The Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics matched up in a donnybrook between two semi-disappointing teams seeking to prove their relevance in the race for the 2021 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics featured Jayson Tatum, fresh off of a 53-point scoring performance that put him among the Boston greats. The Blazers offered Damian Lillard, in the midst of an MVP-like season, and veteran superstar Carmelo Anthony, looking to redeem himself on National TV after a poor scoring week.
As it turned out, everybody came through in one way or another, but neither team did fully.