Jaylen Brown has scored at least 30 points in all eight games he's played in December.
Jaylen Brown has scored at least 30 points in all eight games he's played in December.Charles Krupa/Associated Press
Former Celtics Robert Williams III and Jrue Holiday will not play Sunday when the Trail Blazers take on Boston in Portland.
Williams was traded to the Trail Blazers in October 2023 for Holiday. In the two-and-a-half seasons since the trade, Williams has not played against his former team. He’s battling ongoing knee issues and has appeared in 20 of Portland’s 31 games this season.
Holiday is missing his 20th straight game with a calf injury after a hot start to the season.
Here’s your preview.
When: Sunday, 6 p.m.
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Ore.
TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -6.5. O/U: 229.0.
CELTICS
Season record: 19-11. vs. spread: 17-13. Over/under: 14-16
Last 10 games: 8-2. vs. spread: 7-3. Over/under: 6-4
TRAIL BLAZERS
Season record: 12-19. vs. spread: 15-15, 1 push. Over/under: 18-13
Last 10 games: 4-6. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 4-6
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Boston 116.8, Portland 116.6
Points allowed per game: Boston 110.4, Portland 120.5
Field goal percentage: Boston .473, Portland .446
Opponent field goal percentage: Boston .447, Portland .477
3-point percentage: Boston .367, Portland .333
Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .371, Portland .364
Stat of the day: Jaylen Brown has scored at least 30 points in all eight of his appearances this December.
Notes: Boston has won four straight and 12 of its last 16. It’s on the second game of a five-game road trip. ... Brown is averaging a career-high 29.4 points, tied for sixth in the league entering Saturday’s play. ... Brown scored 31 points on Monday in a 103-95 home victory over the Indiana Pacers and followed that up with 30 during a 140-122 road triumph in Indiana in the second end of a back-to-back on Friday. ... Sam Hauser exploded for a season-high 23 points on 7-of-8 3-point shooting on Friday victory. The seven treys match a season high. “You make your first couple and it’s like human nature, they’re going to try to find me a little more,” Hauser told reporters. “But credit to them, I wouldn’t be able to get all these open shots if it wasn’t for (Jaylen) drawing all this attention, getting to the lane, making the right read. ... It’s really more credit to (my teammates) finding me and getting me the ball when I am open.” ... Boston has won the past six meetings with Portland, notching three straight season-series sweeps. ... The Trail Blazers have dropped three consecutive games to start a five-game homestand. Portland has allowed at least 110 points in each game. ... The Trail Blazers controlled the first half in Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers before ultimately falling 119-103. ... Tiago Splitter is leading Portland as interim coach after Chauncey Billups was arrested earlier this fall in a gambling scandal. ... Jerami Grant (Achilles) will miss his fifth consecutive game for the Trail Bla
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