Tatum had 31 points, a rebound, 5 assists, a steal and a block
Despite the team’s offensive power, Tatum himself praises the defense
Interim coach Joe Mazulla’s Celtics got Wednesday night in Boston a resounding victory against the Detroit Pistons (128-112), driven by the 31 points of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown’s 30.
The Celtics (8-3) got his fourth straight win with 18 3-pointers to the Pistons’ 7. The visitors (3-9) have lost all 6 of their away games this season.
Jayson Tatum had 31 points, a rebound, 5 assists, a steal and a block. Jaylen Brown had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Sam Hauser had 24 points and two rebounds.
Marcus Smart, who only scored 2 goals, again exceeded 10 assistsas in the last 3 games in which they were decisive, with 11 services, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
Three Pistons players posted a double-double: Jaden Ivey had 19 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and a steal.; Isaiah Stewart with 12 points, 10 rebounds and one assist; Jalen Ruren with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and a block.
They achieved more than 10 points Saddiq Bey (18)the Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic (17) and, coming off the bench, Killian Hayes.
The Celtics entered their twelfth game having exhibited impressive offensive power in their meetings this season with an average of 115.3 points per game.
However, both interim coach Mazulla and team leader Jayson Tatum insist the key to the Celtics’ success lies in defense rapport.
In the last game against the Grizzlies this Monday (106-109), the Celtics managed with that defense to make the last quarter bitter for none other than Ja Durantwho only scored 3 points.
The Celtics started tonight by marking territory at the TD Garden and Piston coach, Dwane Casey had to call his first time out two and a half minutes from the start of the match (10-2).
Malcolm BrogdonMazzulla’s favorite sixth manjumped onto the field in the middle of the first quarter to sign a beautiful entry and increase the advantage of the locals (21-9) in the initial segment that ended 29-21.
Duren goes to math
A spectacular dunk from the youngest active NBA player, JAlen Duren (18 years old), opened the scoring in the second quarter (29-23). The visitors’ precocious pivot hung from the rim again a minute and a half later (32-28) and another minute later he hooked on the basket again (37-33).
An effective entry, a triple and a shot of two by Hauser in less than a minute increased the score again. home advantage (55-43).
Brown reached his 17 points in the game with another mate and two more baskets in a minute that left the light ending the first half, thanks to another inning by Marcus Smart, at 63-49.
The Celtics go triple
Tatum, who had only managed 5 points in the entire first half of the game, caught fire at the beginning of the third quarter and one entry and three inspired triplets in a minute and a half he reached his 16 points (74-59).
The young leader of the Boston men continued with fire in his hands and feet and he put another of two and another of three before reaching the middle of the third segment (79-63).
Two baskets by Brown, with 21 points so far, and a triple by the Dominican center Horford (11) achieved keep the open wound of Detroit (86-69).
After long minutes of scoring drought for the locals, Hauser reached his 18 points (92-72) and Brown at 24 with a three-pointer sounding the horn (95-79).
The Celtics hit 15 triples while the Pistons scored only 6 in the first three quarters.
Derrick White scored another triple at the beginning of the final quarter (98-81) and Hayes reached his 16 points with several successful baskets in a few minutes (107-91).
Tatum smashed a solo hand after incredible support from Smart, who, falling on the outside line and risking his physical integrity, saved the ball to effectively pass it to his teammate (114-91).
In the middle of the last quarter, it seemed that all the fish were sold when in less than a minute Brown hooked twice on the hoop (front and back after great assistance from Smart) and hit one of two (120-96).
Houser hit another two triples in 15 seconds three minutes from the end (126-103).
Duren said goodbye to the match with another mate at the last minute that did not serve to avoid another new defeat for the Pistons (128-112).