Jayson Tatum scored 37 points on his 24th birthday while Al Horford added 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Celtics beat the Grizzlies by 13 points. Boston had 33 assists, and after 11 first-half turnovers, they only had three in the second half.
Ja Morant posted videogame numbers the previous two games, scoring 46 on Saturday in Chicago and 52 on Monday against San Antonio. But tonight, he missed his first six attempts and Boston held him to 3/14 in the first half. Memphis only shot 27 percent in the first quarter but scored 10 points off six Celtic turnovers.