Celtics 97, Suns 81

 

With Mr. Brown out of the game due to a knee contusion, Mr. White stepped up and dropped 22 points on the Phoenix Suns, giving the mighty Boston Celtics their third straight win in the this West-Coast road trip. They are 9-1 in their last ten games going back to January 30. 

The Celtics trailed early but had a four-point lead by the half. However, after the break, the Celtics blew past the Suns with a 30-11 third quarter that pretty much sealed the win. They outrebounded the Suns, 61-34, in the game and sank one more three pointer (13 total) than Phoenix (12). 

The Celtics (38-19) are unstoppable. They're in first by two games in the Atlantic Division and have cut the Piston's Eastern Conference lead to 4½ games. 

There's one more game to this road trip, a contest tonight in Denver, Colorado against Serbian strongman Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets (36-22).  If you like staying up late, the game's on ESPN and starts at 10:00 pm.