Though they faced a brief spot of trouble in early March with losses against Cleveland and Denver, the Boston Celtics are returning home as winners. Following consecutive wins against Phoenix and Portland, they rounded out their West Coast road trip with a 123-107 win over the Utah Jazz. They’ll take the court against Phoenix again on Thursday enjoying a three-game win streak.
Absent the services of Jaylen Brown (sacroiliac strain), Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) and Al Horford (toe), the Celtics found themselves more shorthanded than they have in recent weeks. Sam Hauser, fresh off a 22-point performance against Portland, and Luke Kornet assumed the vacated spots in the starting lineup, with Xavier Tillman and Oshae Brissett picking up some of the slack off the bench.