The Boston Celtics moved to 1-1 on their Western Conference road trip with a decisive performance tonight at Portland’s Moda Center, blowing out the Trail Blazers, 145-117. It was their season-high point total.
Boston was led by Dennis Schroder and Jayson Tatum, who each scored 31 points. Marcus Smart added 17, and Enes Freedom provided a huge spark off the bench with 9 points and 15 rebounds.
The Celtics shot 56%, made 21 threes, and had 26 assists on 49 baskets.
Jaylen Brown missed his second straight game with right hamstring tightness, while Romeo Langford was out due to the right ankle sprain suffered against the Jazz, and Al Horford sat with lower back stiffness (possibly from carrying the Celtics for the first half in Utah, but more likely just to rest on a second game in two nights).