Blazers and CJ McCollum to host Celtics At Moda Center. The Blazers are coming off a 107-104 home win over the Detroit Pistons. Carmelo Anthony ended last game with 32 points (11-of-16 shooting) and 5 threes made. CJ McCollum was solid with 41 points (15-of-30 from the field), 12 assists and 9 rebounds.
The Celtics will want to move on from an 112-114 loss to the Los-Angeles Lakers in which Jayson Tatum was solid with 41 points (12-of-20 FG), 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. Carmelo Anthony delivered the goods last game sinking 32 points and driving his team to a win against the Pistons. Can he do it again?
This will be the first time these teams meet this season. The Blazers have won just 2 games of their last 5 contests. Both teams will be featuring their full lineups with no crucial players sitting out the contest.
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The Celtics are averaging 8.304 steals, while the Blazers are averaging only 5.947. Limiting this gap in defense will be key for the Blazers to win.
Both the Blazers and the Celtics had 2 days to rest before this game. The Blazers have 3 road games until returning home. Get all the Blazers tickets with no fees at TickPick. Top seats to Portland Trail Blazers vs. Boston Celtics at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter starting from 21 dollars!
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