BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard hit 5 3-pointers, scored 24 factors and had 9 assists and the Boston Celtics used an enormous second half to run previous the Memphis Grizzlies 131-95 on Wednesday night time.
The Grizzlies performed with out Ja Morant, the star guard who sat out due to a proper ankle damage sustained Tuesday night time in a loss at New York.
Derrick White added 20 factors for Boston, and Jaylen Brown had 19.
The Celtics by no means trailed, made 21 3-pointers and led by 38 factors. In addition they pushed the Grizzlies round inside, outrebounding them 58-41 and holding a 34-12 edge in second-chance factors.
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 factors for Memphis, which misplaced for the seventh time in eight video games. Santi Aldama completed with 14 factors.
Morant had appeared in 5 straight video games following a one-game suspension Nov. 2 at Toronto for what the Grizzlies stated was conduct detrimental to the crew.
With out its star, Memphis struggled to maintain tempo with Boston’s offensive output, taking pictures 34% (32 of 95) from the sphere and 10 of 43 from the 3-point line.
An evening after taking pictures underneath 28percentwithin the first half of their loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday the Celtics discovered their vary at house, connecting on 53% (27 of 51) of their pictures in opening 24 minutes to take a 67-46 lead.
Up subsequent
Grizzlies: At Cavaliers on Saturday.
Celtics: Host Clippers on Sunday.
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