DeMar DeRozan drops 30 points as Spurs beat Celtics 129-114 on the road. The Spurs took over the game early and had the lead for most of the game. The Spurs went on their first run of the game, a 22-3 push at the 12:00 mark in the 1st quarter, in a 7-minute span setting the score at 3-22.
Marcus Smart scored a big three-point bucket, assisted by Green, cutting the Celtics deficit to only 10 points, a key play with 1:00 left in the 1st quarter. With 3:33 left in the 1st quarter, the Celtics went on an 11-2 run fueled by 6 points by Marcus Smart to set the score at 18-28. To close the 1st quarter.
Jayson Tatum made a jump shot, cutting the Boston Celtics deficit to 12 points as the score was 22-34. The score was 47-65 after Brown missed a jump shot to close the 2nd quarter. At the 10:26 mark in the 3rd quarter, Daniel Theis scored a big three-point bucket, assisted by Walker, cutting the Celtics deficit to only 17 points.
Tatum made a shot, cutting the Celtics deficit to 7 points, a huge play at the 6:07 mark in the 3rd quarter. At the 7:14 mark in the 3rd quarter, the Celtics went on a 9-0 run setting the score at 69-76. With 2:25 left in the 3rd quarter, Patty Mills made a three-pointer from a Poeltl assist extending the Spurs 21 point lead. With 5:49 left in the 3rd quarter.
Spurs went on a 17-3 run setting the score at 72-93. Hayward scored a big three-point bucket, assisted by Brad Wanamaker, cutting the Celtics deficit to only 16 points, a key play with 2 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Gordon Hayward scored a big three-point bucket, assisted by Brad Wanamaker, cutting the Celtics deficit to only 16 points as the score was 83-99 to finish out the 3rd quarter.
The Spurs held on to the upper hand for a large part of the 4th quarter. Hayward scored a big three-point bucket, assisted by Brad Wanamaker, cutting the Celtics deficit to only 14 points, a big play at the 9:57 mark in the 4th quarter. With 4:42 left in the 4th quarter, the Celtics went on an 8-0 run setting the score at 107-122.
The San-Antonio Spurs turned the ball over as the score was 114-129 to end the game. Contributors for the Spurs: Lonnie Walker IV contributed 19 points (7-of-11 FG). DeMar DeRozan contributed 30 points (10-of-17 FG) and 6 rebounds. Derrick White contributed 15 points (5-of-6 shooting). Bryn Forbes contributed 15 points (5-of-10 from the field) and 6 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge contributed 13 points (5-of-11 FG) and 6 rebounds.
Contributors for the Celtics: Gordon Hayward contributed 18 points (7-of-14 shooting). Jaylen Brown had 16 points (5-of-14 FG). Jayson Tatum contributed 14 points (5-of-16 from the field) and 6 rebounds. Enes Kanter contributed 7 rebounds. Marcus Smart contributed 12 points (3-of-10 shooting) and 5 assists. Both teams were mostly healthy.
The Celtics took the last meeting between the teams on the road. The Spurs are in the middle of a 3 game road trip. Buy now NBA tickets at TickPick, with no extra fees.
