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The Boston Celtics punched the visiting Portland Trail Blazers in the mouth in the first quarter of the Celtics' 102-94 win.
Payton Pritchard scored 23 points and Jaylen Brown added 20 to lead the Boston Celtics over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Portland’s four-game win streak was snapped last Friday at home, in the team’s 110-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Shaedon Sharpe and Jrue Holiday led the way for the Trail Blazers with 21 points each, Toumani Camara scored 16, and Donovan Clingan finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Portland faces Boston for a non-conference matchup. Monday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.
The Portland Trail Blazers begin a three-game east coast road trip against the Celtics, one of the NBA's biggest success stories this season on Monday.
The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Boston Celtics Monday night for an 8 p.m. ET from TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday got a champion’s welcome in his return to Boston. The Trail Blazers guard received a big cheer when he was shown on the scoreboard during warmups, another when he was introduced before the game,