The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Boston Celtics 129-119 on Sunday evening, earning the fourth straight double-digit road win on their Redemption Tour, 2021. CJ McCollum scored 33 in the victory, shooting 12-20 from the field. That 33 matched Celtics star Jayson Tatum, who is currently on the hottest multi-game run in his franchise’s history. Damian Lillard added 26 and Norman Powell 23.
Steve Dewald had your instant rundown of the quarter-by-quarter action here. Once you’ve read that, here are nine other factors that colored in the lines of this game.
Aggressive Start
The Blazers now have a definite style coming out of the gate.