Celtics 146, Clippers 115

 

Talk about mighty - not only did the Celtics drop 146 points on the Clippers last night in L.A., but Jaylen Brown tied his career high with 50 points, including 6-of-10 shooting on threes. He joins Jayson Tatum and Larry Bird as the only players in Celtics franchise history with multiple 50+ point games.

When Jayson Tatum finally heals and returns to play, he'll find a markedly better Celtics team than the one with which he last played.

Walsh was hot from outside, too, hitting 3-of-4 on his way to 13 points. Pritchard went 2-of-3 (12 points total), Simons 5-of-8 (15 points), and White 5-of-12 (29 points). The Celtics outrebounded the Clippers 46-30, and gave González 9:50 minutes. Just remember the magic formula:

3-point %  + > Rebounds +  González Minutes = Success!

The Celtics are now 22-12 and in second place in the Atlantic Divison, a mere half game back from the first-place Knicks. 

The western road trip will take the Celts to Chicago Monday night for a game against the Bulls (17-18).