After a hot-shooting night in Miami, the Celtics struggled to knock down shots against the Los Angeles Clippers, dropping their second straight home game 115-96.
The Celtics shot 15-of-51 (4-of-23 from three) in the first two quarters. The 29% shooting was the lowest shooting first half for Boston this year.
The only player who had it going offensively was Jayson Tatum, who scored seven of Boston’s first nine points. When the team’s offense went cold, the Celtics struggled getting Tatum the ball as he finished the half with just 12 points on 5/8 shooting. Tatum did, however, reach 11,000 career points on his first make of the game.