Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
The Boston Celtics and Charlotte Hornets will meet up for the second time in three days in an afternoon MLK Day special on Monday. The Celtics, owners of the best record in the NBA, defeated Charlotte 122-106 on Saturday night. Charlotte, with the loss, is now in last place in the Eastern Conference standings and has the second worst record in the NBA. The opening tap for this matchup is set for 1:00 pm EST.
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After a bit of a hiccup that dropped the Celtics briefly out of the top spot in the NBA, the Celtics have now won 10 of their last 12 games heading into this rematch with the Hornets. The Celtics made it six straight wins on Saturday night with a come-from-behind 122-106 win at Charlotte. Boston trailed by four at the half and fell behind by as many as 16 points before taking control of the game. The Celtics were without two starters in the win as Jaylen Brown remained out with an abductor issue and Derrick White after he left the game in the first five minutes with a neck injury. Jayson Tatum continued his MVP push with 33 points, including 17 in the third quarter as the Celtics seized control. Malcolm Brogdon aded 30 points as he provided much-needed offense without Brown and White in the lineup. Boston drilled 19 3-point field goals in the victory.
“I think it's just this team's depth,” Brogdon said. “We have a lot of really good players on this team and it is just a next man up mentality.”
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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 15, 2023
The Celtics, as they showed on Saturday night, thrive on ball movement and three-point looks. They are eighth in the NBA in 3pt shooting thus far this season. In addition, they are sixth in the NBA in assists per game. After starting the season slowly on the defensive end, the Celtics are quietly moving up the ranks. The Celtics are now 13th in points allowed per game and 13th in opponent's shooting percentage.
Key Injuries: Brown will miss Monday's game while White is listed as day-to-day. Keep an eye on C Robert Williams III as the the Celtics have been careful with him in terms of load management.
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