Celtics center Neemias Queta (right) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and a pair of blocks in Sunday's loss at Portland.
Celtics center Neemias Queta (right) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and a pair of blocks in Sunday's loss at Portland.Amanda Loman/Associated Press
The Celtics will continue their road trip when they take on the Jazz Tuesday at Delta Center.
They’ve opened the five-game swing by splitting the first two contests, defeating the Pacers last Friday, 140-122, and losing to the Trail Blazers Sunday, 114-108. The loss at Portland snapped a four-game winning streak despite Jaylen Brown’s 37 points.
Utah is coming off wins over the Pistons and Spurs to snap a four-game losing streak. Despite those victories, the Jazz remain in last place in the Northwest, seven games below. 500.
This is the second meeting between the teams. Utah prevailed 105-103 at TD Garden on Nov. 3 on Jusuf Nurkic’s put back with 0.6 seconds left.
Here is a preview.
When: Tuesday, 9 p.m.
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City
TV, radio: NBCSB, WBZ-FM 98.5
Line: Boston -8. O/U: 241.0.
CELTICS
Season record: 19-12. vs. spread: 17-14. Over/under: 14-17
Last 10 games: 7-3. vs. spread: 6-4. Over/under: 5-5
JAZZ
Season record: 12-19. vs. spread: 18-13. Over/under: 20-11
Last 10 games: 4-6. vs. spread: 6-4. Over/under: 7-3
TEAM STATISTICS
Points per game: Boston 116.5, Utah 120.5
Points allowed per game: Boston 110.5, Utah 127.1
Field goal percentage: Boston .472, Utah .460
Opponent field goal percentage: Boston .448, Utah .492
3-point percentage: Boston .364, Utah .356
Opponent 3-point percentage: Boston .370, Utah .379
Stat of the day: Jaylen Brown has scored at least 30 points for nine straight games, tying Larry Bird’s franchise record.
Notes: The Celtics struggled from beyond the arc in Sunday’s loss, going 13 of 44 from deep. … They are 8-3 in December, with four of those victories coming on the road. … Keyonte George had his first 30-point game of the season against Celtics, scoring 31 points in the November contest. … Brown led the Celtics with 36 points that night but went 0 of 9 from the arc. As a team, the Celtics went 11 of 51 from 3-point range against Utah. … Following tonight’s contest, the Celtics will head to Sacramento to take on the Kings Thursday before concluding their road trip at the Clippers Saturday.
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