Celtics 120, Warriors 99

 

The days of Mr. Brown and Mr. White are over - with the return of Taum to the lineup, we're back to the Two Jays, Jayson and Jaylen. No disrespect to Derrick White and I'm not overlooking his talent and contributions, but the dynamic of the team has shirted from Brown & White to Jayson & Jaylen. 

Case in point: last night, J. Brown dropped 32 points on the Golden State Warriors and J. Tatum dropped 24 while going 5-for-11 on threes and grabbing 10 rebounds for the dubs. The bench stayed strong, with Pritchard scoring 19 points and Garza 15. The Celtics outrebounded the Warriors 49-39 and completed 14 three-pointers to the Warriors 10. 

At some point, it has to be pointed out that all this occurred with the two Curry's - Steph and Seth - out with injuries for Golden State, as well as Jimmy Butler and our old friend Al Horford. We were basically facing Draymond Green and our other old friend, Kristaps Porziņģis, an intimidating duo to be sure but not the high-scoring powerhouse of Golden State in their prime.

Still, I'll take it. A win is a win is a win, and now the C's have 46 of them, twice as many as their losses (23).  

Friday night, the Celtics will be in Memphis, Tennessee to play what remains of the Grizzlies (24-44). But watch out - Memphis may be 2-8 in their last 10 games, but last night they upset Serbian strongman Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets, so anything can happen. Does "anything" include back-to-back wins against NBA powerhouses? Probably not, but the two Jays better be ready to bring some game to Memphis.