outside basket that cut Boston’s lead to 71-69.

Tatum answered George with a 3-pointer, sparking a 13-0 run that put Boston back in control.

Takeaways Celtics: Boston made 17 3-pointers. Four players chipped in three or more outside baskets for the Celtics, led by Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser with four apiece.

Jazz: This was Sexton’s second game of the season with 12 made field goals.

Key moment After George made it a one-possession game, Tatum countered with a stepback three 19 seconds later to spark a 13-0 run that put the Celtics up 84-69 with 3:27 left in the third.

Key stat Boston outscored Utah 26-5 in points off turnovers.

Up next Both teams are back in action on Sunday. Boston is at Portland while Utah hosts Cleveland.

Regular Season Series

BOS wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 99
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 99
4th 3.0 shot clock turnover 121 - 99
4th 29.0 JD Davison defensive rebound 121 - 99
4th 29.0 Collin Sexton misses 24-foot three point jumper 121 - 99

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
45-97 FG 38-84
46.4 Field Goal % 45.2
17-51 3PT 14-35
33.3 Three Point % 40.0
14-16 FT 9-12
87.5 Free Throw % 75.0
48 Rebounds 38
16 Offensive Rebounds 9
32 Defensive Rebounds 29
27 Assists 24
13 Steals 7
4 Blocks 2
10 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
18 Fast Break Points 6
50 Points in Paint 40
15 Fouls 17
22 Largest Lead 5
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Walker Kessler, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Jaden Springer, G Day-To-Day Apr 1
Cody Williams, F Out Apr 1
Collin Sexton, PG Day-To-Day Apr 1
Lauri Markkanen, PF Out Apr 1
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Al Horford, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Jrue Holiday, PG Day-To-Day Apr 1
Kristaps Porzingis, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Jaylen Brown, SG Day-To-Day Apr 1

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 19 .747 - W9
New York 48 27 .640 8 W3
Toronto 28 48 .368 28.5 L1
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31.5 W2
Philadelphia 23 53 .303 33.5 L9

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City - 12 W10 0.84 63
Denver 16 28 W2 0.62666667 47
Minnesota 20 32 W2 0.5733333 43
Portland 30.5 43 W1 0.43421054 33
Utah 47.5 60 L6 0.21052632 16
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