Blazers' Effort Not Enough as Celtics Excel at TD Garden: Portland Falls 107-124
The Portland Trail Blazers, with a season record of 21-57, faced off against the Boston Celtics, who boasted an impressive 62-16 record. The game concluded with the Trail Blazers scoring 107 to the Celtics' higher tally of 124.
The Trail Blazers showed resilience throughout the game, starting with a first-quarter score of 24 points and ramping up their offensive efforts in the second quarter by adding another 32 points. Their momentum continued into the third quarter with an additional 29 points but slowed down in the final period where they scored only 22 points. Despite their best efforts, including a perfect free throw percentage at thirteen out of thirteen attempts and a strong presence in paint scoring with forty-four points, they were unable to secure a lead greater than three and maintained it for just one minute and thirty seconds.
Portland's players worked hard on both ends of the court. They grabbed fifty-eight rebounds—twenty-two offensive and thirty-one defensive—and dished out twenty-six assists over four quarters. The team also put up solid numbers from beyond the arc, converting fourteen out of thirty-eight three-point attempts which translated to thirty-seven percent shooting from deep.
On defense, however, they struggled to contain Boston's offense which was firing on all cylinders. The Celtics capitalized on fast-break opportunities scoring eighteen fast-break points at fifty-eight percent efficiency and dominated inside by putting up fifty-six paint points at sixty-eight percent shooting accuracy.
Boston's bench made significant contributions totaling fifty-two bench points compared to Portland's thirty-seven. Additionally, Boston managed eleven steals contributing to fifteen turnovers for Portland which led to nine Celtics' points off those turnovers.
As fans look ahead after this tough loss on foreign hardwoods at TD Garden in Boston where nineteen thousand one hundred fifty-six spectators witnessed this contest unfold; attention turns back home for Portland supporters as their team prepares for its next challenge.
The upcoming game will see the Trail Blazers host New Orleans Pelicans at Moda Center located in Portland Oregon (ZIP code:97227). This encounter is scheduled for April ninth year two thousand twenty-four starting at nine o'clock PM Eastern Time Zone (six o'clock PM Pacific Time Zone). Fans can catch all live action broadcasted through ROOT Sports NW+ or BSNO television networks ensuring not a moment is missed from what promises to be an engaging matchup between these two teams.