{"id":144421,"date":"2025-03-24T09:29:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T13:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=144421"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:33:35","slug":"celtics-beat-blazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=144421","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Balanced Attack Key to Victory over Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Celtics went into the Moda Center missing three of their starters<\/a> in a Sunday night clash with the Trail Blazers. The absence of Jaylen Brown (knee)<\/a> Jrue Holiday (shoulder) and Kristaps Porzingis (rest) did little to stop the C\u2019s from claiming their fifth straight in a 129-116 victory<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need to know<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Celtics showed once again that they don\u2019t need everybody to win comfortably. Boston got contributions from everywhere on the floor with six players in double digits. That included Sam Hauser, who got red hot from three to help the C\u2019s put an end to the Blazers\u2019 four-game win streak on an all-around great shooting night for Boston. Jayson Tatum also continued to prove why he\u2019s one of the best players in the NBA jut falling short of a triple double.<\/span><\/p>\n

Things I liked<\/b><\/h3>\n

Sam Hauser: <\/strong>With Boston missing several key players, several bench guys had to step into an increased role. Nobody answered that call better than Sam Hauser, who hit eight threes en route to 24 points. It was the second-highest scoring game of the season for the four-year vet, and it couldn\u2019t have come at a better time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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D-White goes behind the back to an open Sam Hauser…<\/p>\n

Who hits his 7th 3 of the game \ud83c\udfaf pic.twitter.com\/06nBiIG12T<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA (@NBA) March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n